Show LUCK AM POOR LUCK cat C a t cat cat c a t cat cat c a t cat words were by a voice in a tiny unfinished room in alio pitch of alic roof A of tallow candle spluttered splutter ed and harad on ho win dow sill throwing strange shadow sinto tho dim corners and among tio overhead A young min in rough clothed was in tho room leaning over a book held celoso to alio candle ho was spelling alil the words slowly and pain fally over and over cat C a t cat cat c a t cat bat b a t bat at last lie heard alic clock down stairs give a long w h i r r r r and then begin to iio looked up and counted twelve then he closed uie book blew out tho candle hastily threw off his clothes and waa soon sound asleep bo sido liia companion mcd who had been already three hours in bed the sun biad not ct risen when ho awoke in n moment lie was up and dressed and studying away again II a t hat hat h a t hat and so on through all alio als then lie began again bo you up boya cried a rough boico down stairs come hurry up and git to work kod rolled slowly over in bod and his anus and dawned yawned oli what a fool you bo jack lowis ho drawled out in a sleepy tone dont ou git enough without slicking over books 1 I dont care answered jack fin bound to get an education avo never had a chanco jet sinco ivo been bound out but ill be my own master in abear now and alio schoolmaster hes put an idea or two into my head cl ouro a fool all said ned A year had passed by it was lie first day of school and the children were hocking toward the little black school hodio tho teacher who was seated on i high phil forni behind a desk wiped his pla discs rapped on alic desk and called the to order iio tho classes arst tho scholars in advanced arithmetic and geography and history then a class in decimals and grammar and so on till ho caroo to tho last all those alio havo studied fractions or grammar or geography ivill rise ho said civo or aix birb with long hair and short dresses and two small boys in short pants blood up and ono other stood up 00 I 1 in was six feet tall and ans clumsy and poorly dressed it was jack tho teacher looked down at him and repeated what ho had baid you misunderstood me ho xo sir gaid Jack firmly 1 I boong to this class several of the giggled one of tho boys threw a great spitball spit ball that struck him on the back of the head 1 I cant help it said jack faco as red as firo Ss the arst cianco ivo ever had to learn and im going a to tako it and ho sat down and was coon studying away at an example t add S 5 to 35 3 5 baby boy the scuola rt t spoil fool cried another here ilal you go to college when did columbus discover alio llio add one amplo and two dogs iset poor jark did not look up iio ivas awny at his old spelling book which was thumbed ami dog and toro ni o a s u r c p 1 e a s u r o pleasure I 1 say cried one of tho boys at last want kind of a mother hiie you got il elio teach yon anything jack was on his feet in n moment ills fico was hushed and hi hands iio seized tho boy by the collar and was just about to throw him when ho slopped what bo I 1 about lie said slowly if you was my size id avo you n trouncing remember but there youre only a babal and lie sat down again on tho doorstep and began to pore over the old spelling book one of the girls in the upper class named florence west camo up and stood benido him you to be of yourselves boys she baid you dont know what a hard time hes biad lo 10 get along lies been bound out for livo years and has never biad 1 chanco to go to school but hes working hard now to mako up for lost time and wo ought to help him instead of laughing at him jack looked up gratefully and his face was covered with blushes iio almost thought an angel had como down to help him just then the marcis mat cis bell rang and they all went in that day jack stood at the head of lib little class in two weeks lie led alic class above at the end of the acar alic friends of tho schola s had gathered at tho exhibition in the schoolhouse school house alic rose every sound was hushed I 1 have something to tell you lie said lost autumn a young man of ownly anc alie class in my lie lias earned his food nud lodging by chopping wood and otherwise aiding a kind woman of alic village who desired to liap him all his spare timo lias been spent in his studies lie has made up all tho of alio lower clashes and I 1 am happy to say he lias alic highest rank in the school you may take tho scat iu front lewis had it not been for aliis tho birst would haro licen licud by miss florence west alio will please take the other vacant chair what was jacks surprise as lie walked up the aisle to hoar the audience favoring him with hearty applause but for all alic honor lie had only been through tho district school now ho had all summer to make some money to carry lipitt alio boxt year atu alio aish years pushed on let mo picture a scano out west good morning mr lewis said a poor shiftless looking man walking into the adico of th cllon john lewis and standing before him do you remember me no sir no I 1 yon would my name is ned biaca 1 was bound out with 3 on to farmer harris when wo acro boys but bouvo got on in alic world and I 1 I 1 dont know how it is but soilo folks scorn to have good luck and others lias poor luck you always biad good luck and got ahead I 1 thought araps find me a job just for the sake of old times yes indeed gaid jacki for it waa he grom up to middle life after going through collego and building up a law business if go up to my house florence my wife will fit you out in some decent aud all bec eec what I 1 can do for you acro he men who twenty years before had been in eliat liello attic room tho one snoring in bed and the other thumbing his old spelling book that was tho good luck and the poor luck s chit pam on |