Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18

parents heard him from where they stood
on the house steps. "Oh, Jake's all right,
said the father, reassuringly, as his son
disappeared from sight, but the mother
turned into the house with a sigh. She
could not help thinking Of Rosa Amber
SON and wondering how it would all turn
out
A little later on, when the corn stood in
shocks aad the frost had shrlvcled the
leaves sumew hat. Jake attended a sing
ing held at the district schOul-house. AL
the young people of the ncighborhuod
were there. Conspicuous among them was
. Rosa Anderson, captivating with her ra
diant beauty and coquettish ways-at
least she appeared 50 to poor Jake.
There WAS a long recess, during which
games were played out of doors by the
light Of the moon. Once while these
games Were in process Jake held Rosa :
hand in his, and he was afraid she would
hear his heart humping aga'-'st his vest
He forgot himself and Crushe. the little
hand in his great powerful palm. Sh"
complained that he was rough. Then h,
took it tcnderly in both Of his, but she
| Jerkcd il away and ran of.
When the singing had closed and the
young people were filing slowly out Of the
| house, Jake, ever impulsive, and To"
madly III love to be discreet pushed for
ward, Offering his arm tu escort Rosa
| home, but She. with nose tiled in the air
| gave him the "Wittcn."
The boys uuIgrd each other and cast
| quizzIug glanccs at him \ few openly
! jeerrd him. He got out OF the house a
well rs ne could and cut across the field
| toward home When he reached his faith
] 1. b.
| of IA little patch II timber doubt if the
| moon ever looked down upon greater mis-
| cry
| He sat there for IA long time, the agony
| in his heart wTinEiug bItitr tears from hi,
| eyes DO not laugh, reader; you hav,
| been in "A similar situation and know It
was not a Iuurhahle matter But h,
! stayed there until he hal strangleI his
! love, and he dug a grave in which t,
| bury it-a grave so deep that when ono,
inferred it could never be resurrected
| All, if she had only known what she hac
/ lost
The struggle was over. he wiped hi,
face and put away his handkerchief
Then he stood mp and with clenched fist,
vowed he would have his revenge. Sh,
should see the day she would regret wha
she had done tonight
When Jake reached his fathers door
there was a faint streak of light in III,
east, and the harnyurd fowls were begin
ming to stir. His mother let him in: sh
had been watching for him He locke,
her square in the face. She saw, thougl
the candle she held in her hand gave bu
a dim light, that her boy had suddenly
changed to a man, and her mothers hear
mn q. to- II t,,s, -
others eyes for moment The son saw
an expression Of tender sympathy Tn,
mother saw one of determination and de
iiance. She knew something was going
to happen, and she felt that she hated
Rosa Anderson.
Jake helped his father through with the
fall work. Then he quietly told hi,
parents he was going to visit his uncle H.
Kansas, and if he could find an opening
there for him elf he would remain. Hi.
mother was prepared for such an an
nOunCcment, but it was a great shock I,
the father. 1t had never occurred to hin
that his son would do else than remain Oh
the farm, and finally, when he was done
with it, take possession. He did every
thing in his power 10 dissuade his son from
his fool notion, as the father called it.
Jake would make was that perhaps h,
would come back in the spring Bur
spring came and grew into summer anC
the summer into autumn, yet the father
still mUurned the loss of his boy Then
came the news that Jake had entered as Il
student i'll law office in the town of S.
Kan. As the years sped on reports much
to his credit were circulated among his
old frapHs ai,,I
and honest endeavor were bringing their
legitimate fruit, success. Apparently he
had forgotten all about bosa and the re
Yenge he had once craved.
After Jake had gone, Rosa Anderson,
with an inconsistency not uncommon in
females, felt new tenderness springing
up in her heart for him, and regret that
her little episode at the school house had
ever happened As time passed both the
tenderness and the regret grew. She
cherished a sort of ideal with Jake's face
and form. She forgot or forgave every
thing she had condemned in him before he
went away, and invested him with many
noble attributes which, worthy as he was
truth cOmpels me to say he did not pos
sess. She coddled the belief that he would
come back to her until it became a Ger
ldlllN sNut was sure Sit Wbuau again ItCl
the pressure of his hand and see the look
OF alteration in his eyes. SO she waited.
Her friends wondered why she did not
marry. There We're many conjectures con
cerning her, but never the right one So
little we know of the real feelings Of those
with whom We may be even intimately as
sociated
Ten years had passed since Jake left
the neighbUrhOod During this time there
were many changes. Some of his early
companions had married and were settled
down into staid fathers and mothers A
few Of both old and young had been laid
to rest in the llttu' country graveyard,
where In summer th- 6riers and weeds
kept watch over their gr ives, and in winter
the bleak winds sang u'rges for them. But
none that we know were among these 81
lent ones.
1t was September, and invitations Were
sent out for Harry FOrd's wedding Rosa
Anderson was not to be the bride, bu
Jake's sister, now woman Of 70. Rosa
was among the invited She was perfectly
indifferent as 20 whom Harry married She
had long ceased to feel anything but u
friendly interest in him. But she was
greatly agitated when she heard that Jake
was coming home to be present at his sis
ter's marriage.
A Few days before the one on which the
wedding was to take place an item Of news
appeared in The Morning Star, the princi-
pal paper of b, the county seat. 1t
read something like this: I'VE are glad To
be able to chronicle the fact that Mr..
Jacob Baily, formerly of this county, but
for the last ten years resident of 5,
kas, has formed II partnership with one
of our prominent lawyers, Barnabas King,
Esq. Mr.. BAly's past record is an envi-
able one. Our little city IS 70 be congratu-
lated upon the acquisition of SO handsome
and distinguished a citizen. We extend a
hearty V,lcp1ur