Chapter 5

THE YOUNG TRAVELLERS

The Sabbath--Uneasiness--Monday morning--A pressing invitation to play truant--Hesitation--The decision--Oscar's misgivings--Manners of the two travellers--A small theft--Flight--A narrow escape--A costly cake of sugar--The bridge to Charlestown--The monument--The navy yard--Objects of interest--Incidents of Joseph's life--A slight test of his courage--Oscar's plans--Going to dinner--A grand "take in"--Alfred's disclosures--Real character of the young travellers--Their tough stories--A mutual difficulty--Confessing what cannot be concealed--Good advice and mild reproof--The teacher's leniency explained.