The St. Cloud journal., 1873-06-12

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What care for whom she bei
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AST0RY 0F'AsSHAD0W.
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The house stands in a quiet by:street
in Phil.delphia.,, After being j vacant
for many years, it vs. bought By O. ".
Knapp, vidower, and teacher Of quiz.
classes in; one Of tho medical colleges,
who took bis mother and child there 10
live. A:few months later his cousin, q
Miis Demar, from Ohio: came to visit
him; and soon perceived the singular
hold the house hsd upon him. :os,
"There are inexplic.ble: passages: in
the Bible," she said, speaking: of che
natter afterward, (which refer to- GER
tain sbuildingsas possessing life3of' their
own. They had human diseases, and
were blessed and cursed like men. by
the priesthood, This houee- reminded
me Of those Jewish buildings. 6 g. It, If
feetsd me from the day l. entered it ad
an infe1ips grade Of life would do; :an
animal's-a dogs, for instance. OF
course, looking At it nationally, the i'm!
preston became The merest absurdity ;
but it always, sc came back, bk; do what |
would. Il was not disagreeabls i'm
preston in ITSELF" i
She said nothing Of this =: fancy to
MI: Knapp, accounting for bis 'iinttes,test
in bis new possession on more rational
grounds. ''' !;
"To ordinary, eyes it's-,an ordinary !
house enough, lie used to say, as they
fcame ;home together ii theE s17snuafb s17snuafb :
twilight. "There it is ; dsll red brick,
based and capped with brown stone !;
shutters dark and heavy, high stoop.
Yet the moment my eye rested on it
I said :. There's house could tell q
STORY if it would I was on tender
hooks; until I tound whether mother
would like it. I think she's very COM
Portable in it, Mary; eh 9"-.nxiously.
"Very comfortable, Charley"
> Knapp scans it conplacently as they
come up the street. The yellow sun
get flames up behind it in the cold sky,
throwing i, into bold relief; in font,
the naples rustic oheerfully their few
red, ragged leaves in the nipping sir.
Nobody but Mary Demar knew how
that pile Of dull red bricks had sudden.
ly barred bis life and absorbed all his
hopes and plans. She looks curiou,ly
It the stout little man masnlilb beside 'her,. viii
his jaunty black dr;eass and felt lit; set
on the back Of his head. the broad rim
making -trame for>the f.t, hlgh.sol.
ored face, and twinkling blue eyss I'm.
der their speotscles.s They had been in.
innate as brothers, Ill of their lives.
SheIknew how the money had T. been
saved, penny BY penny, since he was .
boy, on which he married. = For since
he was boy, there had been but one
woman ia, the world fqr|G Charley ;Kp.pp
and Habhee = } eehee:iNas ahe: WAS gone, even big most
|!.s casual acquaintance q q l.l knew that i xas
Impossible he, gould: ev.E: marry again
Mise Demar ems had come, 70 him a. syat
ago, when she heard hisiyifs:w.s .d.sd'
She found him quiet, and SILENT bad
II am sitting here,''' he said 70 her.
"1'll take what money I have and go
out Of the country with the boy. MY
only chance is Is get away out d
doors. - ',.' ,@] - T-s'''. ]:
Yet she had scarcely reached home
when she heard that be had put all his
savings into this house,. and settled
down for life.
,"You changed your mind about 60.
irg abroad, Charley :" she said now,
gently. =. l.. s.....
>, He did not answer for = moment
5aaYes. Well, mother was. alone, and
faneied I would be cut Of fstsmptation il
she had me in charge. Cain vaga.
bondi.iug over the. world wu. the only
idea: my journey suggested 10 her, %. ]
gave i up: ;wnlya file 5n..-::.: +
/, His sorrov, ,then, waste bs = sealet
subject even to,her. Mary was rebuff
cd, but the rebuff pleased her. :: ssh.
leaned more heayfly upon his arm
Knapps thiokiDg, IS usual, went On ID
This }.ee,, L, BE- i i seen Of Ill mon, Will,
he kept time e i. ~ vhi.tling an un,5ae,
biz breath and .r.ttling his cal o.ne % OIL ttlh'
tree: :bo1ost.> : He always carried . moi.
| ,xith him, IKE sny: other overgpr'oa,w'
boy. n7x vos,o 49, -" ...;t !
"1t's 1t teuriiop., the9ush,"' he i broke out
st la.t, l1''A' "how that journey I d did no
take ohngs IT, e me. Sometimes now
l'h xben g into the ts h,ll, [, thiok @ th.
here the aea was lost. and tho night