The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-12
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EN- POR
how he forgot for the time that there was
any such thing as providence Suddenly
he was disturbed BY the sound of voices,
and looking cautiously around the tree
he saw Jake and Mary coming toward
him. 1t was impes sIble for him to es-
cape unseen, and the only thing he could
| 60 WAS to make them think he was
asleep, hoping they would pass on and
not wake him up, which they would
probably have ssone had they discovered
him; but Williams plan proved failure,
just as his plans usually had The hap
| Ply couple sauntered nearer and nearer
and finally took seat on a log not
fifteen feet from him, and he unavoidably
became an evesdrOpker, and We cannot
make any exception 10 the old adage
Bill heard great deal more about him.
self than he ever knew before They
were talking about him when they came
| up. The tree kindly shielded him from
sight, but he heard every word they
| spoke. II am so sorry for Will" Mary
| said. YES, )" answered Jake, $50 am but
he is better off than if you had married
him. You never loved him and you never
could. Do you know, Mary, believe it
would have been better for Bill if he had
not been favored SO by father and moth
err? He has never learned TO depend on
himself. Now, / think if he was away
off to himself, where he had no one to
look to, it would make man of him.
They always taught the rest of us to look
out for ourselves, but they always seemed
to think that the world owed Bill some
thing and that he ought to have it," Bill
heard this and great deal more Moth
ing complimentary or nothing unkind
AT last the young folks got up and went
back in the direction they had come
FROM
make man of him"' At first Bill
Anderson was deeply insulted, and then
he got to thinking it all over. After all,
II was simple truth. II have not got
BROTHER" he thought, "whO cannot dis
count me at anything he undertakes.
have been petted and made a fool of.
Jake knew it; why did he never tell me ?
Jake's advice is the best / ever had,
think, and mean to take it,"
Everybody in the neighborhood was
astonished to hear that Bill Anderson
was going west. He had placed his
financial affairs in Jake's hands before
any one believed that he would really
go, and then they all said he would soon
come back. Jake drove himito the near
est railway station and saw him take the
midnight train. And as he stood watch
ing the red light on the rear coach grow
dim, and finally disappear around
distant curve, great lump rose up in
his throat and he hurried away to his
team. Hard case AS he was, his feelings
found relief in honest tears
Fate waited us out of the Anderson
neighborhoOd, and as years went by we
might have forgatten Bill Anderson en-
tirely had chance not willed it other
wise. We were on our way home
after long and tiresome trip,
10 spend the holidays, and
while our train stopped for minute or
two at pretty town our attention was
attracted TO a merry lot of young stu
dents, male and female, who, with faces
all aglow in anticipation of the good |
time coming at home, We're bidding a |
sweet faced woman and kind looking
man good bye. "All aboard !" put an end |
to the scene, and as our coach passed the |
platform the kind looking man turned |
and looked square into our window. He |
did not look anything like u sugar tree |
or coon hunt" but somehow indef- !
mite recollections of both passed through |
our mind, and for a long time it seemed
as though we were just going to remem-
Der host of circumstances That we
had met the man before we were conf |
dent-but where? A gentleman had
got on the train at the station and had
sat down in the same seat with us, and
1t finally occurred to us that he might
help us.
DO you live at the last town we came
through ," we asked.
Yes, sir; have lived there ever since
l came. west, twelve years ago"
Did you notice the lady and gentle
man with the young folks on the
platforms
"Oh, yes. They are the head teachers
in our school. We have the best school
IN the state-at least lce think So"
What are the teachers namess" we
asked.
The two at the depetY Anderson and
his wife"
"Bill Anderson
Yes, William Anderson. Bill, I sup
pose, for short Doyou know hims"
YES, we were boys together"
Our new acquaintance was all attcn- |
ton after this. He knew all about the |
Andersons. Anderson was a splendid |
man. He had been married eight years. |
his wife was one of the best girls ever |
knew, butt
But what?"
"Well, some men would not have mar
ried her, although few do better. You
see, she had an early love affair. Her
lover was accidentally killed week be-
fore the intended wedding, and she took |
it very hard. Anderson knew all about |
the matter, but did not care for it; she |
was his first love, and of course that |
makes difference. Her father left her
considerable property at his death about
three years ago, and they live very hap
PLY and are well thought of by every
one. You know Jakey of course, Ha, hal
Jake is good one. He was out here
last year. We were regular cronies.
HetOld me what deuce of time he had |
getting married; waited until his wife
was of age, and then ran off with her
But Jake and the old man are on the
best of terms now, and are partners in
business get off here" (as the train
approached statiOn.) IN give Ander-
son your regards when 1 go home. If
you ever stop over in our town don't
fail to find me. Good bye" and as he
hurried out of the coach, we leaned back |
in our seat and wondered why good |
young man could not be ladies' man,
and why hard case always married
young, but we give it up.
ONE CALIFORNIAN SCHOOL DAY.
l have a little alarm-clOck which ex.