Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-05-10

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the environment of daily lIfo. Israel,
on his part, had many visions in which
Treasure bore no part. III often felt a
secret wish that her complexion had
been less muddy, her form more grace
full, and hertemperamentm more romantic.
But at the same time he was not with
out some perception of her trusting de-
votion. II favored his repinings and
longings to pour them into so attentive
an ear. II gave him u renewed assur-
ancc to look at himself through her
eyes, and behold the heroic figure there
reflected. In short. il is not too much
to say that unconsciously Treasure be-
came one of the necessities of life, so
much so, that the question of the
strength or degree of his affection for
her never occurred to himself. But at
last tho opportunity so fervently desired
came, and Israel Garlic made his escape
from the wearisome letters OF farm
routine to the neighboring city that had
long been the goal of all his hopes. The
opening was the humble one OF sub
ordinate clerkship, but as he told
Treasure, it was the entering wedge,
give him that and he would win the
rest. Indeed, he believed he was glad
that he had TO grapple the world by the
throat, as it were, and master it for HIM
self. Ezekial Garlic did not forbid his
going, though he shook his head in
silent disapproval, while Joel Beers, the
nearest neighbor, whistled strain OF
"Old Dan Tucker" when he heard the
news, before he made his comment:
"a Go;, a.. al e, ba nj h
be he'll succeed, dunno, but there S
one thing I've noticed about Israel
Garlic, he never sees the end hill Of q
row of corn in hoeing time. Maybe
he'll find the end of the row some day;
1 wouldn't want to swear to it though. y
But it was on Treasures heart, the one
that had no doubt or fear for his sue
cess, that the burden of his departure
weighed heaviest; and when the part
ing moment came, Israel, touched to
unwontcd tenderness by her pale face
and tear-filled eyes, and realizing in the
pang of separation all that she had been
to him, whispered, as he kissed her
good-byc: keep up courage, Treasure,
I will have home some day, and then
L will come for YOU" Then he was
gone and Treasure, as she went about
her work, or sat alone in the forsaken
"door-yard' that had been from child
hood their favorite haunt, realized as
never before the solitude of the dumb
hills and waiting woods A solitude.
solaced, however, by the memory of his
parting words and his frequent letters.
Though there was little that was glad
some in Israel's letters, they were q
repetition of the old monologue, only on
a slightly different key; but s3ifo was
still dark" existence was cage he was
beating his wings against; he was one
alone; no one understood or appre-
ciated him. the world was cold and
heartless; and Treasure read it all with
heart full of pity, and dropped furtive
tears on the fine wristbands she stitched
for him, and stintcd herself of girlish
pleasures that she might add a mite TO
his scanty salary. The clcrkship, how
ever, was hardly less irksomc than the
farm, and il was not long till he re-
turned glowing with new enthusiasm,
he had discovered tho line for which his
inclination aud abilities best fitted him,
the path that opened glorious vista
of light into tho midnight darkness in
which he had been CROPPING and the
gates to this halcyon region bore the in
scription Coke" and blackstone"
Ezekiel Carlo had few hundred dol
lars, the result of long saving, toward
the purchase of the strip of land be-
twixt him and the road. But Israel
plead so urgently and drew such bright
pictures of the grand investment it
would be, that ut last his father rcluct-
antly yielded it to him. Ezekiel
and his wife were growing old. They
had hoped 10 have kept their son al
ways with them, but they and Treasure
viewed him through loving eyes, and
thought him ut each return more hand
some and noble. In due time Israel was
admitted to the bar, but the drain on the
home resources did not cease. sit was
impossible for him. he wrote with q
fine scorn, ''to stoop to the petty and
ignoble cases with which so many law
yers contented themselves. If lofty as
pirations were fault, he must be
blamed, but he would rather wait in
obscurity than accept case unworthy
him." Grand sentiments these sounded
to the simple homo group, the grander
that they hardly understood them, but
they seemed like his slightly cxagger-
ated manner, the impress of the great
world of which they dreamed so much
and knew so little. Time passed on; the
ideal client was slow in coming. But q
summons was heard i'm the farm house,
to higher than earthly court, and Eliza
beth Garlic, laying down the burdens
she had borne so long, fastened to an
swer it. 1t was ON the sorrow-stunned
hearts that remained that there fell at
the same timc Israers startling an
nouncement that he had abandoned the
law. YES" he said, in answer to
Treasures exclamation of surprise, ''it
has been mistake from the beginning;I
see now that Inever was fitted for law
yer. It's dull, crampcd life, full of
miserable, sordid details. But man
often has to learn through his failures,
and I've found out that not law, but
journalism, is my true vocation. Quick,
intense work is what want, something
to appeal to the emotions and higher
faculties. It's grand field, Treasure,
and when once / have fairly entered on
it, neither you nor father will regret the
change;" and taking his cigar from his
mouth he smiled down at her, with an
air of superior confidence, that silenced
all remonstrance on the part of the adj
miring woman by his side. But alas,
even this new path was not thornless,
as he wrote: Everything brilliant
in his writings was cut out by jealous
editors. He wished he had been created
to cringe and forget his manhood for
the paltry dollar, but as he had not, he
must suffer accordingly" In these
years Treasure Reid had grown from q
girl to woman, not pretty, but with o
homcly sweetness and CHEEKY heart
someness that carried its own charm,
and brought more than one of the
neighboring young farmers across the
fields to the old house. Israel could not
have told why, but these things stung
him with angry irritation. He had often
piticd himself in being bound to a
woman of so little beauty and style, and
felt that to aDpear with her. saw Mt the