Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-07-05

1AAAAAs Uans DAlOuAu AuAtuy AAowp INV,
how TO keep the same school without
him. How or why he docs it do not
pretend to know, but he.seems to have
those old time 'iAtractables under such
spell that / do not believe one of them
would dare disobey me, il he felt SO in
clined.
"One other fact is unquestionable to
my mind. Were he only blessed with
the cultivation and gentlemanly, social
polish which Mr.. Arthur Hughes pos
sesses, Larry Farnsworth would he my
very bean ideal Of man. Often, as he
sits poring hopelessly over the multipli-
cation-table, in his homsspun suit, sane
coat, I catch myself watching the splen-
did 6gure, the clear.cut, intslIsctual.
fhSS. win iw bfoad swsSpfhg brow and
fascinating gray eyes, almost expecting
to hear their owner charm my senses
with the eloquence OF Cicero. or thrill
my Soul with poetic disqisitions ON the
wonders and beauties Of the old mas
tiers. He looks a. though nature had
formed him for leading spirit among the
choicest favorites Of literature and art.
Silent, those handsome lips seem the
very home OF poetry and eloquence
but the moment he opens them to speak
shades OF Murray how my fairy cas-
ties tumble to the ground! He is an
ignoramus, Kittie-a hopeless ignora-
mus-calling me to his side twenty times
day to unravel problems which ought
not to puzzle the intellect Of a child
often. Worse than all, he does not real
ize what he has missed. Oh, what .
blunderer was destiny, thus to deny this
man the one gift that would have made
him irresistible T.
And then the postscript:
~ have at last fully decided not to
accept the hand Of Mr.. Hughes. May
he find better appreciation elsewhere.
With all his elegance and culture he is
not the man who can fill the heartsof
"DoRA GLADE"
And these words OF Ettie's letter, in
reply:
"Look out. my dear, or the Igno-
ramus may capture the heart that a man
Of intellect has failed to win. Stranger
things have happened. Many a man
has been educated by his wife"
Dora's lips curled, and fash Of an
noyance crossed her fair, expressive feat
ures as she read.
"Bah I" she exclaimed contemptu-
ously. crumpling the letter in her hand
and tossing it into her desk.
But why did her fnir face soften into
infinite tenderness again, and q blush,
deeper than crimson rosn, bathe her
cheek and brow eni snowy throlt as she
remembered certain thrilling g!ances
from pair of bright gray eyes? And
why dill this worshiper of intellect m,,r-
mur to herself with kind of fierce de-
light
"He loves mel Iknow it l know
i'll"
During the summer days that fol-
lowed, her thoughts often turned to Kit
ties letter and the tempting possibili-
ties it suggested. But she quickly put
them from her. It was exqusitely
sweet, this city girl who was well used
refined and cultivated society could
not deny to herself, to note the electric
influence OF her power in the dark flush
rising to manly cheek, the quick thrill
of his powerful frame at her lightea,
touch, and the passionate light she
sometimes caught in the finest eyes she
had ever seen. And perhaps her own
heart responded to every sign. But it
could go no further.
Dora's mind was one of those which
ever unconsciously reach out toward all
the richest treasures in the world OF art
and learning, and she knew that it could
never be satisfied with the companion
ship Of one who could not, at leass, keep
pace with her in all the finest charms Of
intellectual life. She resolved never to
make such dangerous experiment,
even for cloves sweet sake" And We
think that she was right.
It was the last evening Of her stay.
Her pupils had all received their little
tokens of remembrance, had said good
by to their pretty, girlish teacher. and
were now gone tO their several homes,
leaving her alone to gather up her few
! effects and indulge in parting reverie
upon the events Of the past three
months. Larry Farpsworth alone had
been absent that last day; hut in her
secret heart she thanked him for it. for
there had been something in his manner
Of late. and strange disturbance in her
own feelings also, which made her doubt
whether her dignified Armness could
( hare stood the trial Of , dnal parting.
How strongly her heart was beating
nov, = she thoaght over the past even
ing when the splendid-looking 1gno-
ramus had walked beside her down the
long lane leading from the school house,
and the low-spoken "good-night" Of
each, a. she turned 10 cross the narrow
neld in the direction Of her lodgings.
She remembered, with thrill Of won
dering pleasure, how his awkwardness
he'd almost entirely vanished in the un.
conscious devotion which he paid her.
No. shs reflected, with deep Sigh, q
she turned 70 60. il would never do for
them 10 meet again. She must 60 back
to the city and forget. Forget the low
y youth Who had power 70 stir tho very
dspshs u hsr soul a. no other mortal