The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-06-21

Rarnabee and Hol,an could look down
six stories upon "A busy street. where
transfer wagons were rumbling on
their way TO evening trains, the street
car pongs were changing. ana the
voices Of small boys were vylng with
each other in clamor As they sold their
newspapers nollan's appetite seemed
to be about three weeks behind on
dinners few hours before Barna-
bee had found him wandering about
town. a picture of loneliness IN thor
ourhfares busting with pcop.c. Al
first Barnabce would have gladly es-
eaped his friend. as llollau's apparel
was old and worn. his shoes Slanted 10
one side and his cheeks had not con-
tended with a razor for a week. But
the found fastened him self to the finder
rs the wanderer clings to an oasis IN
desert. There was something about
,he moor fellow that appealed 10
Barnabee. The two had played To-
pether when they We're boys long ago.
but they had separated and grown
apart until now a revival OF the Older
DAYS was like developing new ac-
auaintancc Barnabee had taken iioi-
Ian home in IA closed carriage and
dressed him out in some OF ms own
clo,hing. and when Hollan had reap
pcared with a little of Barnabee's gold
jingling in his pocket. he looked ike y
ycung man long" on prosperity. IL.
was gentle and companionabie, and
Barnabee's interest had increased u
the point Of deserving his desk in the
Transcript Office. where he was dram
attic critic. and devoting day TO him
with Your broad acquaintance,
Uollan said. you can say word 10
me somewhere. | am used To work.
He turned his hands up TO show thci
labor marks. and to contrast them VIII
the soft. delicate ones Of Barnabee
but my pockets flap with emptnes
as IL in mockcry Of my better days.
"Thosc better days must have bee
when YOU were in the northwest,
Barnabee commented, as they lighte
their cigars and began an after-dinne
diversion. when You left. q bras
band did not take you othc train, an
If you had Just returned when we me
your homecoming certainly was not
the music Of cymbals Somethin
must have gone wrong while YOU WEI
ont there. and taken "A good man WI
it,"
.You know. Barnabee that II was q
your own counsel and your money TN;
went. | never could have carried on
my ideas here and did not do 80 the
-but | came close TO it. You nev'
heard Of me after ! repaid the loti
Perhaps not. There was too much z
element in the northwest. and "
too busy fortune hunting. found y
fortune. but ! left it there. Have ~
..vcr heard one Of the northwestei
stories? They are the saddest tales
all. You are rich: YOU have your hor
and its thousand comforts: You ha
vour horses and your club: and "
have-her whom you love. Your II
is secure against interruptions But
left i'm the northwest multitude
Young men as intelligent and refin
ms You. who know as well as you WI
the better things of life are, and "
have known what il is TO SOW tn
money broadcast as you are doir
When the boom was on there. thu
lives were going up the happy, sun
side to-day. and down the heartac
side Tomorrow. When left that COZ
trv one could hear these stories eve
where. They were nearly all stor
of young heroes struggling for a !
tune in the northwest and some a
ious girl left in the east until
wealth came with its assurances OF e
and comfort. They are stories wh
begin right. with the promise OF OPT
tunties and some one To seize TN
but they never end with satisfaction
the principal characters"
"W, have heard the same sto
around rs here in the east" Barna
said, "but fortuncchasing here Is .
slower gait The hero does not r.
wealthy to-day and lose IL all ton
row. lie may have The emporium
but Inc lacks the nerve. In the no
west he X Influenced by the reclSl
ness around him. by the way. y
became of--of her. as YOU would
it--after you went awsyY