The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-11-07

low any Of his carefully perfected planS He
Strolled about great deal, but In an utterly
AimleS way. He paasd public buildings
which be know by sight a. among those he
bad intended to inspect, but be did not even
enter their doors; the great Libraries In which
for years he had hoped to quench the literary
thirst that had been little more than tantar
lized BY the collective books in Haynton were
regarded with impatienca OF all he saw
while rambling about alone, nothing really
hxed his attention but the contents OF shop
Window he could not pass a clothing store
without wondering II some Of the goods be
saw within would not become him better
than what he was wearing; ho spent hours In
looking at displays Of dress goods and imag-
lining how one or other pattern or fabric
would look on Lucia. and be wasted many
hours more In day dreams Of purchasing
only for her-ths bits Of jewelry and other
ornaments with which some windows were
oiled
LONELINESS increased the weakening effect
Of bis imaginingA He knew absolutely mo
one In the city but the TramlayS and Marge,
and h0 bad too much sense TO impose himself
upon them; besides, Margo was terribly I'M
interesting to him. except as material for
study Of human nature-material that was
peculiarly unattractive when such specimen
a. Lucia was always In his minds eye and
Insisting upou occupying his whole attention.
His Loneliness soon became intolerable; after
n dnuIo dav Of Il he hurried TO the river, re.
gardleas Of probable criticism and teasing
based on III new clothos. 70 chat with Sol
Mantring and the crew Of the slOop. Tho In
terview was not entirely satisfactory, and
Phil cut bis visit short, departing witha brow
Ann Of wrinkIes and heart full of wonder
and IndICnation AT the persixtency with which
Sol and roth his men talked OF Lucia Tram.
Iav and thu regard In which thew assumed
Phil held her. How should they imagine
sncb a thinOI He we'll knew-and detested-
M rural rage for pryinp into the affairs Of
Deople. particularly Young men and women
who soemed Al ali fond Of one another; but
,vhot had n ever dono or soid 10 make these
rough fellow think Lucia was TO him any
ming INIT 4 boarder in his fathers 6ouse1 AZ
no wondered. there came to his mind a line
which ba had often nainfuIlv followed in his
conv book N scbool. "Tho face Of youth il an
M, hook n did nat tend at All To restore
compoaIro to his own face.
Hanr Nv bonr ba found himself worse com.
o.nv "a hSd never boSora made sncb a dis.
covsrv Thera had baan hundreds and thou
E0nna
dork ho bad bean alone ON tho farm. in the
woods or IN his fishing boat, several miles of
shore ON tba ocean. vet the companIouship of
me- thon0hts ma been satisfactory. He had
Eun0 and whistled by the hour, recited to
binsSolf favorite bIts Of poetry and urose, re-
hearSed old stories and Jokes, and enioyed
himsef 20 well that sometimes be was an
moved rather than pleased when an acauaint
ance would appear and insist on diyerting
M attention to some trivial personal or busi,
no.G affair Why could he not cheer himself
now-ba who ALWAYS had been the life and
cheer N whatever society 10 found himself
mi
Ha tried tn change thu current of his
thoIohts Nv lookIn0 Al other peonle. but the
raS,,It ,~os dismal N thu extreme Ia loung.
Al .hoIt RroadWay. StrolIed IN Central parS.
walEed down FIFTH avenue. and from mos
that M saw he assumed that everybody who
waS having a pleasant time driving fine
ho-sos ~ Iiyino n a handsoma hons was
r,ch Ha M bean carefullv trained in IN
balIes that "a mans life consisteth not In tho
abnndance Of the things which he possesseth, >
init M. obServationS Of New York were
sovsrelv .traInin0 NJ faith Ia was entirely
orthodor N M hsljef aa 10 thu prime 1ourcs
n riches but he Tuddenly became conSciouI
| ~ an unbannv nerxIStonf oue1tioning A. 4
Whv Ia 40 lad not been born rich, or had
r,cS.s tbruSt upon him. "a underEtood nov
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