Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-05-25
JULIA'S CHOICE.

"Don't you bc satisfied with l.in,,
nothing but n farmer. Alfred. NV son'
y farmer. ugh! mo- Young man If any
spirit will hc content To .rttlc down To-
tho dull, stupid. unpopular life If a
farmer. Set your mark higher, my
SON.
Il wonder what Caleb Is :.aing to
make of himself. | suppose n doctor.
or lawyer or something of that Kind.
lie likes boob and don't"
don't want YOU 90. myson. Mnr-
chants are The great men now-a-days.
They are rich. anil theirwiSrJ and fam
lilies dress like quccns. and live iunrcAt
style. Think how We might have livfSf
u your father hail been n merchant in
stead 81 q farmer Ugh! hate a farm
and oil there is about Il. -
Caleb SAYS II his father had lived he
would have tcrn u farmer. lie think
thcrn Is nothing like It,"
Let him think So. Alfred. But do
you look higher. | spoke toyour uncle
To hnd place for YOU in some >tur, in
the CITY, and YOU know how Abbot Law
renee and hundreds Of otIC.s became
rich and prosperous from poor clerks a.
they were when they began, and YOU
may dp so. tuO. Then YOU can hone tn
get lady for wife. for what lady will
marry farmer? 1 want To SEQ my son
hc somchody In the wOrld. How happy
should be- tO have YOU drive ont fcrc
10 the 0id farm with your wife. a dnc
lady. But ! hope your father win be-
induced Ia sell the old farm after few
wears and live IN the village among
folks, So we can be- somebody In our old
agc ut least
Caleb l. always talking about what
n charming place this is. when he i,
homo from college
"Wcll. let him; Ic hasn't 70 very as
piring mind. H. Lacks ambition. ANY
bpdy can sce that. Tor he j. always car
ricd away with vulgar notions. Hcwill
spend hours watching the lambs racing
ruund In the pasture. or take great in
tcrtst In sitting down with the chickens
and young turkryt around him. Then
he's In love with The tire, anil wild How
crs; anything weeds. rock. woods.
my such common things. take his fancy.
He ncver'l amount a. much. mo- matter
how much learning he may get. Your
father SAYS he won't have much money
left when he gc's through college. Your
father has one good trait. lie knows
enough TO feather his own nest while
taking care Of other folks property. So
hope We shall hc able Ia leave the old
farm some day
All the hopes and aspirations Of Mrs.
Ihurbrr were realized In u shorter timc
than she dared To- hope for. Her brother
succeeded In getting Alfred into n very
guod position IN y large store in the
city, aud. yielding finally 10 her impor-
tuuity, Mr.. Thurhcrcunscntcd 10 let the
old farm and move into the village with
his wife and daughters.
Caleb, mentioned above. wns.thc SON
Of n distant rrlati,rOf Mrs Thurhcr. n
lawyer Of considerable wealth. Tbr
father anil mother 9th died when Calcl
was about twelve years old. and MIR
Thurbcr became hi guardian and took
lFm into his own family. The father had
expressed the wish that II Caleb showed
an Inclination ~ books that he sbould
be sent to college, then left free "a
choose whatever pursuit he might like
Perhaps no more If the Young man
patrimOny stuck ~ the fingers of Mr.
Thurbcr than the law wo Id allow; lait
certain IL y. he was SURE to make IN,
most he could out of the funds intrnsicd
% his hands, and the ingenuity of hi.
wife not unfrrqurntly aided him in add
ing some dollursto the yearly claim.
The ncAt yrar Caleb went tn collrr,
the farm was let md the family removed
to the village. prosperous place oI
wealth AMI enterprise. and quite civcr
a. aristOcraiic notions and ambition, al
city ways and STYLES. Thr hr-t var IN,
farm was lpt for two hundred and tift ,
dollars. The second year 70 had to d,
let 60 new tenant. as the first moved
West. content with having made d.,
most he could from the place The acc.
Oud year u was rrntcd for one hundred
and sCycnty-iiyc dollar. 80 badly wa,
everything about the place left out al
repair aud at luuSc ends The farm
farCd but little hctlcr tlic second and
thiul year. aud 10 the cnd0f that time \
new tenant had 90 10 found. who refused
to give over one hundred and fifty dbl.
lars n year and put IN repair what wa.
left dilapidatcd by his prrdcccsyfs.
This sum was not very ln,i1h morn THAI
the taNcs. which had increased whilc
the rent hsdI sl-crea-r,l. $1,000 $50
Alfred had meanwhile greatly pros
pcrcd.-,, NC hTrf -c1ihcd the confidence
and cStrem IT hi employers anil hal
hccn adyancc,Lt tin be held "a prominent
place In thc,largv establishment with y
COOL salary TITS mothers brightest
visions were even more than realized.
BE hal become n city gentleman far.
Tar above any lucklets. low-miDdcd
wight who was content % be farmer.
lie drrsscd IN the highest style, and bi,
lofty. Ccntccl ways were the delight oi
his uothcr. and one holiday iino car.
risgc drove WP to Me- Thurbcr's door
ard Alfred stepped ont and handed on,
ayoung lady dressed like himself In Nc
very pink utl blossom 81 fashion. hi.
mothers heart was full Her ambition
was just about raiished rs her son I'M.
troduced 10 her. Miss Hawkinson.' p
tho daughter Of ono II his wealthy en-
.ployers.
Meanwhile the orphan Caleb had
graduated from college, but what wrr,
college honOrs comparcd 10 the city
triumphs of ALFRED. Tie had beer
wont In DAYS past % consider Caleb q,
his superior but he now scarcely dcignet
TO no,ra lams CaieS held Co his lov,
of those tlinvs which AlfFeds mother
considered V6lg5ir. He'hadexpectctt L
find himself tho pOsseSsor Of mani
more hundr, ds than was turned owe
10 him when he had attained his ma
iorit7. which was very soon after, h
Graduated from college. lie suppose,
everything just and generous had beer
done and. In fact. only what wa
claimed 90 be- wight though the sun
wns Isrge-wass SLOWED 10 TIC guardian
,,hs.e account. had Il been more care
tfy and strictly looked into woul'
- 70 been found 20 have many charge