Richmond Palladium (Daily), 7 November 1901 — Page 6

kSSSASSAaSaaVaw.AaV 1 A QUESTION IThe Story of a Man of Principle. - By EUPHEMI A JOHNSON MLawrence Perclval was "keeping etudy" In the tig schooL Bo.s were at their desks with their books or were working together in little groups at tbe long table. They were free to move about and even to 6peak. if necessary, for Terelval never insisted on military restraint All he required was quiet and work. Tercival himself sat a little to one side with bis own books and papers, ready to help any boy who might come to him with a knotty point. His letters had Just been brought to him, two of them. He bad only opened th first, but that had seemed to give biiu plenty to" think about. Lawrence Perclval was the son of a Msbop distinguished for learning and eloquence. It had been expected that be would enter the church, and his brilliant gifts and great personal charm eaueed his friends to prophesy for him a career of even more distinction than the bishop's. Put shortly after be had taken his degree bis father died, and that autumn. Instead of entering tbe divinity schotJ Lawrence began to Study law. He explained frankly to a few Intimate friends that, great as was Lis love for the church in which be had teen brought up. he did not feel be could subscribe to all the pledges she required of her ministers. His friends pointed out that tbe words were not expected to be taken literally and that be could take the vows In far better faith than many men who xtill gave excellent service to society and tbe Christian religion. But Lawrence's decision remained unchanged, and his friends coon gave up remonstrating. "After all," they observed to each other, "law offers greater chances to a fellow as able as PerclvaL" But Perclval did not remain long In the law school. "It's not the place for me," be said at the end of tbe first year. "I can't stand the point of view, .and I don't like grubbing down under the darker side of human nature." He turned next to Journalism. As he bad made himself rather well known in bis college days by editing what was aaid to be tbe best undergraduate publication In the country, he bad several cpenlngs. He accepted a place on tbe staff of an Important daily and at last eeuied to have found bis proper corner. But In tbe excitement of a political contest the paper stood for a policy which Percival's Judgment and conscience condemned, and he decided to sever his connection with It. This time bis friends remonstrated hotly. They pointed out that bis department bad no connection with politics, that be was perfectly free as far as bis own work was concerned and that be would te throwing up an unusual chance of . personal distinction and public usefulness. Perclval smiled, sent In his letter of resignation it gave a full statement of tbe reasons for bis action and enpaged himself as tutor to the son of a new blown millionaire. He went abroad with bis charge and was gone some time, alternating travel with residence In F.ngllsb and German university towns and having opportunity for study and for writing. Finally, after several years In Europe and the orient, be came borne, passed bis pupil into Yale, declined two offers from newspapers and a college lnstructorship and took a position as master In a large school for boys to which one of his best friends had Just gone as bead. Here be bad now been for nearly three years. At first the life had suited him he was in sympathy with the bead and tbe other masters, several of them men from his own university. Tbe boys were a fine, manly set of fellows, and Perclval. who was a champion tennis player and a capital story teller, was soon as popular with them as be bad always been with bis contemporaries. Yet now for a year past he bad been moving heaven and earth to fret away, and that was all because of Lilian Campbell. He met her one summer vacation when be was camping with a set of boys in tbe mountains. Lilian was visiting in a country bouse near by. and Perclval found her different from any woman be bad ever known. The daughter of a marine art1st of some reputation, she had been brought up In great retirement on the beautiful coast that was tbe inspiration of her father's paintings. Books, pictures, a few Interesting and unusual friends, a summer or two in Brittany and Norway, were all she knew of the world. Her quickness of imagination, her playful, delicate wit and sensitive responsiveness charmed Perclval at their first meeting, and by tbe end of the summer they were engaged. Then, for tbe first time in bis life, Tercival became aware of the value of money. Hitherto he had thought very little about it. He bad always bad enough to buy bis clothes in tbe right place and to secure himself freedom of action. Now he found that if he weie to think of marriage be must at tbe least double bis income. This had seemed when be bad engaged himself a feasible thing, but at tbe end of the first year he found himself as far as ever from his aim. There were but remote prospects of advancement where he rns. and yet no better place offered. Moreover, his articles began to come hack from ed'tors in a way that bad never happened before, evidently if le sbouid continue routine work in a country school he must not expect to Increase bis income by bis pen. i'.y tbe se-oiJ year of bis engaireWnt things Wtre even worse. Lilian's father tiled saJJouly. leaving her en-'

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tirely uupioVRiiM lor. A rich but penurious and shrewish annt reluctantly said she would give her a home. Another connection offered her tbe post of nursery governess. Lilian, except for the promise of possible ability in painting, had no money making gifts and no training. Sho tried the aunt for six wees and then wrote to Lawrence that she bad accepted the governess place. This news rou.-el Perclval as be had never been roused In his life. Liliau. with her delicti te beauty, sensitive nature and extreme youth, alone and unprotected! Tbe tuotv.rht was not to be borne. He bestimnJ himself as he had never done bef .re. He asked favors of friends, of acquaintances, of strangers even. He begged for testimonials and credentials: he knocked "at every p -ssible door, and now at last tbe tide had turned. His old luck bad com? back.

The letter be was reading there In j "study" contained the out r of a pro-j fessorsUip in a small bat distinguished college. Tbe place." the work, suited bim exactly, and he would be able to marry that summer. "The chair will be vacant at tbe end of this year," wrote the president, "and the appoint ment Is practically in my hands, but I wished. lefore mentioning your name, to find out your feelings on the matter. I know jour writings, of course, and what you stand for, but it Is what I have beard of your work with boys and young men that makes me feel you are the man for us. We want some one who will attract and win our students some one who, both In the lecture room and outside it, will be a power In their lives." Tbe gong clanged for supper, and tbe quiet schoolroom changed on the In stant Into noisy life. Perclval put the letter In bis pocket; be would write to the president of X. college that even ing, and then then he would write to Lilian! His other letter was from her: but be always kept her letters till the last, and now be would not read this one until be should be alone. As be came up from supper tbe head called out: "Can you stop In my study for a moment, Perclval?" and the two went In together to a room unllghted except for a fire lazily smoldering on tbe hearth tbe May evening was chill and for the sunset glow outside. Tbe bead turned on tbe light, but did not draw the curtains, and Lawrence dropped into a chair. "I've Just had a letter from Stanley Irish," the head began. "You know tbe man I mean?" "I have read his book, tbe other answered. "Well, he's a fine fellow and a sound scholar, but shy. reserved and bard to know. That book got him a professorship at X. college, and now he writes that be Is being forced to resign." "Wbat'9 tbe matter?" asked Lawrence. "Oh. he doesn't get on very well with tbe students his electives are not popular. I confess I don't think Irish exactly tbe man for undergraduate work, Ut it will be very shortsighted in X. not to keep him. They are going to enlarge their graduate department, and he's just the man for that: but, as it Is, he Isn't popular, and he suspects, too, that they are disappointed that be hasn't published anything more. Tbe idea! Why. that first book of his was the result of ten years work that was why It was good for something! I know how it is: He bas put his best work Into his lectures they have been over tbe studeuts beads, and be bas not bad time for writing. I call it monstrously uu air!" , "But see here!" said Lawreroe. "Tbe good of the whole must be considered before that of the Individual. You would not keep a master here who was bad for tbe school?" "That does not sound like you. Lawrence," answered the head. "No good can come to the whole which, in my eyes, makes lawful an injustice to the Individual. And you know how I feel In matters like this make all tbe inquiries you can beforehand: then giv a man a fair chance. After that, if he's unmistakably lazy or worthless or hopelessly Incompetent, get rid of him. But you know how It Is often done. A man has a bit of a reputation: he is seized on for the glory of tbe college; there is no adequate investigation into his fitness for the place, and when for some reason his star wanes he's thrown overboard. You remember Lewis? I think this Is Just such another case. 1 do not think Irish bas been fairly treated. They took him from a place which. If not very good, was at least sure, and he bas only been a short time at X. lie writes to me bow asking if I think there's any use In making a fight. He does not wish to do so, but his wife Is slowly dying of an Incurable disease, and be would do anything to stave off resigning Just now. Poor fellow! He's bad that over lira all the time, and be s.tys it bas been the anxiety. Joined to getting accrstomed to new work, that has kept him from publishing. Possibly by summer he might have had something ready. His friends tell bim the matter bas been brought to a bead by the board baring an eye on a man they think will be a strong card for X. Had the right man not been found Just now the affair might have dragged along rnd Irish would bave bad a decent chance." Perclval had "risen and gone to the window. The dark stems of the elms, with their lacelike fringe of leaves, stood out against tbe pale rose of tbe fast fading sunset Groups of boys were scattered over the lawn, and from the tennis courts floated tip sbouts and laughter. As the head finished Percival turned back to the room. "It's a pitiful story," he said. "A pitiful story," be repeated te him self as a little later be went up to his j own study. Tbe dying wife made i: even worse than Lewis' case. Law ! rence remembered that story, to whic-l j tbe head bad referred, and bis own po-'

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sition iu regard to it. Yet after til, was there only one point of view? Was not all life a struggle, a relentless struggle? A fair chance, and let the best man win no one could ask more. Had Irish bad a fair chance? Who could say? Besides, it was no l'Uf,i,-s.s of bis. He was offered the work w'uiHi Irish bad failed tt do. It would probably make no difference to Irish If he declined the position. Still, suppose he declined on tbe ground of what he bad heard. X. was tbe last kind of a place to enjoy a row; things were always done decently and in order there. Tbe college would not like to bave it said that !t bad" treated Irish' so unfairly That-Lawrence- Perclval would not ft'.A - to It. He had made rows before, and his pen was feared. He might ."t Iratt obtain that extension of time whit li Irish thought would be so Important. But would it? How could he tell? What did he know about the right of the matter anyway? And. granting even that things were as the head supposed them to be. was it not the law of the universe that a man should first of all do his own worklook after his own? Was not his first duty to the woman who had trusted her life to him? He took up Lilian's miniature, wh?; h stood on his writing table. The fair, sensitive .face, untouched by care, looked up at him with smiling eyes, full of a woman's trust He seemed to hear her voice: "How did I come to care? I think, Lawrence, because you were the best man I had ever known." And there " came back to bim the pledge he had made his father when first be went to college the promise to follow his principles at any cost, wherever they might lead. Now. of all these principles tbe strongest, tbe most clearly defined, the one that so farliad ruled bis life, was tbe resolve never to ally himself In -the smallest way with anything on which res:. 1 rven the shadow of Injustice never t r!s;- l:y price of success, he would do without "success." "No," be said as be put back the miniature; "not even for you." Then be remembered her letter, which be had not yet read. As he opened it be saw it was very different from any he bad ever before received from her. Instead of a dainty, perfumed sheet with writing as steadfast and serene as her own nature, this was blotted and hastily written. It was dated from ber aunt's she bad been obliged to leave her position. In her agitation she gave him a glimpse Into facts hitherto concealed. The monotony and dreariness of the life, tbe petty sights and annoyances all these she had borne with silent courage. But now the son of the house had fallen in love with her. Her engagement -bad been no protection nor the fact that be himself was also engaged. His persecution bad brought a crisis and a family scene. He had threatened to break his engagement, and she had left the house. She told the story as If she could scarcely bear to put it into words, but Lawrence could read between the Hues the Insult and shame to which she had been exposed. He had never known her so shaken, not even under the shock of ber father's death or of the difficult days which followed It She had always seemed to bim, like Spenser's Elizabeth, "settled so In heart" that she was ever ready "in the stay of her own steadfast might" for endur ance or for action. Now, for tlie first time in their engagement, she sent for him. begging that if be possibly could he would come to her. He could be with her by Sunday, and he could tell her that soon be would come for her to care for her and shield her always. If he did not do this, what was before her? And yet end yet should he tell her and let ber decide? Coward thought, that. No; he bad always lived bis own life; be could not now begin to shirk. Besides, she trusted him absolutely. The question must be answered before he went to her. Could it be that he was as his friends have often called him overnice and scrupulous, with an absurdly fantastic sense of honor? Was it not sometimes possible to neglect plain duty while following fastidious taste? that were dignified by the name of principles? Where, now. for him lay the right? An hour later he walked to the village, where be sent a telegram to Lilian and mailed a letter to the president of X. college. New York Evening Post. The Care of Goldfish. Goldfish can be kept almost any length of time, accidents apart, if kept scrupulously clean. The air in tbe water is soon exhausted, and they should have fresh water every day; if possible, oftener in summer, though once will do If tbe -globe Is fairly" large. One cat usually tell when the fish require fresh water. They stand up on their tails, with their mouths to the surface of the water, and move slowly in that position, generally making a bubbling sound. When you put tbe fresh water intc tbe globe, let it dash in from a height, so that plenty of air gets In, too. ani let your fish have a handful of shells 01 small stones. Teople frequently make th mistake of thinking tbe fish get enough food out of the water. That is not so; they need feeding when in captivity. Packets of fish food, chiefly consisting of dried ants eggs, can be procured from any seed or naturalist's shop. It is said that goldfish should nevei be handled. This is no doubt true li they are kept for breeding purposes otherwise it does them bo barm if dm care Is exercised and you mav pit them up one by one ia vour Land art pop them into their globe oT fresh wa ter. London Standard.

THUBSDAY, XOYEMBER 7, 1901.

PROTLCTIG.M Or RrttSlDtNTS Aawlt om Chief Eirratlrr t Be m Capital Crime. The sr"c!r.l comiuis; loa tunt ha lieen at work for several years codifying the federal laws, says the Y.V- 'i Ington crri-'Si-oaUi.t of tlis r..;u-i-pbia Ledger, has com;lei."Hl i;s v. ; -. on the crimiruil code, with the s-I..ie exception of an addition to tbe statutes providing iienaltk-s for an nr.;tu:t on the person of the president of the United States. The wt-rk of the -;: i-mlssi-jn on the crinniml laws and : final report are in tbe L.inds of the s;ttorney general. A draft lm been mad of the iwoposed amendment iu regnr-1 to safeguarding tbe life cf the resident which will be submitted in a fv' days. No little difficulty was found I: dealing with the matter. As the law now stands, there is no nure protection for the president than for the Iovr Iiest citizen t f the' land. Tht? commissioa went over all th statutes of the various states, and ii was found that in a number of states the assailant of tbe president, in case of the president's recovery, could not ie punished at all. Auother point is that state law takes Jurisdiction as against federal law, and under the constitution there is no way f getting arour-d K. The commission bus framed an amerdment to cover all territory i'elongiiijj to or controlled by the federal government such as sites of postoffices, navy yards, custom houses, federal buildings, arsenals, forts, reservations and similar places. A separate amendment also makes it a crime, punishable with a fine of $5i00 or imprisonment coinmensnrately, to threaten the life of the president and a capital crime to attack his person. Tbe commission does n t attempt to bring the crime of attacking the president under the head of treason. It is recognized that In ail the assassinations . that have occurred there was no feeling against the individual, but t';e crime was against the office. The amendment also provides punishment for accessories before the fact. This is made to cover those who encourage violent Intentions toward the president and is Intended to apply to anarchists. MORGAN'S BIG BANK. Two InKtitntiona Consolidated With Capital of S20.000.000. A consolidation of the National Bank of Commerce and the First National bank, which will make the strongest bank in the United States, with a capital of $2t.(XiO.OOO, eclipsing the National City bank, with $10,000,000 capital, says the New York Journal, is now being worked out by Interests in control of the former two Institutions. One of tbe first steps will be the admission to the directory of the First National bank of J. I. Morgan and probably James J. Hill. This would place in the hands of these two financiers one the head of a school of managers who bus so revolutionized railway operating as to earn big dividends and cause great economies, and tbe other the great corporation organizer enormous financial backing within their own control for the carrying out of plans which they have already conceived in the western railway field. Tbe stock of the First National bank was originally held by a coterie of financiers who were known as "the First National bank party," with George F. Baker at their head. Tbe financial strength of this institution as originally constituted was fully attested when the bank simply "wrote off" the amount stolen by Alvord, its old note teller, without impairing Its surplus, profits or capital. After this incident and perhaps simply a preliminary step to the present plans of consolidation with the National Bank of Commerce, the capital was increased to $10.0O0.0iO. which made It equal with the National Bank of Commerce and the National City bank in capitalization. FRICK PLANS BIG TRUST. Steel Combine With S2.0O0.OO0.O04, Said to Be Korralng. With tbe opening of tbe new year will be organized one of tbe greatest steel corporations In tbe world, says a Cleveland dispatch to the New York Jcnrn.il. Capitalists in tliat city and throughout the Mahoning valley, who are exierienced in the steel business, will be largely Interested as stockholders In the new corporation. The men who were largely responsible for the great success of the underlying steel companies constituting the United States Steel corporation, and who disposed of their holdings, will lie prominently identified with tbe new company. Independent steel corporations which have refused large offsets to-turn their business and plants over to the United States Steel corporation will le large stockholders in the new organization. II. C. Frick of Pittsburg will, it is said, be president of tbe new corporation and the capital stock will be $2,000,000,000. Negotiations are now In progress with Pittsburg, Youngstown and Philadelphia capitalists with a view of bringing the interested parties together In a solid organization. Little Information will be given out until a charter for the corporation is secured under tbe laws of New Jersey. Girl Live In Chleke Co.,. A diet of raw ejrgrs and a home In a chicken coop make a novel experience of twelve-Tea r-old Nellie Bieg-enwald of Gloucester. X. Y. The police had been searching for Nellie for three days, and friends and neighttors bejaD to entertain grave fears "for her safety. Nellie came forth finally from her qneer retirement, "which was a chicken coop. 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