The Republican journal., 1879-02-27


and forgotten it in day. But there is a
good deal Of terminating power in hot
Irish nature. Put a live idea into it with
a kindly touch and you will be sure to
hear of it years atterward.
The live idea had come to Zack
The sun went down behind the Ohio
hills on the other side OF the river; now
and then there was a plash in the shall
low, dun coOred water as greedy pike
chased the minnowS up to the bank a
black beetle toiled painfully over the red
and yellow bed OF pebbles at his feet
brown squirrel peeped out Of the purple
iron weeds behind him Iack wnked
back to the tiny shining eyes. Even
that darned little rat wishes me luck,
he thought. He sat thoughtiully shying
pebbles into the water, and chuckling
aloud now and then. \ few rods further
down the river We're the sheds under
which the POmeroys were trying TO make
window glass. Some OF the workmen had
come out half naked from the furnaces
and We're loungng about Xack knew
them all; he often ran for their drains,
and drank with them.
Here, Zaek' :" one of them called, hold
lng up stone jug.
He shook his head. "They're as good
friends as I've got, but I'm a-goin' to take
another track now
Ills new purpose seemed like fire barn
ing within him. lie got up and walked
restIessly up and down.
The men went into the mills. The sun
had gone down: a damp twilight was
gathering. only a pale yellow glaze lin
gerrd above the line Of ONO hills, and a
red pillar of flame rose from the chimncys
ot the works For the first time in his
life the boy felt quite alone in the world.
This desperate venture seemed impract,-
cable in the night; il took his breath 10
think of it. 1t would be 50 much easier
to 60 on tomorrow driving the dray,
boarding at Mrs. TaLgartS.
At that moment there came from the
other side OF the river the sound of music
an air played on a violin. 1t was a
Highland call to battle, full OF rough Wig
or, and a strange melancholy underneath
Al another time the lad probably would
not have noticed il, but his Irish imagn-
alton was at fever heat now 1t seemed
like a voice calling to him. "Come up
higher, it said -"higher"
He listened. without moving, until the
ly and went back to the town He used
to say, for years atterward, at was an
ar on a vl"lln that was my salvation. ld
-lNe tNe Years OF my life to hear 1t again"
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