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1There was only one thing wanting to make Mr. Walters' ecstasy complete, and that was a chance to deliver a Bible-prize
2and exhibit a prodigy. Several pupils had a few yellow tickets, but none had enough--he had been around among the star
3pupils inquiring. He would have given worlds, now, to have that German lad back again with a sound mind. And now at this
4moment, when hope was dead, Tom Sawyer came forward with nine yellow tickets, nine red tickets, and ten blue ones, and
5demanded a Bible. This was a thunderbolt out of a clear sky. Walters was not expecting an application from this source
6for the next ten years. But there was no getting around it--here were the certified checks, and they were good for their
7face. Tom was therefore elevated to a place with the Judge and the other elect, and the great news was announced from
8headquarters. It was the most stunning surprise of the decade, and so profound was the sensation that it lifted the new
9hero up to the judicial one's altitude, and the school had two marvels to gaze upon in place of one. The boys were all
10eaten up with envy--but those that suffered the bitterest pangs were those who perceived too late that they themselves
11had contributed to this hated splendor by trading tickets to Tom for the wealth he had amassed in selling whitewashing
12privileges. These despised themselves, as being the dupes of a wily fraud, a guileful snake in the grass. The prize was
13delivered to Tom with as much effusion as the superintendent could pump up under the circumstances; but it lacked
14somewhat of the true gush, for the poor fellow's instinct taught him that there was a mystery here that could not well
15bear the light, perhaps; it was simply preposterous that this boy had warehoused two thousand sheaves of Scriptural
16wisdom on his premises--a dozen would strain his capacity, without a doubt. Amy Lawrence was proud and glad, and she
17tried to make Tom see it in her face--but he wouldn't look. She wondered; then she was just a grain troubled; next a dim
18suspicion came and went--came again; she watched; a furtive glance told her worlds--and then her heart broke, and she
19was jealous, and angry, and the tears came and she hated everybody. Tom most of all (she thought). Tom was introduced to
20the Judge; but his tongue was tied, his breath would hardly come, his heart quaked--partly because of the awful
21greatness of the man, but mainly because he was her parent. He would have liked to fall down and worship him, if it were
22in the dark. The Judge put his hand on Tom's head and called him a fine little man, and asked him what his name was. The
23boy stammered, gasped, and got it out: "Tom." "Oh, no, not Tom--it is--" "Thomas." "Ah, that's it. I thought there was
24more to it, maybe. That's very well. But you've another one I daresay, and you'll tell it to me, won't you?" "Tell the
25gentleman your other name, Thomas," said Walters, "and say sir. You mustn't forget your manners." "Thomas Sawyer--sir."
26"That's it! That's a good boy. Fine boy. Fine, manly little fellow. Two thousand verses is a great many--very, very
27great many. And you never can be sorry for the trouble you took to learn them; for knowledge is worth more than anything
28there is in the world; it's what makes great men and good men; you'll be a great man and a good man yourself, some day,
29Thomas, and then you'll look back and say, It's all owing to the precious Sunday-school privileges of my boyhood--it's
30all owing to my dear teachers that taught me to learn--it's all owing to the good superintendent, who encouraged me, and
31watched over me, and gave me a beautiful Bible--a splendid elegant Bible--to keep and have it all for my own,
32always--it's all owing to right bringing up! That is what you will say, Thomas--and you wouldn't take any money for
33those two thousand verses--no indeed you wouldn't. And now you wouldn't mind telling me and this lady some of the things
34you've learned--no, I know you wouldn't--for we are proud of little boys that learn. Now, no doubt you know the names of
35all the twelve disciples. Won't you tell us the names of the first two that were appointed?" Tom was tugging at a
36button-hole and looking sheepish. He blushed, now, and his eyes fell. Mr. Walters' heart sank within him. He said to
37himself, it is not possible that the boy can answer the simplest question--why did the Judge ask him? Yet he felt
38obliged to speak up and say: "Answer the gentleman, Thomas--don't be afraid." Tom still hung fire. "Now I know you'll
39tell me," said the lady. "The names of the first two disciples were--" "David and Goliah!" Let us draw the curtain of
40charity over the rest of the scene.
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