The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-10-17
asily overcamc my scrIples and the

LOOK that mofning when the stage rat.
tied mp to the door.
"Don't be in hurry" he said, az we
lifted in the trunk. II shall get along
all right. Good luck. old boSj' and ]
heard him wh!stllng rs We slowly climbed
the hill.
What with the hazing and without
Jack | was thoroughly miserable boy
for the next month by the mid day
after my atrira. at Hanover, l had de-.
cided that running factory was tn,
most delightful occupation in the world.
| wrote Jack that l had decided fn some
home when the tet.n Vas out. | filled
long letters with descriptions Of the i'm.
pfovcments that we could make at the
Falls. We would run a newspaper, I
said. We would ral I, the Cl,ppings
and IL shoiild combine the interests of
literature and the wool trade. In time
We would go to the Senate.
TO these plans, elaborated bh many
pages Of foolscap, Jack replied with
loconic stop your homcsick nonsense,
and count your bones when you've extra
time"
Before the THREE months were over I
beta.iie quite contented, and decided
not to 60 home, Especially il Jack
doesn't want me, / thought, feeling
little injured. so l did not go home till
the summer vacation, Iath apptared to
he IN excellent spirits and | went away
feeling that he was having quite the
best of it, and that was being sacrificed
on the altar OF family pfide, Since
Jack was having 30 tlh6 n time | decided
to enjoy my remaining years OF martyr
dom. As it waa before the days Of rapid
travel and my long vacation WIS taken
up with study, was at loiBe very little.
l remember thinking every succeeding
vacation that Jack and ] resemblcd each
other less and less. He was getting to
care nothing for good clothes or for 60
ing among people. lie looked ton'htn
place and tolllad Ike tho old men OF the
village.
"Whata difference education makes In
people" thought, as Jack laughed at
my ccnturicn'-uld jokes. I cautioned
hin now and then against fostering a
love Of money for l thought him bit
close. He always sent HE money
enough 10 roy the bills. but there was
rc.er much margin. The factory was
doing q good business and it seemed to
me that l ought to have more spending
money.
biting my last year in college l be-
came very intimate with a former chum
whose family was staying in Hanover.
In short was interested ia my chum's
sistc,, Ny ehum was studying mcdi.
cine. He had decided to spend tive
years in Germany. His mother am
sister were going, and he urged me tc
form one of the party. / was easily per
shaded that nothing but two years in
Germany could ever make q successful
practitioner of me. I wrote the same to
Jack along with the request that the
necessary funds be provided. The an
swer came by return mail.
"1t's hard times" he wrote, "and l
cannot get the money"
1 was angry. Jack was carrying his
boarding little too far. sat down
and answered lis letter in short but
poremptory terms. My letters to Jack
were all short now.
"You are forgetting" I wrote, "Ihat
n part of the factory belongs to me-
Please send me the money soon, as
have no time to come home for it. W,
are to sail directly after Commence
ment."
/ felt uncomfortable after / hat
posted the letters, and ] wandered un
easily about the streets that evening. A
prayer meeting was going on in one o
the churches ms passed. turned bach
md went in Just in time for the las
hymn. They were singing "Therc il
'est for the weary" / sang too, but
came out measure or two ahead and 81
disturbed gentleman in the next pew
shat he turned around to look at me.
recognized him then. He was Mr.
Nunson, former business Acquaintance
IF my father. After the services b
shook hands, smiling, and asked if
wasn't trying to sing him over the Jor
Ian q little too fast for doctor. The
he said he hoped l was going home t.
Jack soon for he needed rest, and, iudg
ing by my singing, wasn't in thceast
weary. Something in his tone alarmc
me and / followed him up the street asF
ing him questions until, after some hes
tation, he told me the whole story. II
had Just returned from the Falls, JAG
had been bleeding at the lungs. II
was in q very weak condition, but woul
not let me know until / was through m
studies. A business man told Mr.. Mu>
son privately that the factory had NJ
belonged to my father since his Hines
md that business troubles had cause
the shock from which he had never IA
lied. Jack had known all this from ii
first, but had begged the owners of Il
mill to keep tho matter secret until
: was through college. He had work.
!! for salary and had supported the who
family, keeping me like prince oil Il
while ] was grumblng.
+ started directly for home, reachil
Tho Falls the next evening. 1t W
/ quite late, so ] did not arouse the hou
D but climbed in the window. There W
S light burning in Jacks room as we
a safely up stairs and entered. l wish
e ,ould forget the next half hour. \
1 ct,er lay freshly opened upon the tai
n md Jack had commenced a letter to m
e lie had written my, Dear brother
$ he pen was yet in his hand and the IL
1 vas not dry, but he was forever beyol
G INV letters or words of mine.
d IT all happened years ago, but CIV
c lowI would give two years Of my life
lave asked Jacks forgiveness.