St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-13


men who look at everything from senti-
mental point of view. Overlooking the ex-
cellence of his motives he is the most uncom
Portable being to get along with possible. In
his head are ell the virtues OF the Paladln,
chivalry of a Sidney and the heroic self-abne-
cation of Socrates; and with every new
book be reads he adds new ideal OF conduct.
1t is not surprising that he sometimes prom
Uses more than ne can perform, and under
takes more than he can carry through.
He got into trouble in the most natural
way in the world, and indeed the thing has
happened to others than he. A young man
had been grossly impairment to girl friend,
but in order to save that girl friend a
scandal the matter had been
overlooked. The cub who did the deed
however, is rich and marriageable, and con-
sequently still has footing in society. A
girl, stranger to my friend, be it said,
snubs the club. Intense enthusiasm of my
friend. Noble and discerning girl, etc,
etc, will be introduced at once (What
dangerous thing it is to be introduced at
once! Mem-Always make it later if you
cam Ny friend is introduced in due form.
Intense inpreSament on the part of my friend;
gracious reception on the part of the girl.
One dance and then another. A german
favor, which is returned; an invitation to
call, which is accepted with alacrity. The
call is made and proves agreeable. Fur
ther invitation to call, and then a promise
to read from those authors who combine
beauty of thought with weight of mean
ing. Vows of plantonIc friendship. etc.
| What a dangerous thing vows of platonic
friendship are! Mem.-Neyer make them
The drama moved on. One evening my
friend called with a particular wel-chosen
assortment from Rusbin, Emerson and De
Quincy, rs pieces de resistance, and little of
Barry Cornwall and Mrs. Browning's ''Por-
tuguese sonnetsn as pldtS SNcreS. The fire
was burning brightly on the dogs. few
! flowers were arranged in slender vase, and
an almost imperceptible perfume pervaded
the room. A S my friend threw himself back
in the long easy chair and experienced the
exquisite masculine thrill OF pleasure in
running the lace tidy, he fell to thinking what
an agreeable duty was his to fill a fresh, pure
mind, with angel eyes and sylph-like form,
with fair thoughts taken from the masters OF
prose and song. This train of thought was
| peculiarly agreeable from the fact that it was
quite disinterested. ''Some day." thought
my friend, ''some good fellow will be made
happy by the influence Of this teaching.
These delightful imaginations were brought
to close by the appearance of the fair pupil
herself. After chatting pleasantly for little
while, my friend asked whether he should
begin reading.
81 should like it very much,' she said,
quietly.
So he began. First with Emerson's INA
poleon;n then with De Quincy's "Joan of
Azc;' then followed a sonnet or two, and
then a love song by Barry Cornwall And as
my friends voice rose and fell and became
strong with noble scorn, awful with eleva-
ton, quiet with reserved strength, and melt
ing with the accent of pathos and love, he
could not help thinking ''How much / am
doing to be sure, for the other fellow The
reading was concluded with the rapt air of
one whose thoughts were too full for utter
ance. He closed the beautifully bound vol
ume of Ruskin's "Queen's Gardens" and
looked vaguely up from the glowing logs to
the mantelpiece above.
GLOW beautiful it is, :" finally said the pu-
pill.
eyes, it is very beautiful" replied the
master.
The latter now rose to take his leave,
when the fair pupil herself rose, and, it
seemed to him, fairly planted herself before
the door. Without the slightest note of
warning she thus addressed him.
81 wish,' said she, with a sentimentally
desperate air, 'you-would-not call any
more"
Ny ffend felt a cold chill of horror steal
ing over his members. His knees trembled
The eyes of the young lady were firmly fixed
upon him. He was expected to do some
thing; be knew he was. What was it?
Certainly" he managed finally to STAN
ner out
''You know it is different with girl than
with man." she continued, sadly; ''you
have been coming here so often that people
are beginning to TALK
He now knew too well what was expected
of him, and for a moment he felt an over
mastering impulse to comply. He oyercame
it manfully, and as he recovered his self
control, and managed in some measure to
meet those searching eyes, he became, after
the manner Of men, brutal.
HE would cooperate with her." he said
coldly, Gin giving the lie to public opinion y
How, do not know, he got out of the
house. AS he gained the garden gate he ran
from the haunted spot--and then, in the
cold moonlight, he sat down on curb stone
The cold moon was sailing in the sky, and as
he sat down on the curbstone and looked up
at the heavens blue he murnured in devout
thankfuness the one word, Saved saved p
The wind stirring the elms of the street
seemed to whisper the same happy thought,
and this is the end Of my extremely ungal-
liant, but very instructive story.