The Gavelyte, December 1907

204 ·---·----------·---- Two Boys. Jly K n. ~l'AHH, ·o~. Imagine a warm, bright day in June. 'l'he trees throw inviting shadows toward t.he cool steam, jnst outside their radius. Mossy banks, with vapors of a hiddet1 gpring arising, entice one to lie and enjoy the luxuriousness of nature's cbur h. Bright birds, twittering, fly here and there, bewildering one who tries to follow the vast mazes ,,f their intt->rtwining flight. Two boys, one bate-headed, both bare-footed, playing by the river'8 side, complete the picture. Of these boys, we need a picture. Jack is tall and fair, with hi~ sun kissed hair brightly shining, 1ight blue eye111, shifting rapidly about as if to see e\·erything at once. Geot'ge is the direct opposite. His sturdy ancestors have bequeathed him a rohust figure, carefulness and broad reason– ing powers. His dark eyes show the careful observer, a strong will and un– daunted courage. 'ro set against the other's impulsive nature, we find a cool, l-teady and calculating one. '1'heir fathers were men of deep religious be– liefs, so we find each boy has been, and will he, brought up carefully both by precept and admonition. These men were brought together by their love for chess. Both were active in church work, yet each lived in blissful ignor– ance of tlrn time of departure. Contented and happy, they sat over knotty problPms in chess until late hours. Let us return to the boys. Loord Jack has berome angry at some trifling thing,- he splashes water, cries out. frightfning fishes and makin~ the black ro\?ks glisten in the sun. George caHs to him and he stops. "What art> you doing? Don't you see it is doing no good. Come, Jet us play hall." -so Jack goes over and in a short time we hear their merry laughter in the glen. Thus they lived till George graduated. He alwayd took the bright side of everything, making it seem a~ ·jf it had always been so instead 0f dark and gloomy. About this time, his father died, leaving him with his mother and two isters at home. Three brothers were in the for wPst and, after the fun– eral,' all went to their home. .Jack was alwayi; impulsive and rash until 11eorge's departure. Then he seemed to RettlE> down with some of the oth- 11r'11 good Aense. The next year he gra<hrnterl from high ~rhool, jmit barely