The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-08-02
LOVE AND ruRsipA

llis name was John Goodwin Elmer.
rnn, and his works aud wass were ths~e
Tending = psgpinr machine la a New
England Hhoe shop, ANIL thinking much
VI Patience Lowering. the primary.
schuol teacher. When tho Go'rluwk
whistle brought welcome release from
the weary clattcr III The peRginr ma.
Chime, he betouk himsclf ID Tho sriety
VI Patience or books. Tint IL, Patience
would not always receive him. mud then
he rcad books In specics of mad fury.
Patience Lowering seem.d in some
manner above him. Hc knew this, and
had wisely thought 10 rAisc himself ID
her level. Finally The time came when
the word that was In his heart came ant.
and, upon suitable occasion, hc told
her that he loved hcr, and had hoped u
make her his wife.
The result wAs peculiar aud most mn.
happy. This modern maiden met loves
advance with a kind III irot-clad com.
nonsense, and hlnntly told him his In.
come VIA insufficient. Her own earn.
tugs were enough for her support, AL
little more. She lived In comfort. and
Ind some leisure, IA rny nothing eli nh
occasional tastc III the drama and music.
Az his wife she would have none IL
these, besides many household cares
and TINT wort III thing.
Did she not love limy Ahc looked M
him with sad smile, anil said, ~ viii
not Any whether love you or not per.
haps-- perhaps not" Seeing that lie
W.. greatly cast down, she added, plny.
July. Am ! not worth winningp WHY
DO yon not try2"
"What can | dor" sail llc, bitterly.
!" nm only i mechanic"
bhe made no reply fur 4 moment. and
then she said, slowly, "'rhat il nothing
= mean u n nothing against yon. The
point IN that You must be more. II In
not for mr 10 say Whit or how. You
Are man. mike no PROMISE. Int you
may win me--if you Gnu.
With this she turned away an,cklv
aud walked on al0n. before him. leaving
him standing III The middle III tic rural
lane where they Ind keen walking. Hc
nav her put np her hands before her
face. but whether II WIN In shame or
grief he could NOT tell. II was both
shame that she had been forces 10 speuk
- plainly, md grief that but. really.
her Erici was No mingled with other Ven.
timents TINT II wss part sorrow and part
hope.
The young man gaxeA after her I'm
she had disappeared, aud then he turned
aside 10 the stone wall TINT bound tho
lane, and looked out over the wide az.
pAnsc " very fnc turnip field. There
were millions of tufnina III mnieAtic
r.ws, rank beyond rank, their plume.
like leaves waving ~ an army with ban.
ners. OF these 10000 one alone n
tnscssd nis attention. II Was mighty
tsrnip, fair 70 see. and u goodly rixo
and shape. Il was the king tnrnip ~
the Held, anl tho diseonsolate lover
studied Il with interest.
Il y = curious fact that somctimcs.
when the mind IN suffering from great
shock Or sudden reyulsion of feeling.
the most trivial things absorb the attci,.
ton. II ~ ~ II the will was too weary
" trOublc itself about the dircstinR III
tina mind, and any chance object M.
sorbcd the whole attention. The Young
naan considered this superior turuip will,
profound interest. Why was Il AL
mighty while Ill ita million brothers
were no more than ordinary tnrnips !
Traces 0f M old compost hcap near by
seemed 70 explain tho tufnip'H glorious
proportions. ~ once his mind ekiDpcd
nimbly ~ tho future. II this tnruip. VI
g00ily In shape and ARE. were selrcte.l
Tor seod, would not In srnd retain nome.
thing o. ~ noble proportionS2 II the
hstest we're made ~ snrvivc, would NOT
n = = $40 ~ ~ts. u
Having considered these deep and mo
mention. questions for some time. Tho
Young man turned away aud went home,
feeling much better. bmch IN thc effect
u labor. particularly mental labor. on
sorrow. Tho next day they both r..
stunned their lnl0rs In school and sl,on,
aud none guessed that anght Ind passc.
between them.
Months pnssei away, and already The
winter WINS fur spent. She taught ths
infant mind md Ii. teni.ed tho prR9inf
machine, and IL seemed IN II III wrv., In
lMtwton them. Wait The .prinu Nj,
alFeady mounts thr sky, though, The win,
blows and the tn9w iiies. II vns A.
10Th ri February when thn Young ma,
went ~ thu savings hank and drew uu
1ssM' 1uUA1ys 1G FcmfuUFteH IlN uNyl
when hc had saved these dollars for an
other pnrporc. and now II was MI over
aud hr might ~ well spend the none,
IN another direction. BEFORE night II.
had purchased two hot bed sashe.. i loas
II stahl0 manure and few boss,ls
from these he constructed n hot bed
such IN ~ had seen gardeners make hi
aarly lettuce. Two days after, H. foup,
chance hour when tho wind was lulle.l
and he opened the hot-bed. The vol
WAS soft and warm, like BID III sprin,
land IN the midst III SNOW. Taking
PIPER from hts pocket, hc began 10 nov
quantity 0f seeds white tnrnip.
Now i happened thst the yard wl,er,
Ac worked WAS next the street. RI Iii,
side u tho house where hc lived vii
hia mother. tIc VIVA awaso. after |
while, that some ono had st0ppexl Ii III,
way and was looking ovsr Tie fcnoc !
him. Little Oating wao II might In. III
wsnt On WIN - Iabos. rressntl,
there W. : little conGh---a highly sne
6eetive cough, full ii curiosity and