Year: 1869




proved to be an odd volume of Macaulay,
and so she forgot the world in the fortunes
ofq William of Orange until Cyrus re-
turned.
"a That poor young man had a hard time
of Il. On reaching the street he stood for
moment in doubt, and then hurried to
William Heiskills boarding house, to try
and borrow ten dollars, He knew that
five would pay Miss Birch's passage
through to her fathers house but he could
not offer her less than ten Heiskill was
out Then quick run round to Walnut
street revealed the fact that Seymour had
gone out walking, Sir, with Mr. Heis
kill" Cyrus knew that there was but
little chance Of finding any of his student
friends at home on such fine afternoon ;
but still he hurried down to Spruce street.
to see if by chance little Myles was trying
to make up for lost time by n trihe of
study. But Myles, if he was engaged in
any work of self-benefit, was not doing it
at home.


"Confound itt' said Cyrus. "Tn try
pious Arnold" ".-..............


"Pious" Arnold was so called, not on
account OF any particular religious ten
dency he exhibited, but simply because he
attended lectures regularly and studied
hard in the mean time, refusing all tempta-
tions In the way of card parties, excur-
sions, or other diversions of the students.


Pious was at home, but was very
sorry he couldn't lend Cyrus a dollar. He
had (although he didn't say SOY twenty
seven dollars in little black box in his
trunk, which was exactly what was due
his landlady at the end of the month, and
in declining to part with any of it he did
rarfarflu rirhf IL Ia cotrl,ffttl &c no
would have had it back in time TO main
tain his reputation as the best,paying stu
dent in Jefferson College.


Poor Cyrus was dumbtounded. He
knew not another soul to whom he could
apply. One of the professors, with whom
he had previous acquaintance through
his father might have helped him out 4;
but he lived over in West Philadelphia,
and there was no time to go TO him 1t
was now striking five, and the train start
ed at six. He had nothing to sell. He
had "lent his watch to help pay for a
walnut bookcase that was one of the re-
cent ornaments of his room, and he had
nothing else on which, at such short no.
tice, he could raise dollar. He stopped,
on his way back from Arnold's, again at
Hciskills boarding house; but of course
he had not returned. What, in the name
of every thing that was absurd, ,cds he to
doy After some ten minutes offruitless beat
ing of his brains he came to the conclu-
sion that he must go back and tell his
shameful story, for if Miss Birch had any
other way of managing this difficulty, it
was time she was about it. So he went
home and up to his room. ! no az


Miss Fanny rose, but the moment she
saw him she knew that he had not got the
money and 80 there was no necessity of
his telling the story of his shame and
poverty. She had so much pity for his
manifest embarrassmentandd downhearted-
ness that she said, laughingly,


"There, you haven't got the money.
All you students spend every cent your
fathers send you as soon as 1t comes, and
so you couldn't borrow any. But it don't
make any difference. l have no doubt
but that it will all come out right. Such
things always do"


THAT may be-" said Cyrus; "but
don't see how it is to come out right. You
might go to hotel and send home for
money.


Wouldn't they make me pay anything
as soon as l got there ?" she asked.


mot if you travel like a person who
looks as if she had money-with plenty OF
trunks and things"


But haven't got any trunks; they are
all sent on by express.


"Oh, as for that, said Cyrus, brighten
ing up little, az could lend you a
trunk"


This method of gaining credit seemed
so funny to both of them that they laughed
as heartily as if theTe was no such trouble as
money in the world. Miss Fanny de.
clared, however, that she would not put
Mr.. Durham to all that bother; but Cyrus
assured her that it was no trouble or in
convenience in the least to him. ~


"In fact" said he, "it's a splendid idea
just think of it Why, can make money
out of you. have o trunk with books
and things that have packed up to take
home for the vacation, and l should have
to send it by express Now you can take
it right on for me, and it will go as your
baggage, and will cost neither of us any
thing. What do you think of that idea 2


Perfectly splendid" cried Miss Fanny
And now how will 1 get to the hotelwitl
my baggages"


"Oh, l will arrange that" said Cyrus
.'and now you don't know how relieved
feel" C 1 e. ~ -


$50 do l." said Fanny. "But knew i
would come out all right some way.
wish those eggs were not all burned up
for would ask you for some of them. Tn
awful hungryW


1t is astonishing how q common trouble
and common relief accelerates the growtl
of familiarity. But then Fanny and Cyru
had known each other ever since they
were children.


"Oh, I've plenty p cried Cyrus
'let me cook you sOme-you won't get any
thing to eat the minute you get to tn
hotelns q ~ "a, nHT e.
And he ran to his little wood stove
where some embers still remained. Fan
ny demurred and declared" but Cyru
persisted and so fire was quickl,
kindled with light wood, and he mad
fresh coffee, while Fanny took off he
gloves and beatup the eggs as well as sh
could for laughing at Cyrus funny way
| of doing things-keeping his ground col
fee in porter bottle, and all that stal
bread, as if he ought not to know just hoy
| much he wanted when he bought it.
But then, you know, 4 must always b
ready for company" said the happy Cy
rus and there was more laughing, an
some danger of splashes of eggs on neN
travelling dress When it came to settin
out another cup, saucer and plate, Mis-
i oohNNi WOuAu DACooC NASuoC hOi
but if he wouldn't feel insulted hethough
she would just rub them off little,
that was hot water in one of those spigot
over there in the corner. And when tn
shining queen's-ware was placed on tn
table Cyrus vowed that il had never bee
| so white since it had been bought
| ~ They had delightful meal, but no bu
ter. Cyrus couldn't keep butter, he sale
/ in that warm weather but the bread wa
| Dutch cake with raisins in it, and the co
fee, with cream that was just beginnin
to turn, was capital, and so were the seraE
bled eggs


Our friend was as happy as king. II


was 80 glad that Heiskill and the OthC
fellows had been out when he called, an
he oily hoped they wouldn't drop In o


him on thelf way bach. But there wa


no danger of that Miss Fanny SCENE


to remember that the afternoon was o


the wane, and rising and declaring tbs


she had never had nicer supper, hpriI


eipally because 1t was 30 funny" said sh


must be going, and which was her, trunk


"The smallest of those two yellow ones


said Cyrus; "and we will write you
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