30 SENT TO HIS THIRD SCHOOL. CHAP. n. 



for some time. Then, laying down his book, he said, 

 "And where have you been, sir?" The boy said 

 nothing. " It's no wonder that you're dumb. You've 

 been putten out of your school a second time. You'll 

 be a disgrace to all connected wi' you. You'll become 

 an idler, a ne'er-do-well. You'll get into bad com- 

 pany. You'll become a thief ! Then you'll get into 

 gaol, and end your days in misery and shame. Such 

 is the case with all that neglect their schooling, and 

 disregard what their parents bid them." 



Tom was at last ashamed of himself. He said 

 nothing until supper-time ; and then he asked for 

 his supper, as he was hungry. "Perhaps you are," 

 said his father ; " and you shall get no supper this 

 night, nor any other night, until you learn to behave 

 yourself better. Go to bed, sir, this moment ! " Tom 

 slunk away, and got to bed as soon as possible. 

 When the lights were out, and all were thought to be 

 abed, a light hand removed the clothes from over 

 Tom's head, and put something into his hand. He 

 found it to be " a big dad o' bread and butter." It 

 was so like the kind motherly heart and hand to 

 do this. So Tom had his supper after all. 



He was next sent to the Lancaster School in 

 Harriet Street. There were two masters in this 

 school. The upper classes were in the highest storey, 

 the other classes in the lowest. The master of the 

 lower class, to which Tom belonged, knowing his 

 weakness, ordered him, on entering, not to bring any 



