Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-03

Haven't you sense enough TO see the
principle that underlies it? II I am
willing to work solely for fame or
pleasure, shall be the means of do
Ing many q needy personto put it to
the level Of your comprehension ut
Of a job. Now do you see?'
/ haven't had single point of view
that was sure of since the above con-
versation. I saw and realized that !
had been fool for not having seen be-.
fore. What a head that girl has got!
! went to the wedding, and heard
Wagner and Mendelssohn played with
spirit and power that perfectly as
tonished me. After the service was
over. I saw the organist moment be-
fore she was surrounded by her friends.
The music had made me bold.
If we were to go through similar
ceremony, Kate I remarked, Il
should have but just one fault to find,
and that would be with q principle Of
natural or spiritual philosophy"
''Now what?" said she, with blush
and a saucy smile. s
That one body could not occupy two
places at the same time. I should
want you at the altar rail and in the
organ loft at one and the same mo-
ment."
"FOr economical reasOns?" the little
witch inquired, and then the laugh was
on me.
Well, l snatched a little sweetness
from this occasion, and tried to COM
fort myself with the thought that per-
haps some time-but bah! I am too
stupid to live!
Three months later. The last time
1 closed this book l thought I had
closed it forever. The narrative was
too one-sided to be interesting, and the
proper thing for me was to set about
forgetting as speedily as possible.
Sentimental girls kept journals. Twas
a hard-headed, Woodworking, prac-
teal man of the world, whose only
weakness consisted in loving a girl who
didn't love me. So why dwell upon it?
1 shut the book, and this morning
found half an inch of dust upon it.
During these three months have seen
Kate onlysemi-occasionally and seldom
alone. There was no change. We
were friends and comrades, and never
failed to contribute to her amusement;
but any clown could have done that.
But last evening, at Nellie Howe's
wedding, for the first time in her life
that most peerless, peculiar and be-
wildering girl sought me out. How
lovely she looked in her short-sleeved
dress of blue silk! land what an arm!
There's an orange-tree in the con-
servatory, Jack, as high-well, as high
as my head;'' and this inexplicable girl
tucked her arm into mine as confidingly
as if I'd been her brother-'*ay, there's
the rub,'' said I to myself. "Let's go
and see it," she added.
Isn't it lovely!' I exclaimed. ''If
there is one thing more interesting
than another, that thing is an orange
tree. And by-and-by, just think!
there'll be some fruit upon it, some
little, gnarly, dyspeptic oranges, and
then We'll come and admire it again. -
els there any thing which would be
more to your taste, Jack?" my COM
panion inquired. ''The fact u.s." she
added, Il had something to say to you
that I didn't want a soul beside to
hear"
Engaged to Dicky Oliver, I sup
pose. noticed that he was greatly
distinguished by you this evening""
':No, Jack, you are way off, Papa
says that is slang; but isn't it express
i've? I simply wanted to say to you
that as I now know I can support, not
only myself, but another, and more,
too, if necessary, I can afford to
be engaged-that is, if you know q
real true, kind fellow who honestly
loves me-
':But Kate,'' I answered, and my
voice sounded half a mile off, and my
head went round like a top, 1--WE got
the fellow all right, but he don't want
to be supported"
mo. DEAR" she replied-yes, those
were her exact words-s'and I hope
he will never have to be; but 1 have
carried out my theory, and now I am
at liberty to let my heart speak. 1t
has warmed toward you a long time,
Jack, but I never would have married
q spendthrift, nor confessed my love
for q man until I was sure of what
could do. Observation has taught me-
that, with the exception of life and
health; there is nothing so insecure as
riches. OF course this sounds awfully
practical, but just think! we shall have
all eternity to make love in if
we are true lovers. When we
wholesome day when we
have our own home, I shall
have the loveliest photography and
type-writing class for poor girls-O
Jack, l know so many of them!-and
you can help me and can help you;
and because we can take care of our