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


not to come, it will be now if it bo not now, yet
iWl come. -~HANLET. .H rry
An excellent old man was Roger lukle.
BY. As full Of wisdom as experience, eX'
perierce as age, age $ temperance and
regularity could command by the will OF
God. II was my good fortune to know
him in the prime OF his silyery locks. WIN
"A smile pleasant as sun-light; heart
crowded With good intentions ana kIhu
thoughts: with a will to execute strong ns
life; with advice sincere as yaluaOlej Win
sympathy warm as his friendship, was
Roger lrklebv. lie was called Sir Roger
to perpetuate his universal benevoence.
An evening" passed with him became one
Ieler than the enjoyment Of the evapo-
.,,,ipg fr,yolities oil gayer life. 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-
ey and will tell you story.
Ny story is life fact commenced Sir
porer. 10 you it may be instructive, and
III more, you remember it to benefit
,tbers for YOU know, turning his pleas
oni ewes full upon me, we love to do
aaod at least we shoud No one lives
SthouL Do,cer. 10 matter the rank, eono
dition. or place. Each has his influence
1pon 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
stter is as much characteristic of the
man as his face is the index prefacing the
lln Brutes recognize the fact. A mild
cur you see with a gentle master; Il saw
are bulldog with wretch. And yet, in
controvertihlc as this is, it is little regards
ed-too little by the parent, less by the
guardian. ...f. . ..'
Philip Marlowe was my intimate class
mate in college-a young msn possessing
peculiar and noticeable traits He was
good scholar, gentleman in his manners,
and apparently easily read. lie was am
bilious, cool in design, shrewd, cumming,
and Tashly bod. lie played deed with
out suspicion or failure. Yet, in all things,
he lacked one essential principle. This
was eHectually covered by his master tact,
and hc always passed as the model stu,
dent fIscied he suspected my conf
dence in him was not strong; but he pur-
sued the right course in such case flat
.ering me with his friendship and reliance
80 far as his policy dictated. UxeXcep-
tionabls 10 his easy conversations prince
ly in his ideas, he charmed me, and al
though loved him, yet there was some~
thing iesrul in my suspicious that the
evidences of friendship were clever advan-
ces to convert me. | have shuddered as
| caught unawares, his eye upon me.
never ceuld relieve myself from the idea
that he suspected / knew him better than
lie desired. The sequel demonstrated it.
1T is fearful thing, my young friend,
10 live under disguise ones life time
But there are those who do it. 1t may
be the first you meet in the street. may
be the father, the counsellor. the elder,
the preacher, the merchant in high es-
teem, your friend. Did you ever think of
il? In order to know, yoH must observe.
Pass not blindly through life. Live to
learn. Watch tke lip, the brow, the eye.
Study the semblauce between the utter
auce and tho 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, dGspiSeS you warmly
The speculator Of friendship whispers a
golden word to you, and bites off a damn>
ing point against you. lIe effects his OBJ
Jvct, triumph you suffer. The man clam,
orously jealous in advocating moral and
divine precepts, imporing, with stream
ing eyes, Our FATHER, is consummate
hypocrite. After the fire the still small
voice THAT was of God. Ii mas God The
merchant. rich in his GROWING suppers is
a bankrupt and villain. All this and
these may be successfully vcilcd for years
bus not for all time. Just retritution will
develop, will scorch will incinerate. You
can readily suspect thatm man who declares
the most ioP your interest. The cat needs
but to Catch to catch her prey.
Through the period OF four years Mar
lowe and myself were mostly together
By this singular friendship gained char
acter, lor 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 as well as pleasant to
follow the movements of good cheSs-play-
ers. The pieces are before each and the
same opportunity to win offers itself, il
the one is as the other. But there is q
wide difference resting upon the same tai.
ent, developed in a cheating game OF
cards, where the sleeves or other covert
hides the ace that gives to and takes from.
/ contend nature is more easily studied
whero there is the more to occupy the
minds Of mauy: for instance, a city. The
pressure of obligations is esteemed securi.
ty from detection, but to the accurate OBJ
server it is the very signal Of distress,
so successfully did Marlowe play hi:
part at our graduation | almost denied
my suspicious. Indeed, the jury Of my
conscience stood ten for acquttal and two
for conviction still those two were very
tenacious Of their opinions. The usua
result took place---s discharge . for we
pursued different avooations. Before we
separated, received much good counsel
and many excellent suggestions iron
Marlowe, such as could exist only where
there was actual belief in the same. ,-..
Disguised with all professions. my