Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Northern Advance, 27 Apr 1899, p. 7

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LLIES anu Vvzlaulu LUI" uvsuc mum uy -.v......- But for several weeks Wixem did nothing that could get Copley into trouble. The dean looked at Copley very hard from time to time. and Copley bravely returned: the stars V - Then came Copley s eyeglasses You see . we all, including the friendly nurse, agreed that Copley could not go on blackening Wixem's eyes periodically to `keep from being mistak- en for that young `miscreant. So the 3 nurse suggested that Copley would look very'well and immensely professional 1 in gold trimmed eyeglasses. And after that there was no possibility of mis- take. " ' - -I DI _..- ;` `LA I-`sauna nulrg |.lS.U- *Andso," one of the three asked, your friend Copley stuck to the iden- tifying glaeeeefor life? ' ` 4117.... . I-..-`O anvil nnn rninf, Th fflnn uzymg gluunca aw. nu: . Yes: but wait one minute. The fun- ny; thing was that the rst day Copley appeared in hospital with his new W glasaes-I was with him at the time-- ` he also wore a. dark frock coat and a high hat, and it happened that he had never before appeared there in such a. sober get up Just as we entered the in- '--.. --....4.......1 mkinh Imnnnnna fn ha 80D6l' gal pa U'lllI an WU vuuvsvu hner courtyard. which happened...-t`e `he 1 deserted. Mr. Wixem. looking very I solemn. which meant" that he had been 5 up to some devilish pranks. met us as he was coming from the museum wing. Copley glared at him. as `if he would like to black his eye just once more. - -I shunt nn und K8 I0 UIIQCIS HID UJU Juan vuvv A-uva-\u Wixem stopped short and said. `Why. sir. I had no idea you were in town!` .. .1-Iv, 3_ u. ..-_ 48-9' ` nova r`1\1'|`aV town: _ `Hadn t you. sir?" says Copley 1 `Then . sir, let me recommend you to bear in mind that I am in town.` ` "Wixem only stared for a moment. 1 said `0h!` in a manner that indicated both astonishment and relief. and pass- ed\on. I . Copley. Lsaid. `that young man took you, for his father.` - u .1-vn a..n..-.- him if he nnnn t mind took youjur ma muuu. ` " `I'll father him if he doesn't.mind what _he s about. says Copley. - _._._-..-I ...-...'4- A8 #115 nnnainnanl Wllab U H Hl.JUll.I|o DIJ_D \IvyavJ The general eect of the eyeglasses was wonderfully effective for good in Copley s career. In the '1"st`place. the dean discovered that he had made a good man a victim of his own mistakes. He wanted to reopen the inquiry about .the dissecting room. only the `board wouldn't let him. But` he becaxnea fast friend to -Copley. and that fact helped | -- -_ _-....:.1......1..1.. hmn nftnr ha had Wolllun 3 "UH-I UL Illa Uanaub u-av-- v-. I She in Mrs Coplgy ndw._ "-Exchang i1'.i.r`1':-<:n"co;:;i`ci-a;':'a.1$7ly long after he Bad 1 begnnpractica _ - T ' . g No: it isn't merely an a. souvenir `phat Copley continues to wear his glas8- " -- mu- 3-..; an that I1-innlv nurse uuu |.| V VI I-IUVA-l\A II can --Iv-nanny`-I Unexplained. however. was his dis-' appearance from his usual haunts` at 4 o'clock every afternoon. There were rumors of his having been seen in din-1 gystreets in the port by men who were walking out from Boston and were tak- ing a short cut through that region. such being the state of public opin- ion, no one was surprised to have Town- 1 send throw down his hand one dayas the clock struck` 4. although the last jack pot hadbeen -unusually ex_c1t1ng. ` I'm not coming in. " he said. In fact, I m going out"-an attempt at wit that was greeted with derision. ` With the shutting of the door every hand was tossed upon the table as!!! by common consent. . .ur1;)_ .1...`..m 4-In-In nivnru ow fn mu Iii UUIJIUJ Uuuluuuuu uv vvvuun u... u....,.. `en The fact is that friendly nur !v_onl_dn't hear of his taking them o , n__.1__ .._'_. H,`Il`fvnhnnan Henrik Ibsen. the Norwegian dram- atist. was intended at first for a doe- tor.- andfat the age of 16 he had to don a_ druggist`a' apron. His ambition car- ried him a little beyond and he decided to become" a doctor and read up for examination at~_Christiania_. In the course of. his atudy he was reading Sal- luat. and the character or Gatiline so took his tancythat `;he-wrote a little bitfhr. tgs: :I`r.'I|_I1!!II`ibi0h'I Ioyulug pllau uuv Iuaau. a. gun J`... wondered Twh`u't`_ you were doing Didn't m. llpdlelne. Arum, mwu AND mum was i, run sm. A BARIlIE- SIX'l`_ WARD. ' Bradford St, s S--Lot 11 and pt; Lot 12, c with comfortable frame dwelling. ` ` Cumberland St., N 3--Pt. of Lot 26. . Jacobs Terrace, 8 S-Lats 7 and 10. - Marcus St.," E S-Pt Lot 23. . nA111n-cENTnE wuzns. \ Dunlop Street, 8 S--Large Brick Building, known as The Moore Block." Collier Street, S.S-Lots 40 and 41. John Street, N 8-Port Lots 5 and 6. DFWJIUIWI DIJUUII, L`! D-`l.JUla8 5 0 01 auu 080 I I L Bradford Street, E S-(Thompson s Block) 0t 8. ` Charles Street, .W S--Pt Lot 49. Elizabeth Street, (Boye Rlock) S S-Lot 25. Sanford Street, E S-Parts Lots 21 and 22. Oliver St, N S Park Lots 16 and 17 17 Oliver St, S S-Park Lots -13. 14, 15 Bay Shore-_-S of John and E of Ellen streets, 2 blocks of land, about 7 ac. C0ll.ll.UUu Lvuuvu u. ` g,-3 doing this every day to personal knowledge. said Chadwigg and I'm going to see it out this after- ' BARBIE--EAST WARD. Blake Street: N S---Lets 48 and 49. Blake Street, S S -Lots 37 and 38. Gndrington Street, S S-Lots 23, 27, % and pt 26 . Amelia. Street, N and S S--Lots 5, 6, 7. Eugenia Street, 8 S-Lot 5. Theresa Street, N S-Lots 4._5, 6, 7. s E 1 of 24 and s-\V of 25 in sjth Con. _lN1Ins1r1L. Pt` Lot 11. in 14th Con. This property in cludes Minet Point, and has on it a number of beautiful `building sites. . N'o'r'rA\y'As_A(:A. ~.-.o A.Il\ 030. Q E Lot 20 in 10th Con. SUNNIDALE. _ lft E 12 in 10th, W S 1!, about 85 acres. vnsmu. ' W 24 in 6th Con This parcel would lu- rented on an imptbvvment lease. " P: W 25 in 6th Cnn., about 90 acres. NV 4} 5 in 61:}: Con. E 1 of 10 in 6th Con. Lot 10 in 12111 Con. \ Lot 13 in llth Con. I N 40 ac. of W 3 of 19 in 13th Con. 5 ' Park Lots 3, 4, 5 and 6 on E 22 in 6:!) Con., 21 acres Park Lot 6 on 25 in 7th Con . 5 acres. ' STRATHY &. ESTEN, _ . Solicitors, &c., _ At very Low Price"-s and on Easy Terms. 0. H. LYON an sox, J.'G.SOOTT --- mason 'ro--- pnnam PIPE. PORTLAND scum BAiiBIE-WI8T WARD. Bradford Street, W S-Part Lot 34. (6 T." `Jute-Av-Rg`J Wnuunmy nu-nnnrfxr uluuxutu. Uluvulo, vv IJ*.Lnu: JJVG (I31 L; Buttereld Foundry pro rty. Bradford Street, E S-Lots 22, 2 31 and 32. Dunfnc-J Q0-uuusb F`, Qi['r`|nvnncnn n R1nn`r\ , dserves and bught to 3 haveighe bgstt at-tention! that the` manafaiilyjgerican give it. We try otir bes@tiV:(:,}1`Iease the; retail grocer, *just'asTbhe gt-`Aocer tries to please ms custougirs. ' \ HOOD. Lot 12. s s 7&1 Street. ' e Lots 41 and 42 in 6th Con.. Notlawasnga. _Thiis oe reason why we now put I{i:`oug'Spt Peas, Pot I -arley, Wlleaffete Tand Wheat Farina in strong, neatly printed Jute pack- ages; holding 25 lbs. each. We believe that even the SMALLEST gfocerlwill like this change of ours ' -We cater for ms trade as well as~ that of "the larger one. LVUL III S 5 14 in 4:11 Con. 40pRDlR8 BI8PIO`I'l'UIaIaY SOLIOITID. 14:11 ANTI-IRACITE AND ` BITUMINOUS 11001]. ` I'll go with you!" cried Morton ; The rest had no theories. but went from curiosity--a.1l except Allen. who was a senior and who knew Townsend ; mother and was in love with his sister." and hence felt it incumbent upon him to take the interest of an elder brother in his welfare T ` L- 1-: 1.1.`... -L - 4-magma` '.:.'a':.:.'3i"oia'sru nae7.a'..:...."" - m.'.=s'.-.:`;'::.'.'.:-.'.;.!'.s%.,!.'V..@!I Water use. mute: inrramake. _\ q\\ \ :\ \ \ \ \ Bl1I,Il'$- UJIIC` WV 1"` """"""9 ,;',:~..~';~.....*-'2:-;.....:1"::*.%*t:'.=."*' ?`"" scientilic ~ . cu-:..._;.'".*...m..1....a.a ...-nu Ltintt. my - OIFIOI ` Yum: Roan Block.` root of Toronto Bu-so `Fulani: 11$.` The Tillson Co. B43313, ONT- Tilsonburg, Ont connumwoon. . the river. 111 um W Uuus Do For 20 minutes he led them at a. smart 1 pace through the better part of-0am- bridgeport. and then turned aside into a short bystreet that extended toward _1__4...2- IS..LL .. ALI- Lnimea, -D-sale: in The Ontario-A Permamm A ` Building , Lean Association _ ,TENANT-Why pay rent. when, on such can Inonthlpa ' anti. you gan become_ you: own - lord ? on ve the chem: of repaying at a. monthly rate of $x.so, $1.50, or $1.90 for $100.00 hot. 111'. ` money -vn-- TH PU3LIO-WhY *Pnd 8 our sock!` '6oc.a.month plaeedwith the . P. . and Loan Association will yield you in about 8 yeanA PRESENT of $100.00, or n prot of $41.40 over yam` monthlv pavmonts. THE INVESTOR-Wh r lace $100.00 with the O P. B. & L.` yAl:'n. End .I....LI.4I 2.. -- ..-.... L..34l- .........2.... .|.-_.._ AL- S_, s..!o.'J.`w;:'n."a`.2`i>`.' z'>.`ia'.`Z 'x'.." A.'i-1`. .`.n..3.`,"'aI Adoubledin :2 years. beside receiving during the in- terval 6 2 per annum paid to you every six months ? -In other words, for your $xoo.oo you will receive 1: interest S66 and a lump sum of 3300, making a grand total of S266. Interest you an total of $266. z-- .1. 7--'- An investment safe as government securities and much more protable, realizing the invegtor an equiva- lent to :5 per cent. per annum. umplc interest. . For printed matter and further information call on Vwodbsfrock, ONTARIO, lull IIVUL. There was no electric light in this obscure alley and the early dusk of the winter afternoon concealed the group of spies inits fast deepening shadows. Townsend passed "the tenements and went up the steps of a cottage. the on- ly detached house on the street` It was at the end-beyond it a tin can strewn vacant lot. extending to the marsh. r 111-- 1,_1_-:| .._._._-- -- L- ........ fl`--nu, 95 Dunlop-St., Ross Block, Brrie. . -Assignment of Chattel Mort O. H.LYON, Conveyancing Blanks per dozen gage e _ Release of Equlty of Redemp- tion ~ - per dozen SEC/FREAS. BARRIE LOCAL BOARi)} 1:-ti 'pec'a_l Imcilities ofered to Investors a/ndBo'm_-owors. `Chattel Mortgage Statutory Lease House Lease ` Farm Lease . Assignment of Mortgage per dozen `GU01-II: lUU| CLUCLIQIIJB UV UI-l\l Inldlaobannn J Allen looked grave as he saw Town- ` send knock as if to warn the inmates of his coming `and then take a latchkey _ from his pocket and enter before the door could be opened from within 11754.1. -_.. -..-.....'I LI..- QQZlIAIC\$FQ Evenings at residence, 67 Owen-St. Agreement for Sale of Land per dozen ~ V 35 Cents. Deeds, heavy paper. Printed Letter and Note Heads . in Linen, Bond, Laid and wore papers, padded, very cheap. ! Envelopes, printed per 1000 $1.40 - _cu\ c-cu-`C-1-r Bill Heads and Statements per 1000 ' $1.00 20 Cents. Get our prices and see our slack The Advance Printing 4 15 Cents. 25 Cents. IIVVL \o\I\II\I LIV \I l\lLl\J\-O Lav With one accord the oavesdroppers moved toward the vacant lot. where a` shaft of light streamed , from a side window Once around the corner they did not see a woman who left the house almost as soon as Townsend had enter- Calla attention to the AND UPWARDS AND UPWARDS What they did see as they pressed to ` the window. whose partly raised our- tain allowed them a good view of the room and its occupants. was ot a. na- ture to surprise every one of them. D.-.0--- 4.1.. A... .._L __ AA uivnvnnn ....v vv uunysnuu cv0a._ vuv van Una`:--v Before the re eat an old woman whom the novels of 50 years ago would have described as _a beldam." Wild eyesindicative of a disordered mind i blazed in a face crowned by a mass of unkempt white hair. Her thin gure ever swayed to the promptings of an in- net restlessness. and her nervous hands clutched /incessantly at her dress or at the air. ` ' ff oent.) The onlookers were in time to see Townsend greet her. She responded to his ealutation byea blow of her cane. which the young man dodged with a coolness born of experience. Qnnry.-2-..}- .-..._1n-.-:I i... 4.1.3.. .'..`.n.mo-.4-Can, `I; .--v . I . .1 '* - 8:: aw. .3;-*:.`.;':? 3 hope where dual)! ` 0 ring Boulftrfeil 0.9160 11,334 hearts all tempest toued- T TM 50 though stilled. wunovarlon. _. I--a|III Lion (Iran, 9, no one knew him then, ` `$3, ; out his carol Inn of egg", A of hope and faith and 1010 101": mug, ; * T But. few would wait his song to 5.", no poet? _He is dead! But yet . u, songs he sang no hearts forget. -Geox-go Birdseye in Boston (non t'e`e:;xL;1;;f3:`uU1;r:1?i : reception. Townsend went to a closet in the room. and taking from it a chang dish a-nd~ 0888 and milk and butter he set about the preparation of an omelet ` I(TT7-I1 T911 u 1 ,,3nII ._-.!I.-J AT FOUR O CLOCK. "" [N-\-IJGLCIUIIJIJ U1 all ULUULUW ' _We11. I '11--be-hanged I" said Chad- vuck. slow in his amazement. Ol1"I__ 1- Il_'_.A__. -uvvv Lu HID duldlaunuvuuo ' `"33 Jove!" exclaimed Morton. A"That s the silver dish his mother sent him on his birthday I thought he'd Put it in hock" - - .3 - - Allen said nothing. but he felt, a :W_itnge of remorse. for he -had thought 0 00. >"1}f;I pnce he.wu,eojn `V I-vvh It required some skill to serve.the meal once it was cooked. Townsend placed a small table before the old, lady She" promptly kicked it-Over. ' When at last she was induced 130 5.013 *9 Dlate. she first threw a bit of_ the omelet to the cat (A libation to Felis.". ` ` whispered Grimston. who had taken _ h0Il0rs in classics and antiquities). and then ung her for]: into the tire. Town-. Wifi rescued it and substituted 3 spon. Whlch seemed more to his patient s fancy. ` .- x ' . .; 1'0 air the overhestedroom Tdwhlndf Dened the window directly lover heads as they squatted on the ground. c He lxftedthe curtain higher and-_.l.0lFd' * blindly into the "Wight that he hearme gjjglx Morton. Morton . , .,_ ,e >.; M Inn 1.11;..- u"I_u-.'..' -' " -- ...u.u nu was Uuuvui,V' "1 day. t 11 " u ` '51! when grrfvygnundehad a *0 his duties by a boillnii`-','(_W:!_1',L=`0f" motue ms APRIL. 27,~ lv8`9 9. 110 sang nu uuuruu uugup. -Geox-go Globg. .------_ -rma` wo`f"3~ thug, '-..o Ida nnrnl full of IBIIX believe he like: doing it after all; '7 ` LA" - VVZ$ $UH `*J' an be vv` [VIII Po whanlhb - 1 w w aye through the open" window a few min- II.t8_I18tO! - What will you otirit with .gi*teJ'33"3 Ee '`'Z`1'3 J1 &"3v7J'a'3 Sli 3 it`: which Townsend wasseen by his watch- ful friends to` "make _a grimuoa. ` T.`vu .....A-.. 1-4 -cu " nA* |nA-- |-A- "?~i'-}B r2$5y'?3"'.."`u2ue.m her say. and Townsend; Ieated on the "tu- b1e s edge. in pmximity to his cooking appurtenances. ewnn hi; legs idly and began to sing `_"1`he nnshine at Pa:-3,. dine Alley. " T Well. I 1l--be-hangedl` aid Chadwick. . ` ` The ten and the olnnslo ueemed to have a composing iniience upon` the old woman.` The incessant eweylng or her body ceased. Only the nervous hands beat continual time yvith the toothbrush against the teecnp. ; ` I I` Iuogcu` `keno: An`: A Q\A\nn'u A-`-1.11 _\. uavuooqu Upov IIVKV went through as po;estahlish- ment the other day." said Townsend; resting V his. elbow on his knee andhis. V chin on his hand. "and there I` learned the intimate connection between the rendering -of pig produotshnd the red- dering of a song. Istored tlie`intouna- tion in my memoryto tell you.- V The old woman showed some interest. In rendering pork. you know; you trythe fat and in rendering a- song` you try the audience. "See! I will now illustrate the rendering of a song. " he went on hastily. seeing that his patient was growing restless in her eort to understand his nonense. I\_ILI He was singing "Ben Bolt` _ in a highly sentimental manner and tears were running down his hearer s with- ered cheeks when a. step in the entry caused an instant change in her de- meanor.` Springingto her feet. she ung her teacup_stra`ight at the door. Town- send sprang from the table and caught it neatly on the y. stf\_.A.I" ...8.uI l3.uunabnn `unique In`: uvaovvv III! II`? \IUI>IIs I` W `. ' SW` L;"iL. `ii I "-in I. A ".61: 1 V: the an aid wan nkin ig."*".'1,;.s3t.,;` Plt Q Hood-An. __._`.A. II.` on o. --v-- ow _has she been 2". the newcorner asked; with no trace of surprise at the warmth `of her reception. She was a -woman of 40. tall and angular. and her features showed her_ kinship to the in- sane woman. her mother. _ - r About as usual. " returned Town- send. "Isaved the cup today. you see. but I was too late for the plate." indi- cating the fragments on the table. "II. - '3-LA-n Ann: Human: ORA Culling uuv Lauaauwuuu was you: way.- The listeners beneath the window. now thought it -wise to make good their escape-a.ll except Allen. walked along slowly "after! his friends; who were running in pursuit of an electric car that had ashedjhy the end of the alley ' He let Townsend come up with him .11-I--11- -1: _._..n IlTL..A. ....- ...._..'I.. LIV IUD .l._U W upvuu vvunv Hello. old T man! ;;:do- ing here 2" uu.....:_... .'-. snug 3` `uni-n-nut` [Allan lug uuun _ V . Spying on you. returned Allen frankly. and then made his confession. ending nd! Be; ytii-" pa rd2in _with all my heart. = ` V AAI\L A.I.-A.l_` -11 -3nnInO 5` nn };aAm. VVIIJLI nu -Ill] uvusuo Oh. that's all right. said Town- send. muchembarrassed. "They're jfnst two old women I found out about The `daughter makes neckties. and she has to deliverthern at a shop in the square every day at 5 o'clock. so if I can stay with the mother while she's out she can keep her `job. you see Then it saves her some trouble if the old woman has her supper while she's gone. It amuses me. too. " he added rather shamefacedly _. __-._ `-1: m-_._--_.1 ...I.... |....I ILIU. I.UUo {Iv uuuyu susuvn uuuuuv-av- Allen never told Townsend who had been his companions inthe reconnoiter- ing expedition. but it was not hard to guess at someof them. Chadwick came to Townsend the next day with- : I'I_ _ _ . L _ -_.. A ...-n-n- L...- U Luwuuuuu uuv uvou uu-J wow.- I say!` I ve got . some money here that I got the other night--Vno matter how-and I don't like to keep it. Do you know any poor people that it would help 7` ` ' - 1,, 3 Il__A.__ _.L- `I-:0 auuuoncnl my I And Morton. who had out several recitations for the purpose of going into Boston to make some purchases. brought him a big bundle of silks. "saying .u\1.1...-.. 11].... Mai. aria tho! can uuu ll. U15 uuuuuv vg sunny. an. ...a .Old man. Allen tells me that yu know a. woman who makes necktie; Will you get her to make me up some out of these? Pretty. aren't they 1" he added 'sheopi'ahly A ..J r1..:...-4..... o-clan; cnn `Ana nf ' ll. Iuuuu Buuupnuu; And Grimston. who was fond of `an- tiquities; implored him whenevex-_they met to render a song to try men : souls. "--Maliel Shipped Clarke in Na`- ! II. .____._'A Xlallo alnuwvq um tional Magazine `Bow Byron Proponod. V .Byron's_p1-oposal to his wife. Miss Milbanke. was "made after sordid dis-_ cussion and study and lacked all im- pulse. Lady Melbourne. who stood in La- ...;..A.I.-ma nhaarvinnr hbw cheerless : puma, uuu] usvsvvusuv. vv ---v -----v- .-- his condence. observins 50" h"1" `and unsettled his mind _t nd prospects were. strenuously advised- him to mar-` \ 'n|.- __.._....-A .. an-ntnln Inv, hnt were. Buuuu ry Bhesu Lord Byron fan eing MissMilban\ke uxf- Ul-11:1] nu V nuvsr ggested a. certain lady. but cied the idea of marry- I-lcnou Va -1-..- aa .I.m1v Mnlhnnrna: Mia TI'1'l ~S ing Missemunaxuse. . No. " eaid -Lady Melbourne: Miss Milbanke will not suit you.` In the rst _ placo. she has no fortune now. and you ` want money immediately In the next place. you want apereonrwho will have great admiration for your genius: she has too great an admiration for her- self. `a . t V Wel1._" said Byron. "as you please ` And, sitting -down. he wrote a letter to the may recommended b y`Lady lllel-' bourne He receiiredfa refusal." . ..-\-r____ _-_ '.-- " gnl Ln Nlfill VII U5]? I5 - cried `Grimston [unnder hi: bourna no recalvuu u. nuumu. Now. you see. said he. Miss Mil- banke is to be the person after all I will write to her. " _ . . As soon as heihad nished his friend. ; still rempnstrsting. read the note shd obssrv_ed" ._ _. _~ . `_"Well. really. `this is cur: pretty letter. It ins" pityitshonld not.go' " . V `frhsn it'shal1go.-"exclaimed Byron.- am}. [so saying; he sjealsd , and-sent tho` atvo::his.un3;sppyst&.. * ~ ., $'Cy-----_.: Some actors lmaginef that the. only to, bepomo 5 an Irish % in com: whikeia under yuan V .. I turned ti) 5 motel,_,y'col1ect`9g an A `.`I&..Il -5 `L- .1'.i J;-.-....*."` only -- fuhul. ` We had talkingI.o_ver in lively in- _cident in the life of one or our triends -hie name wee Thweite_s-whi(:h had _ led to a pecnliarly-strong development * 61 that individual a nose." Three of us knew'Thwaites` quite well. end one of '3 tldthree had" told the story to the oth- ei'; The fourth min did not know Thweitee. _pefqiiaHy. but he did know in story of anbher-man. of which. he said. the `story about Thwaites remind- ed" him. T , m_-u,_- -__-..1_..___ __-1__ _ "You know that. eyeglasses make a great dierence in the looks of. a man. don't they? We1l.`this_ is howopley came to wear eyeglgsses HQ}. .-...0 VIVL.-up mien:-9 I-noun :1-rn1-n URI!-I UV VVVIII ,V-7 Iiaauwnvst ii: eyes? .They'may have euered from the`: articial help they have been getting from those glasses all -. these a years. though I believe he has bad the good sense allalong to wear simple 1 lenses that make not the least dirence to his` vision.` But he certainly never took up with those eyeglasses for the `good of . his eyes. It began as a matter of policy with Copley u1'n`|..v. ... I bhnua him `Brat +3 um:-A w `l`NV:V`.tYan"iwk`1`1'e`3'v*cfr.`ii im `first. We wie both students in a big Londbn hospital. trying to become doctors. . - l.4fV-_I--o -can on-nut! vnnnk in nnfnf JLII6 UV lllivuvaunnv uvvuvoun Copley was very much . in earnest. you see He may have been naturally disposed to have his larks in one way or mother. but he always had a certain shrewdness which kept him from play- ing calculated to bring the pro4 y fessors down on him. .In particular he knew how 'good'a thing it was to stand well with the dean of the faculty. ` ,-.`I_4 L- -__`I-2- 3-. Anna An `A Wtlu wluu usu ucau Us Us-Iv an-........,. "I ought to explain. in case you do ' not know. that there the dean of the faculty is the professor who has held joice longest. and at. that particular hospital the statutes made him very much of an -autocrat For instance. there were three big `exams to pass in the `live years. and no student could present himself at. any one `of these three without a certicate from the hospital he belonged to that he had at- l tended lectures and demonstrations `duly and _thith!'ul1y' for a- certain num~ her of terms. These certicates were signed at our hospital by the dean of the faculty alone. He took the reports _ LL- -LL... onun3naanIOd `Y1 `it / FTHCUBQ WLIUIJ uv IIVUIL the lecture. He seemed to be looking over-the class- in search of some one Presently his eyes tell on Copley. The IIIQ P1399 V\l try -1 `old man puckered up his brow and stared at Copley through his spectacles. nu.-- 1... 1......a.... in n um-vnnn irrita- I118 Luuuuny gavuu. uv vvvn u..- .3... .. of the other professors, but in the last resort his signing or not signing might b'e'v.ery' much a matter of his own per- sonal estimate of theindjvidual student - See! The dean could practically stop a man from getting his` degree. even if 1 that man knew as much` about medi- cine as Galen. V, .9 Fortunately -our dean was a good old fellow. and he used his power not- only with justice. but with mercy. Perhaps his botanical studies made him mild I have noticed that people who have much` to do with plants and flow- ers are mostly of a genuine disposition. He was professor of `materia medics. sAt`\__ J-- L- nanwnat` antv nn J18 WEB ptoxuaaur us nuaucuu .... .... .. One day he seemed dgety and die- tracted when he took his place to begin . - I_-4...._.. `Illa -nnvnn {n he Innlrinl! COPLEY S GLASSES. Illa KIUIJIUJ uusuuaaa LIIEI DrIovUI~vcv-- ~ Then he began in a nervous, irrita- ble way- `Yea. air; `you. .I don't know your name. air. You, sir. What is your A name. if you please `I un-_1.... ......A.. vu\`I'\1Vn+.A1'IQ nf nnt nea- name. u yuu yawunu. "Copley made nopretense of not see- ing that he was the person in question He frankly answered. `My name is Cop-. , ley. sir. ' -y e . _ ` fCopley-`I `Ah. very well, Mr. Cop- ley." says the old man. `Mr. _ Copley, I have to tell you in the presencoof this class that unless your character under- goes a change you will never _be fit to practice the healing art. ` You have no humanity. air. You are cruel; "air: cruel. "Copley had no idea what the dean was talking `about. and none of his friends could enligluen him. Some of the class could guess, but they did not happen to know Copley well enough to volunteer a hint The truth was that ` some student had been making an ass- of himself that morning with the school- boy triok of fastening walnut shells on ` the feet or a cat `an'd.then_ turning the '? beast Rose in the lecture room corridor. The janitor had at last been obliged to kill the cat. with a shotgun. The dean thought he had found the perpetratoreof this outrage. but he was wrong. A Poor Copley had` not even beenin the college and knew nothing aboutit. " e A. n-_I-_ 1.-.! can high uvhnf thn. ms. KHBW HUVHU-In As Copley had no idea what the- dean was driving at. he could only aub- V mit to a harangue. while the students tittered. and then after lecture go and ` ask the dean what it `all meant But -the V `- dean only stared at Copley as` a par- ticularly impudent specimen of :3 nor- _-_n_. :...__.IJ...6 nan:-In...-fhn ` Landon ucularly llllpuueuu upuuuuvu an n. ...v. many impndent genus---the London medical at'udent.- _ V - ".'Go away. air! Go away. Mr. Cop- ley. and remember that I have `an eye on your o - .n3.. .0... (Alan? {ha dean I50` on you: . A "But after that the deanjeemed to have it in"or Copley ` Twice again in ` that same term Copley was repruwnand-' 1 ed for outrageous behavior of; which he had no sort knowledge. The second _l s time ~rhe*waI__ threatenea. with expulaxon % toxicated. . _ little lejtreet Axabvandrthfeli - ,l pat hint. to in the`5`diaaecting_roon. where he afterward cameto. himself in " ax: terrible High: "and '.yqry had`: ' a Illyun 318$! ~" ~ see. thei lightly than and up.- "?!'".' `*'!'L*!"'-`W W long -.3'Bnbhl!{rm_les (till L Dun whn-theytheir granoo shed Olutez-in.n o1-`tha~ gray stone wall. - Andtheir upirih-sigh to 1:10 From my jar of potpourri. . -Lilian Elduior-=Bu.rlow in lladamo. '1"F&1'1`TL1"..`_`m` ?Y1.1``."~ . _ __..... .-.-~_--...;-..-4.. 1:-Iv pisinnur a nucupluy "1. iihen you bu-oiaghti .iu.u,rs aw `,`vieuim vin: L'obnrtyard.' and the dean. `I saw you -._J ...-_.I.nunJ In`|'nI` win Inning mini!!! vv Vanna` 19 Vih him.` W n uuu. , - ` , . "1 come: key: his head this time It was a Very and he saw the necessity of using a1l-his.wita um- n--.`.`n... `.....".`...'....1.'A dun! An: unhn ll-IU IICCQBDJOJ Ul Ia_oa&'I5 qg;-uaug vvauu-. The faculty 'ue`verdid nd out who ` was guilty, Iltywas a most unaiiisfacf ; wry investigation. G.dply's innocence % was clearly established. but 3 disagree- able suspicion of several first year and second year men also grew up. Copley. I ought to say. was. in his fourth year. AIIIVL- _d-`noon-0 A. `LA n`Ctnn` Ih In Ullllll llll Du]. VICE-lll_ claw I-\_r\Io nu Jvunnu The storyuof the street Arab who ` ; had been frightened nearly to death got ` into` the newspapers and made a sensa- tion. There waepno doubt that it would injure the reputation of the hospital The board of directors debated over the eair at a special meeting, and all the 700 students debated over it on all occa- . sions ` ' .-V..N . ` .I .11 --`.-.-`.1aIrcnan;\, UIUIIBU ' It was a nnrse--of all po`ssib1e`pep- ple--who gave us therst `hint of a way to put a" .stop'to the persecution of poor Copley ' She was chatting. with w him. myself and a i8h tL`all of us on night',duty in her. ` u d'l'|l... akin). Sn A11-Iii rhn, 'V KID VII Lll6lulI..\ll-QUJ can .- v- `The thing is u_issp1iigi_,gio me.` she said `In fact. I `lieve I,eoul(l'put my hand on the guiltyepartftoxiiorrow morning if ' Iwanted to. But the` scan- dalhas nearly blown overnow. and the young man has been badly frightened ` So we might as well let well enough alone.` `And how about me?` says Copley. `Well, then" she said, `Mn, Copley has a double--yes. a double. Mr. Cup- ley s double is a. young limb of sata`n in X .1 his first year. "I have noticed the like- `ness over and over` again, but as you gentlemen never see anything of the rst year students'-- unn ............ ......-. chat ulna hn man. HIDE _yI:u uuuuvuu: -' Of course. now that she had men~ . tioned it. we all saw just how it was. ` The nurse did not tell us the name of" this young man. but we three quietly `kept on the lookout for Copley s double among the first year men, and in less A than 24* hours we found the double of Copley in a youth by the name of Wixem. We all three pitched upon the same man. There was no room for the least doubt. The only dierence be- tween Copley and Wixem was that Wixem was always serious and even grave in his demeanor. and Copley had. a gay. devil may come way in. spite of his troubles Any one would have taken 'Wixem for a sober. earnest. ambitious student. which is just what he was not, and Copley was. n1f1_._!__'_..s.. nan ..-...nn1-aim that DOE, auu Lupus; wan. - -Copley.` was so exasperated that he attacked Wixem on the sidewalk, just outside the principal gate of the hospi- tal, and gave him a terrible black eye. Copley was arrested by _a passing police- man. but Wixem -was too cunning to 1 appear in court. He knew that peoplfo u were still talkingeeabout the dissecting room scandal. ` . .cqrv no -,__-.1. -_. I ....Z I`;-sn\1nuv n IUUHI Buuuuul. `Well. anyhow.` said Copley : friends to him, `that black eye will help the dean to distinguish between you and Wixem for some time to come. ' 4:`I\ ,4 n,._ ..-_-.._I `-'-.....1ya mwnvn Fo, more than (month lers had ' growing among the men-of Town~ . send` seq; 9, suspicion that he was 30-" in to the bad Once he had been seen coming out of a house which seemed to the eyes of Chadwick. who met him. to conceal possibilities of taro. .1`o'be sum it was found afterward that Townsend had been to` i hie. ..gO0dy g" husband. whowas laid up with a broken leg: but. the impression c1nng,.nevertheless., A _ Then Mo;-ton saw him one day on the street in conversation with a- young woman of somewhat amboyant archi- tecture. and although it was proved" beyond a peradventure that she was the very respectable person who did his mending. yet there were many who believed that Townsend was mashed; n- ......1ninn hnwever. was his dis-'

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