The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1893-02-04
A STRANGE TONGUE.

knew who knew anything, ne was con-
sidered the authority on the Greek poets
and everything appertaining to the
Greek language, both ancient and
modern. Greek was his hobby, his
pleasure, the dream of his life, the
alpha and omega of his every days ex-
~istence, and to any II who would or
could not converse on his favorite topic
the professor was most decidedly a bore.
DR.. Adams was sufficiently a man of
the world to know that he owed his be-
ing in a very great measure to a
He was aware also that besides the hero
ines who lived in his books there were
women who moved in the outer world.
But beyond this knowledge he knew
nothing of the weaker sex, to whom
Greek, in most cases, was but a word
and nothing more. Therefore it was with
the greatest CONSERVATION that one sum-
mer evening, as he was strolling home
ward across the Green park, he caught
himself thinking, not of his favorite and
only topic, but of a woman, and that
WOludn ~ very SWccI anu pIelly SIcdtulC
of twenty-five.
DR.. Adams tried his hardest to bring
his thoughts into their usual and to him
proper channel, but to no avail. To his
horror he found that he had even forgot
ten some lines of Homer, but that he
could not forget a pair of bright blue
eyes and the smile of rosy lips. To the
credit of the profession it must be said
that he gave up the struggle and for the
remainder of the evening dreamed of
Miss Julia Drewry, while Homer for the
time being was dethroned.
Now while Professor Jonathan Adams
was dreaming of Miss Julia Drewry,
Miss Julia Drewry was dreaming Of
Professor Jonathan Adams, thinking of
him and the study of Greek literature.
For she also was a great scholar, hay
ing left Girton with all the honors that
it was possible for the fair student to
take away with her. But, although she
knew everything that there was to be
known about divinity, classics, mathe-
mates, natural science, moral science,
history, German, Anglo-Saxons etc, her
favorite subject was Greek.
u u W liz ldlitNl > bloiiluN iN
perceived that his daughter ignored the
natural pleasures of youth, while she
pestered him from morning till night
with dissertations on this dead language.
Learned man as he was himself, and an
old college friend of DR.. Adams, he
would have preferred Julia to take more
interest in her surroundings and miA
freely with her fellow creatures, instead
of spelling her pretty eyes with continu
GUS study. But no; Miss Julia turned
up her little nose at the girls she met
and at the young men, too, for up to thu
present she had not found one will
whom she could talk upon the subjects
which engrossed her mind.
Her father had one slight consolation
and that was that the girl, with all he
faults, took an interest in her persona
appearance, dressing well, if in tn
Greek style. Whether she wore blu
stockings he never inquired, and O
course we cannot; besides, it has moth
ing whatever to do with the story.
1t so happened that II day, while TAX
ing his morning constitutional, MI
Drewry stumbled across DR.. Adams; OF
to put it more correctly, DIR. Adam
stumbled over Mr.. Drewry. The worth
professor, instead of looking where h
was going. was walking along with hi
eyes fixed on the ground in II brow,
study.
"Bless my heart" exclaimed Drewry
why, it's Adams. How are you-ho'
are you? What an age it is since W
have metz
ut must be ten years-ten long years
and yet it seems only yesterday" reptile
Adams.
Long enough for many changes. M
Door wife has been dead these ten year
but, thank God, | have a daughter
look after me. You saw her when 81
was fifteen. And you, are you married.
mo, indeed" said the professor; :
am but welded TO my work"
"Ah, yes; l have seen your name mel
toned now and again i'll connection wit
your Greek studies. But don't let
stand here talking; come home with m
Julia has often expressed a wish to ST
you again. She has questions to ask yc
and some theories to PROFOUND, for 81
also is Greek-very much To-"
The two friends walked home to M
Drewry's humble but heat little Gotta!
in Fulham, and from that moment
and l tell it with sorrow-Mr. Drew,
had, to put it vulgarly, to take a ba'
seat. The professor found Julia char
ing, and Julia considered the profess
delightful, while poor Mr.. Drewry hi
to listen to endless arguments upon Il
eternal Greek. At first he endeavor'
to divert his guest and draw him O
about old college days, but five minut
after DR.. Adams would turn to 4
daughter and take up the conversati'
at the point where he had been int
rupted.
The next day the professor call
again, and also on the next and so
and so on until he was regarded in t
light of a tame cat. Mr.. Drewry to-
to his newspapers and his books. leavil
his guest for hours with his daughter.
And what were the consequence
Why, that Professor Adams after
weeks found his eyes wandering to {
fair Julia's face instead of keeping thel
upon the books the two were studyin
together. And Miss Drewry woul
think to herself as she waited for tt
professors diurnal visit that she had
last met q man whom she would be ha
py to marry, despite the fact he was {
the wrong side of forty and had a vel