St Josephs College - Argus Yearbook (Emmitsburg, MD)

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They have no ambition, no further desire than the means of mere existence. They like it well enough here, and will hear of nothing better. If just once I could feel that I had touched a soul, and opened one pair of eyes to the real beauty of life, I would feel more satisfied withxthat one act than with a whole yearis teaching. Her friend was more practical. '4You're a teacher, she used to say, Naot a guardian, or uplift worker, or female minister. You go your way and let them go theirs. But Marian often pondered. this question alone. What use was she as a teacher, a sculptor of character, a refiner of souls, an educator of hearts, here, where character was warped in the grip of poverty, hearts were smothered under the weight of desolation, souls were stilled in the death-dealing grip of despair. 'Would she ever, she wondered, have the opportunity of performing some service that would make her feel her life 'had not been in vain? 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For over an hour she conferred with htm, compete y Orge 3, t A21 ing, l of John Acton, and returned to her room at a quarter to five to find him still waiting patiently fflgj in the now twilit room. Marian regretted her thoughtlessness in keeping the boy, to go ome ' ce Q after dark in a neighborhood where even strong men packed a rod. Ei ' 4'0h, John, She began, Fm awfully S0f1'Y-7' h. d h h. h 55,559 Ft l I beg your pardon, said an unexpected voice from the doorway be in er, 15 t IS t e tfnr gi A 1 tl ' fourth-grade classroom? li if -i, at , , , A: -N., J, li I The owner of that voice, thought Marian, surely must have lost his way, to be on River Street. . b As she turned, a slim form brushed by her, and John Acton threw himself into his fathers fp! -5 arms. Side by side they stood, ridiculously alike, even to the absolutely authentic wave right across gi. gg Kg, the front of the two dark heads. . Q . s A ,Ig 12'-li iv You are Miss Brent? said the visitor, and, without waiting for the ,reply, added, I am - !7'fh John Acton-young Johnls fatherf' He put an affectionate hanoh on ihlf bcilys ihoulder, and con- Ei get .gi 'I -lb tinued HI hope that I am not upsetting your discipline or anyt ing i e t at, ut it was getting H, , , f EXW I 7 , 7 . . d N lx pf' dark and as John is not usually late I started out to see if anything had happene . atura y y mil ily. the beginning of my search would be the schoolhouse, although I hardly thought he could be kept ,I lt gi ' . K4 QI here. John, he colored, a bit shyly, and his tone was both wistful and proud, Johns usually , ,WJ :ggi a-a pretty good youngster. ' E533 In .4Yes-oh, yes, indeed-I-it was just for form's sake that I kept him. I intended to let him 5 1, ,N ' go as soon as the other children were out of sightf' She moved from under the electric light g? 'W all ,ln It 'fff'-0 which she had turned on some minutes before, but its brightness seemed to follow her hair, and 'P 'rf linger in the clear earnestness of her eyes. t - ,,gpjff'i fi I am awfully sorry she went on but I am very glad you have come Mr Acton John llffji 'k-CWA V I has always interested me, because he is, well-different, and I often wondered 1f there were any- lg 1-7, l f 'Ah one to whom it would be Worth-while-I mean- ou see- l fw,ll PE V ' . F 2 'ff Erwffff She stammered, and blushed, as she realized how impossible it would be to say what had Qt Q been in her mind to this man, standing there so obviously a gentleman, one of her own kind, A at grave but deferent, shabby, and aware of the fact, but proud. il ' ii ' f ile onlly nodded at her confusion, and his eyes lit with sudden understanding, an under- if A . stan ing s adowed by sadness. l . si 1 s ' -f .Q P ,QA it I thought-1sn't there-couldn't you-7' she bit her lip, annoyed at her own embarrassment. J C E :L Q 1 ' Where, now, was the fluent teacher, the poised ruler of rebels, the self-assured daughter of a great 3 house whose fall had left her orphaned, penniless, over-educated, and-too proud. I .j 5 'J ' I should, said John Acton, 'fhe deseiyes much better than all this, but-f' .. A Q! 6 .9 I-Irs drifting tone asked of her an understanding equal to his own, and in a mental flash she ' , ,, Q saw the whole story, such a common story, but so achingly sad when actually met face to face. 0 ,Q g An only son, she surmlsedu, cutoff because of an unsuitable marriage, forced to earn a living , ,f Si f Kx f without the necessary training, disheartened by poverty, and finally so crushed by the loss of his 7 Y ' I youngdwige that he had drifted, unresisting, into this destitution. She knew J ohn's mother had If , J' . - een ea some time. A ig 1 - . . . f, 3 I h HAH this 'swept through her mind in the instant they stood face to face, gray eyes locked with A gg ' Y, N, t e grown. hen wordlessly he turned and went, out into the darkness, hand in hand with his son. I , 'L ,f t up fy f -1 Ihe next morning Marian missed the. culprit of the preceding day's excitement. When he ' 'Q .ai ecto appear in the afternoon she .felt strangely worried, but decided to wait another day before I ig. ,E 5 invfstigagng. Pupils might be absent one day without explanation, but a second day of un- aut 1or1ze absence required that.the teacher communicate in some way with the parents. il ' lg QCIZSSCS 0PGI1ed Friday morning minus the benefactor of white mice, and Marian determined LQ Mfllll 2,510 ersgg to investigate as to the boylsnabsence, instead of sending a note by one of the . 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J if ' 'I plan. . You re crazy, proteste IC I s , - . h- mes, ,, Q dui, , What do you care about a hobo down in the slums? If you must be charitable, send 1m a nu H559 I can't pay a nu1'se's salaryf' m I 'g HI meant a district nursefi 2' I 'J 'li 6' ' 0 - . . . aa 5 ,I Il AU- i'The doctor said he couldnit get one 'until mormnggf so then I said I would come. f 1 - VI J Qi And hes going to let you?,'q y V . 5:..,,U! I Nobody, said lVIarian, ucan stop mef' H li Q35 l This brought another tirade from Esther, answered only with latmxgllitgei. grill nrlihi, S323 T Esther, angry only because of her care for the other, l2lL1gh'l3Ugh3 311311 fem, ll Y H it lx Hg. more likely weep when you find that you've lost your Job, to say nothing of your reputation. e ,Q ,5 that laughs last, you know-. . 'iHas just seen the joke, returned Marian, sweetly, and vanished down the stairs. I -iN ' ' . . . . ' ,V eel ,Af up , More and sterner opposition awaited her from ,lohn Acton, but she overruled him. At ten lt! o'clock that, night the doctor left.. I5 -A -. , . a 'ug' I f Ti 'fI've done all I,can do, he said as he put on his coat, abut I wouldn't say he hasn t a chance. .KL-T, lhlbghl If he pulls through, tonight he'll probably recover. yt .R if I-Ie smiled at uMaria,n, patted the father cheerfully on the shoulder, and went down the stairs. Marian turned back to her place by the bedside, but John stood at the door, watching the doctors I, depal-ture with the expression of one who looks into ancpen grave. Algffggji 'l Presently he came and sat down across from her, and together they watched and listened, Ui Gif 9 listened to the heavy breathing, and unconsciously measured the length of every breath, listening lit, 'fag 4-sl' to the little clock on the stand, that ticked away relentlessly the moments of a childs life, worst Q fs- ll of all, listened to the hoarse voice that cried out every now and then in some childish babbling, or delirious imagining. - So the hours wore away. There was no embarrassment between these two. The greatness ffl' of the moment's need had banished all lesser consideration, where there is real greatness in any Er! - 5 :D phase of life there is no room for pettiness. Before the brilliance of the sun, the brightest stars UQ must fade, and mighty rivers are but streams before the ocean's vastness. m 5 'I fl Twelve oiclock found them tense. Marian had been repeating the doctor's treatment periodi- I ,. t, t cally, but now she only watched and waited, a sudden coldness around her heart, her hands un- rg steadyu The breathing was louder now, and slower. And as if its dull hammering had broken u fl ' the lock upon his emotions, the man across from Marian suddenly began to speak. Instinctively Fl A . themg1rl.kept her. eyes down, watching the patient, but he would not have known had she looked ' Qt, up at him, for his nerve had given way at last, and his forehead was bent upon a shaking hand. H Jw It was the story of his. life he told, as much of it as would explain the 'present circumstances. , ,I xx It was in part as Marian had already surmised it, but with a difference. While his wife had mr .. - lived, .Iohn Acton had worked steafhly and well, and had been wildly happy. At her death, the I. ., ,1 devoted husbands heart had fc-llowed her even into the grave. He grew absent and unreliable Y -kt and his work suffered. He was dropped from one position after another, had drifted into lneaner I ., lx I land poorer'sect1ons of the city, until at last he reached the river's edge. Here he and the boy Lgflilllr ad Seen l1V1Hg haphazafdly, but he had again lost his position the preceding Saturday. That .'lff5 NQS CW the had COIIIC tovbe at home to miss John the day he had been kept at school. wllhat Vx ' gil brings things up to date, he finished, and now-. fQJ:BfIi, Q-E59 b. .hiheatoneless voice 'drifted into silence, the Cl0Cli.1'6Sllll1SCl its ticking, the sufferers labored if gi- I rea ilng-lgwas it easier. She glanced across to' see if he had noticed, but his head was bowed lfbri-ijt' 'iP031t eihot hand lying on the coverlet. There was an appeal in the attitude that stirred the :I -1 lil lrqgr H512-iho t T1 Womans Sifgnpaihy, and as suddenly as he had .begun his story. lvfklldllll' took up the Qtr? 'nf b y uh Ska 8,35 li S -ou be in the future. All 'that she said she could never afterwards recall, EQ li 433g Bug she new tlmathwith her closing words .her .listener's head was once more lifted. and in his f.',g Q if by O0LI9iGI:12t3lEg 1ySh6'hHrhspolien.of his wife.: '4You worked for her gladly while she lived: Kfgfl her grain Y er Oflei if iii YOU Siflll -l1VC.f01' it? 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