The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-20
TOM AND I.
BY ALFRED RUSSELL.

ping Ihe SWeelS Vi every novel; "o 'i''
told him, he is, now, about to take unto
himself widow! To me there is some
thing unpleasant in the idea of a young
man marrying widow. 1t is not con-
nected with the age; for often. as in this
case, the ladv is yerv little if any older.
And when we begin to analvze it it is
hard to find ANYTHING to which common
sense could object. / can better under
stand and forgive A widower in marrying
yo,,np Girl, though that used to excite
nv indignation; to nv masculine mind
there is something touching in the wish.
thus BETRAYED, to be ioined to youth, to
keen the heart glowing and warm BY
contact with fresh heart. but when the
ease is reversed. it seems unnatural. and
have to smother rising imprecation
nm the artfII creatures. am aware that
have somewhat contradicted myself in
INV rcasoninos but NV own feelings re-
main tbe same notwithstanding. All
this. as | have said. NAV be masculine
nrpiudice. at all events Il does not helm
On The Story 7 begin already to "feel
ike one who treads alonen for Tom and
I have always heen GREAT friends and
wbot I am tn do 7 know not To rive
vou IN INSIGHT into tbe merits of the
case 7 cunnosn T ongbt for tbe time ot
Ioost +o p,orao olI feol;no abont the
"widown - this is more casiiv done. he.
oausa sbe iy aonn;nalv attractive
W. had edmcation,l nriviIoccs in our
rilIane. besides tha ,Cademv Where Tom
mead 10 NOV ~, hiS banJ.one hut some.
rho+ Ioz, hoaJ oynr Cicoro and Grael
PnaJor a" I tIoro [ rr3. , o;rl., sehoolNa yorv
select 1Familv Roard;ng Scbooln And
Tnw and T m:od to nn tbore don,t
~ W. 49, tLo+ wa roc;tod +boro or
tI'at i,ean " s+".I 9" ' 'dor tha v;ndnws and ID
,.""oJ ,.". S' or 1aU' ba"di,ou,hief. % and PISSED
IJ. %a,Ju III, TLo ''u- n'.;nn;naI uaS ~ sons;blo
monIan n@nu ond M beIinvad in "rstionoI inter-.
o''n,on Moa."m, ,'n 'ho snid arI oftan inTitnJ nc
Iiso"i' 1''e S"'u' I "i''' .o n m - and IT To,n w
I, smsLl' ;,noie @ ;'.os;st;tlo IS iono ", train
n"ui i.iii1, ioi,fuII,, Tho ;rtorsst @ % mn,
", stilr stidn.hi,, wnTaj doanor ns thronnh
uus',o'"D,y @ ;oJ"+ ""sG" "'Tp stonis " ho ,'o n"a
"llou2 ,itt, III i''eoHsr eon;a -, H. M enn,
.li'o =" ..isliii'.u ~ I''iip' f,1l, ", ''o
,nro n,no, 1o",o ""n i',st "Jn,;tMtaI M 10 tbo % hor
i1""H GI1 ',. ,I.n aonof,,,i,. hnUoL "a
nnd nn,tod hal,;nI AND a nans.aohn nv
%,,n nro.s!rrolv rI, w, +wirIod ] ot tbe norners q q
P fno n"ma, ',ann a',o eo,s,i on,;a,,., e
ou' Gma WV" I'd ,nn. Tn,,,o,, G.,
'In', iano t;n,o 7 bolJ7 7uTnd;,nn1nd swav. tbi
mao r % tba narIiar ynoFsNtbe neriod a
R~ron P, collars nn his siIn and cynsv sun
!nInts -, hors Thnn oano g. IKE oy
poiln" ,or;nnao vail wa lnou,n m ~ al niddio,arn( Wv
T'l,en.e f"tlor of "f far,iI;es bowerer Ttfle t5o,
,",.',P nnn, ,oor q" @ IonI Il,o iH small nnyeIonc
ny" nI" +o i0' H. honJ ond louisl Iy
Hlpl,t;n plb;t,,n l'l' of t;,na nnj inl1 This cor
prolrnnJnroo por",.Jr W woe tont IN for a 1nna TINA
aG'pn,tf ln of+nr Tom was m n colleaa and
thom,ht tIom M ho had a snft nlacc in his hoor
snount sn ~ fa;r a M Aanes ~ fnr lono time aftc,
r TWhothar W. eitb T vas riaht ~ not thn seonq
: wy 49, shom Prt 7 bouo bnrr;ed n,a1
: nus ,aus nnt 'lt" - be. leisurelv he wen
tIn1,.h oo1Iora+o +ook bic aooroo Wit
onau Snncbolant grace and after fe,
e",,, 80 sron+ in bis old bunting and fisl
u W. ~ aoI,nas tool i'm bis ahode in Can
lns d5, ,o 7 aw school In.ais vacations .
home he still walked with the older cir
, n+ Mr.. VS. school or with some ,
a. a. -'ln, l,or,or v;sitors at our villoop. h,
= sne +;,na ~ SI;,ned on these diyersior
"oomnd % i n,ora and more as if taken IN {,
n sevn. nnssinn l'r racreation and I began to fe,
q ante fte sure that I should never be calle
n dn d ~ resicn INV beloved Thomas. and Sc
bir, Vi, snotcbad away and wranned in III
cold arms Of matrimonv.
When he finally departed from IL
law scbool and stcnnea forth into IL
II i;sts M If was not with his old leisurel
rs a;r He .sblossomed out" into a fin
hnsv active fellow, drifted from ol
a, Massachusetts. and settled himself
lie one Of orr clamorous. thriving Westel
" cities But we used to see him evcl
vnar He kent his heart warm for I'll
o. old family roof, and you could hard
70 stem into The old mansion without fin
of ing a fresh reminder of him; some ne
vases an armchair or the mother ma
in~ mn q heavy silk, and to all ouestio
n tbe airls-mcantime stitching a cent
VI. Mans collar or cravat2wouId answt
NJ "Oh Tom sent themr' or "We've iu
re had a box from Tom"
# will he seen that I did not 90 We,
IN No from being bashful, awkward DO
oy have stiffened into silent, reserv
sh man-plum. Pm called by the ladie
of Tro I,, nrI un NV shinple here at home. al
a. ao m and down exploring the coun
boa+;ro m coses when courts a
H. anu .,t;n pea,ans X PPol;ayo pve crown mo
IN IN lloe si..Ing J itI,n IN tho last few wears
"t NJ SUM- sun rI baG a snv real comnanion but To-
u never IidI any lCul ipst'to' De'N W