The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-06-18
Special Cor. srArE CnRoNlc1rL

A North Caroiinian Who Has Done
Honor to His State.
Special Cor. STATE CHRoNICLEl
CHArE1 HUI June Is. 'e6 I have a
httle story To tell you, and You must give
he room, as uncle Remu> says, let me
make II as dramatic As possible
In the winter of 20 so, one Of our col
lege boys lay very i'll in the top most story
of the ''old West end" cooking down
upon the chapel. His good mother had
come 10 nurse him friends and ply sicians
stood round, anxious, and almost despair
ing. y young man of blameless charac-
ter. of excellent promise, and "A hard stu
dent; IN fact the illness was attributable
To excessive application TO his books.
y students room AT best Is forlorn
looking place, but in sickness, terribly So
\ collegian has no carpet, no rug, no ta-
blecover. His faded calico window-cur-
tains are usually tied up in knots, the
sun streaming III remorSeleSSly. The
wood box aud chips are not ornamental
The wash stand the worn and ragged text
books, the bed and its furnishing are of
the least luxurious description.
| was in this sick room several times
and noticed that the poor young fellow
who lay there gasping for life had "A flour
lshng geranlum on the windows How
much better it spoke for his tastes than a
red and yellow lithograph of some ballet
dancer, need not say. | imagined his
mother taking that geranium home with
her, and watering it with her tears for
did not believe her boy would live.
But he did. The turn for life was at
trbuted to some French brandy sent by
Mrs. President Battle, who has felicitated
herself ever since that she had it to send.
IlE tt,,,, l.
and he returned to the University and
graduated with honor IN 81. Next we
heard that he had gone to Europe to pur-
sue his studies, especially devoting him
self to the Greek language. He was in at
German University. He was in Paris,
and lastly we heard of him in 81 studying
at Athens
Now comes the pleasant signal to my
story Last week | received from Coffin
gen q small parcel, a book and "A letter
This is the letter:
ROHNswEG, 3 A, GoTTINGEN,
Germany, May %, 1886.
DEAR MRS. s.:
By to days mail | take the privilege Of
sending you copy of a small book of
mine, which has recently been published
And it is with the greatest pleasure that
| do so, knowing the nObleness of heart,
and that you are a true friend of the Uni
versity, and one who would not despise an
humble export of one of her sons. | hope
it will arrive in due time, and in good
condition. With the highest respect, /
remain yours,
JNo. EVERETT BRADY.
This was our sick student of 70 80.
Mr.. CHRONICLE, turned over this most
welcome and unexpected addition TO my
library with great delight.
What mattered it for the moment that
! could not read a word of it. None the
less | was proud and pleased. Here is
the title, which anybody may read who
likes
''Die Sautveranderungen der neugrie-
chischen Volkssprache und Cialekte mach
ihrer Entwickelung aus dem Altgriechis-
chen dargestellt Won John Everett Brady,
University N. c., 81. Gottingen Druct-
der Unr Bushdrusoerei Won Z. A. Huth,
1886
| And this is the dedication
Dem Hon. Kemp p. Battle, Ii. d.
| North Carolina, Reporderer de Wissens-
| chaft und Bildung un Staate, ais Zeicken
trefer Verchrung.
Gewidmet,
DER VERFAsSER."
| turned over the pages. 1t was Ger
man, it was Greek-it was a sealed book
! 10 me. nat cOulu 90 WIFI SuCn
word as ungeschlechtlich. What sense
is there in Neutrality-suspicious. ~
| Nevertheless l was highly delighted
with my new book. 1t lifted me up
stirred both memory and imagination. II
was not long, of couIse, before | had in
voked the aid Of those who knew, to dis
cipher for me the preface from which
learn that my book is a treatise on the
phonetics of the modern Greek tongue as
compared with that in which Homer sung
and Phato reasoned. Prof Winston tells
me it is a scholarly and elegant witness
to the value of Mr. Brady's studies. II
marks the dawn Of a new era in North
Carolina brain work. President Battle
may be proud of the Dedication. 1t is the
first fruits of his harvest, a compliment
well deserved in the first place, highly sig
nificant in the second. We shall see more
Of such fruits.
This Is our own, our very own. A Nortf
Carolinian has done this honor to thu
University, which nrst inspired and dircc
ted his ;rdor in the kingdom of Letters
His efforts reflect honor upon us all, ant
we must not be slow to express our thank
and congratulations.
SO far, so good. What else North Car
olina can do to forward and encourag
this growth of her own planting, let now
be done. She cannot afford to overlOol
it. &. Z, S.