The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-06-02
AN AWAKENED LOVE.

some people called MIN an Olu cur
mudgeon, and some people called him
an old hunks, and these titles were
really more truthful than tlattering.
The fact is, as the world goes (and
the world goes hard enough with some),
Abel Grimes was pretty hard man
hard and cold, selfish TO the core, cruel
when his interests were at stake; appar-
emily had no more feeling than a lamp
post, no more charity than tobacco
sign; seemed ever graSping for every
thing, never yielded up anything; liv-
ing only for Abel Grimes, and caring
for nothing beyond himself
When he was twenty, Abel Grimes
went to see young lady-a very sweet
young lady, everybody called her-and
it was at last rumored that they were
going to be married.
But one day, being caught out in the
rain, she allowed another young man to
hold an umbrella over her while she
walked home by his side.
Abel Grimes CHANGED to witness the
transaction. and became furious
storming, raving, and tearing passions
to tatters
He did more. He left Mary Albright
with a curse, and never visited her
again.
She wept and sobbed, and was very
disconsolate for time; and then she
married the kind young man who had
held the umbrella over her
From that time forward nobody ever
heard Abiel Grimes laugh.
In fact it is doubtful if he could laugh
He drew into himself, like turtle into
his shell, and to the world he presented
an exterior as hard as that shell.
He bent his whole energies to making
money. And he made It.
He owned houses and lands, which
he rented to the rich and to the poor.
But woe to the luckless wight who
came up short on payday,
He loaned money on mortgages, but
he never missed an opportunity TO fore
close.
He seemed devoid of pity, and never
showed mercy.
Into the street went a sick father or
mother or starving children il he failed
TO get his lawful due.
He was no hypocrite, however; he was
consistent with himself
lie gave nothing TO churches because,
as he averred, religion was sham.
lie gave nothing to hospitals, because
people had no business to be sick.
He gave nothing TO charitable socie.
ties, because the poor ought to work for
their bread.
In short, he gave nothing to anybody,
except Abel Grimes,
And Abel Grimes he pampered.
There was nothing too good for Abiel
Grimes.
He bought splendid mansion, sur.
rounded himself with Injuries, and kept
servants who were no better than so
many slaves in his regard.
His sister kept house for him, being
poor, quiet, timid, childish widow, with
no other home, nor any means TO live
without labor
Or all days in the year, Abel Grimes
hated Sundays and holidays.
Why?
Because hecould not vex people in his
business transactions on those days, and
because poor people were idle and
seemingly happy and he hated to see
people happy
If he could havcshut them all up in
black pits, and kept them to work there
all their lives for his gain and comfort,
he would have done so
And Of all holidays Abel Grimes
hated Christmas, and It's rcjoicings and
festivities
And in this state Of mind, without ever
having had days illness going on
prosperously in worldly gain, and
amassing riches -Abicl Crime, reached
The age Of forty-iive, hale and hearty.
with sharp face, iron frame, cold grey
eyes, thin hair, and bald head.
NOW 1t so happened that one hated
christmas night Abicl Grimes returned
10 his elegant mansion at the hour Of
eleven.
1t was showing fast, and the streets
were mostly deserted.
The mansion looked grim, and dark,
and cold, for there had been no reioic.
Ing there that day, and the servants had
all gone To bed.
| ONLY the NOR hou soL oo,o, ,,,,,., Il. T.,