The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-07-08

No Tess disguised man INC Hldgptc.
am an amateur in painting, too, owing
to my uncle's tyranny. But from the
gath of March proximo l intend TO be a
full fledged professional painter.
"But will it not be rather late TO be-
gin at PIP"
Perhaps But where one's whole
life and happiness are at stake it can
never be too late. hate mathematics;
l loath machines; my soul revolts at
mechanics. And for a man TO spend his
life among the things he detests is a
crime against himself 1t is the great
est crime he can commit You don't
know me yet If you did, you would
not say it is too late. l feel the spark
of genius within me. l ann aglow with
a divine fever-a mighty creature inn
pulse / know that / shall steal the fire
of the immortals.
Such talk tho parsons daughter had
never heard before and she lacked the
experience TO appraise it according TO
its worth. There was something in this
youths audacity that struck a respon-
sive chord in her bosom, and his en-
thusiasm for all that was beautiful had
contagious quality which made it ir-
resistible There was warm persua-
siveness in his eloquence which made
/ it a luxury TO listen to him, and his ut
/ ter scorn of the utilitarian ideals which
/ had been preached to her from her child
/ hood was delightfully."- daring and novel.
| She scarcely noticed that he always
/ talked about himself, and that he found
no topic comparable TO himself in inter
est His plans, his dreams, his expert
ences, his noble rebellion against teach
ers, discipline and guardian, his purpose
TO conquer the world with his fame and
confound all those who had doubted
his genius were the themes upon which
he played perpetual entertaining yaria-
ticns. IL is scarcely TO be wondered at
that Mr.. Falck's sober discOurses about
the pietists, who were then causing a
disturbance in the parish, the alarming
emigration and the great poverty among
the tenantry seemed stale and unprOfita-
BILE after such high flown dithyrambios,
and the curate, who observed that hC
could not hold candle to his rival
soon Withdrew from the competition
He rated the young engineer 50 low a.
, regards moral worth and character a
almost to hold him harmless. He die
not doubt that Hulda, when the novelty
Of his personality had worn of, woul(
discover his hollowness and then return
with a warmer allegiance to himself
In the meantime he could afford L
, wait He knew her well enough to b
aware that the least opposition ON hi
part to Mr.. Brun, the least attempt a
( disparagement. would enlist her sym
: pathy and make her his champion. III
therefore exerted himself to appear per
y fectly neutral He never allowed ~
. Jealous wrath which sometimes tool
p possession Of him % color his speech
I and he never demonstrated against thei
: perpetual singing and playing. detache
. strains Of which reached him in hi
I study whenever a door was opened. An
yet never had Hulda appeared nor
+ precious 10 him than now when b
4 seemed on the verse Of losing her. II
: could scarcely comprehend what his III
a could have / en- without her, and h
1 pitied his own gray and barren past
3 Often he caught Dimself defending he
q against his own charges and wonderin
a how she could ever have consented I
4 bestow her own radiant self upon on
/ so unatractiye and al favored as hin
o self Was she SO very culpable in pr,
ferring the handsome, nimble witte
youth. if indeed she did prefer hips
10 BIZ coaIlNuEp.
/. If you want a cold. refreshing drinl