Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-06-18
In THE WRONG NICHE.
How a Devoted Wife Passed
from Darkness TO Light.

Halstcad Swinger, having tried almost
everything else, and finding nothing to
his taste, took unto himself wife. He
dill not exactly love Rose. but he was
confident that she loved him. and on the
whole, he reasoned the next best thing
10 marrying one whom You love is
mauying one who loves you. Rose
was village girl, fair of face. devoid
OF experience, but with great capacity
for loving She was the daughter of
no5cdy in part cular, as her husband
averred; tiss Is, Of course, he made
haste TO add, nobody that anybody
would care 10 know or descend from.
Nevertheless there was one creature
who presently took It into lis head TO
descend from this Obscure nobody. and
that was no less a person than Halstead
Swinger's son. IL was agreat pity that
he arrived at that inopponune moment,
for his father had just come to the con-
clusion that he was in the wrong niche
as newspaper reporter, and that his
veal vocation was the law.
''Ihe law" he said to the admirng
Rose, ''is in this Republic of ours the
only sure way to distinction. Look at
the cabinet ministers. the President
and the foreign ministers-thcy have
studied law, at some time or other,
every one of them"
'But are you sure, Halstead dear.
that you have n talent for the law?"
queried Rose. timidly.
"Talcnt, did you say?-talentr' ex-
claimed her husband, pacing up and
down the floor, rlmpling his picturesque
hair talent, my dear Rose? Do YOU
mean to say that you doubt my ability?
Alas! and to this have come. that my
character is questioned and aspei sed in
my own familyl"
"Rut, my dear Rose demonstrated.
tenderly. ''there is no one here who has
said word against your character-is
there. baby dear?n she cooed sweetly,
STOPPING down and rubbing her face
caressingly against the baby's chubby
cheeks.
Speech. Rose, speech" he went on.
somewhat paciiied, sis what moves the
souls Of men. have felt from the hour
of my birth that fate destined me for an
orator. To sway great masses Of men
= WV HNNNA "a NY ofNfNh Aiihl ndS
always been my idea Of happiness.
But that you can do by means of
your pen, too" Rose observed quietly:
for since baby had arrived SIC was
afraid Of encouraging Hastcad in fur
ther changes of profcs 'ion.
'My pen" cried Mr.. Swinger: ''d,d
you say my pen? The living word lies
in the pen. and is henceforth but an
inky pen scratch. Must you reach the
hears of humanity by reporting prize.
fights and family scandals for the
Heek'y Bassoony'
Rose made no further remonstrance.
for she always, at heart. agreed with
Hals.ead in almost everything he said.
II was undoubtedly true that II ho only
got into his right niche ne would make
the world aware what man he was.
and honors and distinctions would
shower down upon him. She therefore
agrced. after an all-night's talk. to have
him give up his place on the Wcetly
Bassoon and take up the study cf law.
She could take in sewing in the mean
while, and perhaps get little wriung
to do for the papers, for she had lew
modest observations TO make concerning
things in general. and was anxious 10
get chance to print them.