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tation rooms, and also of the private rooms of several 

 of the college officers. He sawed wood, carrying 

 it from the cellar to the second, third and fourth 

 stories. All work that was lawful was to him hon- 

 orable. What he desired was to pay his own way 

 and be independent. During his Junior and Senior 

 years he taught in a Ladies' School, and in addition 

 had lads in his room as private scholars. In going 

 to and from college in vacations, a distance of forty 

 miles, he usually walked, not being able to pay a 

 stage coach fare. 



There were at this time two tables in Commons 

 Hall, at one of which board was ninety-five cents 

 per week, and at the other one dollar and a quarter. 

 Young Jenks commenced at the former table, but 

 finding even this too expensive, he left and boarded 

 himself, continuing to do this for two years, at an 

 average cost of fifty cents per week. At one time 

 while eating his frugal breakfast of brown bread and 

 molasses, dried herring and cold water, a wealthy 

 gentleman whom he had known in Middleboro, un- 

 expectedly called at his room, and seeming sur- 

 prised, asked him if that was his usual fare. The 

 reply was that sometimes, when he had a fire he 

 made hasty pudding, or boiled some rice. A five 

 dollar bill which was sent him soon afterwards with 

 a suggestion that he procure more wholesome food, 

 was promptly returned with sincere and most grate- 

 ful acknowledgments. The poor student was happy 

 and contented; his present living met his wants; 



