The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-16
~ CARRIES BATrKih LOOMS.

m the vest il a quiet country chuFchyard
of the sort that little Nell and her grand
father fingered in. Kings have
feycticns in the picturesque church That
.,ands in il have attended devotions and
IN, n zone out to perpetrate some form Of
inouity belo, cd II kings from time inn
memcr nj.
Half a century ago there lived in the
y.uage in which this church and church,
ward lie a man. his wife and their son.
II seems that this man was a great sue
ccss in rlaying the brute, and toward his
wife he was a veritsble Bluebeard. only
instead Of ~forbiGd.ng her to enter a certain
room he would lock her up in it for weeks
At a t,mH,
When this allied on him he would abuse
The boy, knowing that the mothers heart
was centred u7cn the little fellow.
One dsv il occurred to him that il he
cont the hoy away to boarding school the
mother would be tortured all the while and
the boy would also sun er, as he was OF an
aN~eCtionate disposition and loved the only
tarent who was good to him.
Pv a refinement of cruelty the boy was
scnt to France, where he was absolutely
without friends. His nine years in this
world had not suficed to make him indie
endent Of a mothers care, and IL IL To be
presumed that amonR rough French boys
he suffered as much as his mother did at
home.
After a few months OF assiduous study,
in which the boy reflected credit on himself
and the school, he fell i'll Of typhus and
never returned to England, dying while
yet under 10.
But mark the CONCLUSION Of the whole
matter and see how death will soften a
mans nature.
Here is the INSCRIPTION that the boys
sfond" father caused to be carved on the
monument that already marked the grave
Of his ancestors.
This marble is sacred to the memory Of
Charles -, a youth of great promise,
who an only son was ~deservedly beloved
Ivy his parents; to wit, George and Mar
garet -.
A too early fate snatched him out Of
this life when not born quite ten years.
He was one OF the students in the col
Iege Of Bou logne-sur-mer In France, where
he eminently distinguished himself in his
studies and endeared himself to his fellow
ColIegians.
He died the sth day Of the month Of June,
1869, oppressed by a deadly fever.
His relicks, not his soul, are buried In
the vault Of Charles -, his ancestor out
side the church.
Charlie is not dead-the darli ng Is o
gone to school where he will learn forever
goodness.
A school that his IA Their had never at
$500 Ma ~ 49, - tho OOat ~ n faw
shillInEs paid to q stonecutter a reputation
for piety and paternal love Is established
among those who read and run and who fail
10 get the local estimate Of the fathers
character. One wonders whether the father
hoped to wipe put a lifetime OF III treatment
by this tardy recognition OF his boys low
ableness or whether he was merely q mon
umental" hypocrite, carving his hypocrisy
en- enduring stone.
Jesus himself IL his father, brother and
Rest guide. Christ rules the blessed In
heaven by love alone
Isn't il blasphemous when You know the
facts Of the treatment Of Charlie" and his
mother by the old reprobate who worded
Theses sa ntly sentiments?
THE guardian angel holds his tender
hands. Death has not X him. He
vhom we say is snatched away by gloomy
Fate still lives ever freed from pollution's
ttsin.'
Under the circumstanoes-slusb'
And now comes a parental pride that
sounds genuine. 1 think the father meant
al this although few parents are 30 COLO
uuiaI on u~nsympathetic marble.
The PRINCIPAL OF the college has declared
that Charlie has left at the college the ne
membrance Of a great intelligence and an
excellent heart"
This last a legacy from his mother:
The principal wished and advised that
the memory OF a youth 40 excellent and in
gcnuous be especially kept in remem-
brancc.'
Where did the old reprobate get his quaint
language? Il doesn't sound q bit like 1870
when Champagne Charlie and Walking
Down Broadway" and -Shoo Fly we're all
the rage. But to return to the tomb.
The weeping, heavily afflicted father has
taken care that this monument be inscribed
IOr words to that effect. My copy is here
ilsEibiel;
.Chariie was born 7ath June, 1859.
Died OF typhus and be learned to speak
French In seven months huently.'
Inat = Renulno hBnh' H
was a bright lad and | wish he had lived
Perhaps II he had gone home with his new
accomplishments, escaping typhus, old
George might have shown him some ante
mortem fondness and made his mother
happy. They say that love will take root
in the oldest places.
But this that follows Is a notable example
Of Notwithstanding:
He possessed a noble mind and loved
t~ruthfulness.
Indeed, his father ever abominating
guile this In old English charactersl taught
h~im;Bincerity.
He intended, God willing, when he had
ended his education in France that he should
consecutIvely enter universities in Germany
and Italy, and then II he pleased should
take q degree in an English university but,
alas! his fathers hopes have been suddenly
blasted.
The afiiction IL as appalling as any ever
recorded in history"
That sounds like q big boast but It might
eEsiIy be true. Each heart must measure
the magnitude OF a calamity for itself. And
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