Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-30

IA long way from tho street gate to
the wide veranda. A graveled walk
leads up between the wide stretches
OF rich, green grass, The front of the
house is covered with ampelopsis,
that ragged vine which beauties so
many eastern homes At the right OF
the house there are pear trees loaded
now with white blossoms, tossing out
on the wind their rich. peculiar per-
fume.
The moon, SO sadly neglected by the
people Of cities, is sailing overhead
and making tho pear trees look like
great icebergs, The perfume of the
blossoms has been intensified by tho
dew, From one window there CLEANS
n little light; inside a sweet blue-eyed
child is sleeping, while through tho
gate man and woman slowly stroll
and come up the graveled walk to-
gether
THAT play always impresses me
deeply, What infinite understanding
that man puts into his partw The
serious face OF the broad -shouliered
mau shows that he has indeed been
deeply impressed by tho evenings
performance.
Vie has lost none OF his old-time
art saw him in that same character
ten wears ago and he has not changed
one iota. | made some sketches of
him then, which afterwards appeared
in Walter Rridgman's splendid work
on Shakespeare"
They have reached the yeranda,
LET us sit out here for little while;
II ia so cool and lovely"
The man draws forward two deep
chairs and the woman removes her
hat Her dress of creamy white stun,
with rich lace about her throat, scts
of the brilliant beauty of face and tho
perfect form, The hair ls parted and
drawn plainly back in the latest mode,
and this IL Janet at -, the wito Of
man who has numhcrless pictures In
the academy. whose name is known In
this aud nearly every other country,
but Il man ms modest and unnssummg
Ms n man could he.
They have seen that same old play
tonight; the star who had almost
asked Janet to wait for his return and
who probably had not thought OF hor
twice In all these years, had played
that same old splendid character and
Jane. has sat and listened TO him with
the kccncst enjoyment She is not
ihin |. inp ~ him hnwnuAp
II had u letter from home today"
she says. Dad writes that mother Ia
not very we'll and wants mo to come
down and bring Rachel. Don't you
want to 20, too Rohertw
llo thinks of the picture that Ia to be
finished TO hang on the limo, You
mustn't tempt me- Janet. but YOU 30
and take little Ray. II will do you
both good. viii take YOU down and
bring you back"
And you don't mind II ann not
here to meet the people from abroad,
and will you cancel our engagement
with the Murray's at the shoro?"
Certainly, Don't we owe every
thing TO dad mustn't we establish n
precedent for Rachel"
Robert, do You know | told dad 10
years ago that | wanted to 1--we In no.
hemia, and he said in hla letter to-
day; You Will find the Same old seat
under the chestnut Maybe 1t isn't
like bohemia, but It's mighty pleas
ant.
And you found bohemia, Janet?
Don't you know That bohemia IL every
whoro2 II was under tho chestnut
when you were Il girl; II was In your
studio when you were sketchlng. II IL
here under the pear trees now, When
you bound bohemia, sweetheart, you
do not say It ia bounded on the earth
by this country or that and on tho
south by something Else, YOU say II Is
bounded above the bIdo sky of heaven
and on every side by Gods free air
and sunshine"
why, You are n poet, Robert"
mo, dear, only n bohemian
And with r. arm through his she
crosses the yoranda ami together they
go into little Rachel Katharine Hart
man, in Chicago News.