The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-12-03
GABE CASES TRUST.

didn't take but little time for his
acauaintanoes to find him out. One
said he knew he had an ambition to
rise in the world, and the energy
and courage to realize his ambition.
One said of him: "Gabe carries
about with him, don't you think, a
pretty good share of plain, unpre-
tending honesty" And afterward
more than one was disposed to say
as much as this. Ccmely personal
characteristics quickly found him
favor with the feminine portion of
his acquaintance. But this latter he
seemed not to care for much. He
had little girl back east, he
would say, and although he had
come to the west, leaving his Evan
geline in the old home, he did not
intend that the separation should
be long one, for he was going
right to work to build pretty little
home, and then she was coming to
him to preside there. In such Ian
guage he would frequently express
himself to others, and the project
was all the time in his thoughts
Yet, bright as the prospect was, the
big cloud, How am / ever to doit?"
would sometimes rise and almost
obscure the brightness and make
him unhappy.
But Gabe was brave. He was sure
there must come way-if he help
ed the way to come. He had the
girl. She was to be his wife. And
he must work for her. She was his
help. She gave him courage, and
made everything look easy to him.
Besides, hadn't he told so many
about it, and what he was going to
do? And the man with pride and
with sincerity in him will not fail
when others eyes are on him. Gabe
concluded to talk it over with his
old friend Combe. John Combe had
been his tOwnsman in the eastern
village, and was older than he was.
And sometimes 40 years know bet
ter about some of the substantial
things of life than 25 do.
Il think you are in just little
hurry about this, Gabe, my boy, "
said Combe kindly, after Gabe had
told him he was going to try and
borrow 500 to start with. "Vangie
will marry you, of course, but
wouldn't it be better to wait till
you can bring her into your home
after it's all paid for, yOurs-and
hers. I know somewhat how you
feel, OF course. But sometimes it's
better in the long run to wait a lit
tie, to be patient. And them
Il do not want to wait. I do not
want Eva to wait. / can borrow the
money. Mead will let me have it, l
think. I'm going 70 ask him, any
way"
Gabe was not q patient man-not
a bit-and feeling that the interview
was concluded had started to go,
when Combe rose and extended his
hand in a gesture to delay his caller.
"All right, Gabe; go ahead. Get
the money if you want it and can
get it, ] know you want it, and l
guess you can get it. Mead, you
say? Why, I know Mead. He and I
tramped it together once way down
in southern illinois. But that's long
ago. Things are different with him
now, I tell you. Go ahead and ask
him. Tell him sent you, and if you
don't ever pay him l will" and
Combe laughed morrily at this last
sally, which plainly told that he
wasn't fearful Of having to pay the
money, because he knew Gabe, and
Gabe was square, and besides he
was healthy and a money saver.
Honest and healthy and saving;
honor, strength, courage; an ambi-
ton in life and womans love; a
man, young, hopeful, happy and of
whom all this was true-ought not
UlliS al W bUttIlAA III plobOOplOh
against loss to another for 800? 1t
ought, yes. But along this road, al
ways clear to view away back in the
distance and always dimmed by a
haze in front of us-this road that
we're always upon, and which is life
to us--no one sees in the dimness
ahead against what distractions he
may dash and must needs stop to
heal his wounds, or into what pit he
may pitch and must needs sorely
and YEARLY drag himself out again,
and every day some one goes on
ahead through the gloom and is lost
sight of forever.
"A little bit of paper blurred with
some words that promise specific
performance to overweight honor
and health and prudence and cour-
age and love and all! Oh, dear, it's
funny old world, this is, amt it,
Gabe? HIM. Oh, you're gone. Well,
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