The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-01-31

There are some books fhronsh
,.bich 80 search III vain for the secret
which gave them. at the time OF tfaeif
uuhIicatiou. great popularity ana
draw forth iroia some OIL tfe pHiSii'-
est minds OF that time uit-t.nisu
praise. Such ~ story was "ifi1 Hs~
teries Of Udoipho," which wa trans,
iated into almost every tongue ah''
whose, author was declared by some
lrurope,n critics to have cqualed
shakespeare Such IL story IL the
Heir Of Redciyfe.' which was warm
Iy and publicly praised by t.''.Aot- .inHi
which had, from the first, an iil-
1nenSe sale. ii,eS, stories ana others
Of their kind must have touched some
chord in tie life OF their day which,
has ceased to Sibratc in Ours. i"
their times and the people OF those
times they must have meant much
to us they are merely rather good
storIes-better than the ordinary
novel, perhaps. but that is all we can
say. Yet, though they are dethFoned
monarchs now. we cannot forge that
they were r%eignins once
and have their place among the Eng
Iish classics still. 1t is Interesting to
note tina the author ri the Heir
OF Redciyfe'' gave the proceeds OF the
work 10 build the famous missionhry
ship Southern Cross.
Captain Philip Morviiie was + para
gon of q young man, who stroNe With
All his might to eliminate from his
character anything savOring Of the
weakness OF prejudice. imagined him
self to be guided solely by reason,
lac 10 vices of the ordinary sort anG
was al authority upon eccieslasticai
ArchiteliRre. literature and the pro
prietfes- He was by inclination fond
of q scholarly life, but gave Up his
ambition OF becoming a pedantic prig
In some official university position to
become an officer III the army when
HIS father dying comparatively poor,
he felt himself unable to continue
his studies ana the commission was
offered him.
To be sure. if he had taken all Of
his fathers property. which he might
have dona legally. he could have
gone on in his desired course at Ok
ford, but he felt it his duty to give
up almost all the paternai estate to
his two sisters, and, it is to- be feared.
rather liked the martyr idea Of diyest-
Ing himself OF comparative wealth
and going into q profession which he
felt was utterly illogical and not al
al a field in which to display his great
talents.
In short. Captain Philip Moruills
was q person whom any real red
cofpnScled man ought to have fit
like kicking upon sight. But. as often
happens, they did not-these same
red-corpuscied men. On the contrary
many much better fellows than pniIip
1elt rather abashed and Inundated
before him and really admired him.
You see when a real man goes about
the world 'slopping over as real
men will. he feels SO disguised with
himself for his weakness in such
over" that when he meets
a man who does not '.slop over,
who makes a point OF not stopping
over and who, at the same time, is
Really Just, Or trying his best to be so.
whose idea is to correct mankind not
passionately but judiciaIiy. the ''sIop-
over man. envying those properties
IN which he is conscious he Is ut
terly deficient, will stand a lot Of
nonsense from & Just prig.
Captain Philip was much at Holly
we'll, h home of his aunt. Mrs. q
monstone. who had married a gentle
man of good enough family who
."squired it" in the countryside regu-
lation country family sort of thing.
When old Sir Guy Morville. a distant
cousin OF Mrs. tGdmonstone and con-
sequentiy Of he Incompatible Philip,
died and his grandson came to live
with Mr.. E~dmonstone. who was his
guardian, Captain Philip hoped that
the unfortunate temper of his grand
father would not ruin the life OF
young Sir Guy. but advised. in a very
superior manner. that he be watched
and all inclination toward the wild
passions which had SO influenced the
branch OF the Morvilles which Guy
now represented be nipped in the bud
by calm and judicious management.
The fact that he was the next heir
OF RedciyHe after Guy had no effect
tNnNn fha ADM iplh ia p+s, 1900
Sir Guys good was all he studied
and the fellow really believed that
he was honest and sincere.
There was an invalid son in the
household at HollyWell. however, a
peeyish youth. Charles F,dmonstone,