Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-02-25
A WILL AND A WAY.

Cu6ro IL An eXcosS III ouo plAcc 10 tuoAo hoS 'uAo
to be want in anotherp Extremes meet, and so
they did when Bob Gray. the easiest man In
town paid his addresses to Kitty Logan, the
young school marm who had agreed to take the
village school in the township Of Niles where
the big boys always turned the master out Of
doors on Christmas, or make them treat. Bob
Gray had rich father, hard working mother,
and one proud sister, and could afford to be lazy.
Mr., Gray, the elder, came West in very early
timcs located near the town OF Miles, lived in
log cabin ton years, shook himself out OF JOINT
with the ague, "wore it outf' aud mover had it
afterwards But poor neighbor who had
large farm mile from Mr.. Gray could not wear
il out his wife died. his children suffered, he
offered his farm very cheap, and Gray bought
him out promising to pay sometime. :.
A year or 30 afterwards, discouraged with his
he tried to persuade the former owner to take It
back which ho refused to do lawsuit ensued,
and the matter ended by poor Gray being obliged
to keep the farm and pay the COSTS Terrible was
afterwards, when the Ohio and Mississippi rail-
road passed through the same farm and set up
. station house exactly in TIE centre, hc found
himself rich man. He sold town lots 1t high
be educated, and daughter Susan to Monticello.
Ho dressed himself in broAdcloth, wore kid
gloves, accepted the nomination for the Legis-
lature and unexpectedly found himself elected
ital Of tile Prairie State. 80 much in explana-
ton.
Bob came home from Jacksonville with his
sheepskin properly tied with blue ribpohs,
town, wore = tremendous pair Of whiskers,
aud Of course Kitty Logan felt hattered when
he offered to zee her home from church-or
called after school to take her out riding.
Miss Susan Gray took little pains to lind out
that Kitty was distantly related to the Summers
and Lincolns Of Massachusetts,, but somehow
she did not learn the important fact that Kitty
had worked at strAwbraidng in the town OF Fox
boro' until she had earned money enough TO CO.
ucate herself
Where's there's will there's = way said
Kitty, "and know l can paddle my own canoe
out West whore they say nothing il wanting but
the power to do and tho will to put the power in
notion"
So bidding her friends goodbye, for she was
an orphan, and donning the prettlest little straw
hat which her own pretty fingers had plated,
sewed and pressed, and trimmed with neat drao
ribbon with blue edge, which correspohded
exactly with her drab travelling dress and cape,
and matched her blue eyes to I. Thus she
started for Illinois, to friend OF hers, who had
written she thought the school could be procur-
ed. She was little homesick when she arrived
ut Niles, aud would have given ono Of the gold
pieces hid away in that pocket OF hers, for look
once more at the rough rocks and swampy hoi-
lows, overshadowed by thin evergreen, that sur
rounded her native home. She would have
bounded with joy at the sound Of the old factory
bell that had used to call the merry girls togeth-
or for their long evenings toll. Sota she did not
saw so but put on q cheerful face, sJught out
tho directors and made her application Mr..
Smith, the man man, looked ~ il the little blue
eyed mink, with her rosy lips had insulted his
dignity, to come offering herself to teacn a
school in that neighborhood. But ~ she offered
to teach for SO month cheaper than the last
incumbent, and wrote such pretty hand, which
they could read like print, and besides had
hire her. To the sstonlshment Of everybody
Christmas and New Year wont by, aud the
mistress, instead of being shut out or
having to treat, was surprised to find her,
self treated, her desk loaded with presents. and
even Jim Stokes, who had always been called
the worst BOY in town. had headed = surprise
party in the evening, and almost filled Miss Lo-
eau's little room, AZ Parson Browns,w with pledg-
"WRere there's will there's way" said Kit
ty IT knew, Mr.. Smith, she ul1 not have any
trouble with the big boys they are just az good
"Of course they be-" answered the blunt old
farmer, who by the revolution of railroads had
been brought almost into town. can almost
wish was a big boy myself just to show you
Nj. smith laughed and Kitty tripped along to
her task, carrying her little basket OF dinner
along with her.
KiIty's school house WAS in the country where
the elder Mr.. Gray still lived, having built him
self fine house, with tho g modern improve
lDents, :" although he did not know exactly what
to do with it, nor his wife either. They still
tried to get along as comfortably as possible,
while Miss Susan enjoyed it exceedingly, aud
kept the great double parlors full OF company;
which her worn aud weary mother knew well
how to cook for-it she did not know how to en-
tertain. Goodcooking is great thing in fam,
lily. Well, Tommy-or, as we must now call
him, d" Mr.. Thomas Gray, counsellor and attor-
ney- mt tlaw" fell deeply in love with Miss Kit
ty, and it is supposed she fell III love with INN
and they wore married. Now We have really be
ALL ls,l, ,Ot yyrit
to tell love story, you see, but to illustrate
a principle AZ we'll as to relate fac
Mr.. Thomas Gray opened his office in Niles
and supposed of course all the world would eail
an him for counsel, and was for setting up il
good style, but shrewd little Kitty insisted tina
Il plain way was best. She did not desire an.
such display rs had been made by some OF theii
neighbors, who had grown suddenly lich. One
day, a. they wore riding gaily by miserable
looking hovel IN the suburbs, with broken win
dows aud doors of the hinges,a mud hole near
and the pigs looking through the doors at be
sotted man il they sympathized with and hat
n fellow feeling for him in his degradation, MIR
Thomas Gray said to has wife, - How would 70,
like to live in such place as that, my dear
''Net ut all, Of COURSE" was the reply: " iher
ID no knowing what may happen, said he - m
friend,there, Mary Bell WAS three years ago 7
all appearances as well off as You are to-day b1
her husband speculated high, lost, took to drink
and there she il
II can't help that" answered Kitty n
drunkard can put me into such place as that.
"Don't be too sure, ,deary, said Thomas Gray.
''Sure! !" answered Kitty with spirit, " n
just so sure as this-there is not man iVihl
whose fortunes would follow down 30 low
that"
secret?"
"One thing would not no." answered th
young mstron promptly 81 wonld not be
drunkard's WIFE" -
How would you help yourself?"
"Where there's will there's way sa
/ IA AI.t,. t,1y hon tI,ut a1lr
shall never hnvo drunken husband, ~
with deep shadow over her brow, that can
like presentment OF evil, the ride was cohti
ued in silence. .-
grew desperate. Bad bargains were made, spe
nations entered into ,eonvivial companions dre
him from Niles to the capital. His well me-
purse made him everywhere welcome; hitt
good little soul, seeing things going little 0
Of the, way would persist i'll giving music le
sons and teaching the young girls OF Niles
paint, and then fitted class OF earnest boys
iatin-for college-all in her own pretty CO
taee, adding dollar to dollar like wise lit
wife Then in the long evenings when Il
husband WAS with his club, or down street, ca
fellow that ha WAS, her fingers grasped go
steel pen, and many pleasant tale went fol
to the world well paid Tor, through eastern jo'
To make long story short, the crash OF
found Mr.. Thomas Gray and his father, Inc
der, exactly under it, and down they went
low that Billy Fitch, the drayman, declared
could not find enough left of them to pay h
for hauling the goods to the auction roc
Town lots, big houses and all wea
went together-and Mr. Gray, the oil
was found one morning in 57, =
pended from a beam in his own barn, at the {
Of his wife's patent clothes line, and on :
eventful morning Thomas Gray, Jr., lay street
ed his whole length upon the counter OF Ia
beer saloon, il not drunk 30 stupid =" he coult
get home till morning"
The terrible suicide happened Oh the
morning when both families were leaving
great house. to move into the very howell u
Two years BEFORE Kitty had declared sue &C
never be brought to live in. Three days bel
her husband had said to her, with thick ton
you've got to conesto it, Kitty after all,
see faint always 80 easy to keep ont OF hove
Kitty made no reply, but with resolute
went on her way. When the funeral WAS {
she led the weary, heart-broken mother And
and proud, parslyzed daughter to their
shelter, and nov the sobered husband follow
But what scene met their gaze The Ia
was q neat cottage every window pane in
place, the floors clean and bright, the mud
gone, and the pleasan. comforts of an hun
home on every hand. Into it they walked, u
with sstonishment, to find tho fayorite furnit
even to SusAns piano.
where there's . will there's . way"
Kitty gravely. 81 had anticipated trot
and with the money / have been layini
for = few years, l have beon able, by
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