The Sun (New York) Newspaper, October 17, 1859, Page 4

| ee So a ei SUDNEY GREY, My tho Author of “ Bia and Charfio” “was oce other person who was still tcl thie teenie oe mt and frolie of Ieeaing-ep day, or to enter into the prevall- toplés Of convorsation. Foster was gen- wag known to Iie under the Doctor's displeasure; bal these who had leisure to notice him were surp@iredto eealhiow Hstless and depressed he ap- peared, aad how pettishly he resented any ro- meth about the essays or question from Lyon absatbebetter. They little keew the pain and eatt Chak the slightest allusion to either of these wubjects gave him; how he waslonging to be out of the way of hearing more of them. ile had no patience with Lyon for searching so porseveringly foe'bla letter, and he felt quite sick with apprehen- sim when he heard him mention his recollec- tian of having left it in his essay, and his unoasi- ness, “lest the ericatare shamld be recognized by the Deotor. Foster could have set his mind atense on that point. The envelope containing de note and letter was safo in his pocket ; ho had found it among the erampled-up leaves he had torn from the essay be supposed to be Bid- rey. Twenty times during the three days he had come ap to Lyon's desk, in the hope of being able to slip the letter into it unobserved, and twenty times some slight circamstance bad baf- fied him, “It seemed suddenly to him as if he were watched—as if he could not say or; do the commonest thing without having some eye fixed onkim. Ee dare not destroy the money he had taken, and thus put it out of his power ever to re~ store it; he was afraid to keep it, and very far indeed from having the courage to confess hon- extly what he had done. He wandered about, afraid to jenter into conversation with any one, Jest he should betray his uneasiness,” wondering vaguely how be should get out of his trouble, and yet trying to keep his thoughts from dwell- fing om it; and finding that, ta spite of all,his efforts, they would constantly recur to some high-flown eentence in his own essay on Hon- eaty, and to tho tormenting conviction that he had committed a theft himself, and that it would certainly, at one time or another, be brought to Light. Bueday was a tedious day {to mont of the boys end e good many of thoir friends ; but the long- et days come to an end, and the important Mon- day morning came at last. It;was the custom for the friends of the town boysito'assemble in the ‘school-rorm to see the prizes given away, and Amy and Charlotte had made up thelr minds to walk with their broth- erito the school on Monday morning, and take ‘their places among*tho spestators. EAwerd’s composure was rather disturbed at this arrangement, Hoe had his doubts about Charlotte's discretion, and terrified her, all the time of thelt walk to Dunstall, by accounts of the dreadful consequence that would follow if abe looked'ut him, or made fidney lovk at her, Of gBVe afly one reason to suppose that shejwas Interested in anything that might happen. 1 The walk from the entrance of Dunstall to the echool-honse was rather # tedious ono to the girls, for Rdward kept a strict look-out for any of our fellows who might be coming down the street, and, om the slightest appearance of a sus~ Jacket or cap, he forced Amyand Char- te retreat Into a shop, or instructed them to cross the road and look into a shop-window, as if they bad nothing to do with him, and were not going anywhere in particular, After a great Geal_ef clever generalship, Amy and Charlotte effected their entrance, into the school, with- out its being known to more than half the boys that they had accompanied their brothers. Sid- noy, in spite of Eéward’s romonstrances, saw them comfortably placed, and then}went‘to his own seat, ‘The boys wore arranged according to their or- borin the classes, and Sidney's place was be:ween Lyon ard Collins on the first form, Whea be tcok his seat he saw that, thouh all the school “le was here a minute ago.” 18.— “The Doetor yt bir bead out of the class room few minutes sgo, and called him, They are having some talk about something or other in there, Perhaps they aro telling him that he te ty have the essay prize. Ab! here como tho Doetor and the grandees! Mow it is going to begin.” When the Doctor and tho other gentlemen had walked up the room, Lyon followed, and weat quietly to bis place, Els face was flushed, and his eyes resolutely fixed on the ground. Bidney tried to catch his eye. He wanted to give him a look that would show him that he was ready to rejoles in lis success, or to receive the same generous sympathy from him; but Ly on carefully avoided turning his head. «What's the row, Lyon?” whispered Collins, Debind Bidney's back. “Can't you answer a fellow? What's the row?” “4 Wo are not allowed to talk,” answered Lyon; and, as he could no longer look on the ground, be fixed his eyes steadily on the green table on which the prizes lay. He was not thinking of ‘them Sidney saw in s moment, and folt sure he he had heard something that disturbed him far more than avy disappointment about prizes was likely todo, Sidney was #0 much troubled by this thought that he did not hear one word of the Dector’s opening speech. It was followed by a call on Grey, senior, tocome up to the table to receive the first Greek prize. There was a good deal of stamping and clapping from the boys as Bidasy wont up. While he wasin the vory ‘act of taking the book from Dr. Wise ho looked round.to eee if Lyon joined init. No! Lyon ‘was sitting quite otil!, staring at the table; and ‘Collins had to touch his arm to make him attend when the Doctor called him to receive the first prise for Latin verse, Sidney clapped with all his might ; but Lyon walked back to his place ‘without looking at any one. ‘The @istrivution of prizes to} the different alggnes did not take up muctitime, Ono boy was eviled up after another, avd they received their books more or less awkwardly, were cheered, and walked back to their places, When oll these leas important prizes wore dis- tribnted there wes # pause. The silver medal end the dng row of handsomely-bound books remained on the table, and there was a little movement of anxiety among the boys and thelr Glends, The Doctor stood up again before the table, end every eye in the school was fixed anxious- Ay upon him. He coughed, arranged and re- errenged the books, and when he at last began to speak, it was in @ grave tone of voice, that made at least one heart in the room sink. He said that before he told them to whom the prize essay bad been ewarded, he was sorry to be ‘obliged to state & circumstance that had given bie-great pain. In looking over the essays he had found one that had been torn and injured, with the evident intention of Preventing the ‘writer of it from having the prize. He had found out to whom the torn essay belonged. ‘The wri- ter was gure that it was perfect when it left his Pande ; bat he was so unwilling to believe that ° ila hadamecsion would purposely infure dim, that be bad earnestly requested him not to fon the subject, or take Sears 1 ee * “tor add he could mot-eomply with. He thought on We Me Gaty to. relete, what hed happened before the essombled sehocl, and to give abe offeuder an wae thougte it better te shut his eyes than 16 let an one Dud- ding, of ‘course, dropped all the books one after the other on his way back to his seat, and bis confusion was not at all lessened by Lyon's fol- lowing bim to pick them np, The ding watched his progress down the roo when the Doctor haude ticed it, but sciousness of hay tien, and of lytng under his displeasure. His manher was not cordiat in and as Foster wi to have the pa oppoetuntty of repairing bis fault by publicly ownthg it. At the reqnest of the injared per+ pn, he bad promised not to punish the offender Af he would now frankly confess his fault. fo earnestly advised the guilty person to give him- self the relief of confession. Ho could not ima- gine a greater punishment than the burien of ooncealing so grave a fault, or having to assoo!: ate constantly with a companion 60 basely ia- jared, while the injary was umacknowledged ard unatoned for. The Doctor's solemn votce cofised, and the oa- Bet young eyes that had been fixed on him wan- dered curiously around the room, Wonld any one come forward, A fow momeate of breath- lose silence ensued. Lyon bad not ones looked at the Doctor while he was speaking ; but when his speech ended, he turned round, aod fixed his eyes with an eager, questioning look on Bidrey's face. The look that mot his reassured him. He lifted up his bead and gave 4 deep breath, aa if some load was taken off his mind, “Well, Lam a fool,”’ he sald, half out loud, “1 knew it could not be; but if ft had——Hush ! not now "(for Sidaey was beginning to speak eagerly) ‘the Doctor is speaking again. Wo are going to hear about the prize, Grey, I hops you will get it."” “Lil throw it at his head if he does," said Col_ lins, who bad edged further and further from Sidney since the Doctor began to speak, and was looking at him as if he had been a vizer, ‘Lhe Doctor had now taken up ono of the hand- somely bound books, He said that as the mor ning was passing on, be must return to the bus- iness of the day. He assured his pupils that he had reat many of their essays with great plea- sure ; but thero were thre that he aud Dr. Gree- ham, the examiner, had chosen for « second perusal, ‘The first was the torn esany on Kin, thip.. if it had been perfec: there was no doubt that it would have gained the prize; but as leaves were missing in several places, and it was imponsible to judge of how the arguinent was carried out, Ht seemed scarcely fair to choose it ‘The second eamay they had solected . ‘Tho motto for reward. was on rather a peoaliar fu was from Pope's “kasay on Man "= ‘-Boe some strange comfort every state attend." Tt was written with great care and thought. He and Dr. Gresham had hesitated tong they had decided on not giving it the pri Thoy considered that ft displayed more talent than any of the other essays ; but the prescribed rules for composition had not beon observed. Tno writer had allowed himself to be carried subject ; be had written too mach, entered on questions too difficult to be aatisfactory in a short essay, He would have been wiser if he had choeeu an easier subject, and written in a simpler style. ‘The writer of the third and suc- conetul essay bad chosen for his subject the Parsuit of Wisdom, and though his essay was not to eloquent as that of Kinyebip, or 0 Wei nal as that on Compensation, it was written [no h a clear, strightforward manner, and showed that its author had thought so jastly and earn- ee'ly on the subject, thathe and Dr, Grosham aftor eome daliberation, had considered it the most worthy of the prize. He called on the boy who had chosen for metto the fifth verse of the first chapter of 8:. James to come forward and receive the prize. There was a dead pause; no one stirret. The Doctor repeated bis request with a kind of awful politeness that it wet epee to withstand, and then Dudding’s head slowly om: from the sea of heads in the lower part of the room, quavered about @ litle, and then sank down ain. “sDudding 1” said the Doctor, in a tone of sur- prise that rang through the room, “did you write this essay ?” “Sir, if you please, Str, I did,” said Dudding nhia very solemnest voice. “Then why gt Ae come Op and take the prize?” said Dr. W A slight laugh and exclamation of eu: had m passed fro toform when Di fret stood up; but ashe walked down the school- room, Lyon set the example of clapping vigor ously, the others followed, and Du: how or other got the loudest applause of any one that day. “Do” you think ho Is asleep?” sald Lyon, Ianghing, to Collins. ‘Do look at hhm; he has got his eyes shut while the Doctor is compli- menting him. 1 believe be is half asleep.” Lyon was mistaken, however. Du was certainly not astoep; but just as the Doctor fv poy row of books in his he caught aight of his mother and Kilie, and he fancy that there were toare ia them, rprise which every one felt at Dud- cons, aud the interest with whi arking Foster's led up to rece: F the embarrassed, guilt it to hina, Dr. Wise no- tiouted it to Foster's con- passed @ very bad examina- iving Coie prite no «reat favorite with aay hero was very feanty ap- ed back wo bis 8 re ‘Abe business of the day closed here; and after & few speeches, to which no one li the visitors rose to go away, ‘ihe town thast~ ened ont to join their friends and discass the Ts dispersed to comploro thelr jourvey home, on ere Koing LO ALWEE hin aye bebiudhand, was «re any one else; but he fi A moment for a corvial good-bye to sidney, an esrnest assurance that, let other follows say what they would, bo would never believe any- thing against bim, Sidney urged strongly that something enht to be done to find out who had dostroyed the theme, and asked if Lyon had okea to the Doctor ab mt the loss of his tive-pound note, ‘shat in just the worst of 6!" sad Lyon, I m preity sure now that the letter wasin the y. acok here! Lo you ses the blots on this page, just where the feaves bave been torn away? Do you seothey are inthe shape of man's bead?” Why, it's almost a likeness, Col- ling has been reminding me that 1 got my fah- er's letter while L was stopping my essay, and that when I bad read the letter | bezan to draw ricature on the back of the envelope of Dr, am. The prayer-bell rung while I was mand you seo I must have anut it up wet eseay, and there bot.” “You careless follow !" said Sidney, “But this wakes it all the more necessarry that you should tell everything, just aa tt bas happoied, to the Doctor,’ “No; I say not,” said Lyon, “The more serious the charge the more une dislikes to make it, Tam acercless follow, and I may he alto- gether mistaken. I nearly lost a servant a good place once by talking abuut some money that I thought I hid lost, and | resolved then never to be hasty in talking again, | oate making row and beaides—besides—-—. Good bye! ahail lose the train, f aunt go and borrow some mo- ney fur my Joumy from Dr. Wise, and the cab is at the duor, und I have the greater part of my things to pack yet, Ub, well! it's lucky for me that my father is just the jolly fathor he is, or L don't bow I should like to tell him, the firet thing, that I had lost a five-poand note, and mised'b ith the prizes, I say, some of you fel ows, be looking fur my cap, and bring we anything ole of mine you tind s about.” Biuney wailed outside tho door ‘fil he bad seon Lyon tafely off, with as many of hus pos- sessions as could be collecied in ® ourry, and then walked bume with amy and Cheriotte. in Kaward © classical jarizo as woll as Sidney is bad wot out with such high hopes of thi thera’ triumphs that they could wot t little. Aisappontment, and consoled t ves all the way home by; making disparaging remarks un Foster aud ‘vad ding, hey met Dudding half way between their bouse aud the town He recelvod sidney's # Fxther abyly, and would not tell A been, Charlotte pronounced de eldediy that he was set up IF with indignation abou ple,” When abe got bh sho was ry sorry for what she had been saying, for the titet thing that mot their eyes, ing the dining-room, was tio row of prize-books on *idoey’s desk, and on the top of them @ piece of papsr, oa which was scrawled, ty 4 udding’s distinc: band, ‘‘ihey are yours, lonly wrote what you hed told me. Please say nothing about ft, —Dupvana,” “Well! T must haye another long walk tothe town 10 take these hooxe back again,” said Sid- ney, carefully folding up the paper, and Rs base in the drawer whore be kept his tere. “Lt io really too bad" sald Charlotte, ‘so disagreeable to be disappointed, and not te Know whom to be augry with; and as fof your walking back to the tows, 1 YOU Will do no such thing. Sarah and I are going On business after dlaner, and we can take ‘Bera and 1!’ We " aid Ba ‘oll, times are changed!" To be (Continued, FOR SALE AND TO LET, FOUR CITY 00100, I © ee Tou youn cry 279 Jo ep FOR 12 CITY LOTS, LOCATED meiner Mana CMNTON BALL—NEW YORK. _¥or SALE AND TO LET, qpron LE OR EXCHANGE —A PAR Net Bort fe C3 a eld —A CORD AND KINDLIEG Peel eT 2S re eae A YINE CORNAR PORTEREDUSE—X oct nowseneRaked fed Se 7 Se mS TRADE AWAY_—A Pyare Tanah OR 5 years § ravie qi sae 32 Aces | dete oy wero! 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