Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-09-04

lowest klnd ue even ppusnt tnc Ipfny
novelette, and read that with interest II
he came 90 n passage which contained q
thought or . reflection, he passed 10
over. lie hal ceased 90 think. lie no
longer even troubled himself about los
ing the power of thought
Another thing came upon him-not
suddenly. but gradually, 20 that he was
not alarmed at IT, He began to cars no
longer about the games of which ho had
formerly b.cn ~ fond Billiards. rack.
cts. cards. all require, you sec, a cer'
tain amount ~ reasoning. of quick In
ielligcnoc and rapid action This unfor.
tunaie young man hal no rapidity ~
intelligence left lie was too stupid TO
play games lie became too stupid even
a. row.
iIc ceased 20 H. drramer. AL his
dreams were gono He ccased Co make
music ai the piano lie erased TO sing.
He could neither play nor sing-thoso
things gave him no pleasure He cca-ed.
In short. 60 take interest In anything.
oroi for nothing and hoped for nothing.
In hall the two In Que at now with the
reading 1T Their talk was all II books
and subjects" and ~ forth The Intel.
lectual Half held his own with IN. rcst
may. he became q person 90 b. consid'
cred II was remarked. however. that
any who met Chailicc out walking
found him dull and stupid beyond ls-
lief This was put down to preoccupa.
ton. Tho man was full of his work.
He wa. mciiiating. they said His brain
was working all the while. lic was
making up for Lost time
In the evening the lazy half sat In an
easy chair and took tobacco. while the
other half worked AZ II the industri.
ous half disappeared; then the whole
went to hst
They seldom spoke except when In
dus,ry had more orders IA give IL was
no longer advice az suggestion. Or y
wish. or % prayer II Was AN order. In
dolcncc was q servant. You took moro
wins than 1. g,,-l Tor me at dinner to-
day." said Industry. Restrict yourself
,o pint of clarv,, and that u the light.
es,. fur the future" Or: You arr not
taking exercise enough IL you have no
longer brain powcr enough even for tho
sliding seat. walk-walk fast--go out
to the top ~ the Cog. and hack again.
I want all my energies" once lndo.
lcncc caught y cold II was month l-'
fore the May examinations The wrath
and rvproachcs ~ Industry. compelled
to give mp whole day 30 nursing that
cold. wcrc very hard 10 hoar. Yet lndo-
lencc cOuld not resist He could not
even rcmonstrate lie was now q mcrc
slave
When the examinations came. 10 was
nc,~sary to observe precautions of a
rycrc kind To begin with. lndolenoc
hal 10 gct up at and go for an hour.
run for the better bracing ~ the nerves
H. hal "a stay hidden indoors all day.
while his ambitious twin at In the hall
flooring papers lie hal to give mp to-
bacco in order to keep the other halls
head clear. "COuragc. said Intellect
~ day NJ two mUr,, and you shall
plunge again into the sensuality % your
pip. and your l-cr lIcayens' When ]
look nj YOU and think u what ! was be-
oomingl'
Industry ~, scholanhip Intellect
got n university medal Ambition ro'
ccivod the congratulations % the tutor
"iIow long" Asked the Animal. lis
thi. kind ~ thing going to continuef'
''liow long, Doyou suppo-s, replied
the other half. that I have given mp
my amhitiOni Remember what you aid
two years agu You were younger then
YOu would sweep the boar,l You would
ruw In the university boat You would
play Ina the eleven You would b. q
leader in all. ALL You would then take
up with somcthing-you knew not what
and you would step to the frunt You
rvmembCrl"
"a droam--a dream was younger
then.
"No longer q dream. II IL q settled
purpose Hear me am going to b. u
statesman I shall play the highest
game % all I shall 90 into the house
I shall rise--slowly at fpt but stead.
lily"
"And II"
"You arc a log tied To my heel. but
you shall b. an obcdicnt log. Il you
were not
Incidence shiyor,d and crouched.
cam thon--all my lifc-to be your
seryanty"
"your lifel No. my life" The two
si at each other. "silenoe, logi
i; ~. WORK. "
''l saall not IL silent" cried Indo-
lencc. rcusci 10 momontary self a>s,r.
ton II have no enjoyment left in
life You have taken all-all"--
You have left what you loved best
Of all-your sloth Lie down aud take
your rest Why. you do nothing all
day. A stalled or l. not morc lazy.
You can eat and drink and take exercise
aud sleep What more for such as you
has life 20 give, You arc now an AMI
NAL Ny half has absorbed all the In
tellcctual part of you. Lie down. ] say
lie down and let me work"
The Animal could cot lie down Ho
was r,>tlcss He walked about tho room.
He was discon,ented He was jealous
The other half he saw plainly was get
ting the better share of things That
half was admired and envied. by aoci.
dent as Inc paced the room he looked In
the glass. and he started. for his face had
grown heavy. There was bovine look
about the cheeks. The eyes were dull.
the mouth full Then the other half
ro-e and Stool beside him Together
they looked at their own faces 'Ha"
crici Ambition. well satisfied ut the con.
trast. at works already. Mine IL tho
face intended for me Yours Is the face
into which this degenerate mold might
sink; mine contains the soul. yours the
animal You have got what you wanted.
sloth. Your dreams are gone from you
have got them. though. and am turn
ing them into action AZ time goes ON
your face will become more bovine, your
eyes duller. What will DO the endi'
His brow darkened- IL don't know. We
are like the Siamese twins"
zone Of them took 10 drink" mur.
INJURED the inferior half. "what II !
were 90 follow his examplei"
"You will not You do not darel"
}ut his blanchcl face ahowed his terror