The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-03
VA, TUESDAY, JULY 3. 1900
With wonder watch them rise
From underneath the skies
Where stay no griefs.


Whom sad ones hid as dead,
Bend DER the gate,
Aud wake welcome song
70 break their waiting long,
No more 90 wait.
BIT no funerals can long arrest the
onward h1w Of human life and interest.
There on the heights IN few days oil
has settled into its regular run of study
and recreation, and soon the young were
glad and gay sRain. But Chamberlain
was not gly. lie had lost brother and
mere than d brother And deeper
grief was at his heart He had learned
from Annie herself that the object Of
her love was a youth Of her early girl
hood days. who was still to her the ore
In oil the world. And now she was
radlanily happy because she was poor
like him. They were working for
apart, hoping for the wedding-day. On
learning this Chamberlain lost hope,
aud did not avow his love, ard, ia .pile
Of his efforts, Delrose outralkad him
that year. One reason for tLls was tie
news that distracted Chamberlaiu s
mind during the examination week h.
fore Commencement it w's tn8t valu.
able deposits of coal and iron had been
discovered on some land held by Annies
father but under mortRsgo rrd about
TO be sold for debt As SOFA as Com.
mencement was over he went Soufh
with full authority 10 draw on his
father and make purchases O. 'nc limit
Of his patrimouy, which MS 10 he
1920. O00
lie found the lands already sold on his
lrrivol. excepting 800 acres Of compare.
lively worthless land. BY his own in.
yes'igations he found rich deposit
nearby that other searchers had over.
locked This land lay next to Mr.. Ma
son g Chamber, lain bought IL. lie also
bought O large amount Of land lying on
tie opposite side Of the Mason tract and
fairly good for farming He then per-
-uaded Mr. Mason 10 exchange his land
Tor the tract on which, as only Cham
berlain know, were the rich deposit',
by this exchange bringing his own farm
into better shape, and making Mason
wealthy again unawares. Returning
North. be sent prospeotor down to
search again for coal and iron, and gave
him such directions es led him to dis
cover the wealth lying under the tract
which had been transferred to Mr.. Ma.
son. And when the old gentleman Of.
fered TO deed il back TO him In exchange
for ordinary land, and next 10 share It's
great wealth with him, Mr. Chamber.
lain utterly refused When Annie
learned IL all she instantly OWNED the
motive to be love Of her, but could not
for that reason bring herself to thank
him. He was attentive, but avoided
all approach to an avowal. He held her
plighted troth to another too sacred to
be assaulted.
In his senior year she returned to COL
lege She seemed to be as happy as
ever and Chamberlain was again forg.
iDg ahead in his class. He was keeping
in mind to be as noble as was Bolivar.
But not long after the opening Of the
session Annie was absent from her
classes for three days. He learned on
inquiry that she was staying, till she
should recover from threatened break.
down, with one of the widows Of Pres
byterian Home and School. This was
a singular institution as II had now be.
come. The mothers Of the orphans Of
Presby yteriau ministers lived each in her
own cottage in or near town, having
her children with her. The few chill
dren without mothers were placed in
the families that had mothers. Thus
the home life was preserved intact For
schooling these children had free tuition
like all other children in the public
schools Of the city, including the excel
lent high school. Those who showed
talent In any direction were admitted
into suitable departments Of the College
free of tuition, this right being secured
as a condition Of a part Of the large en-.
1owment. Other denominations were
following this example, so that it was
likely that soon each Of the leading de-
would have here Home
and School conducted on the same plan,
and, by g contribution on the part Of
the denomination to the endowment, So
cure of free tuition in the College as
we'll as in the city schools 1t was still
a debated question. some holding out
FOR denominational schools, especially
Tor ministers children but 1t was now
generally felt that ministers children
needed and deserved the same eduoesion
IS other children that their segrega.
Bion into q sort Of clerical monssteries
was not best for them after all that 1t
was better for the different denomina-
lions to unite their powers in making
The free schools and all endowed acad-
,mies and colleges thoroughly Chris
tan, teaching the Scriptures and the
common fundamentals Of the Christian
'aith, and leave distinctly secsarisn in.
to the home, the Sunday
Ichool and the theological seminaries;
that the safety Of any denominations
children lies in making the home and
,huroh efficient and thorough rather
han in operating distinctly denomina-
iional schools. or, as some put it, to Chris
iianize the home rather seotarianize the
Ichool. Be the theory as it may, now
hat the whole force Of the Christian
sentiment oflthe community was watch.
ng the schools, and demanding that