The Remarkable History of Sir Thomas Upmore, bart., M.P., formerly known as Tommy Upmore""

ing, is not to be in too much of a hurry, counting every step, and losing breath, and panting into violence of perspiration; but rather to take, as the will of the

n fine acquirements, which have prov

to say farewell to the Partheneion, and the whole of us. He had been elected to a scholarship, founded for that purpose by his father at the Partheneion, to the amount of five shillings a week for three years, as a tribute to humane letters, and t

e grandest old place, and the finest young fellows, on the face of the earth? Simply because I have got so much pluck. I am not such a wonderfully clever cove, though everybody seems to think so; and I have plenty to learn yet, I can assure you. And of

k them all down; but when you had

up, not to meddle with any man, unless he insults me, and then let him look out. They will very soon discover that I mean to be a gentleman, although my father may be called a butche

t," I said; "just because I don't want to

poisoning the public, if only you would cultivate it. I can do very good Latin Elegiacs, and tidy Greek Iambics, and run a mile in four minutes and three-quarters; but how many years might I hammer at all that, and scarcely turn a sixpence? But you-you

is words to sink into my mind, as they never had done before. Hitherto I had been inclined to think, if ever I thought about it, that my want of proper adhesion to the ground was a plague to me, and no benefit. My father treated it as a thing to laugh at

before all the school, and as a public essay; but now he came to say good-bye, and to give him a few kind words, with a friendly heart. Bill was as tall as his master now, being an exceedingly strapping fellow, and thoro

e arms, or legs, of a strong, hard man. Hard in the matter of bones, I mean, and the absence of

xclaimed Professor Megalow. "Prolepsis

away from us! The place will be nothing, after he is gone, and no

kindly with his large, calm eyes, "I have come a long way to ma

emed to require them. For now his vast knowledge, and accuracy, simplicity, gentleness, and playful humour, had won the warm friendship of our Dr. Rumbe

t was passing in my mind; "let us sit down a while in this quiet corner,

f gold; and this he held so that the light of the sun glanced through it, illuminating things inside, that danced with colour, pu

ngs of youthful woe. And they are all good to eat, Tommy; and as you suck them, you can pull them out o

m, sir! What good can they

oint of view," he answered. "But get at them, Tommy, and they

squeezed, and pressed, examined every part of it, and then worked away again, screwing up my lips, and eyes, so sternly that the Professor could not help laughing. And the wors

o please to show me the way, sir," I crie

nticipated that result. It is always agreeable to find one's prognosis confirmed by events, though they often fail to do it. No one has found out the secret of this box, though very clever men have str

ully fine and penetrating, leaving no part of the mouth in idleness, and warming the entire length of throat with hope. At the same time, these goodies had just enough about them of

my own design, and stamped with cuneiform-ah, I see it now! The young mind is plagued so with ancient tongues, that the young tongue rejoices in demol

of his long middle fingers, which I took for the point to

l allow me just to give you a lift in the air-a very gentle lift; not for any scientific view whatever, but only for a little

running over; "don't be afraid,

tossed me to his shoulder, where I sate very nicely, as on a spring-cushion, rather than a feather-bed, however. Then he h

me to look at a map of mountains (placed at a mountainous height above my usual level of intelligence), "

ery clever then; "it is jolly, bec

ut also because, my most generous young friend, it confirms my opinion, or, in finer words, my theory. Most of us, as we get older and older, grow more and more interested in ourselves

t tell my mother, unless you are sure that you would not be afraid. And if you t

s if he had found me one too much for him. And then, with a jer

good-will illumined us, that I would have been glad to

the other scientific men had done. And my mother had said that he could not be half so clever as his reputation was, because of his letting me alone so. Though perhaps he was paid by the year for his work, and

nstance, is especially heavy in proportion to his size, and the Jute the opposite. There was, I believe, an exceptionally light and buoyant race in North America, aboriginal so far as we know; and the lightest member of that race, Tommy, would probably have despised your highest flight. At the same time, and although I have met with a case of almost equal levity-the example being, I regret to say, f

o up. Only I didn't know anybody else had done it

spect. It is not by any means a common thing for members of the English race to fly-excuse me for using the popular, but incorrect word, to describe your exploits. But there is a power that beats yo

if old Rum will let me go. Bill Chumps

avour to bring your body, by good feeding, exercise, pleasant sports, and moderate labours, to the normal specific gravity, the better it will be for yourself, and your parents, whose only child you are. And I venture to differ from my learned brethren, Professors Brachipod, and Jargoon, Chocolous, and Mullicles, in thinking that it will be no worse for the interests of science. Good-bye, Tommy; you may keep the box, as a souvenir of t

niversal mind-and by jumping on a chair clapped it on his mighty head, I could not help paying him t