St. Landry democrat., 1886-07-03
Il want to see it, for all that" Phil

garthen: Though they are exiren
enough to shut out everything in tn
world. and can only be titly followed
when they succeed in doing that. Blu
| | took some duties in hand with YOU
Phil, and I'm afraid that neglected
| them. What do YOU know?'
Nothing" Phil answered.
You have had the run of the lib
rary, said Tre@arthen. land I have
seen YOU busy in it for years past"
ooh, books" said Phil; Il know the
! library pretty well by heart But
know nothing else Treearthen's lo0b
seemed to disconcert him here, and ne
began to walk about the room. l.,
want to 90 into the world. Arthur, anc
to mix with men and women'
TO catch the butterfly and rub al
the paint away?" returned Treearthcn.
''Do you think manly honor fine
fine thing, Phil? Do You think
womanly virtue a fine thing? |
have seen you at the poets, and |
have found here and there scrap of
your own verses Phil blushed like
fire. There is very little honor III the
world, Phil, there is very little virtue
You will find men and women mean
and stupid. and cruel and covardlv.
You will find that they all pretend to
worship lofty ideals which they trample
under foot. You will find them incred-
ulou> of everything by which thew pro-
fcsS to rule their lives, and bound BODY
and soul to every baseness they pretend
to despise. You had better stay with
me, Phil. can put a great purpose in
your hands, if you prove fit for it--per-
hapS a great power.
He checked himself there. and his
heart yearned q little. remem berino
that he had been happy before he had
learned his bitter lessons, and that no
man had >triven to dash his happiness
until the time came.
The prOverb is something mustv,"
he said. after turn or two about the
room: 80 If willful will to water, willful
must drink. What do you want in the
great world, Philip
The great world ITSELF" said Phil.
with an embarrassed laugh. II want to
see it, Arthur. | ant-perhaps, he
went on. cutting down at once to the
very core of his thought-"perhaps
you were unlucky. you know, Arthur.
and perhaps | may be luckier'
''Ah. my lad" said Tregarthen.
looking at him with genuine pity and
affection; ''all men think all men NOR
al but Themselves Your golden idols
urn ont clay! No. no. You waste
friendship on a fool or tire hope in
following a shadow. OF spend the gold |
If your heart to buy the leaden count |
IT, Of jade No. no. Not you. An
'ther man may. You can fancy that.
But not vOurself' He checked him
elf again, but this time with an almost /
bitterness. Was it of any F..
Use to preach the stale moral? None.
Go into the world. lad, if you will, if
-ou must, and God grant you find it
'etter place than it was when knew
Il am not leaving you, Arthur
aid the lad, with evident strong feel
ng. "But must do something. / must
It myself for life-mustn' I?''
81 suppose so, Phil" answered Ire
and there the conference end
d.
A week later came letter-a rarity
t Tregarthen. The searcher after the
Philosophers stone read it, and threw
over the table to Phil
You had better GO over to Gorbay."
: said, land order what YOU need.
on may start as soon as you are ready.
alhem was my tutor. and he is very
ood man as men GO
Phil read the letter, and found it
gned by one Robert Calhem, who ex-
reSsed his willingness to receive Mr..
regarthen's young friend" and do
$ best for him. Mr.. Calhem dated
ON Golden Square
What am | to do at Mr.. Calhem's.
rthur?" asked Phil.
You will find him very good
ZACH, if you care to study said Ire
lrthen. 'If YOU don't care to study,
III will find him reasonable Mentor ,
more important matters than mere {
ok learning. You had better 90 over ,
Gorbay." I
Phil started for Gorbay with any, I
ing but his common feeling of elias t
ity Tregarthen's views of the V
'rld might be true after all. and it +
Is evident that he was sorry for Phil, ]
d in his own mind prophesied woes T
him. But at seventeen such reflec- r
ms as those with which Tregarthen
d bothered the lad Were not likely to 2
ger long, and in effect he made his t
operations and started on his town 2
I'D journey with a heart full of nope. t
Town was delightful. Mr.. CaIhem C
S passably agreeably, the theaters Fl
re source Of such wonder and de- o
ht as Phil in his brightest dreams p
! never bargained for. Tregarthen I
/ stipulated that he should have il
elk or two of properly regulated O
edom; and when Phil came to the b
| o. bis tethel. he oloctnd To uo,.I- =.