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## THE SKJUTS-BOYo
his Diana, had remained silent until now. tte was desirous of
knowing what his parents would say concerning the proposition.
:But when he heard that they were in favour of if, he broke the
silence, and walking toward the table, he extended his hand fo
his father, saying–
" Strike hands ! I shall become a tanner. If I do not return
on the eighth day you need hOt expect me af all."
Christopher and his wife were hot prepared for such a quick
decision, and therefore now ruade, as all other people do, the
most foolish objections. But Ivar was not willing fo take back
his words, and thcrefore refuted all their objections with, "If is
now decided, I shall become a tanner."
And by this rcsolution he steadfastly rcmained. Previous fo
his leaving his home, he divided the contents of his purse with
his parents. One half, which he had retained as his part, he
determined fo apply fo the purpose of buying himself a new
jacket as soon as he m#rived af the city, so as to be enabled fo
commence his new condition in life with becoming di#-mity. His
parents accompanied him quite a distance through the forest,
and for eight days after his depirture, l#[other Ingierd’s eyes
remained red and swollen by hcr excessive #veeping.
If we should follow our hero’s life, pace by pace, through his
entire apprenticeshîp af Mr. Brun’s, it would not be very
interesting; but we cannot forcgo saying that I var gradually
acquired a faste for reading, by means of which his mind,
naturally powerfifl, assumcd a firmer and more decided ten-
dency. All his leisure hours he employed in reading books,
whenever he could obtain them i but with the exception of a
Bible, a biblical history and a shor# extract ri’oto Swedish
history were all the literary treasures he possessed, for neither the
journeymen nor the other two apprentices were inclined fo spend
their rime in such a seemingly unprofitable and tedious manner.
:But when the toaster round lfis apprentice cvery Sunday
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