The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-26
WHAT FATE
DID
BY CARL SARGENT cHAcE
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.

10 his standing III MS StuuiSs, pue "a A
prominence or want Of prominence IN
other respects. There are numerous
Instances of men who have graduated
Mt the bottom of their class or nave
failed to graduate at all who have be-
come distinguished, while those VINO
graduated at the top have made
sorry showing in the battle Oh Ire.
Fate is the chief factor in the prem
ises.
Two students in antebellum days
were chums at the University OF VII
pinia. They were Huntington Court
new and Timothy Hutchinson. Ihelr
names typihed their all round rank N
college. Courtney was prominent IN
his studies and socially both IN MS
class and in the limited but select So
c,ety of those gathered about the uni
yersity. Hutchinson, whose name was
too long for ordinary use ana com
monty called Hutch, took such rank
every way as his name would 1ndl-
cate. He was a poor scholar, poor
man for athletic sports and a poor
man financially.
II often happens that excellent
friends are the antipodes of each 9TH
or. There were different theories
mentioned why these men were
chums. but the favorite was that
Courtney found one to patronize, While
Hutchinson found one to patronize
him. But no one ever saw any patron
icing between the two. Courtney
continued to shine like a star OF the
erst magnitude, while Hutchinson,
who was Unfortunately lazy, maintained
his position at the foot Of the class.
There was one thing about the two
men that was not apparent to their
friends. Courtney learned easily, Dut
his knowledge passed through him as
through a sieve. His was mere STUDY
OF books, not the practical lessons tha'
would help him in the greater world
Hutchinson had little interest IN BOOKS
but If anything in them caught ms az
tention he put it away in his Uranium
and would know exactly how to use 4
when the occasion should arise. Anc
here is the secret of the friendship
Courtney saw In Hutchinson his III
tellectual superior and intellectually
leaned on him. Hutchinson found II
Courtney one whose daily life inter
ested and amused him, just as maj
Of parts may be entertained by so
ciety novel.
Ten years passed. Courtney hat
somewhat disappointed his friends, an'
Hutchinson had made very little prog
ress. Courtney had married girl wltl
q plantation; Hutchinson was eoun
try lawyer. But the planters OF thos
days were not given to law, and d
earned but an ordinary living. On
dav he stumbled--no one knew how
on an important case and, by the mas
terly and original way In which d
handled it, suddenly jumped 10 mrs
rank in the Virginia bar.
He and Courtney were still 1ntlmat
friends, and no one rejoiced SO muc
as he over Hutchinson's sudden leap.
They were both still under middl
age. Hutchinson was unmarried. IN
civil war came on, and both men enter
ed the Confederate army. When the
came out Courtney was hnanclali
ruined. He had not studied a profe
sion. and in the south before the wa
business was not considered an occ'
nation for a gentleman. Hutchinso
was not ruined, for there was noti
ing but himself TO ruin, and he wa
stronger when he came out of the WIS
than when he went In. He had IL
had the advantage Of q military ca
cation. but he was very resourcef
and knew how to turn things TO a.
vantage. The consequence was tn
he did some very good work ana
was appreciated. His war record, I
gether with his prominence as LAY
yer. sent him to washington as co
gresham. Then something happen'
to spoil his career.
There was a duel. The trouble w
said to be politics. Indeed, TO U
outside world it was politics. Hutc
inson accused prominent politician
dishonesty in Office The accused ma
who was innocent of the charge al
whom everybody connected with hi
thoroughly believed TO be innoceI
was forced, according to the custo
OF the country at that time, to chi
lenge Hutchinson. They met, 81
Hutchinson killed his antagonist
Hutchinson fell at once TO the pc
ton he had occupied in college,
rather, 10 far worse one. for he W
cut by most Of his neighbors and
soon as his term in congress expir
was not renomiDated.
One man stood by him. That was
old friend Courtney. But Courtn
could never understand his friends
tagonism to the man he had killed
why he should have ruined hims
on account of it. He often ask
Hutchinson to explain why he h
committed political suicide. but ne'
obtained any satisfaction.
Hutchinson Joined that numero
colony of southerners in New 70
There the obloquy attached to him "
lost in the rush Of great city, a
he seemed to be spurred to extra
binary action. He became q succe
full lawyer. and one of his favor
anusements was writing checks o
sending them to his friend Courtney
+ha shona Of So called loans Hutch