The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-04-29

6 list as Tom was swallowing his
last mouthful tthree O'Clock ir
the morning), winding his com
forter round his throat, and tucking
the ends into the breast of his coat.
the horn sounds. Boots looks in and
says: "rally-ho, SIR and they hear
the ring and the rattle of the four
fast trotters and the town-made drag
as 1t dashes up to the Peacock.
"'Anything for us, Bobf says the
burly guard. dropping down from be-
hind and Shaping himself across the
chest.
"'Young genl'm'n, Rugby answers
a hostIer.
"'Tell young gent to look alive
says the guard, opening the hind-boot
and shooting the parcels in after ex-
aiming them by the lamps. Here,
shove the portmanteau up a-top-Tn
fasten him presently. Now, there, sir,
jump up behind
"'GOod-by, father-my love at home
A last shake of the hand. Up goes
Tom, the guard catching his hat-box
and holding on with one hand while
with the other he claps the horn to his
mouth. loot, toot, toot the hostlers
let go their heads, the four bays plunge
at the collar, and away goes the tally
ho into the darkness, As seconds from
the time they had pulled up"
So Tom Brown started to begin his
school days at Rugby when William
~ sat upon the throne. Squire
Brown had medltated something as
follows the night before; "Shall
tell him to mind his work and TO
make himself a good scholar? Well,
but he isn't sent to school for that
at any rate not for that mainly. /
don't care a straw for Greek par
ticles, or the digamma, no more does
his mother. What is he sent to school
for? Well partly because he wanted
to go. If he'll only turn out brave,
helpful, truth-teling EnglishmaA, and
a gentleman, and a Christian, that's
all l want" Upon this view of the
case he framed his last words to
Tom. "And now, Tom. my boy, re-
member you are going at your cwn
earnest request to be chucked into
this great school, like young bear
with all your troubles before you
earlier than we should have sent you
perhaps" (TOm was nine.) IF schools |
are what they were in my time you'll !
see great many cruel blackguard |
things done, and hear a deal of foul /
bad talk. But never fear. You tell |
the truth, keep brave and kind heart.
and never listen. or say anything you |
wouldn't have your mother and sis |
ter hear, and you'll never feel ashamed |
to come home, or we to see you"
Toms father was great asset to |
the boy. For though he belonged TO
what is called the upper middle class.
the opinion which the squire loved TO
above all others was the
belief that a man Is to be valued wholly
for that which he is in himself, for
that which stands up In the four
feshly walls of him, apart from clothes,
rank. fortune, and all externals what
soever. He held further that 1t didn't
matter a straw whether his son asso-
clated with lords sons or plowmen's
sons. provided they were brave ana
honest. So Tom had merry and right
democratic time with the boys OF
the village. and learned much that
stood him in good stead when he got to
Rugby, among other things TO value
man or boy wholly for what was in
him. whether it was Harry Windburn.
the quickest and best boy in the por-
sh. who taught him the turns and
holds which later carried him througs