The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-12
THE NEWS And OBSERVER SUNDAY MoRNING ArRL =,

Davidson Per bee r. Jolly good fsl
ot and There are hose rs ho dare tn
uE ihHt the Doctor joined in with
much gustn. hut IN these day ra mans
reputation safe
bouaIe Wia not able 10 So much,
bout be aid more than could have been
Eperted he called them his luddies
for Che last time and thanked them
For De Kindness they were doing their
old master There was not am honor
any one 81 them had won, from a prize
ln the junior humanity 10 the last de-
gree DE aouId mention Before sjt-
trg down be said they all missed
George Howe that day. aud that Mar.
get bis mother had sent her greetings
30 lbo scholars
Then they went 10 the kirk where
DrHmtochty was waiting. and as Dom
sic came IN with his family the people
rose, and would have cheered had they
/ been elsewhere and some one had led
The Doctor went into the precputOr's
1esks and gave out the huudredth
psalm, which lis ever sung on great
days and can never be sung dry After
which one Of the 80 thanked the All
mighty for all pure knowledge. all
good books, an faithful teachers, and
bcs0ught peace and joy for ''our dear
master in the evening OF his days"
It was the Professor who read the
address from the scholars, and this
was the last paragraph:
FINALLY, we assure YOU that none of
as can ever forget the parish school
oil ilrumtOchty or fail 70 hold in ten
der remembrance the master who first
opened 10 us the way OF knowledge
and taught us the love thereof
We are. so long as we live
Your grateful and affectionate
SCHOLARS"
vow, Drlmsheugh,' said the Doc
tor, aHd that worthy man made the
great speech Of his life, expressing the
respect Of the Glen for Domsie. assign
ing the glory of a great idea to Jamie
Soutar, relating its triumphant ac-
compliShment, describing the jamie
son Bursary, and declaring that while
the parish lasted there would be
Jameson scholar to the honor Of Dom
sizes work. For a while Domsie's voice
was very shal{y when he was speaking
about himself, but afterwards it grew
strong and began to vibrate, as he
implored the new genration TO claim
their birthplace Of learning and to re-
AAt' 4ti''t AitftL tAtE l1sgJ4f@HL par IEN&l
though it have but bare fields and hum
BILE homes, can yet turn out scholars
to be a strength and credit to the com
mouWealth."
The Professor saw DOmsie home. and
noticed that he was shaking and did
not wish to speak He said goodbye
at the old schoolhouse, and-Ross caught
him repeating to himself:
Eheu fugaces, Postume Postume
Labuntur ami.
but he seemed very content
Ross rose at daybreak next morning
and wandered down to the school
house, recalling at every step his boy
hood and early struggles, the goodness
Of DomSie and his life Of sacrifice. The
clearing looked very peaceful, and the
sun touched with beauty the old
Weather-beaten building which would
soon be deserted for ever. He pushed
the door open, and started to see Dom
sic seated at the well-kuo~n desk, and
ia his right hand firmly clasped the
scholars address. His spectacles were
on his forehead, his eyes were open /
ard Ross recognized the look upon his /
face It came like fash when a diff |
fcult passage had at last yielded up its I
hidden treasure. and Ross knew that
DomSie vas satisfied.