The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-20
The collegeo 60 Anchor.

~I's awfully good Is SEE you, oid leI,
low said Hal Seymour, as h met lis
twelve year old cousin: Alan Tracy, At
the station one morning in Jme 4
feared you would not be able 10 lear
yourself away from the farm. But il
I win take more than your two weeks va
cation to see what we've got 70 show
youH
q think So" said Alan, as he looked
about him on the l,naeeustomed sights
Of the hustling city Of which he had
heard so much.
The two weeks came swiftly to a close,
every hour filled with enjoyment. The
night before returning home, dinner
party was given in his honor.
A cousin whom YOU have not met is
coming Hal announced. Gle is Uncle
Georges son and a college boy, but he
never snnbs his younger relatives, and
he tells Jolly good stories. You can't
help liking him."
The college boy" proved to be all
and more than Hal had promised, and in
the half hour before dinner was an.
pounced, Alen's admiration had gone
out to him in the impulsiye manner of
a boy always ready for hero worship.
The table, dazzling with silver, rare
china, and cut glass and glowing with
bright flowers, was beautiful as well
as novel sight to eyes accustomed
only 10 plain living. Alan found himself
wishing that his family could afford
such lavish living, when suddenly his
eyes fell upon slender-stemmed, bright.
iy colored glass beside the goblet az
water at his place. II was as IL dead.
ly serpent had appeared, and HIS mind,
we'll stored with fact and precept as be.
comes the loyal Crusader, with a mighty
effort shook himself free from the en-
darkened as he tried to think OF the
right thing to do. He had no desire
to create q scene and surely not 10 can
barass his uncles family who had
showed him so much Kindness, but be
was determined to be true TO his colors
Conversation was flowing freely, and
the waiter WAS pouring wine for his
ncighbor. Alan quietly reached fol
ward and turned down his rlittcrina
glass. The waiter lowered over him
moment and then passed on, while no
one seemed TO have noticed the small
incident Alan's flushed face, however.
indicated what it had cost him 10 do
the unusual thing, ana the modest boy
felt for d moment That the ewes Of alil
the company we're turned upon him. 1t |
WIS., di1icHlt 20 partake Of The delicaeies
before him. He gradually relaxed into
easc, but as he turned to reply 10 Hal. |
who, seated next 20 him, had whispered. /
'Yon ought TO taste this wine us 10
sweet lie was startled 70 heas The /
clear tones Of his admired cousin, TIE
collene boy, ring outs
well, do you know | have been halt |
ing between twD opinions for long time /
whether TO take the pledge of total /
abstincnce OF not ] know II is best for
? hoy 1t college to have 4 strong anchor. I
but ! bad not made my decision until /
saw my uew-fohud cousin over there I
turn down his glass Just now when / I
lis courage. and IL is great /
the little shaver! --eXeuse me, Alan- +
why. know instantly what was tho
right thiag for me 70 do. ! enroll Sci
siac him
"snd il--~ Ana la Ana heartily 4
called ont other Youthful voices.
Mans eyes, sparNliun. though misty.
betrayed his gratitude and happiness.
ini though ihe tactfHl youth laid DO
more, and the guy company passed 81 Il
lightly over u was the happicst hour
lic county boy bad ever known.
Evanston. IN.