The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-12-03
AN ARDENT LOVER.

His name was Jacob. 1t had bcen his
fathers before bim, and his fathers fathers.
The Storms were hard working, money
getting race. JAG DO Storm, the father of our
hero, constantly said thai ''he couldn', see
why under the shinin' sun man needed an
eddicstion;' I any rate, morn 'nough to
reckon his crops and CATTLE jacob, the
Younger, had once expres sed desire to at
tend school out of town; but Storm, senior,
killed his ambition in that respect with u
few words.
.srhe old req school-house was good
enough for your father and your grand
father, and when you ges all you can there,
I'll find plenty of work for you; it shan'G be
said that one of the old Storm blood ever
hired out 10 work Yor strangers"
The inhabitants OF Putneyville were not
all conservatives OF the st rm order Sons
of rich farmers were in College, daug
of hard. working f,thers and mothers were
away at school, and Putneyvlle felt their
influence when they came home for Va
cation.
One of the gaves brightest, prettiest
girls in town was Sallie Rivers. Her father
had a poorer farm and fewer bords than his
neighbor, Jacob S .orm. But the Rivers
fan lily worshped another idol. From the
mo.her down, every one valued good edu-
cation. The father had been denied it, as
he had been the eldest of large family, and
compelled to aid in supporting the Isl. he
was "a man of excellent natural ability, and
ex ravagantly fond of reading.
When his boys and girls grew around
him the, heard ImpoI tant topics discussed
al the table; they knew all about Congress:
and our relations with foreign powers, and
once Mr.. Rivers had been called upon tC
represent his town in the Legislature of the
State.
The bows of the family we're compelled tt
work their way through College, and Sallie
the vial, was compelled to follow their ex
ample.
No wonder Jacob Storm, j adored Sallie
He had lived near her for years, and car
ried her dinner pail back and forth for her
mad purposelv mis-speled words TO let he
pass ab1ve him and in all her maddssi
pranks he had rejoiced while others blamed
Sallies brothers were fond of her, and neve
for one moment thought it either unad yl,k
or sinful for Der To shaTe all their sports
When one OF their neighbors gave part
the verbal invitation was generally, 'Sal.i
and the rest of the boys"
S,li.. liked it, she full of bounding
life; she ha ed silly airs; and "a her brother
were. with one exception, older than her
self, surely it wa quite proper for her to
as thew did, When Tom wrote home iron
College that his dear little sister "mu:t nc
90 out in he hot sun, or she might spoil he
complex Sale wrote back. "Don
bother, you dear old maid. care more TO
good. sound health than anything else; an
those who really love me won't mind n fe
fire. cklts" Salie went on In her own way
she dew from ore end to The other OF tn
large farm house, now singing scrap
ZONE familiar song. now chanting In ful
clear tones some grand anthem Jaco
Storm had once cal ed her "Will-O-th
Eisp,r and the name fitted her so well, ii
how, TOOK it no. The widest colt on III
fnrn would obey Sillie; she feared nOthin.
went and came MS she pleased, and accom-
pl shed in ons morning more than h
mother and Huldsh, the maid, could pc
sibly do together.
Naturally the m-hesrted active, chez
full girl WAS the light OF her fathers eyt
He couli not send her away from nom
like the boys, not even for the coveted ed
cation For three years in her teens 81
bore the restraint as meekly rs possible; b
tn. fJur year it could not be borne. Ho
much the girl suffered in secret, no o.
knew.
.Father," she said, enc day, as she sprsr
rom her saddle, 'my mind Is made up.
hall 90 into the mill and earn mon'
nough to attend school"
"But mother can't spare you. daughter
Smother is wiling" said Sallie; 'she |
xavs wanted to study herself"
'Well, we seem to need you here, SON
how said the old gentleman, stroking t
colts neck to hide his feelings.
Yes. father, and you shall have me.
can work hard and c,me home to spe
every vacation; and won't you be glad
see me2"
Mr.. Rivers led the colt away. and did I
answer.
.'why mott" he said to himself; Nv
shouldn't she have fair chance? supPt