an office, where be could wear good clothes
and not have to work hard at manual labor.

This is a common desire of country boys
who go to town to live.

The trouble was, however, that he knew
next to nothing of business of any kind. Was
this the fault of his education, thus far? His
school education, I mean. I ask the question.

He finally concluded to take a course in a
school that advertised to fit a person to
engage in any business whatever in three
months, without regard to age, sex, or
previous condition. He went to this school.

I have no quarrel with institutions that
make a business of fitting young men and
women to engage in commercial pursuits. I
know of many excellent institutions of this
kind. But I nevertheless submit the record of
"Dodd" Weaver in his connection with this
college, so called.

The man at the head of the institution was
a brisk, nervous sort of person, a shrewd
fellow, and given to much flourishing with a pen,
which was to him much mightier than any
sword. He could whirl off a scroll-winged eagle