New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-06-12
Brave.

sSA2S W l"O ytuuS ucu Cduc UuG VI
ths Academy of Music when the opera
w>as over, and fingered in the lobby to
watch the passing Of the crowd Young
EnefE Saulter came up to them while
putting his pearl lorgnette in its case.
Mice house, chs" he said languid-
|ty. Well dressed See Fanny Swan.
Wretched taste for young girls to wear
diamonds! What dye think of the
NEW tenor, eh2 Miserable. say. "a.
'Egse slider men answered him civilly
. ',rd walked on, leaving him with some
] Easis of his own age.
e What would Miss Swan say if she
ssaasti that cub criticizing herr" said
Iar- &omeroy. ''The most insuferable
ctaaauce in the world to me is a con-
:, es-ited boy, assuming the tone of man
aT position when he has not vet proved
ais right to be alive
9 [ thought young Saulter had mon
ey- said one of the party. $ He
ssssves g fine horse, wears clothes made
Try U better tailor than can afford, and
AssEnches at the best restaurant
g Money! said the doctor, angrily.
Why, his father is head book keeper
far Sniler & Son, with q family Of six.
Ire strained every nerve to educate this
hoy, who now looks upon every practi
eassse way of earning his own living as
pscb1ean. I'll warrant you the fellow
zssver had twenty cents in his pocket of
iizs ewn earning. His restaurant and
Efvery- stable bills come to his poor old
father at the end of the month
Meanwhile, young Saulter stood COM
tasi,ently twirling his opera-hat and
! sahching the pretty girls as they passed.
HEe caught a glimpse of his dapper little
6gure in a great mirror the waxed
saszseache, lavender gloves, wired roses
>as his botton-hole, and looked pityingly
S sitter the doctor and his friends.
s'MOw those old fellows must envy
: as.r' he said. :: Wine. with life in its
sparkle, and dregs, eh2 Oh, by the way
sA saw a curious thing to- day Dick Knight
you remember Knight in our class
VIVA took the scientific course to fit him
far 8 civil engineer? Well, it appear;
that, times being so hard, he could gel
Smss proper work to d. he has taken te
SFsaagsroper. Instead of laying BY as
have done, waiting quietly for an opening
G,r an educated man to step into, he
actually is-I'm ashamed to tell it!'
g What? What is he?'' asked hi.
listeners.
8 Driving an engine on the Contra
Haasl fact! saw him, all grimy will
smoke, in his little cabo ose TO-DAY
y Good heavensl' | said; Knight arr
ysH mad?''
Not SO mad as to starve,' he said
.snnghing,
Il asked him why his father did no
support him aud keep him from sucl
degradation. Then he was mad.
DO you think l, with my big, strong
tsody, will be burden on an old man?
he said; and began to talk nonsense
about laziness degrading man, with more
= f the same sort of bosh, all very ridicu
fous and very disgraceful. You'll see him
KD-night if you take the eleven %. m
Gain' .-
Tat, tut!' the lads said; and ',Pool
Knight! he was a good fellow y precisely
rs Sfhe were dead.
Anleed, from the light brilliancy of the
scene about them the music, the beauti
fuu low-voiced women, themselves daint.
sly attired, that gay and happy part Of the
world there was a gulf like to the grimy
engine driver in the dark depot, gull
which none but mailman, they though,
would willingly cross. .ss
They sauntered out Of the opera house
and few minutes before eleven reached
die depot, Ia time for the train that rar
ssat to the suburban town where they
Aavod
There he is 7" whispered Saulter, s,He