Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-07-01

forgive me for mentioning it.--that he
has even published some poems,
BE quiet, George!" exclaimed Err.
rinston, with vexed laugh you are
boring Miss Guldmar to DEATH"
What is boring" asked rhelma
gently, and then turning her eyes
fun on the young Baronet, she added,
Il hike to hear that you will pass your
Gays sometimes without shooting the
birds and killing the fish; it can hurt
nobody for you to write" And she
smiled that dreamy pensive smile Of
hers that was so infinitely hewitchiug,
You must show ME all your sweet
Ipoems."
Errington cclored holly, They are
all nonsense, Miss Guldmar," he said
quickly. There's nothing sweet
about them, | tell you frankly All
rubbish, every line of them"
Then you should not write them"
sale Thelma quietly, 1T is only 4
pity and disappointment"
Il wish every one were OF your
opinion" laughed Lorimer, lit would
spare us lot of indifferent verse"
All! you have the chief Skald of all
the world In your land!" cried Guild
mar. bringing his fist down With n
joyial Trump on the table. "Ae can
teach you all that YOU need to know, ;"
"Skald?" Queried Lorimer dubi-
ously. "Oh. you mean bard. | sup
pose you allude to shakespeare"
Il do" said the old bonde enthusiasts
tically, The is the only glory of your
country envy! would give anything
to prove him Norwegian. by Val
halla! had he but been one of the
Bards of Odin, the world might have
followed the grand old creed still!
II anything could persuade me to be
a Christian, 1t would be the fact that
shakespeare was one, II England's
name Is rendered imperishahle, 1t will
be through the fame of Shakespeare
! aloIo, just as we have kind of ton
derness for degraded modern Greece,
because of Homer Ay, ay! countries
and nations are worthless enough; II
Is only the great names of heroes that
endure, to teach the lesson that Is
never learned sufficiently,
that man and man alone is fitted to
grasp the prize of Immortality"
"Ye believe In Immortality In
quired Macfarlahe seriously. Guild
mars keen eyes lighted en- him with
fiery impetuousness,
Believe in 1t? | possess IT, How
can it be taken from me? As we'll
make bird without wings, tree
without sap. an ocean without depth,
rs expect to find n man without an
immortal soul! What ques ton to
ask? DO you not possess heavens
gift? and why should not IL"
mo offense," said Macfarlaue,
secretly astonished ut tho old bonde's
fervor. for had not he thought him
self intending to become n devout
minister of the Word, had not he now
and then felt a creeping doubt as to
whether, after all, there was any
truth in the doctrine of another life
than this one, 4 only thocht ye might
have perhaps questioned tho probabee-
I lily OF, In your own mind?"
Il never question Divine authority"
replied Olaf Gudmar. II pity those
that dol"
And this Divine authority?" said
Duprez suddenly with a delicate sar-
castle smile how and whero do you
perceive it,"
I'm the very Law that eompels me
to exist, young sir" said Guldmar,- @
lin tho mysteries of tho universe about
me,-the glory of the heavens, the
wonders of the sea. You have perhaps
lived In cities all your life, and your
you can hardly sec tho stars above the
roofs of wilderness Of houses. Cities
are mems Work,-the gods have never
had finger In the building of them.
Dwelling In them. suppose yot can
not help forgetting Divine authority
altogether; but here. here among the
mountains, you would soon remember
it! You should live here,--it would
make man Of you."
4 And you do not consider me n
MANI" inquired Duprez with imper-
turbable goodhumor.
Guldmar laughed. We'll not quite"
he admitted candidly, there's not
enough muscle about you / confess
| like to see strong fellows-fellows fit
to rule the planet on which they are
placed That's my within! but you're
a neat little chap enough. and dare
say you can hold your own,"
To DO continued,
MARCH OF THE GIRL GRADUATES