The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-02-21

tst fessional services have ever
been employed. not merely because
was young and exuberantly enthusiasts
tic, but for the additional reason that
II presented features which even now,
when any hair Is turning gray, invest
II with a fascination flor me, peculiar
u Its own.
The first alleged culprit In whose be-
half | ever appeared as an advocate
was valned-in fact, my dearest
personal friend. Let me conceal his
identity by giving him a name as diff
ferent from his 0wn as anything that
can imagine; let NE call him Jack
Scarborough.
Jack and had many points OF sym
patty. yet there vas between us suf-
ficient diversity Of opinion and taste
10 prevent that monotoIous agreement
d which so often readers nominal friend
ship wearisome IL not positively bane-
full. In my youngerdays was fonder
OF gayety than could be expected of
an old man who walks with d cane
\ Perhaps | was ut times even Inclined
toward recklessness. Jack was far
from being pharisaical. yet his sounder
common sense not infrequentiy acted
az corrective to my caprice 10y rolis-
Ing my better Judgment. Dear old
4 Jack. How I wish But perhaps I
had better tell the story In my own
prosaic way.
q have said that our tastes were not
In absolute accord. My friend was In
terested In several branches Of re.
search which seemed 10 me to be an
utter WEAKNESS not only 10 the desh.
but TO the intellect rs we'll On the
other hand. I could never indnce him
to listen 10 the simplest legal nrgn-
ment without yawning. Chief amoHT
This various hobbies was numismatIcs.
Now. although from my youth nv"
have ever taken deep teyen II not al
ways an abiding interest In coins. x
has conferred chiefly In those current in
my. own day and generati0n--ss. for
instance, the American double eagle
scarborough liked these well enouxh.
ftoo. yet IN his eyes they were bIif rs
*dross I'm comparison with the antiques
(which gladden. the heart and nghf~n
fthe pocket Of the collector. I believe
*that he would have cheerfuliy paired
with his last gold coin OF United States
mintage at any time for bin n cpp-
per sufficiently well authenticated a. q
Specimen Of a rare and exiincf isSse
Tome this appeared the very acme Of
folly. yet my love for my friend forued
inc. 80 TO speak. 10 simulate an tu1sr-
est In his collection or feiEn entlTuss-
assn over some newly acqulnd adm
ton thereto. n species of hypecrir
(which I reconcilcd to my Conscience
BY the plea that IL was certainly nst
harmful, II not positively amiatie.
But II our tastes lacked homoEene-
*ity. our fnancini circumsta ntrs pre-
tsenied a contrast no less pronounced.
Jack. although not positively RIA. Was
4at least well Ia do. while Z found II
sno easy task 10 sustain myself IN de.
bent form until shouid secure eli.
enis whose appreciation az real worth
might fll my purse. Yet We ThHred
ID suit % living rooms IN crminos and
bad few. n any. secrets from each
sother
Thus matters st,od With us antIi
pne June now long ago. The weather
nwas prc;eFna;urally and unhearably
bot The grass In the parks was
scorchcd Ca n yellow almost golden,
The roses dropped and witssrred AID
dropped their petals before the pas.
xionate Kiss 81 sun whuse trcath lnd
provnd their undoing. Even the Tire.
epme little sparrnws ceased 90 ehatte"
" 10 quarrel aud sat uiun th'
bran'hrs lIf"less mud dcSpnudcai. seek
~ shelter beneath the dust laden
Rayes which were beginning 90 fade
Nd rHrl ~ .hoggi shriveiing under
DC blast If q simeon. New Yorf was
4Triiertnr unfcr temperature which
4ogid have i@rn insgTeruhle even In
4ily. and the summer exodus had bc.
NJ earlier than usual.
E'nh msn said Scarborough NJ he
4nc into nur sitting room n little
41fer "'cFsrk mo particularly Sliding
<WnIng. "hls II little more than
mi aVcrug" human organism can
eHnd. What do sou say 10 move
f4Hard sntne latitude farther north?
3ve just heard NJ the very place. up
1n tiss berkshire hills In Massachu-
cefts. Let's pack up and he on early
~ the morning pure air. cool nights.
fresh milk aud al rhut sort ~ thing.
<ou knOE. Come. man. don't sit thri"
rtnring ~ the moon. but get up rs
much enthusiasm ~ sou can and
ranke up your mind n stnrt."
- ain afraid It's out ~ che question
for me. jack" I answered. You
&now that rettil'One versus Allison.
F'To hades with pcttihone. and AIN.
IN. too. for that matter! Why can't
u show an occasional glimmcr Of
mm0n senscf 4 real good lazy rest
III help your mind ~ much NJ your
dy. A. for me. shall not he good
p anything until I get away from
Ii Black Hole. They say there are
mr tolcrable trout streams and that
h woods are charming. Then. I
re say. there are bucolic beauties
whom you might make yourself
NWNa e.