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opened�察�and I stood in the blaze of forty´two pairs of upturned eyes。 I was 

a   cool   hand   for   my   age�察  �but   I   lacked   the   boldness   to   face   this   battery 

without wincing。 In a sort of dazed way I stumbled after Mr。 Grimshaw 

down a narrow aisle between two rows of desks�察�and shyly took the seat 

pointed out to me。 

     The faint buzz that had floated over the school´room at our entrance 

died    away�察   �and   the  interrupted     lessons   were    resumed。    By    degrees    I 

recovered my coolness�察�and ventured to look around me。 

     The owners of the forty´two caps were seated at small green desks like 

the one assigned to me。 The desks were arranged in six rows�察�with spaces 

between just wide enough to prevent the boys' whispering。 A blackboard 

set into   the   wall   extended   clear   across   the   end   of   the   room�察  �on   a   raised 

platform near the door stood the master's table�察�and directly in front of this 

was a recitation´bench capable of seating fifteen or twenty pupils。 A pair 

of   globes�察  �tattooed   with   dragons   and   winged   horses�察  �occupied   a   shelf 

between two windows�察�which were so high from the floor that nothing but 

a giraffe could have looked out of them。 

     Having     possessed     myself    of   these   details�察 �I  scrutinized    my    new 

acquaintances       with    unconcealed      curiosity�察  �instinctively    selecting    my 

friends and picking out my enemies´and in only two cases did I mistake 

my man。 

     A sallow boy with bright red hair�察�sitting in the fourth row�察�shook his 

fist at me furtively several times during the morning。 I had a presentiment 

I should have trouble with that boy some day´a presentiment subsequently 

realized。 

     On my left was a chubby little fellow with a great many freckles ��this 



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was   Pepper   Whitcomb���察  �who   made   some   mysterious   motions   to   me。   I 

didn't   understand   them�察  �but�察  �as   they   were   clearly   of   a   pacific   nature�察  �I 

winked my eye at him。 This appeared to be satisfactory�察�for he then went 

on   with   his   studies。 At   recess   he   gave   me   the   core  of   his   apple�察  �though 

there were several applicants for it。 

     Presently a boy in a loose olive´green jacket with two rows of brass 

buttons   held   up   a   folded   paper   behind   his   slate�察  �intimating   that   it   was 

intended for me。 The paper was passed skillfully from desk to desk until it 

reached my hands。 On opening the scrap�察�I found that it contained a small 

piece of molasses candy in an extremely humid state。 This was certainly 

kind。 I nodded my acknowledgments and hastily slipped the delicacy into 

my mouth。 In a second I felt my tongue grow red´hot with cayenne pepper。 

     My face must have assumed a comical expression�察�for the boy in the 

olive´green   jacket   gave   an   hysterical   laugh�察  �for   which   he   was   instantly 

punished by Mr。 Grimshaw。 I swallowed the fiery candy�察�though it brought 

the water to my eyes�察�and managed to look so unconcerned that I was the 

only    pupil   in   the  form    who    escaped    questioning      as  to  the   cause   of 

Marden's misdemeanor。 C。 Marden was his name。 

     Nothing      else   occurred     that   morning      to   interrupt    the   exercises�察�

excepting that a boy in the reading class threw us all into convulsions by 

calling Absalom A´bol'´som ;Abolsom�察�O my son Abolsom� ─�I laughed as 

loud as anyone�察�but I am not so sure that I shouldn't have pronounced it 

Abolsom myself。 

     At   recess   several   of   the   scholars   came   to   my   desk   and   shook   hands 

with me�察�Mr。 Grimshaw having previously introduced me to Phil Adams�察�

charging   him   to   see   that   I   got   into   no   trouble。   My   new   acquaintances 

suggested that we should go to the playground。 We were no sooner out´of´ 

doors than the boy with the red hair thrust his way through the crowd and 

placed himself at my side。 

     'I say�察�youngster�察�if you're comin' to this school you've got to toe the 

mark。; 

     I didn't see any mark to toe�察�and didn't understand what be meant�察�but I 

replied politely�察�that�察�if it was the custom of the school�察�I should be happy 

to toe the mark�察�if he would point it out to me。 



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     ;I don't want any of your sarse�察─�said the boy�察�scowling。 

     ;Look here�察 �Conwayl;   cried a   clear   voice from  the other side   of   the 

playground。 ;You let young Bailey alone。 He's a stranger here�察�and might 

be afraid of you�察�and thrash you。 Why do you always throw yourself in the 

way of getting thrashed�拭─�

     I turned to the speaker�察�who by this time had reached the spot where 

we stood。 Conway slunk off�察�favoring me with a parting scowl of defiance。 

I gave my hand to the boy who had befriended me ´ his name was Jack 

Harris´and thanked him for his good´will。 

     ;I   tell   you   what   it   is�察  �Bailey�察─  �he   said�察  �returning   my   pressure   good´ 

naturedly�察 �you'll have to fight Conway before the quarter ends�察�or you'll 

have no rest。 That fellow is always hankering after a licking�察�and of course 

you'll   give   him   one   by   and   by�察  �but   what's   the   use   of   hurrying   up   an 

unpleasant job�拭�Let's have some baseball。 By the way�察�Bailey�察�you were a 

good   kid   not   to   let   on   to   Grimshaw   about   the   candy。   Charley   Marden 

would have caught it twice as heavy。 He's sorry he played the joke on you�察�

and told me to tell you so。 Hallo�察�Blake� �Where are the bats�拭─�

     This was addressed to a handsome�察�frank´looking lad of about my own 

age�察�who was engaged just then in cutting his initials on the bark of a tree 

near the schoolhouse。 Blake shut up his penknife and went off to get the 

bats。 

     During   the   game   which   ensued   I   made   the   acquaintance   of   Charley 

Marden�察     �Binny     Wallace�察   �Pepper     Whitcomb�察      �Harry    Blake�察   �and   Fred 

Langdon。 These boys�察�none of them more than a year or two older than I 

��Binny Wallace was younger���察�were ever after my chosen comrades。 Phil 

Adams   and   Jack   Harris   were   considerably  our   seniors�察 �and�察 �though they 

always treated us ;kids; very kindly�察�they generally went with another set。 

Of course�察�before long I knew all the Temple boys more or less intimately�察�

but the five I have named were my constant companions。 

     My     first  day  at  the   Temple     Grammar      School    was    on   the  whole 

satisfactory。   I   had   made   several   warm   friends   and   only   two   permanent 

enemies´Conway and his echo�察�Seth Rodgers�察�for these two always went 

together like a deranged stomach and a headache。 

     Before the end of the week I had my studies well in hand。 I was a little 



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ashamed at finding myself at the foot of the various classes�察�and secretly 

determined   to   deserve   promotion。   The   school   was   an   admirable   one。   I 

might   make   this      part   of   my   story   more   entertaining     by   picturing    Mr。 

Grimshaw as a tyrant with a red nose and a large stick�察�but unfortunately 

for   the   purposes     of  sensational     narrative�察   �Mr。   Grimshaw       was   a  quiet�察�

kindhearted gentleman。 Though a rigid disciplinarian�察�he had a keen sense 

of   justice�察  �was   a   good   reader   of   character�察  �and   the   boys   respected   him。 

There were two   other teachers´a   French tutor and   a writing´master�察  �who 

visited the school twice a week。 On Wednesdays and Saturdays we were 

dismissed at noon�察�and these half´holidays were the brightest epochs of my 

existence。 

     Daily contact with boys who had not been brought up as gently as I 

worked   an   immediate�察  �and�察  �in   some   respects�察 �a   beneficial   change   in   my 

character。 I had the nonsense taken out of me�察�as the saying is´some of the 

nonsense�察�at least。 I became more manly and self´reliant。 I discovered that 

the world was not created exclusively on my account。 In New Orleans I 

labored under the delusion that it was。 Having neither brother nor sister to 

give up to at home�察�and being�察�moreover�察�the largest pupil at school there�察�

my will had seldom been opposed。 At Rivermouth matters were different�察�

and   I   was   not   long   in   adapting   myself   to   the   altered   circumstances。   Of 

course I got many  severe rubs�察�often unconsciously  given�察�but I bad   the 

sense to see that I was all the better for them。                My social relations with 

my   new   schoolfellows   were   the   pleasantest   possible。   There   was   always 

some exciting excursion on foot´a ramble through the pine woods�察�a visit 

to the Devil's Pulpit�察�a high cliff in the neighborhood´or a surreptitious low 

on   the   river�察  �involving   an   exploration   of   a   group   of   diminutive   islands�察�

upon   one   of   which   we   pitched   a   tent   and   played   we   were   the   Spanish 

sailors who got wrecked there years ago。 But the endless pine forest that 

skirted   the   town   was   our   favorite   haunt。   There   was   a   great   green   pond 

hidden somewhere in its depths�察�inhabited by a monstrous colony of turtles。 

Harry     Blake�察   �who    had   an   eccentric    passion    for   carving    his  name     on 

everything�察  �never   let   a   captured   turtle   slip   through   his   fingers   without 

leaving his mark engraved on its shell。 He must have lettered about two 

thousand from first to last。 We used to call them Harry Blake's sheep。 



                      

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