Show HENRY SOLILOQUY I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 BY aliza A CHASE I 1 I 1 tilt the morning was bright and beautiful one me of the first soft balmy days in ia spring the snows had melted incited away the distant forests were ware losing their purple hue and assuming s a flint faint green tinge and the air came stealing lingin in so softly and you would feel as if you wished to throw aside all care and toi toil and roam ver over field and forest just to enily the vety very lumry of existence so thought henry jerome as he be sat down under a bud budding dingo tree on his way to toa school I 1 I 1 his home home vias vas in the suburbs of a large city buethe but the schoolhouse school house to which lie he doily bended wended bended wended his way ay was in a busy street of tile the crowded id town and rd henry though much attached to his school lop d to escape from rattling and brick W walls alls to wander t unrestrained restrained 1 ithe ahe inviting fields in 1 aim terms he I 1 was strongly tempted to play truant what is the fhe use use said he to himself of abut shutting 1 ting myself up in that old prison house ill chis is warm beautiful day I 1 cant study sand I 1 dont j feel jilie it and then if my lessons so ns are not learned there will be a grand ti tirrie Z mr argro gro v ver er will fi fix hi his eye on me and say as usual master jerome I 1 I 1 require a perfect lesson R remember you are forming a character rhen T shall have to stay in tilt till I 1 know every wod wad wo d in that old musty book I 1 do believe mr geover is always crosser cros and more particular on alega pleasant 1 days than an other I 1 I 1 formin forming 9 a chrt characters I 1 know what I 1 bould like to form a boat after the model of at that floating down the river what a lucky thought tho ight glit ive got g CA a capital hoogand honk and une line in my and ill go figi fishing ing but what shall I 1 lemr grover and my father perhaps father will wil I 1 brive aeve me an excuse tomorrow to morrow I 1 cin can tell him edid edid idid not feel like going to school today to day aid I 1 really at well roy ray head bead feels dull and I 1 lam am so tired I 1 dont believe I 1 could stay in scho 1 all day it is is not right to expose ones health helt helphand hand an d I 1 think ill stay out or of scho school olAnd and 9 go 0 fishi fisenn fisl nn I 1 just as henry caine caipo to this wise a sudden gust of wind ble blew a piece diece of newspaper news toward him what is this said aid 1 lie he picking it up lip It lazily mily his duty to his health requiring aim to make no exertion it was only a piece of a daily pape covered covered with rewards and he read on ifor for it a ti time ine listlessly 10 re reward ward lost in clinton garee on the a small diamond breastpin breast pin the finder will wiil receive the above reward ind and the thanks odthe of the 1 owner by returning il it t to west street I 1 i plow now if I 1 coul could donly only find chit pin in I 1 could I 1 make ten dollars dolla rs very east easily 1 I y but let ni me ee lost on the and this is is tha th thre there 1 I 1 i is q no ch chance a n ee for me wanted A number niber of smart intelligent intel igent lad lads in a dagUerre ian room add Addre artist a 1 this office I 1 I 1 I 1 wanted in st a publishing house an act active ive and industrious lad who binders understands ita nd s 9 something ipg of bookkeeping book keeping none but bitt steady energetic and nd intelligent lads ads need apply for I 1 want no idlers n nor or lop loungers rigers abo about atme me its E B williams 84 ward street 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 well a curious advertise advertisement meni 11 1 want no idlers or lo 10 loungers agers about me tao 1 I fa fancy nev I 1 should riot suit tiit the gentleman if he were to catch me md here and know how tore terribly bayl I 1 am tempted to go gd to the river averna aila lounge it 4 is ls little littie singular that all people ant aerio tc five intelligent tell igent and industrious in du sirous perso persons 69 in employ none seem to want io jungers ai or ides though they do not all express themselves qt quite 1 t e so frankly kly well I 1 dont blame people 1 age lag i up you lazy fellow what am you ping for shouted a ioie close fi by henry started thinking himself th object addressed 1 but i i it was wag only it a milkman speaking to his hig horsa but so BO powerful ws was the effect I 1 upon hi a mi mind na that teat he resolved to give zip up fishing and go I 1 to 0 school he fie hiir hurried rid along feeling he had no time he wished to reach his place in reason geason and aad while still seui somes distance Irom school the slow heavy chimes of at a neighboring clock block began begraft tw to peal ahe ino momentous inocento mento alls hour of nine nine it is of no use he be said aai awi aril d thou then the thought 1 11 1 I want no idlers or lo 10 loungers u agers about me came vividly before bitic him he tan ran at the top pf af his speed and panting 9 with t the he exertion reacted reached his hi place just aist in time I 1 I 1 I 1 seest a man man diligent dil ige mt in iii his aias business iness hi he shall stand before kings he shall phal hot stand before re mean men commenced the teacher in his morning reading that thai is is for me me thought hemy n whether his courage ailin durin during 01 file day we will hoesay no aay buthe smiled when when lie he read ltd hii djs I 1 copy idleness ess asahe parent of 61 sin p and id I 1 ignorance gnara ee and devir fieve did hie die motto mato over the floor d 0 11 I 1 pera perseverance eherance eve rance conquers I 1 all things appear s so 0 distinct as agn that lt da day the letters seemed seer ned to stai stare e at him an and d whenever anio a longing ano glance toward the open window through jwelch which the tempting tta tantalizing king breeze aee was playing payin 4 they expanded ull thy they hid every all thing ti else from his view we the bees never b buzzed bizz 4 half 96 06 busily an at ant ran up and down the if bewitched ill ed and in A half hidden corner a grim spider was most delige diligently tl y WP employed loyed in m making repairs in his I 1 b broken web I 1 I 1 no idlers or loungers about ie me saad said henry henry bwll well 1 I dont like i to get up ap asan as an oddity it is ar an easy easy thing to form abrin good habits at least henry jerome found it so his very great reg regard ard for duty to his bis healie ceased to interfere with his atte attending school and in a short time punctuality became pleasant to td him i aher after leaving school some three or four years subsequent he was seeking employment when the selfsame self same advertisement which had formerly arrested his attention again met lis his eye he called immediately and applied for the situation I 1 f what testimony of your ability and punctual habits can you bring asked mr williams a kind but eccentric man I 1 I 1 these sir air 5 1 replied henry laying several i papers before him 1 I 1 the gentleman adjusted his spectacles and read at first with apparent indifference but soon his interest seemed to increase he glanced at henry occasional occasionally ly eiko ejaculating mg ah indeed possible I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 t I 1 I 1 haae papers said he at length linfor inform ame mme roe that for the last four years you have been beenau ab sent bent from school but three days and then on account of illness that you have never been tardy in attendance attendant tf that your lessons during that time have all been good that your character is excellent and you are especially prompt diligent and energetic I 1 i 4 am ain acquainted with M grover jand I 1 k know now he would not give you jou these certificates unless you deserve them I 1 rather have such buell a recommendation recommence tion than references to all the influential men men in the tinion la in five years from that time the advertisement again appeared I 1 wanted an active and intelligent lad who understands awde something ng of fl bookkeeping book ok keeping none but steady energetic and industrious persons need apply as we i want no idlers nr loungers lo about us my williams jerome and co the student and family miscellany 1 I 1 |