| Show M MO ring I CORTELYOU IN illS HIS YOUTH 1 O m f Teacher T Tolls ol 0 His Normal Norna Ol School 1 o Life who Uil im I 1 n 0 tt J and sworn In Inia the tho tIt r ia a y V t r vC f iI L t mid ud labor op aP hull all of or o the th old In tie the Uj UL i dill ninte building I u I with fur lor furu a the ta t t p i J schools ot of the UI Ih bc I In u f t M fu 1 At Att oW not notT l 10 a tine time be b t frOwn IJ I hl h i T r th tor ot over oler g lIh Ibe pr critical ee eye c I tOS t 1 that the dark ni J I Inon at ut ate 1 a aIn ae e In IB front C me fl bore the stamp md and I L and andl l it nl and nn also tto t rf ot f L good it nl and nn also tto t rf ot f L good ter V I that early age ago his marked by byI II I was us t I 1 drat W fn hl hI I were handed In that to I 3 name I WM WIL Cortel In New P S I 2 ran an R ono one rd HI Ii right light pi was lIr ir tO 10 hI t C hl led to toe e Jn and onI ani an nil inquiry of or him himbe te be It itt i C quiet JOk k his II da pia rim he I ra ot or the tho thoI theLi Li I d faithfully t t throe three 1 1 titer the th normal no nfl metho s and andi i IJ t I 1 h In nil of oC I n look g schools t Wt d n school was a n ao CU o one In 10 i s 9 J and re ret t tien nn rounded J l In It ll la I 8 with F the thC 0 c st 4 t H Inma t M ia a and 1 I II I J i an nn exalted exulted po poIn poIn La inthe In the it t if I t as os nn nil educator of oC ofel Ken el in IC methods of DC Instruction It Ity y 1 lugli lugi il ti 1 work and clear til and tolerated tJ no among A NT r t school work WOk was not il done by him hint aa liS a It often otten bT br bright lind I may mn students but hut he poi tar neater thoroughness and nc no 1 art th Ih o Investigation Idealisation Et In li he outdid nil all others othera M MU U u u U u MUM u All tho the details of or Ills hits tusks wore vore care core fully tully worked out oUI and he 1111 never neler wai wa In an arrears curs with his work orJI Nothing I put halt over Into Inlo the next day du and ami when Cortelyou was called up he It ponde with n a 1 imitation n You Vou may nil RII it was 1 an aim by u a certain teacher In time the school when was nent hut but It vai never to him He lie was an un Independent In thinker seldom needing lI to aik uk am for Car clu eIt J of or the oInas I teaching being for tor him J AGAINST rg IAL FAS I AS A large built buPt at great expense by b time state aa the home of or time tho pupils during durin their school com course HO of at study sf the young joung men occupying the tho north wins WIllI m OL the lower floor noor The din where they nil all took their heir dally daily meals had hod six long At tho Iho tool foot of or f n of ut these ono n u o Mr Ir II n u o Mr Ir II jou ou sat carved the meats mats and ando o their meals u II dozen Jol jot ly I Massachusetts from Crom in iG to 20 years of or ago age Meeting leeLing l them no AD he ho did dill three times dally daily nt at tho ho table lable and In him n school time he lie naturally be ba well oIl ell acquainted with them nod and nn Just us as they greatly ed cd and petted him The Time normal young Indies usually succeeded In turning the tile head of or their male In life lICe but their girlish attractions ere elo wasted on cut Mr Cortelyou who In hi Ui dd d enjoyed limit friendship but nev er Ir loii ht heart to 10 them In that re differing unto and contrasted greatly to his advantage with Ith the young oung man nun who vImo later la tel his the bitter latter being heln fre ire engaged to 10 various and sundry charmers of oC his own classmates and antI of ot other classes Ve We have hao no chance with Cortelyou roguishly remarked one of or bin hlo friends lIme ho III line has left leCt n a pretty prel girl girt behind him hi him III Certainly If Ir that were Vere true he ha was as ns loyal and us as truehearted trueh nn an admirer of oC his hili absent n fair lady Indy ns M ever ar was knight of oC the tho olden time The lady who after oCler several years ears became his wife was Ins novel never n a member of ot the tho Nor Not mal lint Hut her lieI sister Hiss Niss 1 Jessie Hinds and her brother were vore eort graduates of t the WestfIeld school Miss his Jessie was as one of or n a laige family of or daughters and beautiful In person and anI tine line In charac A ter tel Tho rho brother was vas for Cor a n time a I mem mern I ber of uC the Normal corps of oC teachers AN EXCELLENT MUSICIAN MU Though an nn amateur Mr Was war In his Ills school days do nn an excellent musician When the lIterary society of ot the time school occasionally 1111 a n public meeting In th the upper linn at tho the last hour haul of oC the tho session It gave i as A u his hl hI and school the young pupil pre M nt tf It the 1111 In somewhat Mr Ir will now play A CI i g db 1 in lii Ills his manner he hs H j BUFFALOS BIG MURDER MYSTERY I J Jil t il t 4 I 4 f fI fP I I t U P i 4 j I big murder cat cO e Is bring being I II I excitedly discussed nil all over oler the coun country country try Tho Time high social standing of at the tho victim K g F F p J I I timid mid time tho BUS aus I i k that tho the crime crimI has In ought upon J I nest most exclusive circles gives unusual Interest In cose A Mean I dalous state of or affairs among Buffalos fluff ilu a i ban haim been revealed by the Investigations Investigations Investigations of It the time police pollee In search st of ut the tho mur murderer derer It Is expected that the tho trial t r r when It takes place pi lice will be ono one of ot the I J most thrilling cause causo over ever eyer held 1 s B now floW preparing her trousseau J ni I Wi n a s a s s sa a s a a s s s a s a a s A S A A A A A A A A A A A S A A A A A S A S A AA A AA A A A A Oo lothes th famous Ohn Ohne unit Hait ohne chine Hast After the tho Announce ment Cortelyou IJ u a moment then look hK III pl ce of ot from Crom hi hl de dk desk k rope roie deliberately IIA a wl GOWn to ft j wl GOWn to ft lu O inS ine other enu 01 om t time the long ion room and sat lat down doyn at time the rote rOHi adjusted Q the stool to his hii Ilk ml In placed time the music on un time the rack I looked at the note notes pauI ii about this thin time there wo at as nn mum uneasy feeling f In the audience and R a mental query Why hy CortI ou 1 he ho n lulled wRit with lIh both hoth oth hande hi his hie ey after to tn pill and amid continued to th Ih end without Illk or Tin final tini ceo ino linn tIon before became so 0 well III known that It Ii Was wan as an el ci af ef nil all his imis hi lvery l III l evening there was wn a recreation hour In tn the south MUth when pantomimes charades and tab were Wets enacted by pupils pupil and teeth teach re reOn On mich occasions he the of oC pupil Were wre WI sometimes food travestied Ira Cortelyou et his hits wan wa 81 an earmark by which he was 11 n and ane It was always applauded arid and received with a n ripple of or merriment to 10 the brief brIer stay slay of or motion hie hi ep r ate Ite movements the principal of or the time 8 school hOOI often otell saul mid I like the way ray Car Cor lelyou telou due ilos lie 1111 never double lili hll truck If It I had to 10 Solve it 1 problem In III live ute or die I would mould spend ahead three thirst minutes of or the live lIe In thinking how hew I would solve tolve It II That Is h i method illS HIS IN I still have In him my III a tI lone narrow black book Jook in III which we record recorded ed cd the rank of or every normal pupil that English h literature under me Ine during the many year cars vears of ut my teaching An As I turn Its leaves leaven I find the time names name of Jt It men now well eli known In educational 1 grave principal of or normal anil anU JIh schools of or language science rectors of or churches pastern of or Methodist t Con on churches book hook publishers rs mind men eminent In other oilier position op oi time the of or their work The rhe record opposite the name Cortelyou nn an average In III History of lit l J Shakespeare Ivanhoe Na on nn Milton Nilton Ad d and Scott of or DG DC In 11 classes other than mine he ho main also a u high but hUI I how have ha not nut the Iota data of or his lila work at 01 taming lit this his high huigh as crago ho Imo was nota not flot a II 1 bookworm nor imor a I grind II Ii 1111 but hut wan wall an In excellent lato of oC knowledge HIS lIIS OPINIONS While Mr Ir Cortelyou Cor lei you was n a serious hey boy he was isas not melancholy nor sober gelmer r on II the contrary he was IOS always Ho lie seemed usually to 10 be Ie n n h I Wl I thoughtful and wa was 81 not given l lv n to 0 much talking though hough lm he watt In no w r tad lad turn HI lii opinion han hall With time tha authorities Often Oft m H ur Ir already al ally prevailing or lr la it 11 concern fit pint Ion were ere the tite of ot the pupils pupil were aud 1114 weighed 4 according to th h character judg V ment of or the Ibe Tile The vl m It f t r l tim ll light lIht lit titles pupil weH d f I ocr VICI nut flut It iL was IV said Mr WI r fir r to tf ou eu ii ll hi his i l hi UK gr II t i be dire opposed to th e IT h luH l I or ado tel they Y o cari 4 nit mn I enci ele that would dou cur Mur him had hul h hf he bettS aware of ot the Ibe I Co c value that hi his hili teachers leo hera attached to hll hI hh k I j This esteem III teem on j d tIme the fact that he lie wu Wag wo never r 01 or In time the discipline arVi Hf ment of ur the school but chiefly I It was wa duo due to time the confidence lie Ii h 4 M l 1 V M b UI fill Ilia hili I l 4 U e 1111 I I M 1 V M b UI fill Ilia hili l 4 U e 1111 I I lr In Ui th of or diameter ami and to tC 1 I r I for fol hl hi his lie te IX ex x i boyish unties hut lImit w so 0 did dill ii ho hI break out Into undue that It caused caulIe tron surprise It oc ov occurred A certain domestic llo regulation having stirred up lip time the boys to 10 I one of time the teachers remarked remained Even Ien I Mr Is IB emit cut I ting up ul ant and the opinion of or time the faculty tl was mas Ill that the new nc ruling WAH setta u and anI would liao to be bo ji It Cortelyou rebelled Ai A Severn time a 1 your the time engaged a n lecturer and Invited ItH friends In the tho community to hear lip time lecture with On dons the young men of or Urn the wore preened Into service UH as usherS since the thu trills were made III by point r t up mill II and ammil down the tho bug I mi now stairs that Hint led up U II to t the a u as hall hail on the tie third Mr r Cortelyou Cort hoU VHS wais upon J for tOl this ork mork until his hili year I mostly y I think Ink because of oC an mi from anything of ot him thai resembled r service However nt at this particular tune time nearly all the tho L young men inca m t were In classroOms end requested to 10 ushel time Ilk to the thu study hull halt Thu II hool while not very large In rita to people unfamiliar with II it and almU they lost 1081 their Wily wiy In tilde Ih h wanderings through the Iha rooms disturbed recitations re by Iy opening doors of o and n l distracted on ly h through Therefore fore It II was III 0 to 10 meet gUe guests ue tH tM nl at the en entrance trance traCe rod mil guide guhle them th m to the tho mIght When I came camo IIno the lecture room 10 minutes before tho time hour for begin helln beginning ning f 1 I saw aW Cortelyou Cortelyon e tolling I up lI this tho tI t Continued on pas page twentythree CORTELYOU IN INH H HIS IS YOUTH Continued C t front from n page ahl seventeen e every very steep hardest ones OMS to oil in Ij In with a n venerable vener able lady lad and aud n 11 companion behind him It U ho had l been heen e n Barl l i art irl Marshal Mar hal of at l nl land directing a coronation procession his manner could not have boon been more moro superb UK us u he handed the time old Indy In to loher her seat coat anti and waved her attendant a Q place Illace Then he lie hastened ll a n Cartel Cortel Cartelyou Cortelyou you ou could hasten down own to tie the en n and won soon came up 1111 U again other oilier thel townspeople ople whops v whom hoin he sea flIt cat T with the rom same amp grand graml air De I the putting of Mr dr Cortelyou to 10 hll ha hat U t I I remonstrated with the th freedom that tN th t long lanK association hermits i and Pr nopal Scott asked kc the mUter matter he ha doing well IM Mag Ma I replied but tut he h IK ls I tot H In rood good to tD spend hi hla hili time sin nn m such uch moat mat matters tern Oh replied Mr Sett I tl ho he h Is a It nu u usher h r The next nest morning Just l before for i the opening of at school an the Instructors rut tors sat sut t r on the platform th the l lecture was when the principal turning to the corpa of ot tea teachers tier said Mid with a n h of ot merriment In ht hi hie eyes Cortelyou Being an emo Imo emotional tir nab man Inan teara Imme struck Into hilo hl hits his eyes eye as n they al o did dl l when he wan 1111 I i youA out b beeam mf idd Inthe In Inthe the faculty cully and the yet yel et un st tb ev i if f Mix hiM v to the little old whom he h ea I cortel corie l na fUll If they lh were erp queens 11 quality that was wan before un uan Idl t d dl l when he w ivre i II master mailer of ot mere monia at 11 Ma M 1 f l e Nc New pw v yar Year hlf hie hi cJ oid Ii a h d a know knew that he was wal tho the lad Ind Unit that could the lie U H and lend lenel honor oven to lo a I presidents president dm In III observing lilt his courtie since his hla normal graduation It In Is evident that he ht owes his success to lo him hb great Industry and amid of or doing everything A well ell says La Ia genie cent la In patience That Is la the secret of ot Mr Ir genius and his hll tire the rh to the IIII Ion of or cabinet minister lIe He poe pee poeM M WS infinite patience to 10 work out de le details tails He lie never doubles till his hi track an nil R Hn his principal said Mid After hi Ida hit lion lIou he worked evenings whit the pa In patience deuce tience that commutes to per leer V iJ iJ i de dev v jj feet fth himself S In lu stenography h and ratted fitted jN It tar for 01 the Iho exacting of ot H confidential clerk Though I hue have net luv 10 n ltd u ui I n i lr ee r him lihn since that January dray day mg min In 1881 when he delivered In excellent form his graduating essay and look took ajar his hi leathers teachers diploma I 1 recognize the I t 01 same came admirable qualities In his later limo I m life that thai distinguished him In Ids his tl Corp teens that have hae advanced him him from r I O teacher earlier to 10 confidential clerk that made iliad rOt a him Invaluable to 11 three pr preat sl tiro i dents 1111 and finally raised him s sI IJ I membership in III the tho national mb reh fi gt Inet I iuru Prentice Stevena In Los Loa Ans Angeles Times th |
