St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-06-28
A Noble Student.

I remember in college % companion
whom none of us could quite under,
stand. He was not diffident, and yes
he never made 2 confidant of any of us.
He was all alone, but he always seemed
cheerful. He never joined any baseball
or cricket clubs; never spent any money
on himself or on others; yet we all felt;
he could not be mean. He never has9
any thing to do with the others on ex-
cursions or visits We were sure th
it wasn't his studies alone which kep2
him so busy. Whenever any OF us Went
to his room it was locked, and we had.
to wait a while till some preparations
were made to receive us. What did il
all mean? No one could tell.
Term after term went by, and Harold
Robertson was as much of q sphinx rs.
ever. Some of the fellows tried to climb
up to his window, but the inside shut
tiers were always closed, and it was a
hard thing to climb up trellis and 81
llghtning-rod. A Sophomore once h5tt
himself under his bed, but an irrepres-
sible sneeze betrayed him.
In this way it went on until the lasE-
term of the Senior year. Then the nlys
terry was solved. Robertson, all those
days, had been writing for magazines
and copying legal documents, and had
regular correspondence with a weekly
newspaper. lie had done all this extra
work to earn money enough to send g.
younger brother to college. The broth
er desired to be educated, but the father
could only manage, by hard efforts, 10
support his Oldest son in college, Hgr-
old found out on bis first visit hoEng
what terrible disappointment it WIS
to his younger brother, that, instead Of
entering college, he would have to e1a-
ter country Store. The noble student
never rested until, by his own exertiona
and self-denial, he had laid by 1n0ney
enough in the bank to pay for his youngs
Ell brothers tuition.
The way we found it out was that, 1R
some mistake, one of his articles APP
peared in review with his name Mt.
tached to it. This told the story. He
was not blanketed and crowned ana
presented with the wooden spoon, as
being the most popular man in class,
but he stood with his classmates, head
and shoulders above them all, as noble
specimen of moral heroism. His Iif8
and influence never were forgo*tsEa-,
Though he sank into an early grave.
just as he was beginning brilliant pro
fessionial career, yet he still lives in the
memories of those who knew him best
and in the finished education of his
brother, whom he lifted into power
One of two lives is open to our choice
We can live for self, and have our own
wishes gratified, or we can live for
others and, forgetful of self, be happy
in their happiness. It is the very spirit
of Christ the Master to be among QUIZ
brethren as one that serveth.
How true are Bonar's lines:
81 need not be missed. If my life has basK
bearing,
As its summer and autumn move siieyst1y
on,
The bloom and the fruit and the seed ee MS
shall still be remembered by what anya.
done.
:" need not be missed. If another succeed me
To reap down those 1ields which In spring
He who ploWed and who sowed is not missed
by the reaper;
He is only remembered by what he dEs
done.
:" Not myself but the words that in life hays
Not myself, but the seeds that in life
Shall pass on to ages: all about mo for.
Save the truth have spoken, the thinesH
have done.
Req. w W. Nes0toa, in YOUTHS Gps's-