Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-03-07
CHAPTER TX
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A PLOT AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY.

the monument more lasting than brass,
ard scowled at it in dark and menac-
ing fashion.
1t was eleven o'clock, and that was a
very early hour for Lawrence to cease
/ studying; but he had less appetite for
/ study on this night than any other that
| he could remember. The truth is that
he had reached crisis which usually
comes much later in the college
/ life of a thoughtful man, that period,
/ to put 1t plainly, when he first
/ realizes that he does not know as
much as a COW. The information of a
COW, regarding that sphere of life to
which she is called, is apparently ex-
haustiye, and eminently satisfactory to
herself. She has learned to chew the
cnd, an operation which yields greater
contentment with less visible result,
than anything else in the world. To
the college professor is often granted
an almost identical blessing, but it is
different with the student He will
certainly feel, now and then, desire
to do more than chew the cud; he will
wish to swallow it. In other words,
he will desire to make an end of some
thing, not merely by laying it aside,
but,by getting the whole of it. And
he can't do it, in his line of life Not
one educated man in a thousand
really knows very much about the
alphabet. lie cannot give its full his
tory, nor suggest a truly valuable inn
provement upon it, nor even say it
backwards without making mistake
When the student finds that this is
true of everything which he had pre-
viously thought that he knew, he NAV
very naturally feel desire to turn to
some other pursuit in which the
triumphs are speedy and final lie
will find such pursuit right under
his nose. He Will see that the man
who makes a home run with the bases
full. exhausts the possibilities of'the
situation. so that anything which he
or anybody else may do Afterwards,
will be, at best, no more than repeti-
ton. And though the finest PLAYER in
the world may scarcely hope for SO
much glory as that. there are lesser
achievements which have the same
agreeable quality of completeness, and
are nearly sure to come.
Lawrence's thoughts took such a
course as this while he sat scowling at
his book, and when he had reached tho |
point TO which the reader has been
brought, he lifted his gloomy eyes from
good old Horace and fixed them upon
Paddy O'Toole. The hour which was
early for Lawrence was,late for Paddy,
who was ordinarily asleep by ten The
sight of him at that moment would
naturally have led one to believe that |
the youth had been kept from his |
bed by a multitude of the most agree !
able thoughts. He sat in a big arm
chair with his head thrown back, and |
smiled at the ceiling.
What are you thinking about, Pat /
rick asked Lawrence
Nothing" answered Paddy. with
the utmost cheerfulness.
But, great heavens, man. Your /
mind couldn't have been an absolute /
blank"
Don't you fool yourself about my
mind, rejoined Paddy. 1t seems to [
worry you a big lot but it never I
bothers me any
You We're thinking Of something /
agreeable said Lawrence, positively.
''lonr face showed it.
Paddy rubbed his head doubtsully
Well, he admitted at last, II was
feeling pretty good"
II perceive the distinction" said /
Lawrence. The point is well taken l /
would like to feel better and think less /
myself. would like to change places /
with YOU Patrick 4
DO you mean that you'd like to play
ball27
well. if it comes q that, would
though that was only small part of
my thought On the matter
Paddy slowly and gently pitched an
imaginary ontcurve.
You can't" he said. 1t isn't in
you
..You might teach nue..
Not in a Thousand years, said Pad
dy, promptly
Il don't believe it. It is incredible
that you should know anything that
can't learn.
Paddy did not respond. The idea
failed 10 appeal to him. Lawrence
tried another line of approach.
lis there anything in my life, he
asked, that would make You wish to
change with me2"
YES, there is" responded PADDY
s.Yoa % to places that Id like to : J
to. You see all those girls any
time that you want to. say, they're a
great crew. They got hold Of me ont
on the field and ! never struck any
ching like it in my life. say, they just
| talked the ears off of me, and they can
| do it again any time they're ready. 1t
was great
You enjoyed their conversation"
"You bet! 1t was up to the limit.
But | didn't get a show. l couldn't
say anything but yes and no; and I'm
telling you there were times when it
was all l could 90 to get in as many
words as that They talked most all
the time themselves"
II can readily believe it."
II had things to say, though. I'm
no dummy wanted to tell the girl