The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-10-05
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BY Frank II: IRONS.

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BY Frank n: IRONS.
n THAT enclarst,t chamber whore
thc'tuc man shapes and fashions his
hopes: desires and loves.
- Let them be fantastic. let them be
unreal, . the. are. nevertheless. the
pictures WHICH only man has; and
(which. having. .l.e:is agriculture above
1.-THE hrrites. n
". This is the chamber wherein man re-
: tires to build his gorgeous castle, Ito
G his stories Of. Wonderful desti-
ny. Within, there, may; be a:-thfone
whereon he: sits, clad in. the robes 81
power. eAValth is there. honor, dis
tinction, -fame.-stlat which. the, human
heart and. mind doth. hold most dear.
And therein. if he be a man, there
hang tire pictures of his mother and
his sweetleart.'-' ...'
If went her. way 'carelessly. with
little thought of the; young man in
whose mild she had raised so much
commotion. She, had not looked too
closely at him. He was a "well spok-
= en-" young man., no doubt; though
in fact, he had not spoken well, nor
hardly at ALI. She, did net think
much Of. him.. She. woul not. .thi1Bh
much of any. young; man until he
came to- seek'ltr. 1t was time enough
then to scrutinize him.. 1t is different
to you if you are to be Hooked Tor.
You. have nothing on 'youfHmind, about
/. the chase: You. would: be foolish. to
compare. weigh AND. criticfses until YOU
know whether there wiilsbe: need for
~ttH:ttouble:-.: - : . -
with young men,, now, 1T is differ
ent. They must look at. each girl to
find the m they WANT, 141e. young
Wonan has no business to want, save
as they are presented. to. her for her
acceptance or rejection. -. - ~ y
If he did not reason this out, you
may do so; and it will account for
many differences between the actions
Of the young men and Of. the young
: The next'day they. met. again. Then
came frequent meetings and walks to-
gether. 4 feeling of confidence grew
from little acts that showed hat con-
:: idence was deserved. You" ceas etc
. guard certain approaches that you
70 have tried very: often, always finding
them safe. The. suspicion Of eVen,the
" hycna. .untamable and savage, can be
:. partially allaycd; then. how easily.is
confidence built in the heart Of: q
young maiden who has only Instinct
= i've and" underlined fears? -.
=: 81. first there lisa difficulty from the
= very. ihdctiniteness Of the fear; 4s6t
That difficulty disappears instapt21yi
when the mind. declares plainly. the
= object presented. ..,f %
! 1t isn't that familiarity breeds con:
: tempt: but that acquaintance cumHels
: the mind to believe that: it under
stands. that it knows all there is,..to
!1::knoW about the object.~
so there camG confidence to the
young man and the maiden; saunter-
ing down the shady walks...A And after
confidence, condolences; and, finally;
the growth of that supreme confidence
which we say is love-. AS a saving
.fckausc,. however. let it be noted hefsi
sfhat love is in the beginning, as well
as at the end. $50,
be no truer picture of paradise thai
tWa Rivers walking together daWypf&Ae
village strbet. A scrpenit' may lurk
:.: to- tempt, a SERPENT WHICH has cofled
itself around tho soul-but if tho. lave
is true and tender, there is mo. sels
pcnt coiled, and so the picture holds.
The. young men looked. at. Ellfhgter
in envy. The foolish young girls; not
having been sought, giggled a fox-liks
grimace. The two lovers knew not of
envy. Or. Of. SKY smile, or of anything
except that they were walking in the
light. If it was dark yesterday, what
does it matter? lit it shall gather
\ G41ihess again tomorrow, what mat
;. NV. here, it is bright and beauti-
full. The sky is tender, the very
winds III balpy and soft of touch.
Today" holds that delight and Joy
which follow in the train and wait on
Hs parents did not look with spe.
cial fawef. on this intimacy. Ellfnger
was: a RQ9r Young man, with his pro-
fes4Bn not yet gained. ~.
IFS father vas a little indignant
tllat.Ie, SHOULD lure his daughter sSaf-
What right has the young fellow,
about whom we do not know too
much,Ap come stealing into u very
{. satctuaries?" he said. =
This was partly just; not entirely SO,
: fofs,thtes'yodng man hav been frank
enough to put them itf the way OF
knowing all about HING He had no
great prospects beyond the ones
which he should openkffol'. himself. His
present resources we're very slender,
indeed.
Mr.. Spencer wal called, sssN4ell- t6,de."s
He was not purse-proud; he did. not
despise Ellinger because he was poor;
buS:ipae did. MOST seriously, object t6
his %thrusting 1MfnANe6frYaEd as tne
saitersfeEs the, hand Of Mlss1If. Mt
that he thoughtsit had !Sodme ,ts that;
but it. :wae.cQming, anitlt war. stAee
!: time, now, Is sssbstttt..ts 81 nip ri It u t6 s
: So, >bieefhg a'dfrdet)man, he had a::se:
y ,rious conversation with. young ElliIn,-
tsgGS5f. which did. not. imprQvei,fhattefs.
Then a talk wtfhVIpheEensa,s which
made them still worse. He lost. his
temper, forbade tile. young man his
house, offended the young lady, and
made thi4gsayery uncomfortable for
everybodyEiAeahding himself.
l.. i f weul6. not meet her lOvef clandes.