Sharp County record., 1885-06-25
I'm THE WRONG NICHE.
HOW a Devoted Wife Passed
from Darkness to Light

Halstead Swinger, having tried almost
evervthing else, and finding nothing to
his taste, took unto himself wife. lie
did not exactly love Rose, but he was
confident that she loved him. and on the
whole, he reasoned, the next best thing
TO marrying one whom you love Is
marrying one who loves YOU Rose
was q village girl, fair of lace, devoid
Of experience, but with great capacity
for loving. She was the daughter OF
nobody in particular, as her husband
averred; that is, Of course, be made
haste to add, nobody that anybody
would care TO know or descend from
Nevertheless there was one creature
Who presently took it into his head to
descend from this obscure nobody, and
that was no less a person than Halstead
Swinger's son. 1t was agreat pity that
he arrived at that inOpportune moment,
for his father had just come to the con-
clusion that he was in the wrong niche
as newspaper reporter, and that his
real vocation was the law.
# 'The law" he said to the admiring
Rose, ''is in this Republic of ours the
only sure way to distinction. Look at
the cabinet ministers, the President
and the foreign ministerS-they have
Studied law. at some time or other,
every one of them. "
But are you sure, Halstead dear,
that you have a talent for the law"
queried Rose, timidly.
Talent. did you say?-talentr' ex-
Nclaimed her husband, pacing up and
down the floor, rumpIing his picturesque
hair talent, my dear Rose? Do YOU
mean to say that you doubt my ability?
ALIAS. and to this | have come, that my
character is questioned and aspersed in
my own family"
But, my dear" Rose demonstrated
3tenderly, there is no one here who has
sald word against your characters
there. baby dear?' she cooed sweetly,
STOPPING down and rubbing her face
caresS,ngly against the baby's chubby
cheeks.
Speech, Rose, speech he went on.
somewhat pacitied, "iS what moves the
souls OF men. | have felt from the hour
@o1 my birth that fate destined me for an
Orator. 10 sway great masses of men
10y the power of my speech-that ha,
always been my idea of happiness.
but that you can do by means Of
your pen, too" Rose observed quietly;
1Cr since baby had arrived she was
AFRAID OF encouraging Halstaad in fuu.
ther changes of profession.
"My pen!" cried Mr.. Swincer. ..did
you say my pen? The living word lie,
IN the pen, and is henceforth but an
my pen scratch. Must you reach the
aeart near OF humanity by reporting prize,
Ights and family scandals for the
weekly BaSS0on?n
hose made no further remonstranoa
i1r she always, at heart, agreed with
nalStead IN almost everything he said
A. was undoubtedly true that if he onIr
soV ihto his right niche he would male
.no "Oild aware what a man he wa,.
sL anu honors and distinctions woud
SnoWer "n down upon him. She therefore
S;p' SbSreeu' after an all-night's talk. to have
Iim R give up his place on the WeekT
SbO S'oSoon o, ana take up the study of law.
,rbn nIG could take in sewing in the mean
w. %nile' 1 ana perhaps get little wiring
,,OoIo.l W. ior the papers, for she had 4 tcW
.LoueSI al: observations tomake concornin,,
mnt on,ngS IN general, and was anyious to
s0' " chance to print them.
ph,ooklyn' rhoo where ash barrels, ancient
nroS rmogs and decrepit hoop-skirts nIav a
FHIoeIHotmlinatlng HoIstai part in the scener'
his foro,,-: il ger prepared himself for
Innm m no.ohSlc triumphs. He made Rose
,nni ,UIg speeches on foreign and domasSc
ponTIcS' sUnn' and Roses foolish LITTLE boort
Smelled sou4 with pride in her bosom G Sao
foroio m, nm in fancy to Congress- 70
Hous HGDu,sn courts, and even to the Wbto
roUno IUuSc' and saw baby as a handsomo
naSs Snoe' of proudly erect in the conscious
hos orS / Oh inherited distinction She yan
In bor neeoIe soYt into her finger occasionally
dron 'I %, oS,eittlorgetful zeal, and sucked a
P VI TWO of blood out of it wbila