The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-06-19

f0rated with needle points that II was
norny and ragged. and seemed 10 have
lost all sensation. II was a great re-
lief 10 her when she could write. But
that she could never do except when
Halstead and baby were in bed. for
otherwise they would both persist In in
terrupting her. Halstead's cloquence
was always overbrimming. and Of
course the poor fellow needed some one
TO listen 10 him. As for her stories.
they were naturally Of no account, as
he amiably declared. and she had. in
deed, no conccits about them. They
were bonn fde pot-boilers, and pro-
fesscd to be nothing else. But they paid
the rent for the two little rooms, and a
good many other things besides. Hal
stead could not be expected to make
when he had finished when he had
electrified first the bar, and then the
public. by his fiery eloquence- then,
all then she would reap her reward.
The only thing that troubled her was
her eyes. which seemed at times to be
full OF sand. and caused her no end Of an
noyancc. She spoke to Halstead about
them. but he told her cheerfully to hold
them open in cold water, and they
would be all right. She tried il, but IT
had no effect. Ii seemed TO her. too, after
awhile, as II her mind was beginning 10
run dry. She had. in the stress for
matter, written articles in which she
had given advice about hundred things
which she knew nothing about She
had written about babies and maternal
dutie, until that subject, too. seemed
fairly exhausted. Her Hygiene in the
Nursery" and advice to Young Moth
ers'' had been quite successful, though
she had scarcely tried or practiced a
single rule that she recommended. Her
accommodations were too poor and her
life too busy. In fact, she was too tired
TO see even the humor of her own sltua-
ton as the experienced adviser Of hum
dreds who probably knew more than
herself. No doubt Halstead. who had
more OF sense for humor. would have
seen il ii he had ever had the time to
read her articles But he was ut the law
school all day long, and when he came
home at night he liked to talk Of pleas
ant things, particularly TO expatiate
upon the brilliancy Of his prospects. 1t
was, indeed. delightful to listen to him,
and she could never forgive herself for
having once fallen asleep during his dis
course. But then she had been so very
tired He had been mortally offended.
and no wonder. He had not spoken to
her for three DAYS afterward. and she
had cried and upbraided herself until
he finally took pity upon her. and gave
her his views upon the complication in
European politics.
Ill.
The day when Halstead came home
with his diploma as Bachelor Of Laws
was great day in the annals Of the
family. Rose sat at the window and
cried for very Joy. She hal grown 50
pale and haggard and red-eyed Of late
that IL was not TO be expected that he
should come up and Kiss her. as he
would have done in days Of old. He was
so absorbed in the weighty affairs OF
life now that it would be absurd to ex-
pect of him that ne should think Of such
trines as kissing his wife. And vet il
} he had happened to think of it. il
seemed to Rose that her cup Of happi-
ness would have been full. Now Hal.
stead was at last in his right niche and
their trials would soon be over
He hired an Office downtown and had
, his name inscribed upon his window.
pane in neat gilt letters. Rose and
, baby took a trip across in the ferry e
! see how il looked from the street She
was little surprised when she found
her husband alone in the Office. She
} had expected to walk proudly through
I throng of clamorous clients. He ex
/ planned to her. however, that until hi
, had his first chance to appear in cour'
) he could scarcely expect any rush d
clients. She blushed at her own folly
and thought that Halstead was right
(: rs always. When she got home she
! had to sit down and cry. though she
: could not for the world have told wha
she cried for. She had. TO be sure
l only twenty cents in her purse, and tina
! would be scarcely enough to get dinner
n for Ha,stead when he should get home
e She had given him the last dollar sh'
! had to pay his Office rent in advance
Q In sheer desperation she sat down ant
scrubbed oil story. which she males
!, TO well-known story paper in the city
n When Halstead came home at si'
|. O'Clock and found only bread and chess
v for dinner, he scolded like Turk
q Poor fellow, he did need somcthin,
!. strengthening, II she had only had It =
4 70 give HIM. The next day she pawne'
q her shawl for three dollars, and he at
q his. becfstoak with relish, and rcwardc
b her with discourse on civil-scrvice re
!. form. II was wonderfully fine dis
! course. she thought. and she only wish
= ed Al the world could have heard It.
\ was. indeed. pity that man lik
q Halstead should be staying here m
3 wasting his genius on an ignorant crea'
ure like herself. Of course she was haI
py to listen to him, but Others. u
doubt, would have given much for TIL