The Poor Student
John Shay, the son of a widow in very moderate circumstances, decides to go to college and work his way through. Arriving in the college town, he is directed to a boarding house, but when he... Read allJohn Shay, the son of a widow in very moderate circumstances, decides to go to college and work his way through. Arriving in the college town, he is directed to a boarding house, but when he enters and learns from the landlady her rates, which are quite high, he explains to her h... Read allJohn Shay, the son of a widow in very moderate circumstances, decides to go to college and work his way through. Arriving in the college town, he is directed to a boarding house, but when he enters and learns from the landlady her rates, which are quite high, he explains to her his scarcity of money and starts to go away. She, however, liking his manners and appearanc... Read all