The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-01

sInool. mere was, still further on. \
.hllo ana smaller court, where stood
the hospital. From this hospital a
small door opened into the yard Of tho
gymnasium and this door was always
hepl Closed except upon certain occa-
slohs. Ih0se We're sad ones and terri
ole 70 the cadets for behind that door
was the mortuary room, and when =
cadet died his body was laid 1hers
while his fellow students marched past
70 take a last look at their dead COM
rade.
The cadets were divided into two
classes, the first and the second, and
lhefe was also the select" a body Of
young men who entered the army as
oiIlcefs, and were not much liked by
me other two classes, naturally. The
other graduates had to enter as super
nuInefarles, to be tried out and COM
hlssioned later, as they might show
worthy. Now, there came to the cadet
school in the colonies time two broth
eFs, sons OF q major in the army, a
man OF very limited means. The two
brothers presented a strong contrast
IN mind and body. There name was
Won L., and they were known as L.
one and l.. Two by the professors, and
as Big L. and Little l.. by the cadets.
Big L. was q thickset fellow with a
large head and clumsy limbs. Little
L., a year and a half younger, was like
a willow wand, SO slender was he and
supple. His head was small. his coun-
tenance refined, his hair fair and wavy
and cnnglng in curlS around his fore
head; his nose was like a young
eagles back.
Immediately upon their appearance
in the school their places were set
tied for them: Big l.. was avoided. left
out in the cold, While Little L. became
the universal faVorite; even the mem
bers of the First class would walk with
! him and mako q n0nn n a ninN and CON
fdant Of him. When the members Of
an upper class do this, in a military
school especially, you may be sure that
the recipient Of such attentions pOss-
| esseS no ordinary charm Of character.
And though he was liked by the upper
classmen. Little l.. was just as popular
with his own class. The two brothers
sat side by side in the classroom and
stood abou alike in their studies. But
while the elder brother was a good
mathematician the younger lad was
ot-an used to copy from his
brothers work. In everything else,
however, Little l.. was the brighter.
While the elder brother kept his in
formation to himself and never
~tthought of helping out his fellows,
Little L. was continually prompting
his classmates in the most barefaced
and unblushinS II Did q cadet
hesitate in a recitation there would
come the loud and sibilant whisper
of Little L. helping him over the
rocky place. There was an old pro-
| fessor with whom the boys had Latin
and at almost every lesson he would
come to a pause in the midst of a re
citation and say severely: L. Second,
YOU are prompting again! And dolng
it in the most pen manner. L Shali
certainly be compelled to make an ex-
ample Of you. Look out for yourself:
! am warning you for the last time!
1t was always the last time-untll the
next-and the professor never made
Of Little L. the horrible example he
threatened; who could make a horri-
bic example of Little l.. He was as
much a favorite with the officers and
professors as with the cadets.
The boy was always good,tempered
and as high-spirited as if each day had
brought to him some pleasing gift,
which was far from being the case, as
the poor major, his father, had little
to bestow upon his sons. Little L. was
always neat and clean outWardly as
well as inwardly, While Big L. was
slo11chy and ~slovenly in his dress.
little T.. used to busy himself frantl-
calIy with the brush upon his lothln
of his brother so that the hulk1ng boy
might not get a reprlmand from the
inspecting officer. When the cadets
were walking in the court, Little L.
uho himself never lacked companions,
n,o11Id often look anXiously around to
see if his brother had a companion
and frequently, instead Of walking
with those whose compan1onshlp ne
seemed most to enjoy, he would go
and walk with his brother that Big l..
might not be alone
What Big L. thought Of this no one
could tell; he was a taciturn, lowering
fellow, whose thoughts no one could
o,aSa The thoughts of Little L., on
the contrary, were all open to the day;
YOU had onlv to look at him, to near
him speak. and you knew was
nassing in his mind. Often, when ms
brother was not noticing, Little l..
would look at him with his fair young
face saddened as if with some deep
anxiety. But all this affection on the
nart Of Little L. did not alter in the
least the opinion the cadets had Of
Big l. -.
wear and then came the time Of the
dreaded examinations. When The Sci