I'd like to lend you
this History of England to read. And come over any evening, and I'll help
you, my brave fellow."
One evening in every week the bound boy rode old Blaze over to the
minister's house, and rode back after eleven o'clock, for he and the
parson came to be great friends. The next year Mr. Brown threatened the
old Squire with the law for his violation of his part of the terms of the
indenture, and forced him to release Sam, who was eighteen now, from any
further service. He dug his way through college, and is now Professor of
Mathematics in ---- University. The old Squire, when he hears of
Professor Tomkins' success, always chuckles, and says, "You don't say,
now! Wal, he used to feed my hogs."
"We'll adj-j-journ with three cheers for Harlan," said Sampson. And they
gave them.
"Oh, don't go yet," said Tom Miller; and so another half-hour was passed
in general talk.
THE PROFLIGATE PRINCE.
Friday evening next after the one on which John Harlan told his story, it
rained; so the club did not meet. But they came together on the following
Friday evening, and it was decided that Hans Schlegel should tell the
story.
"Come, Schlegel," said Harlan, "you must know a good many, for you are
always studying big German books.
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