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Article SKETCHES OF CHARACTER. ← Page 12 of 15 →
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Sketches Of Character.
" They may be the latter , but not the former , as your most intimate friends of your own age are gamblers . I do not allude to the female portion of your acquaintance , as I will not pollute the roof under which your mother dwells by naming them . It is a painful , but necessary task , for me to take a retrospective view of conduct to the present
your time . At Eton you were invariably in mischief , and complaints were constantly made by the masters , not merely of b pyish misdemeanours , but general bad conduct , such as violence of temper , setting all rules of decorum and society at defiance , and totally neglecting your studies . I sent you to Oxford , apportioning you a liberal allowance , you ,
nevertheless , contracted debts with all who would give you credit . You misconducted yourself grossly , attending to nothing , save cock-fighting , boat-racing , and
tandemarivmg ; tor indulging m these amusements you were repeatedl y reprimanded , rusticated twice , and at last I was obliged to take your name off the books , to avoid the disgrace of having my son expelled the University . I am well aware , that since your too indulgent mother has found it impracticable to supply you with money to meet your
reckless extravagance , you have been raising funds at an exorbitant rate of interest , and have executed bonds payable at my death . Arthur , this last has wounded me deeply , as it is a terrible thing for a son to calculate deliberately , the probable duration of his parent's life . Your genera ] conduct is profligateinconsistent with positionand I do
, your , not hesitate to say , that your habits would disgrace one who had never received the blessings of a liberal education . I say all this in sorrow , not in anger , and I ask you , Arthur , with a father ' s love , to alter your course , that I may yet live to be thankful that I have a son . "
" Permit me , sir , to say that I think you are rather harsh and unreasonable . I only act like other young men of my standing , who have no taste for the austerities of existence . " _ " Answer me straightforwardly , Arthur , will you or not give up your disgraceful connections , and behave as one who feels that it is his duty , to devote a part of his time and income , to the improvement of the lot of his less fortunate fellow men . "
" My dear Tremorman , " said his wife , who had entered the room and overhead the concluding sentences , " the guests are arriving , and you really must come and receive
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Sketches Of Character.
" They may be the latter , but not the former , as your most intimate friends of your own age are gamblers . I do not allude to the female portion of your acquaintance , as I will not pollute the roof under which your mother dwells by naming them . It is a painful , but necessary task , for me to take a retrospective view of conduct to the present
your time . At Eton you were invariably in mischief , and complaints were constantly made by the masters , not merely of b pyish misdemeanours , but general bad conduct , such as violence of temper , setting all rules of decorum and society at defiance , and totally neglecting your studies . I sent you to Oxford , apportioning you a liberal allowance , you ,
nevertheless , contracted debts with all who would give you credit . You misconducted yourself grossly , attending to nothing , save cock-fighting , boat-racing , and
tandemarivmg ; tor indulging m these amusements you were repeatedl y reprimanded , rusticated twice , and at last I was obliged to take your name off the books , to avoid the disgrace of having my son expelled the University . I am well aware , that since your too indulgent mother has found it impracticable to supply you with money to meet your
reckless extravagance , you have been raising funds at an exorbitant rate of interest , and have executed bonds payable at my death . Arthur , this last has wounded me deeply , as it is a terrible thing for a son to calculate deliberately , the probable duration of his parent's life . Your genera ] conduct is profligateinconsistent with positionand I do
, your , not hesitate to say , that your habits would disgrace one who had never received the blessings of a liberal education . I say all this in sorrow , not in anger , and I ask you , Arthur , with a father ' s love , to alter your course , that I may yet live to be thankful that I have a son . "
" Permit me , sir , to say that I think you are rather harsh and unreasonable . I only act like other young men of my standing , who have no taste for the austerities of existence . " _ " Answer me straightforwardly , Arthur , will you or not give up your disgraceful connections , and behave as one who feels that it is his duty , to devote a part of his time and income , to the improvement of the lot of his less fortunate fellow men . "
" My dear Tremorman , " said his wife , who had entered the room and overhead the concluding sentences , " the guests are arriving , and you really must come and receive