The first thing he did was to make a friend; he loved him with his whole heart; thought nothing was too good for him, and so on.

He and his friend led the class for three years; and up to the time of the last examination, he was first and his friend second.

In the examination they sat side by side; one question the friend couldn't answer; the other wrote it out for him; after the examination the two papers were found to be alike in the answer to that question, and the friend was summoned before the faculty, and asked if he had copied it.

He denied it--said it had been copied from him; so he took the first rank in graduating, and the other was dropped several places." "What became of their friendship after that ?" inquired Bressant.
"He I'm telling you of never knew any thing of what his friend had done till long afterward.

Well, the faculty and some of the wealthy patrons of the university determined to send the first scholar abroad, to finish his education: he accepted the offer eagerly, and sailed for Europe, without bidding his friend good-by.