The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-02-15

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One morning when I entered the class
room. on whose shelves among the dusty
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now. / found Monsieur G;son before the
table, apparently jo.t.Lg down hero
gIyphics in d small notebook and with a
pile u new looking c,ass books before
him
rs be an Egyptian scholar, too?' l
askal myself as | laid ny copy Of "Iphi-
gene upqn the table
He looked up in some confusion. then
rose d9.ted his cap and said: "Mademoi-
+ se.le fads me a. ny studies this morning
l am learning stenocraphy."
"Somett.ag harder than French: l in
quirel
"Oh, not 50 very difficult. l have been
not always 50 easy to get French and
Spanish scholars. and il does not pay
very well. then. Now. this steno.raphy
pays very we'll. they tell ne. and many
the thin: 70 learn. you know Now. in a
few more weeks. when | shall know il
better. perhaps l shall be able to form q
class and teach it,
He did not look al me as he thus laid
bare this perious ambition Of his. but
straightened himself proudly in his chair
and began 10 search for the second scene
OF the ,hird act in "Iphigenie." Monsieur
I Gi-on might he given to the weakness Of
I the repetition Of his sentiments on mat
tiers in general. but this was the first time
in our acquaintance that he had ever al
lowed me TO catch glimpse of his real
I circumstances. This had happened by
I inadvertence now. for l had come in
some minutes before my hour. Otherwise
his books would have been on the shelf
| and he waiting to receive me, wearing an
| air of having nothing in this world TO do
! but devote his mind to commentaries on
| Racine's verses.
/ He already was regretting his flow Of
confidence. | could tell it By the way in
| which he began 70 stiffen in expression
1 and attitude. Poor Monsieur Gigon, He
had that unhappy gift Of picturing him
self as others saw him and he fancied
now that was calling him an old fool in
AA' 49, a. Using Hs se4A A4sHl44y
over the thought that he was trying TO
learn stenography at his age, much less
teach class.
But l was not thinking quite that 1t
dld occur 70 me that there was not much
| prospect Oh ms beng able TO form ste
biography class with so many quicker and
| younger rivals IN the field. but my mind
was mostly hlled with admiration at the
/ persistent determination OF this feeble
! palsled Ola man. 1t Is true that there
was positively nothing practical in this
! great etort he was making-the gods
alas endow so few OF US with practicality
but II was such pitifully heroic
/ struggle toward gaming the life, as he
Z would express It, that 1t took ones breath
I away to THINK Of It, much as If it had
been the twelve laoors Of Hercules.
An. the Greeks were brave people,
ne sald at length indicating to me the