The morning times., 1895-07-10
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Mr. James O'DOuuel was, and is, a
proofTcadcr on a morning newspaper He
goes TO work at z O'Clock each evening,
ana SIX nights in the week he quits an
hour past midnight, locks up his pipe and
lead pencils, washes his hands in a very
disrcputBble looking layatory, puts on his
hat and coat and goes home.
The seventh night he stands the dog
watch"-tlEat is, he remains at his post
ill 4 O'Clock jn the morning
II The city, country and foreign CORE
EpOndeHts behave themselves James has
little 10 do after i O'Clock these long
lights and has plenty of time 10 do il in.
But sometimes an annoying reporter VIII
turn up q big story at , O'Clock in the
morning IS ome millionaire murdered
openly or married secretly, some fire that
threatens Total DISTINCTION Nof crowded
homes, some confession of a criminal on
whom the puhlic eye is riveted-and the
might editor orders a second edition.
or, il the reporter behaves himself, the
country correspondent IL likely TO rush in
a story too important 10 slight. or the ca
bic may begin to flash ana bother with
empty news about some empty heads abroad
crowned OF otherwise the result is
the same
MI James ODonnel has to wake up
and read proof.
This was the night Of the long watch,
and ne veteran sat there waiting patiently,
as ne always did. Dut with more time than
ne could use TO advantage. He watched
The clock and wondered ii a man could see
the movement OF the minute hand.
o. course he could. III tires the eyes
bit, but me could see IL creeping past the
Nv, past the little black lines which
marked the minutes, pa ST the Y
Heighol We'll, that wasn't a bad way to
Kill the hours Only il didn't make much
difference, ne reflected, as he came TO
the saloon IA the corDerand went in Tor the
regular and slGgie glass of bourbon with
which always ended the uight III didn't
make much difference whether a man wa s
slttEn- Tnere n his table In the pTeOlreOm,
comfortable and COuteutcd, or lying asleep
like "A log ID has bed al The boarding house.
lie must have paused a long time over
his drink, Tor il was 8 O'Clock wtlen he left
the saloon. Yet he knew he had only drunk
once, or he would have remembered 1t.
His habits were too well established 10
vary them unconscioGsly.
Ana. for that matter. he might well
stand there ia tie saloon as sit IN the
praofroom or lie in his bedroom. There
wasn't much IN life anyway
Here he had been reading pr0ofsiZ years.
buying a new suit OF clothes every SIX
months ana new pair Of shoes every
three months, going 10 the tleater every
Wednesday afternoon, and living an IN
varying life at HRS. TabOr's boarding
house.
He was thoroughly adjusted, was adding
q little every Week to the sum IN hank
and having u mighty dun time, il must be
confessed.
.'WeH!'' hc exclaimed, addressing no one
in particular. This car must have been
stalled somewhere. 1t as 6 O'Clock, or that
jewelers. sign is a liar L am certainly
varying the monotoHy OF my life"
Mrs Tabor was mending linen in the
sitting room as lac went through. he
didn't remember ever 10 have met her ex-
Cept at table.
',You are up early" lac said, as he
paused and looked at her.
Not earlier than usual, she said 1t
Is you who are late
Yes" +" he said. and sat down moment.
He wondered if hcr hands flew all day
a. swiftly as they were flying now. He
wondered. too. how she kept SO plump
Hnd fresh ana young. Ifshc always worked
as Etirrngly as tlns-siill, to be sure, She
worked in tie daytime. 1t was labor by
Easlight that aged a person.
Yes, I'm iate," he confessed. And
then he told her what he had been think
ing When he had finished-and he had
weary impression that the tale was tire
some-shr smiled at him, took up another
garment that had lost button, and said:
II suppose We all have our little trnu-
hles Mr C'Dannel. / Was just thinking
when YOU Uame in. as ] have thought a
good many times Before. how empty OF re-
suit is this long struggle OF mine. Now
when my husband died six wears ago and
didn't expect to get rich. But ! thought
] would lay up "a little moncyye3r by year
and some time be able 10 buy little home
OF my own with garden and cow ana
some chic keus, aud live easy the rest OF my
life
-.But 7 was mistaken. or course / don't
complain but there is 20 money EeepinE
bUardprs I have just enough gentlemen
here T. bring me out even at the end OF The
year III there was one less l would be
short on nay rent just the amount OF my
profit on that man.
Mir. James O'DoHnel looked at her and
remarked 10 himself.
well, she doesn't get much out OF it,
does Ehe2''
IS ornet ines" resumed Mrs. Tabor,
smiling cheerluIly. Il have hit Cf sick
ness. OF there is a piece OF furniture have
10 buy. and then it geems as if was going
@ be in debt. But every time there is
fall IN The price of groceries, OF the wealth
.er turns warm and the coal lasts longer. OF
the Eas Inspector makes mistake WlTh
the nleteie and the bill lis smaller, OF some
thing happens and / come out even. But
thar isn't much 10 live for, you know"
And she smiled again, so Sweetly he really
was ashamed Of his own diScOutent What
a model wife she must have been 10 that
man who had the i'll judgment TO diei
What rare wife she would make even BOW!
t'Of course. if were married it would be
different ] would rent smaller house,
for we wouldn't need so many rooms, and
while there would be DC more money in
that course the work would be lighter
and then il would seem as if there was
really something 10 work r-sOmething
so much mere precious than money" And
the pretty woman smiled and blushed Us
her eyes met those OF Fir. james O'Donnel
4 wish she would ask me, he said TO
himself Il swear j don't know how TO
asl, her"
"0f course, I am thirty years old, Mr.
OD0mcl - she went on, gently, 'ant
have nothing iuths World but myselfto offel
have nothing in the world but myself 10
offer YOU But if you VIII marry ME !
promise to make you true and loving
wifi as long as -
Come. O-D0mel" 4" cried the night ed
itor. shaking him 10y the shoulder, Its
O'Clock Go home"
Mr. James O'Donel rubbed his eyes
and wondered where i'm this story the
drcam began. LEROY ARMSTRONG.
Cremation.
] am in favor OF fire
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