The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-14

| the lines"
| Pardon me-" said the boy. Mr..
| Darrel. my friend Richard Kent
/ ..Of the academy 90 said Darrell as he
| held to the hand of Kent.
| .Of the academy" said Trove
"An', / make no doubt, o. good hope
| the tinker added. Let me stop one o.
the clocks, so may not forget the hour
| o. meeting a new friend"
Darrell crossed the room and stopped
pendulum.
HE would like to join this night
school of ours" Trove answered.
would he?" said the tinker well,
it is one o. hard lessons When We
come t. multiply love by experience,
an subtract vanity an add peace, an
square the remainder, an then divide
by the number O. days in thy life, it
is a mighty problem, an the result
may be much or little, an We reach
it,
He paused a moment thoughtfully
putting the smoke.
"Not in this term o school, he added
impressively.
All were client little time
where have you been?' Trove in
quired presently.
Home" said the old man.
There was a puzzled look on Trove's
face.
Homer" he repeated with a voice of
inquiry.
II have, sor," the clock tinker went
on. This poor shelter is not me home
It's only for night now an then. I've
grand house an many servants an
garden, sor, where there be flowers
lovely fiowers-an' sunlight an noble
music Believe me, boy. it's enough to
make one think O. heaven"
Il did not know of it, said Troye.
Know we not there is a country in
easy reach of us with fair fields an
proud cities an many people an all
delights, boy, all delights? There /
hope thou shalt found a city myself
an build it well so nothing shall over
throw it-fire, nor flood, nor the slow
siege O. years"
where ~ Trove inquired eagerly.
In the Blessed Isles. boy. in the
Blessed Isles. Imagine the infinite sea
O. time that is behind us. Stand high
an look back over its dead level. King
an empire an all their striving multi
tudes are sunk in the mighty deep. But
thou shalt see rising out of it the
Blessed Isles of imagination. Green
forever green are they-and scattered
far into the dim distance. Look. There
is the city o Shakespeare-Nor
towers an battlements an gothic
arches looming above the sea. Go there
an look at the people as they come an
go. Mingle with them an find good
hearted folk a-plenty,
an God knows l love the merry heart
ed. Talk with them, an they will teach
thee wisdom. Hard by is the Isle of |
Milton, an beyond are many. 1t would |
take thee years to visit them. All, sor,
half me time l live in the Blessed I
Isles"
Lets go to the Isle O. Milton" Trove |
suggested.
"Well, go to one O. the clocks there
en- set it back" said the tinker.
How much:' Trove inquired, with /
a puzzled look.
well, matter O. 200 years. said /
Darrell. who was now turning the I
leaves. List We. boy. We're up to the
shore an hard by the city gates. How
sweet the air o. this enchinted isle!
"And west winds with musky wing
Down the cedarn alleys fling
Nard and cassia' s balny smells"
He quoted thoughtfully. turning the
leaves; then he read the shorter poems,
q score OF them, his voice sounding the
noble music of the lines. 1t was reve-
iaticn for those raw youths and led
them high. They forgot the passing of
the hours and till near midnight We're
IS those gone to 4 strange country, and
they long remembered that night with
Darrell of the Blessed Isles.