Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-23
CHAPTER III.

| ! am disposed to think that never before
did sincere friendship, one which was
lated to last unbroken for years, ripcn 80
quickly as that between Carriston and my
self As now look back find it hard to
associate him with any, even a brief, period
OF time subsequent to our meeting during
whicn he was not my bosom friend. l for
get whether our meeting at the same pic
turesque spot on the morning which fol-
lowed our Standardization was the result
Of accident or arrangement. Anyway, we
pent the day together, and that day was
the precursor of many passed in each others
society. Morning after morning we sailed
forth to do our lest to transfer the same bits
OF scenery TO our sketchlng blocks Even
ing after evening we returned to dine side
by side. and afterward to talk and smoke
together, indoors or out doors, as the tenn
perature advised or our wishes inclined
Great friends we soon became-insepar-
able as long a. my snort holiday lasted. 1t
was, perhap', peasant Tor each TO work IN
company with an amateur Ike himself. We
could ask each the others opinion OF the
merits Oh the WoiF u"he' ana leei happy at
| the hpproNh uuly giFth. An arllst stand
ARD OF exceiiehce Is TOO hlSh Tor non-pro-
fessionai. men ne pra,sfs your work he
praises IL but as 'he work OF an outsider.
You ieei that snch communication damns
ana diSneartehs you.
however, ma Carfiston cared 10 do so,
ne might, thihk' nave fearieasiy submitted
| ms pronucuoh' 10 any CONSCIENTIOUS crihc-
his drawings We're imIneasurably more artis-
| tic ana po"erlui thah ihine. lie mad un-
| doubtedly great talent, anu was much sur
| prised 10 hnd that gooi as he was at land
seape, he was even better at the hgure. He
could WIN hrm, p1id hand' draw rapidly
| the most marvellous nhehesSes 30 SPIRITED
| anu true were some Oh the STUDIES ne showed
me that couii without hh,'ery ADVISE nm,
provided he couid iiniSh rs he began, to keep
entirety TO the hlgher branch OF the art. l
have now before me serle, oil outline faces
| drawn by him.-inany Oh tnem from mem-
| ory; ana as look at them the original OF
| each comes at once before my eyes.
From tine very hrst had 'bten much in
terested III the young man, and as day by
day went by ana the pecuiiarities OF his
| character We're revealed to me. my interest
grew deeper and deeper. f'atter myself
that am keen observer and skillful ana
lyst OF personal character and until now
fancied that to write description of its
component parts was an easy matter. Yet
now when am put to the proof find 1t no
simple task 10 convey IN words n proper idea
OF Charles Carristons mental organization.
afflicted by peculiarly sensitive nature.
Although strong, and apparently in good
health, the very changes OF tie weather
| seemed 10 Affect nm al most To the same ex-
tent as they ancct n0Wer. sweet as his
disposition always was, ths tone or Ills mind,
his spirits, his conversation, varied, as 1t
were, with the atmosphere. He was full Of
imagination and that Imagination, always
rich, was at times weird even grotesquely
weird Not for one moment did he
seem to doubt the stability of the wild
theories he started, or the possibility of the
poetical dreams he dreamed being realized.
de had his faults, oil course; he was hasty
and impulsive; indeed, 10 me one of the
greatest charms about the boy was that,
right or wrong, each wtri he spoke came
straight from bis heart.
So far Gs l could judge, the whole organi-
zation OF his mind was too highly strung,
too finely wrought, for everyday use A
note OF JOY. OF sorrow, even OF pity, vibrated
through 1t too strongly for his comfort or
well-being. AS yet 1t had not been called
upon to Lear the test of love; and fortu-
nateiy-l use the word advi4edly-fortu-
natey he was not, according to the usual
significance OF the word a religious man, or
should have thought 1t not unlikely that
some day he would TALL n victim to that re-
hgious mama SO wen known 10 my profes-
sional brethren, and have developed hystaria
or meiancholia. lie might even have fancied
himself messenger sent from heaven for
tne regeneration oil mankind. From natures
IKE Carristons are prophets made.
In snort, may say that my exhaustive
study OF my new friends character resulted
IN certain amount OF uneasihaSs as to his
iuture-an uneasiness not entirely free from
prolesSiona! CURIOSITY
Although the smile came readily and fre-
| quently to his lips, the general bent of his
disposition was sad, even despon lent aud
morbid And yet few young mems lives
| promised 70 be SO pleasant as Charles Carris-
tons
was rallyins him one day on his future
| rank and its responsibilities.
You VIII, OF course, be disgustingly
rlchF said
Carriston sighed. YES, IL ] live long
enough; but don't suppose shall"
| "Why in The world shouldn't yout You
| iooR pale ara thln, but are IN capital health.
Twelve long miles we have walked to-day
You never turhed hair"
Carriston made no reply lie seemed IN
| deep thought.
"Your friends ought to look after you and
| get you wife" l said.
II have no friends" he said sadly. 'No
| nearer relation than cousin good deal older
than am, who looks upon me as one who
was born to rob him OF what should be hisn
but by the law OF primogeniture, so
cred TO the upper ten thousand, he must
know You are entitled to it,"
"Yes; but for years and years was al