The Vanity of Human Wishes (1749) and Two Rambler papers (1750)

entering the Dickinson. "Too bad you're stuck down in the G

t quickly ahead, "a great business man. He's a sort of clearing h

Stover, as the Tennessee Shad, to ga

them or us next year. Here's Turkey Reiter's and Butcher Stevens' quarters. They're crackerjacks, too; on the eleven and the nine. Come on

that climbed the walls and crowded the mantelpiece, tops of bottles that peered out of half-opened boxes, all ticketed and mustered in regiments. From the ceiling a baby alligator swung on a wire, blinking at them horribly with shinin

n't it?" said th

" said Stover, n

skeleton over there in that corner; but they're hard to

ly on the bed, after brushing aside the débris; while Macnooder,

rst; a student lamp, and an

gravely. "Better get a padlock with it, or the

can on hand," said Macnooder

ered affair in the midd

for them when they're new; but you can have this for two-twenty-five. There's a bite out o

ht," sai

rst," said the Tenness

a match and, after an unsuccessful attempt, said

aid Stover loudly, t

the toi

w about

d Macnooder, disappearing among

aid the Tennessee

got one," s

an ordinary kerosene can

one I've got on

see Shad. "No one can get in here;

der he

ork?" said Sto

side. See? Now no one can get it. I don't particularly care ab

id the Tennessee Shad

ash?" said Macno

" said

l it one b

Tennessee Shad, who winked at hi

. "I've got two, plain and fancy, what we call a souvenir set-bu

nir set?" said

y piece is different, collected from all sorts of places-swap 'em around like posta

a," said Dink, whose ima

d the Tennessee Shad, yawning; "got at hotels,

signs all hollow," said D

sted," said the Tennessee Shad

et I w

ssee Shad; "bring out the souvenir se

o, after much rummaging, puffed back with a bl

sh of his hand. "Good condition, too; only the so

no eyes for t

other," he said,

loth to exert him

o it, bub," he said, w

s no bottle baby; he's more of a sport than you think. I'll bet yo

ht strike your fancy," sai

ally lazy. You're the deuce of a

alf heartedly, moving back i

afford it," said the Tennesse

over beheld a green and white pitcher, rising like a pond lily from the depths of a red and white basin, while

r's enthusiasm. The lavender tooth mug, especially, attracted his curi

he rest," he said finally, l

Do you know whose that is? That was swi

N

ring term, when he wa

on't s

, wondering what sum could possi

traded by Cap Kiefer, catcher of the nine, you know. But there's one article," said Doc, pointing

ard at Macnooder and raised his right

irect from Foundation House. Th

Shad, not daring to look at M

e, will you? It was smashed up at the fire scare and thrown away with a lot of

ing to impose on my young confidence. Gee! Just think, of it! Cracky, what

Macnooder. "It ain't mine; I'

ch article, drew a long br

it comes pr

worth more tha

of co

et on it was

d the Tennessee Shad. "Specially w

cheaper at two-fift

rt on this," said the Tenness

ZE! SAY, I'D LIKE T

nfessed t

e him a bette

to consult

sult your

er disa

ou can beat him down. Doc wants to make his c

ha

id on this. This is the best thing in the whole caboo

hool, were a pair of battered and torn football shoes, while underneath was a p

ver. "He wouldn

ou and me and the lamppost, Doc is devilishly h

," said Dink reverentially. The Te

d in tissue paper, tucked under Stover's arm, were the precious shoes, which he had purchased on the distinct understanding that Macnooder should have the right to redeem them at any time before the end of the term, on the payment of costs and fifty-per-cent interest. In Stover's pocket was a new f

e three o'clock recitation had begun, and but a scatterin

een and, with the help of Klondike, arranged hi

ng the historic shoes and searching the walls for t

hen stopped at the sight of the twisted lamp. He look

as the rickets-bet it leaks

d the kerosene can, wit

rise, picking it up with two fingers and rega

aid Stover, yielding to a

t's

s a pa

at

r the ke

kero

sene for

oop, we don't fur

, with a horrible sinking feeli

u?" said Butsey, to

Macno

ad, I'll bet my pants

s,

did they un

bought a s

wha

nir toil

and, uttered a shriek and fe

n deft movement, Dink dropped the historic shoes, sent them under the bed with a savage kick and, rushing to the window, threw the safety can into the tall grass of the fields beyond. Then he returned solemnly, sa

," said Di

and a hand fluttered beseechingly, whi

away-take

over the set of seven color

t; I've hidden

own washstand and drank deeply from the water p

ay

d! Soak

ere old enough t

," said Stover,

that

ed Dink, but with a

u!" said Buts

. He scratched his head and then look

he said, with reluctant admiration. "I'll take my medicine

of Mike, give

p it twenty

help

s I'm not such a little wonder-worker, after all. I've been fresh-rotten fresh. But, say, from now on I'm holding my ear to the ground;