Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-07-17

children were'quite sure of cake or
few candies whenever the littlecarriag
stopped at cottage door. - - &
But over all her happiness, all he
Ipride in her betrothed, all her deer
pure love for him, there hung a cloud
that Fannie felt grow darker and thick
er as the days passed on. 1t had beei
whispered, low at first, but gainin.
loudness as such reports will, as flint
passed on, that Gardiner Forsythe il
his management of the mining matters
was pusillanimous with regard to Her.
man Clark. More than once in somt
warm discussion the Young philanthro.
phist had seemed to shrink from any
physical demonstration Of the burly
giants strength, and, while holding hi:
point firmly, was somewhat too mild in
speech while, defending his course
yielding minor points, and making per-
sonal concessions, and it had come to
pass that the superintendent had talked
somewhat loudly of his power of in
timidation he held, till even Fannie had
heard repeated some of his Boosting
speeches. i1i s'~a mo
Woman-like, the girl adored bravery.
She had looked up to her stalwart lover
as one who would defend her in all life's
struggles by his physical power, as we'll
as by that mental superiority she re-
cognized with the sweet, winsome hu-
nifty Of q true woman, though she
herself was abo7e the average of her
sex in intellectual resources. Every
word of detraction of the man she loved
reused her to vehement defence, yet she
wept in secret many bitter tears.
1t would lower Gardiner to have
any open quarrel with Herman Clark .
she would say, when Fred, her only
brother, with the yalor of seventeen,
sneered at her lovers cowardice. ssHe
is 4 gentleman and is working for the
MINERS real comfort and happiness. Ii
would injure him to condeseend to no
tice Herman Clark's impertinences.
"He is afraid 70 Fred would mutter,
and escape to avoid his sisters wrath,
leaving her very sore hearted and sad.
Affairs were in this unprolnising con-
dition, when Gardiner Forsythe pro-
posed to the other members of the COM
pany to give the miners and their fam
lilies grand picnic to celebrate the
"Fourth of july" opening their own
purses to defray portion of the eN-
pense, and proposing to have their own
wives and children included in the jol-
lification. .....s.. iI-...
"They will all flock to the rum shops
at l. for the day." he said, ''and
won't be fit for work for week if they
do. propose to keep them up here, if
we can, and to keep them sober, if pos
sible, by good supply of attractive
eatables.' rer .-L -. asi4
The company, after some discussion,
consented, and a goodly supply of pies,
cakes, tea, coffee, sandwiches, and other
picnic stand-bys was promised by the
ladies from the large houses. who.
moreover, engaged themselves TO aid in
their bounties.
But Herman Clark's insolence passed
its usual limits, when Gardiner gave
him the invitation to read to the miners.
He was provokingly sarcastic upon the
subject Of the picnic itself, and en-
eouraged by the quiet 'mildness OF hIs
adversary, enlarged upon patriotic Gus
toms with an insolence that even differ
ence of nationality would not excuse,
finally Gaping the climax of all former
efforts, by daring Gardiner Forsythe
to prove himself match for English
bone and muscle in personal encoun-
ter. And the young man had turned
upon his heel and left the office, white
to his lips. No one followed him, no
one saw him as he strobe into the road,
down steep declivity and into chimp
of woods to fight much harder battle
than any Harman Clark. could chal-
lenge. s'la'h .it iH 1aiiEa +.
!" Must l bear it?" he thought, strid-
ing up and down, ''must keep my fists
off this burly ruffian because I am a
Christian, and may not fight him with
out fighting also all principle Of right
in my own heart? Can any approving
can any consciousness of
moral courage compensate me for the
contempt 1 am earning amongst my
own equals hereS They think l am
afraid. The very miners, the men l
work day and night to benefit, doubt
my courage, when / am brought face to
face with this giant. And he himself
believes fear him! Fear him! Do
they guess it would be positive relief
to me to have him pound me with his
great fists, it | could do it without my
own conscience approving the encoun-
ter. And, bitLerest of all, Fannie thinks
| am afraid. 1 see it in her eyes, though
she would not say one word to wound
me-" .. r..aI Ir. aa aof sod & .
So up and down, like Gagged lion,
the man paced little open space till
he had stilled the tempest In his heart
and was his wonted quiet self once
more. But the marks of the fierce
heart-struggle were upon his pale face,
and the taunts were shown in express
sion, if not in words, as he resumed his
place in the office. But bitterest Of all,
could he have heard it, were the words
recorded at the opening of my story,
the words Fred Germaine spoke to his
sister, as he finished narrating what he
termed "Gardiner's last row with Her.
man Clark" .......t t.4.. .. -5..r
And as he spoke Fannie wondered if
his voice had wrcsteG away her love
from Gardiner Forsytbe. Only that af:
ternoon, walking up from poor home
where her lover had left comfort for a
man injured severely in the mines, with
the blessings of the young wife and
aged mother ringing in her ears, Fam
ME had thanked God fervently for the
love of this noble man. She had let
her memory lead her over many fami-
liar scenes, where he, had shown his
true Christian charity, his generous,
kindly impulses, and she thought to go
through life hand in hand with such a
man, was almost to win heaven this side
of the grave. And now, she walked
sally m her own room with Fred's con-