The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-02-07

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yellow canary bird hanging in the window
joined in, and lonely man passing under
the window felt as if he would like to
Join in, too, if he had known how. But
he didn't; SO he only looked and. listened
minute or two and passed on with pleas
ant picture lying clear and bright on his
mind, to look at afterward whenever he
chose. A picture of warm. bright
room, softly curtained and finely tinted,
and brother and sister sitting close to-
gether IN the brightest, warmest part,
making music for unfortunate shadows
outside to dance to, if they felt like dane
ing.
The lonely man had figure ofmedium
height, firm, decisive step, we'll set
head, and gray eyes and overcoat, the
latter rather deficient as to nap and I'M
certain as to buttons, but the eyes neither
deficient nor uncertain in any particular.
He had, moreover, a black hat, except
that it showed pointed determination to
blow off; but this was overruled by the
mans keeping hold of it with one hand
as he strobe along. A shade had spread
itself over the gray eyes and several
generations of wrinkles took up their
abode between the brows thereof.
This lonely man coming from visit to
nowhere and fastening home to nobody,
was Mr.. Herbert Bond and he was think
ing as he pushed his way against the wind
"How happy they looked. Dimick Blair
and his sister. 1t must be pleasant to
have sister with brown hair and sweet
voice, and pleasant to have brother like
young Dim. OF course he will leave
school after what has passed to-day; he
is much too proud to come back. proud as
he is brilliant-and I Inundated him
| openly. But then he was arrogant and
took too high tone. 1t was bad affair
altogether, and am sorry it happened,
very sorry, for liked the boy. and-how
COSY they looked how wonderfully COM
Portable and homely."
| Thus meditating. Mr.. Bond, Ill the
course of time, reached his boarding
place, thoughtfullv let himself in, hung
the shabby coat and opinionated hat in
their accustomed places, and with less
decisivness than usual mounted the stairs
to his room and sat down to a volume OF
Gibbon. But somehow Gibbon seemed
uncommonly dull tonight and when he
looked off the book the same thing was the
matter with his room; AMI taking men
tai survey of life in general he found that
uncommon dizziness was its predominant
feature also. But at whichever thing he
looked there was shining beside 1t IN
sharp contrast that picture OF warmth and
love and happiness which he had just
stolen and laid away for future contem-
plation. For some reason this wasn't the
comfort to him that it should have been
instead of proving good substitute FOL
the reality Of these things it served only
to make him feel his remoteness from all
three-as man might feel cast away
alone upon an island watching the passing
of great white ships that never come neal
enough to take him in. After wrestling
an hour with the "Roman Empire" anc
his own thoughts, and finding both in
siderable, he threw them over and wen
to bed only to dream that Nero wa
Dimick Blair and had forgiven him, anc
wanted him to marry his sister for ths
good Of Rome.
The next morning when the geometr,
class was reciting, and MIR. Bond, lookin.
as superior and unsympathizing as ever
was busily employed in knocking dow
demonstrations and quarreling with de
formed triangles, who should walk in bu
/ their schoolmate Dimick Blair To tn
, surprise Of everybody, but especially tn
teacher. he walked straight up to the desl
; and said, his fine face flushing. but hi
eyes and voice clear and brave, MI
Bond, | was very wrong yesterday, an
treated you Unexpectedly | am sorr
for it now and ask your pardon"
| WHAT change came over the firm col
0 face. The lips quivered, the gray eye
Il lighted up and then half filed, while Dill
V found himself grasped by both hands ft
e an instant. and heard Mr.. Bonds voIc
wonderfully soft and deep, laying, "Yo
n have made me very happy. Blair. No
e stand up and show those fellows the di
+ ference between circle and a parallell'
&c gram: thev don't seem to know this morl
ing And then Dim had to wipe h
n ewes and laugh. and the boys laughed an
d thought it was jolly. asking pardon.
h And it was all 80 different from VIII
$ | thou rht it would be-" said Dim. trllin
II Kate about ii afterward mot hard a.bl
and Mr. Bond is an old trump. after 81
d and cares lots more for us fellows than |
Is pretends to- Don't you believe. Mt rece
2. he came to me and said he was wron
Is too. Yesterday. and wasn't sure but he vi
1f the one to apologize, and stuff ike tn
.e that made me feel awful cheap And
re told him how mad was at first. and ho
Il. YOU coaxed me to come back and do II
is right thing. and how the music helped n
and ALL When / told him that. his ev'
Is looked sort Of wistfnl.-he's got splendi
4. ewes. kate-anl he said he would like II
nj to ask my sister ii he might come in on
tie in while and hear - sing for an hol
I'll or So
2. We'll, what did you tell him. Din
ick.'
IL Whv. Katherine took the liber-
= of informing him that we would be mo
- happy to see him a. all times. and Won
he warble in our most angelic style for b
benef.-or something to that effee
D. Was that right, Sis
m wholly and entirely right my de
II baby. wish to inform Won that | a
1y perfectly proud Of ny brother, now
a In that case says DIM do lie
Is. have acream-toast for supper Humili
~ has made me fearfully hungry. Chr
ag tain TnlaH.
Chaska Herald John Frank, Jr-,
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