Connecticut western news., 1888-09-12
Blossoms Changed His Life.

'OD, rrank, HOW iOFely tuiS UT IS !! How pity the people in the cltyl To think anyone should live in city from choicel"
 'T wouldn't damp your enthusiasm, Kate, but, after all, man does not see much of the country; he is only like 6 chicken which comes homo to roost, and everyone does not delight in catch ing tho train twice each day-I can't say I'm quite reconcilcd to it myself. But must be offl Goodbye, both of you" and giving his young wife and little dau ,hter pnrting kiss, Mir. Travis ran for the train, whose warning shriek could be heard in the distance.
 Kate Travis fingered on the porch. It was her first expcricn co of whole year in the country, and every day brought new delights. She had dis covered ''pussy- willows" down by the brook, and had learned how warmly Dame Nature blankets tho tender grape vine leave. She had found the shy violets' and anemones' favorite hiding places, and dccked her little home with laurel, and rcvelled in the delights of lettuce and raddishes of her Gown rais- ing" This particular May morning was day in which the mere fact that one was alive was joy, and as tho young wife looked at the fleecy clouds, the hillsides bright with rye, and the orchard ono mass of lovely blossoms, she sighed for very excess of happiness.
 'T wish had given Frank bran oh of apple -blossoms-they would have frightened up that dreary effice," thought Mrs. Travis. She, liko the rest of us, often had these after-im- pulses, but somehow this one would not De shaken of. Kate Travis was not a ,uperstitious woman, yet such lurn- ing desire to send her husband some of the bright, delicate blossoms grew upon her that she feared to resist it. Just before tho starting of the next train, a happy thought struck her, and, donning her garden hat, having hastily gathered three or four beautiful sprays of the blossoms, she hurried to tho train. Yes, Jack Dorset was there--he took tho later train quite often, Kate thought, regretfully, for she knew by many littlo signs that Jack was not quite so atten- tive to business, not quite SO true and manly as he had been.
 Jack, on his side, watched the bright, eager face as it camo near. "That Travis is lucky follow," he thought. "After all, what fool a fellow is to waste time or money on cards and theatros"
 "Oh, Jackp exclaimed Kate, breath lessly-"I beg your pardon, Mr. Dor sctl Could you drop into my husbands s office and give him these blossomsa 2 This brauch is for you."
 Jack had only time to siege the flow CTS and call out his thanks for his share before he was whirled away in that re lentless fate-the train.
 There were two reasons why Jack Dorset had taken this later train, though evon to himself ho acknowl- edged but one--that, as business was slack, it was just as we'll to sleep lit- tie later this spring weather. But hid den far cut of sight was another reason and Jack had not been we'll seated when that reason became apparent.
 'Hellol Thought you'd be on this train. Come along in the smok CT we're just making up hand"
 ''No, thank you," said Jack, with a decision that surprised himself quite as much as his comrade.
 "Why, what's upl Turned rusty Come, you'll have your revenge on me today. I shouldn't wonder if you won enough 10 have lark tonight"
 The perfume from the apple blossoms had given Jack wonderful pleasure, not unmixed with bitterness, and when his comrade leaned over to whisper the last sentence confdentially, the odor of stale tobbacco and liquor seemed ua- bearable. Jack fairly blushcd with manly sha.>e.
 'No, nop hoosaid; 'Tn have none of that sort of tl.,g this morning" and, with sudden realization of his own helplessness and this bad fellows powe, over him, Jack deliberately walked owe, to old Deacon Taft and seated himself by him.
 The deacon was surprised. Young men did not take much to him. Per haps he knew he was, at times, the mark for their jokes. But tho flowers helped matters.
 'Them's beauties, 60 declare, " said the deacon, "and Pm glad to see ', young fellow like you think enough o: lem to carry lem to town. Why, I re- mem Der when a flower just changed my hull future"
 'Tsll mo about it, MT. Taft" said Jack with a sense of having escaped from imminent peril.
 "Waal, l don't know as I've told { person about Mary's rose in years, ane eff any body had told me five minute: ago that d ha' beon telling it to you, I'd ha' just laughed at lem, t would seemed that ridikerlous. But seein' then apple-bl ossoms has brought it all back mighty strong, and feel sorter drawr to you, Jack Dorset seein' you witl 'em."
 Jack felt almost as if he ought te