Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-10-07
Sir Roger Inkleby's Story.
BY KIT KELVIN.

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will Gomez Hamlet. ..|f #r,
An excellent old man was Roger lnkle.
by. As full of wisdom as experience eX.
pererce as age, age IS temperance and
regularity could command by the will OF
God. It was my good fortune to know
him in the prime OF his silvery locks. with
a smile pleasant rs sunlight; heart
crowded yilh good intentions and KIND
thouplts. with a will to execute strong hs
life with advice sincere rs valuable; with
,gmpathy warm rs his friendship, was
Poper Irklebv. lie was called Sir Roger
N perpetuate his universal benevolence.
An evening" passed with him became one
halter than the enjoyment Of the eyapo-
rating fr;yolties oil gayer lie. But he is
now en.umbed with the worm of the
graye, yet his face is painted upon, and
bis virtues framed for my memory.
Come tomorrow evening, said Sir ROg-
ay and will tell you story
Ny story is o life fact commenced Sir
Rocer. 10 you it may be instructiye,an
,:i1 more, YOU remember it to benefit
o,bprs for YOU know, turning his pleas
ant ewes full upon me, we love to do
aaod az least we ShoRd. No one lives
aitbout Do,cer. 10 matter the rank, cons
dition. or place. Each has his influence
anon the other. 1t is in action, conduct,
and speech. In the home, the ware
house, the desk, the field, upon deck. IT.
is in the eye, the walk, the dress for the
lstter is as much characteristic of the
man as his face is the index prefacing the
life. Brutes recognize the fact. A mild
cur YOU see with u gentle master; a saw
age bulldog with a wretch. And yet, tin
controvertihlc as this is, it is little regard,
ed-too little by the parent, less by the
guardian. ..,. .r'
Philip Marlowo was my intimate class
mate in colleGe-a young man possessing
peculiar and noticeable traits lie was
good scholar, a gentleman in his manners,
and apparently easily reaG, lie was am
bilious, cool in design, shreHd, cunning,
and rashly bod. He played deed with
out suspicion or failure. Yet, in all things,
he lacked one essential principle. This
was etiectuRlly covered by his master tact,
and he always passed as the model stu,
dent. ftScied he suspected my conf
dence in him was not strong; but he pur-
sueu. the right course in such case flat
ering me with his friendship and reliance
80 far as his policy dictated. UKeXcep-
tionabls 10 his easy conversations, prince
" in his ideas, he charmed me, and al
though loved him, yet there was some~
thing fearful in my suspicious that the
evidences of friendship were clever adyan-
oea to convert me. have shuddered as
| caught unawares, his eye upon me. !
never could relieve myself from the idea
that he suspected knew him better than
he desired. The seqael demonstrated 1t.
1T is fearful thing, my young friend,
TO live under disguise ones life time
But there are those Who do it. 1t may
be the first you meet in the street 1t may
be the father, the counsellor. the elder,
the preacher, the merchant in high es-
teen, your friend. Did you ever think of
it? In order to know, you must observe.
Pass not blindly through life. Live to
learn. Watch tse lip, the brow, the eye.
Study the semblauce between the utter
auce and the action. Mark the gift and
the subject, the favor and the grantor.-
The politician takes you warmly 10y the
hand, he speaks warmly, protests warmly,
promises warmly, despiSeS you warmly
The speculator of friendship whispers a
golden word to you, and bites off a damn>
ng point against you. He effects his OBJ
.gct, triumph you suffer. The man clans
orously Jealous in advocating moral and
divine precepts, imploring, with stream
ing eyes, Our FATHER,' is consummate
hypocriie. After the fire the still small
voice That was of God. |, mas God. The
merchant. rich in his GROWING suppers, is
a bankrupt and villain. All this and
these may be successfully yeilcd for years,
bus not for all time. Just retrit ution will
I. develop, will scorch, will incinerate. You
can readily suspect that man who declares
the most tor your interest. The cat needs
but to ,0atch to catch her prey.
Through the period OF four years Mar
lowe aud myself were mostly together
by this singular friendship | gained char
acter, Tor my class-mate was highly es'
teemed by the Faculty and loved 10y all.
The young ladies smiled more sweetly
when Marlowe addressed them: but he
looked upon women as ornaments merely,
that would not bear handling without To-
sing lustre. .....#
1t is instructive Us we'll as pleasant to
follow the movements of good chess-play-
Slo' 1 uc pieces are .DelOGe SlSl, anu JuS
same opportunity to win offers itself, il
the one is as the other. But there is a
wide difference resting upon the same tai
ent, developed in a cheating game OF
cgrds, where the sleeves or other covert
hides the ace that gives to and takes from.
1 contend nature is more easily studied
whero there is the more to occupy the
minds Of mauy: for instance, city. The
pressure of obligations is esteemed seeuri
V from detection, but to the accurate OBJ
server it is the very Signalof distress.
so successfully did Marlowe play his
part at our graduation almost denied
my suspicious. Indeed, the jury OF my
conscience stood ten for acquittal and two
for conviction still those two were very
tenacious Of their opinions, The usna
result took place--s discharge . for we
pursued different avooations. Before we
separated, received much good counsel,
and many excellent suggestions from
Marlowe, such as could exist only where
there was actual belielin the same, .-.-
Disguised with all professions, my
tripud a o,nca t.,Ios,ba ,,l;,o gan,, of or