Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-30

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ly fixed In the way OF my happiness. She Is
lady In every sense OF the term, manners,
| carriage, aud dress,-only"-
'OLly whail Name to faw In your paragon
professor ess 4"
''Be sensible, Maxp Arther sainton drew
himself up with a severe look. You know a
man OF my age Is not going to make fool OF
himself--he notices everything. She was once
a warm hearted woman, that l know; but
now she is so thoroughly welded to science
that
Pardon my friend" Max again interrupt
ed, II hope you are not thinking OF commit
ting bgamy. Honestly, though" laughing
at the scowi he had evoked, ''why should
science be an objection! Fancy how instructive
| 1t would be 10 have lifelong companion
some one capable OF conjuring up q myriad
host Of anmaculp out OF every glass Of
| purd-dQuI you might wish to quaff; filling
your moonlight rambles with discourse on
the 'mlky way" or the latest hypothesis
concerning the man -tne-moon, sunspots, or
aurora borealis; your seasoning no longer
salt but sodium chloride and every stray
mosquito a euler pipisns," making a pass for
one sailing mallciously within an inch OF
his nose. ITO live up to her blue china In
fact"
THAT is Just what would not be pleasant"
responded his companion. "But II you stop
interruI ting me, | will finish what began. As
l said, she is handsome dresses well, is go od
| conversatlonalst, we'll up in art, literature
aud"
Science" ended Max mischievousy.
''Yes, well up in science; that is the whole
In n nutshell. do believe that she is so in-
fatuated with hoplasm, protoplasm, cells de-
yelopmeDt earth, air, sea, and sky, that she
has developed into All iceberg from the glac-
iers she expatiates about. She Is cold and
heartless, aud it seems impossible to consider
her the same person who won my heart last
| winter"
Then why not give 1t up, as your theory
seems TO bold."
"SImply Il may as well own ~ because In
spite OF my belief in my theory, there is a
grim fascination In Investigating further,
hoping to prove it also an untenabc one, es-
pecially as am sure she was not without
heart at one time and that II was not averse
to me. But the theory holds, and-well-the
fascination has such grip upon me, 1t holds
too"
''How have you found this 10 hold so we'll,
! should like to knowl"
"Let me tell you. At the last session
went out to Lotion, 10 attend to my duties.
OF course they took me to her classes. ]
could not help thinking how charming she
was or would he, If she would only let those
bugs and thugs alone. She would handle
the most despicabe looking objects without
shudder. One minute IL was craw. fish
which she wanted me to see, and / sat in
mortal terror, fearing she vas going to ask
me to take 1t. Then she picked up a cater
pillar, -one of those fuzzy, WOODEN ones,-tc
show its real legs and its false ones, she said.
l had placed my elbow upon her table, so
might be nearer her, to tell the truth, when
some way, accidentally ! hope the thing
dropped down my sleeve. OF course jumped,
who would notl-and in the act | over
turned paste board box, which stood near,
into my lap. Ugh Even now when think
of it. 1t makes the cold chills race up and
down my verbal column, and play hide-and
seek in all my marrow bones. What do you
suppose was In III"
81 can't say" his listener replied In a
stlfed Tone as, beginning 10 appreciate the
situation, he silently shook with laughter.
"There was turtle, miscellany OF bugs,
worms and hoptoads, a horrible evil. looking
thing, neither fish nor fowl, studded with
horns, and snake one OF these miserable
grassy-green ones, too
or S, corax toads beetles, BATS"
quoted Max.
what did you do," he asked, his voice
running up the scale with astonishing
velocity, and his question ending in shrek
and wild cha! hap
dot Nothing / simply threw off what
things had chung TO me, and stood trembling
actually quaking-wailing for her 10 do
the 'dong.''
"Well-I think YOU did - remarks ably
wellp Max managed 10 articulate as he
bent back and forth in paroxysms Of laughter.
"Was that allr'
mo. She deliberately took up that snake
by the tail, put her little white hands over
those toads slipped paper under the worst
looking worms, and her pets attended to,
turned TO me with gracious smile, aud
said, They are perfectly harmless, you know
Well did not know, aud 1t would have been
the same II had; for who could maintain an
undisturbed composure with a whole ZOO
logical garden turned loose upon him In that
startling manner~
You right my boy; and 1t was cool
exhibition Of utter heartiessness on her part.
Why, with such temperament, you might
expect similar experiences any day. II she
only kept 10 rocks and stones it would not be
so bad" 81
yes, II would. have tried It. Thought
II ! could get her out Of that detestable mu-
scum, l might be able to determine whether
she really had heart or not. There was an
excursion to the Springs, and 1 went with the
firm deter mination TO let nothing keep me
from my resolve. What do you suppose was
the first object which met my gaze when l
reached The groundsf
Your scientific professor, stylish, hand.
some. irrestible and tanalIzing as ever"
quizzcally.
THAT was not what saw frst, but a can
vas bag and good sized stone hammer,
which she held out to me, exclaim.ng, oh, l
am so glad you are here, Mr.. saintonl You
will carry these for me, know. i ain going
10 collect specimens for my cabinet and
you'll help me. | am sure. These ravines
must be full Of curious things. lve already
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