Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1882-12-21
LIFE's sHADOW.i

Whatever ON earth you can see to ad-
mire is beyond nae" DR.. Ogden said
emphatically.
"I did think, Carroll, you were made
of different stuff from the ordinary run
of young men, but it appears you are
rs big an idiot as the rest of them.
And, looking with DR.. Ogden's eyes
indeed, with almost anybody's eyes-lt
did seem as if young Carroll Eyting had
done very foolish thing in determined
falling in love with a girl who was
only pretty and fascinating, but-poor
and obscure-and that, too, when, as
the heir and prime favorite of his rich
old bachelor uncle, Carroll might have
married IN his own rank and society.
But, jessie Morrison was so pretty, it
was hardly to be wondered at, when You
looked at the question from the lovers
side.
So pretty, with fair dewy complxion,
all cream and-roses, great, melting black
eyes and hair, and mouth smiling,
and fragrant and saucy, and a figaro
like q Hebe's.
''It's too bad, too bad" DIR. Ogden
went ON, half-scalding himself with hot
coffee for supper-a breach of good
judgement he would have roundly be-
rated in patient--''too bad for any
thing
81 did think it would all come to an
end, but here you come and tell me you
are up and-down engaged to her-your
prospects ruined, your future marred."
Carroll laughed pleasantly.
Hardly as bad as that, uncle John,
I hope.
"My engagement to Jessie promises
to be long one, for have no idea OF
marrying until am definitely settled
for nv life business.
"Ruined and blighted, l tell you,
DR.. Ogden repeated emphatically.
"She is not the style of girl to make
good wife-she's selfish, and vain, and
lazy-crimps her hair and fools with
her toilets, at the expense OF your shirt
buttons"
'tBut, uncle John," Carroll Interrupt
ted sclemnly, q merry twinkle in hls
blue eyes, ''you forget shirt buttons are
not worn now.
"Button-holes and studs"
''The invention of the demon for
shiftlees women and careless lanudres-
ses, ;" DR.. Ogden growIed.
"But that's neither here nor there.
''It's the principle OF the thing that L
am after, although might argue till l
was dumb before could convince you
that you were running your head against
post"
Eyes, I think it would take that long
and longer" Carroll answered.
''I am sorry that you look upon Jes-
sic as you do, uncle John, but think,
when you know her better, you will
change your mind"
Never
81 haven't lived sixty-seven years,
and half OF them right in peoples fami-
lies, not to know the genuine article
when see it !
"And 1 tell you, my boy, Jessie Morri-
son hasn't the ring of the true metal
about her-never had, never will have
it amt in her"
And then Carroll bit his moustache-
a sure sign that his usually placid tenn
per was rising.
"We will not discuss the subject
further, uncle john" he SAID, with
quiet manly dignity that Doctor Ogden
felt bound to respect.
Uncle John is terribly unreasonable,
and utterly wrong" Carroll said to him
self.
The boy is making consummate
fool of himself" uncle John thought
regretfully.
And for long month Jessie's name
was never mentioned between them.
1t was at the end of that period of
silence, one cold, dull January day,
when there was snow in the air. and DR..
Ogden was driving rapidly through a
shabby back street, when woman ran
out from wretched little house and
hailed him, holding her little blanket
shawl tightly oyer her unkempt halr as
she stood in the penetrating air.
''I have been watching for you the
last hour, doctor.
There's bad case in the house-an
old woman, and q stranger.
"You must come in and see her, doc
tor"