Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-07-26

at the very time they are vauuting
themselves for their courage also
saves the world many an uucanns
sight and sympathetic twinge.
Thus, living in suite Of rooms by
himself, With Philip as his almost
constant attendant, he went through
college and was graduated the quarter
back OF the varsity football eleven.
the winner OF the De Forest prize
Grafton and member OF the High
street senior society. He had given
particular attention to diScipi ming his
mind to retain names aud faces in
this new world. 1t was said of him
by his class historian on presentation
day that he could recite the COLLEGE
catalogue, forward or backward "
When the same class worthy-chosen
not always for his veraCity, TO be
sure added that he could call Off the
captions of Porter'S Human Intel.
lerL' he SIMPLY gave IA new form
or the standing Jest as to Longs fond
ness for psychology Earnestly did
he hope that The might revive but a
single isolated portion, one sole and
Separ"t" act or state, when his per
SpectiHe power was yet rudimcntal, to
give him clcw by which to thread
his way through the entangled maze.
I'LL he reached the simple elements
wltA which he began: or returning
upon his steps, could combine these
nd -
accretion and growth"
Comfortcd by his studies and re.
searches, his mind sound in sound
BODY, confidence had crowded ont
dread for the future when he left the
university halls Like his fellow.
bachelors of art, before or since. he
felt that the world was awaiting his
coE4uering power. He chose medicine
FOR his calling, for which he resolved
to begin special preparation with
course III the foreign universities
1t may be that his parents were not
lmhued with his assurance when they
decided upon the second winter of his
stay abroad for a visit to him ana Il
"TRIP TO Italy together. Finding, how
ever, that the only trace of the old
fear in his life was the religious man
ncr in which he preserved his written
record Of persons, objects and events
which like the religion of many an
other was largely maitland coming
more and more under the spell of his
increasing cheerfulneSS, they soon
be and were giving themselves up
more TO the enjoyment of what was.
With February came an invitation for
them to b" the guests of the AmeN-
can minister at Vienna, who WAS "A
personal friend of Mr.. Longs, during
the festival which was TO be- held
there the last two weeks of the month.
Perhaps the mother alone gave more
than passing thought to the month
and the year Cold reasoning does
not always have full sway in the
mind.
They would have reached the Aus
tran capital on the evening of the
9th il Mr.. Long had not insisted on
stopping over an extra day at Venice. |
As II was, they had before them a |
run of but few hours the morning
Of the 10th. The gray OF dawn. So
much colder in a foreign lana was
Just appearing when their train struck ,
A broken rail. There was rough
ioltng, IL crash, a kissing of steam,
A babel of cries. Mr.. and Mrs. Long
never awoke from their sleep. When .
DeloS was dragged out, his body at .
irst was laid under the same coarse |
cloth covering with theirs, but when ,
A few hours later they were being
-arred away in village carts pass
nE surgeon, attracted by the demo-.
Of Philip Gray, thought he
discovered faint sign in the bruised
body Of the young man.
Weeks of patient nursing on the
part of Philip and the best medical
skill Europe could afford secured what
seemed a resurrection. Apathy,
tmouhL ing almost TO a determine ton
o die, was not the least OF the I'M
oward symptoms they were called
lpon to master. And then, OF all that
'ast number of friends, two persons
llone remained fixed in his memory
They were his father and his mother.
philip himself was as stranger.
For four years Long travelled to all
,arts Of the world, carefully avoiding
making acquaintance and struggling
nanfully with the oppression from
which there seemed no escape. Either
he mental strength Of his college
ays was slow IN returning or, most
likely, the task il had 10 conquer was
1ore stubborn. The first fruits OF it's
ictory was 10 be found in Il yielding
0 ali INCLINATION to return to his ma.
i've New England. There, he i'm
gined, he might establish for himself
sort of monastery where he could
eep in touch with the world, In itself
D dearly loved, and at the same time
old 1t at a safe distance.
II he could but pluck UP the cour-
&c, ne felt that among old assocfa-
Ons he might yet tind that "clew
nth which TO thread his way through !