Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-02-15
THE BATTLE OF LIFE,
BY AMY RANDOLPH.

They were Just lighting the long rows
~gg lamps down the side streets that bit !
eGr New Years night when L came !
1notlle -orange dots of flame againat a
escly and frozen twilight. But the keen
-gzSud might have been May zephyr
qSfae specks of gas might have been yell
SDw banks of daflodils, as far as the
thermometer of my own heart went.
could have danced and sung out Of the
efEIgness of'my joy; for L had got place
at last.
Miles knew nothing of it. Miles,
dear fellow, had gone solidly and stead
Ialg along his way, never dreaming OF
the project in my head. His salary had
Gpeeu reduced; he had been obliged to
sacrifice all his savings to pay the debts
cut Gl1at scampish elder brother who ran
cx@ay to Japan after having betrayed
his employers confidence, and l had
ssouetly made up my mind to help him
IL possibly could
I'VE can board cheaper than we can
Eaaep house." thought J. Il will sell
uHy piano and all that foolish glittering
E7ric-a-brac that came to me as wedding
wcesents, and I'll get something to do.
q womans brains and fingers are worth
something in this age of the world
E3ut it was not so easy to get some
EbIng to do as l soon discovered.
Nevertheless, after much searching and
E6xany weary days found book pub
FISHER who wanted some TRANSACTIONS
@Eone at his place of business. He was
ogElhng to pay fair price, but of course
"a could not be a housekeeper and a
daily worker at the same time.
We'll give up housekeeping" I
~GEkoaght Il am sure Miles will never
,a&5ect to that. And I can add SO much
30 our income. Oh, I'm glad | worked
aSo hard on German when l was a girl
ut Eo2rding school.
1 could hardly wait for Miles to come
atome that night, so anxious was to i'm
part my precious secret to his sympa-
velpetic ears OF all nights in the year,
wiEv 4nould he be so late on this partic-
ular oneP
ST last he came. could hear his
step, upon the stairs, hating slightly as
hs sometimes did. when he was very
tired.
Poor NIilesl7 I thought; oh, poor
Bowl But he shall learn, at last, what
xt is So have a wife who is real help
meet"
when he came in, to my surprise he
carried little wicker rocking-chair Ii
oae hand.
~Oh, Miles!" cried, what is that?'
n rocking-chair Hannah; don't yoU
ase?'
Where did you get it?"
Il bought it, to be sure.
But, Miles, we didn't need it
urged, somewhat ungraciously. wv
have plenty of rockers already"
None just like this
No, perhaps not, but, Miles--oh
Miles, L have SO much to tell you!
HaEve such plant"
Add poured out my whole story int
Ils1s sstonished ears. He heard me
without word of iuterruption-thel
-xhistleG low and long.
Bnt our home, Hannah what. u t.
slpecome of that?"
i can earn fifteen dollars weeb
Miles, and we can get comfortable boar
gu that-and all your salary can 60 &c
evan3s dress, and the interest on the Iii
INSURANCE, and
He shrugged his shoulders.
Il had enough of boarding houses be
Iore we were married said he. "Wh,
Pass, ] wouldn't give up this brgh
cosy little dwelling place of ours fC
anything."
Nv lips quivered; a choking sens
eiOu filed my throat. Was Miles liE
all other men? Did he want TO bin
me down TO this everlasting wheel
domestic drudgery?
And besides, he added, nodding
Tn little wicker rocking chair
drought that home especially for Au
ttsbtii She is coming 20 live with us
~ARnt Nashi|
st the same moment there was
knocking At the outside door Nil
sprtuR up TO open IL There ON u
veu threshold was O neat little hor
nrtrunk, with the initials ~. "
brass headed nails 40 ono emit Clio
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