River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-11-28
JACOBS FAULTS.
He Unexpectedly Profted by Hav-
ing Them Recounted.

charming places on the Hudson river
that lie between New York and Albany.
The satisfying greenness Of the land
scape left one no chance 10 regret the
past glory Of the blossoms. II seemed
as II, should one speak at all, il ought
20 be IN blank verse about the hills
clipping their hands. about green past
Ures, about all tho secret things that
have ceased 70 mean SO much them
selves as 20 express in the abstract be-
lief In love and life and beauty and
peace.
Jacob Raus was az inattractive Oh
server OF this charming phase Of nature.
He was precc,upicd with his own
troubled soul, and here was but . wintry
prospect. The world points out to a
man tho necessity ~ doing something;
there was no corresponding need in his
soul. lie had lately come into an ex-
celent property, and had invested a
rood proportion Of it in a ranch in the
West. Che West was no place of his
choice, liut what else was he 70 do? He
was thin sy-twO, and was without even a
commercial training. lie had been
breG % no profession. and he was not
rich enough 70 live with rich men as
ploasure-seeker, even had such Z life
lttracted him He had perfect health,
was good shot, good reader, good
walker. q COED companion. lie wore a
blonde beard upon hi, sunburnt face,
wish IS handsome, clcan-cut profile and
haSel eyes
This bold statement Of his case pre-
seRted itself over and over e. his mind.
quite as IL he were weighing an abstract
question that bored him excessively.
Then he greg irritatcti that his father
should have given him such an old
fashioned Lalf-humor0Hs name and ex-
rrted always an unspcsen and only half
recognized negative tyranny on his
whole life; chat his father should have
had that possibility in the pauernal
relation that I> scarcely 10 b. found out
side the An-lo-SaxOn race-as il the
AngiO-SaN0n was born armed AZ all
points, and with an intuitiye knowledge
Of fighting his way through the world
The mere Jacob accused himself Of
impiety in accusing the dead, the more
lhstinatciy rae conviction forced itself
upon hin that lis thought was. never
thelcss, Just; and tho implied weakness
81 his own part was in noysiso cOnsoling.
Vow he WAS frye at thirty-two-a
freedom hat meant bondage 10 his own
Limitations; and while lac regretted that
he had no profession. no bitterly rccog-
uixed tho fact that the desire Tor q i3Sgc-
life IN 10 sense proved a talent. Ills
desire was. a. we have said. not one for
action l. vas q vague desire FOR
larger happiness. such IS women have
0TteHer than men They snOuld wake
El,c children % Christmas morning.
'Ed find ir in their STOCKINGS.
NJ these reasons for gloom were ever
80 nttoJacOb; bu he bad lately walked
% 3 more definite purpose and . more
iefu grjef- Ills decision % 20 ON
ranch had made him recognize that he
could not leave Ailieeut Fuller. whom
he had known from her childhood. and
who Es.d been for some years past half
unconsciously 10 himself. mis- chief occu-
patton. lie offered himself 20 her. Sho
refused him. She was she youngest and
che only unmarried one 81 five sisters.
She was twynty-two. handsome. travelled
AMI accomplished.
Jacob as le walked through shady
road. cut fine bouquet Of sweetbrier
roses. ard trimmed their tnorny. stray
CLING stems with an jlt-hUmered energy.
IT.. lad not ptid" enough to 60 away
without asking 80 ~ce her once more.
fust 70 say goodbye. and Size had accorded
him an Interview that evening II half
past seven.
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