Identifier: justboysinsholap194gate (find matches)
Title: Just boys in Sholapur
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Gates, L. Henry
Subjects: Missions - India - Periodicals
Publisher: American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
Contributing Library: Congregational Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Congregational Library of the American Congregational Association

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etimes brilliant, advancesin honesty and studiousness. Xarayan, another youth,was just naturally found! In the morning, while on anerrand at the station a servant noticed him on the plat-form, and recognized him again in the afternoon. Hebecame interested and engaged him in conversation suf-ficiently to find out that he had been on his way up toBombay with an uncle in faith that he was to be taughta trade in the metropolis. On arriving at Sholapur, bothalighted for the ten or fifteen minutes that the trainwaited, but at the end of that time, the uncle was not to befound, and the train went along without him. What todo, he did not know. He was only twelve years old.With a little persuasion Narayan accompanied the servantto the Mission compound with his bundle of clothing. Itis a pity that a camera did not snap him that day hecame. After three or four days the authorities of theBoarding Department were very ready to snap him up,for during those days that he had lived with the servant, 8
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Four Specimens. 1. (Standing, with cap) Lion Samuel, thought by his father to he capable of becoming President of U. S. 2. (Sitting, with turban) Narayan, found at the railway station; developing finely. 3. (Sitting, with cap) Ratan, an orphan, partly supported by C. E. Societies of Sholapur. 4. (Standing, with turban) Dugadoo, the studious. His name, like Peters, means rock. 9 he had shown himself well behaved and teachable. Be-sides he was a high-caste boy and promised well. Hewas bright looking and attractive. We found he hadbeen in school in the Kanarese-speaking country and hadstudied up to the fourth standard, and also had a smat-tering of English. He had the added accomplishmentof being able to speak and understand Marathi. Because he did not know his letters in the latter tongue,however, he was obliged to enter the First Standard. Hewas a willing student, and very soon became proficientwith his books and slate. Yet where had he learned hismanners! He was better mannered, by fa

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