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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1900-11-01
Gin Trotef Wigr. 6bapsQe's.

Sie pom ser republifanil6en grelie
cclportirte Na6ridt, ser 81. gater
Jet nit Dem Sorseben Der ameritani=
i6en &esierung sufrieben unb berlel=
ben 81 Oanf uerpfi9tet, perliert burd
bic folsenOe Melbuns iiher cine grl=
turfampf= Wabresel auf ben Ybilippi=
men uno einen enersii6en Broteit
Wlsr. Gbapele's iesliden Salt. Ste
amerifanii6en WilitdrbebOrben in
Waaila baben ndmli6 bas bortise
tatbolii6e San Sole o0es c%onfiscirt
unb elmer priuaten (metbobiitiI9en?)
@eieuidaft iberlaHen, bic it6 Me=
btcal Inociation" nennt. Grsbtl9of
NosaleOa erbob Dor Der Ybilippineu=
gOmmi1ion sesen bieien S@ritt gro=
teit, leiber obne iesli6en grfols.
Sest bat it9 Der Gpoitolil6e Oelesat
Misr. Gbapeae Der Sa@e ansenom=
men unb it@ in einem meiteren gro=
tefl9rei6en on bic amerifanii9e &e=
steruns seuanbt. Ser So9m'jte
9err grsbii@of fibrt barin aus, baB
bic Na9folse Der Ser. Staaten in bic
iouuerdnen &e9te Spaniens auf ben
Pbilippinenz sSnieln semiHe 8ei9rdns
funSen erleiben miife. CUR 3eit Der
ipaniiden 9erri9aft beitanb cine 8ers
einisung smii6en &irde unb Staat.
Otele 8ereinisuns bat lett Der 8eiib=
nabme Der Pbilippinen burd bic Ser.
Staaten aufsebOrt, un6 es t0nne,t beBs
balls bic Ser. Staaten wobl in bic
barserli6en, aber ut9t in Bic fir9li=
den &e9te Spanien' eintreten. Na9=
benz Der 6odm'ite 9err aussefibrt
bat, baB bic Ser. Staaten rpeber auf
bieies gOaes nod auf dbnlides Sir.
de%netsentbum eineu seiesli9en Nnz
ipru6 seltenb MAIDEN fOnuen, iast Ct
am S@luiie ieines Yroteftes:
uOie Pbilippinen bilben elm fatbes
lii6es aanb, beifen golt cine srOBe
Anbdnsli9teit an ieine &elision aus
3ei@net. Srsenb etne 8erlesuns tbs
rer relisiOien 9efible sber irsenb Elm
feinblides Muftreten seser bic &irde
bieies 8olfes wirben ein l1nbeil itifs
ten, bas ut@t mebr gut sema9t merz
ben f0nnte. Sd BIN feit iiberseust,
baB bic amerifanii@e &esieruns ni9t
in ben @tBsrif uerfanenr min, ben
gnslaub Srlanb s~eseniber besansen
bat. @ielmebr ruerben ite bas 8eilpiel
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1900-11-01

Der eriteren Wa6t in ibrer Colonial
Politit unb bas 8eiipiel Ser lesteren
@a9t i'm Serbalten sesen ibre mos
bammebanii9en l1ntertbenen na9abz
men.
Oas lit Der SdliHel Der Sa9lase.
Die fatbolii9e Stride mill ibnen bel
fen, Geles unb Orenuns felt gu be-
9%riiuben unb mirb nit alien ibren
&rdften Sic Sntereiien Der Ser. Staa=
ten unb bes Bottles Ser Ybilippinen
fOrbern. Sbr moralil9er @iniluB lit
srOBer, als irseno elm allberer gtufuB,
Der auf bieIen Snieln beltebt. Sou=
ten !. 9. bic Ser. Staaten bic Sers
waltuns bes college Of San Sole"
unter irsenO einem te6nil6en @eieb=
punfte-wenn ii@ ~iiber6aupt Elm iol-
der ftnoen ldBt-ber Serwaltuns Der
&ir9e entreiBen, 10 marben sic ba=
our9 cine uerbdnsniBuolen Bolitif
einletten.
Sas 8oblsefauen pom elm paar
Wdnnern, wel9e bic amerifanil6en
Seb0rben ipitematii6 se=
baben, unb Die @unit ber=
jentsem Sanatiter, bic serue aud bier
elm @ebeule sesen &om anitimmen
m09ten, bic Der tatb. Stride babur6
ansetbane Seidimpfuns uno bic 8er=
waltuns zines idbrliden giufommens
BON Elm paar taulenb Dollars = mer=
ben ntemals fur bic Ser. Staaten Ell
men &e6tssrunb bilben, bic Stride I'M
@isentbum uno Sreibeiten 81 beralls
BEN, beren tie iid felt elmer &eibe uon
Sabren selesmdBis erfreut bat"
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1900-11-01
Npcb thinner fein Gnbe.

Wttt enflpreDe1oem 9eprart9e pat
gnslanb ut Yretoria bic poasosene
Innrion con Sransuaal prOtlamirt,
i'm Orauje Sreiltaat bat slei6seitis
eine@ esenbemsnltration Itattsefunben,
inbem PrdIioent Steiin letner &epu=
blif cine neue 9auptita6t in Sources
burg CAB. SIM ani6lub baran wiro
BON erneuter, eriolsrei6er @affenz
t6dttsfeit uon Sans Sotba unb Oe 8et
semelbet uno pou einem Wieberaufz
leben Der Surenbewesung in Natal.
Das BON 9orb &oberts ansetinoiste
gnee bes &rieses i6eint iomit nur auf
benz Yapier errei6t gu letn, benn
wie mon es audi nennen mag, Gleinz
fries sSer @uertaafries, 10 lanse bic
Suren nod BEN S@ein elmer %itaatliz
hen Organization nit eisener Saupt=
ftaet aufre6t erbalten fOnnen, itebt
bic proflamirte Innerion auf ldma9en
Sibsn. @ohl m6sen Saulenbe uon
Buren, germ sic @affen nieberselest
baben unb gu ibren ~uerlaiienen Sar=
men suridsefebrt iein, I'M fur bic
nadte 0ebenseritens etmas Su retten,
es iinb aber nod anbere Do, bic lie
Der nit ben @aHen in Der Sanb fterben,
als it9 Dem uerbaBten @nsldnoer erz
seben, unb NIT btelen merbeu bte iest
ais YoliSetmanni6aft qualifsirten eng
lii9en Srappen nod lanse gu fdmpfen
baben.
Nuf benz pon 8riten nod nt9t err
oberter @ebtete Ser 3outpans=S erse
bat elmer Der Sranspaal Buren,, 8arz
neb @orlter, mte bert9tet mirb, cine
ueue &epublit sesranbet. goriter
mtrb ais Der SrOBte 9artfopi unter
BEN eisenitnnisen Buren, beseidnet ;
ibm merben it6 mobl etnise Sauieno
Der entl@loiieniten Mdnner ansei9lsiz
fen baben. Son BEN sertlifteten unb
nit sabllolen SOblen u~eriebenen 3out=
PANS Bergen aus mereen tie ben @nsz
ldnbern bic srOBten S9mierisfeiten
ma9en. Der offene &f pirb 10
wabri9einli@ auf Sabre binaus forte
seIest, nnb England mirb sesuunsen,
cine uiel sr0bere Sruppenma9t bort
gu balten, ais man iid nod ueriteut.
Sona9 bletbt fortbauerns cine SteIe
bes offenen 8ioeritanbes sesen ens=
liI9e 9ersemaltisans uorbanben, bic
ibren ginfub meitbin ausiben mirb.
Snsmii9en uelbet ii9 Dom &riser
in europa. gr bat bic 9sfnuns auf
Elm Ginsreifen europdii9er Wd9te
CUR grbaltuus beiben 8epublifen nod
ni9t aufseseben unb faft i@eint IS,
ais bdtte Nrantrei@ 9uit, bic Erans=
paalfrase sesen England aussuipieleu.
Sebenfaas bat ii@ feline &esieruns
ni9t uon Der enslii9eu &nmaBuns
~bu0bosen laiien. 8ritiiden gruare
tunsen gum Erot wirb Der Prdlibent
bes Transuaal In Warieiae nit alien
ieiner Steuuns sebibrenben gbreu
empfansen ueroen, 9erabe ais Oh Die
Mnnerion nidt Dor iid sesansen mare.
Bon ba besiebt ii@ &riser iber Paris
nod 9oaanb, Tim Der &0nisin @il.
! belnine ben Oant ieines 0anbeS fiji,
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1900-11-01
,,Muerfeelem."

Is fiiuoen @lofen Merleelen,
Sin Geiiefleib trG9t bic 9fatur,
Die leSteu Sliimelein nod blllbel
SereinSelno brauBen alif Ger Nlur.
llub auf bic b~albperpelteu Slatter,
ga lhalIt aus meiEem 9Spifenflor,
Die Sonme, wie ;um gblbieo 9riiBtno,
nSlldb On! o Wenih. 9eb'i Il balo sur Hlb J"
go ruit'S ,pie @siit.ritimm' hnS Su
sm Sage Iuerleelen.
limb iieb' uuS iieb. in Srauerfleibern
Sum Sri.ohof wallt oaS Solt binarS,
Gu eriiben l.iue tbeuren Sooten,
Sie ms o.qane.n lGnslt porauS.
: Sob! On ienoeit S6msr; unb Summer
limo %treunit, wenu oas gu9e bri6t,
Ole @atten, Sinber, Sltern, Sreunee;
Die Siebe aber. tic ltirbt ni6t,-
Ser Yiebe Sbrdneu Irdufeln ab,
Se9teBeno beIte mdnbes Grab,
Am Gage auerieelen.
Sort le9t aui eiuen irii5en t0iisel,
Gin @aiIentiuo y i6mudem Saar,
Ses Spmmers leSte 6oien nieser,
Gbrt iromm baS tpbte S%lternpaar.
Sier cine Sraut, ba a6! bic Wutter,
Sie idmiiden Sreu,lein poler S6mer;,
9Seil inter linen man 9ebettet
SeS 9iebten nimmerl1lasenb'S
Gin beiB' Gebet, elm Srauer6or,
Sum 6immel lttiSen lie empor,
glm Sage guerieelen.
sSu wiiro'g.r Gbruus "uni'rer Sobten,
SSir obnen lelblt baS ferne Seim,
limb le9en, eb' IS epi9 wi1tert,
Su inns ben Auferitebmnssfeim.
Seriie0et Observation-Disclosures:
Gr fommt, er fomntt, Der 9roBe &ag,
$50 MIR ms ollie wieoerlebeu,
Ser Sob ms ni6t rrebr trenren mag,
Damn ieiern mir am Srieoensort,
Su imuergrilreu 5elteu bort
Sin 9roBes alerleeleu.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1900-11-01
2ixb CUR &ieaer~abl bere9tist.

Ser ebrli@e, s%ewillenbafte, fdbise
unb pfi9teifrise Sobn 2inb lit iest
amei Sabre i'm Imte, unb mas iebeu
mir beute, trosbem Dor smei Sabreu
bic &epublifaner propbeseiten, bab
I'm Sale Der @rmdbluns bes tSerru
2inb Der Staat rieiise &idldritte mo.
den, Der Credit beS Staates unterara.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1900-11-01
Mc&inIep's &mltnrfampf.

@te aus @albinston beridtet pirb,
beauftraste Der Brdiibent Mc&inlep
bic Pbilippinenz& ommiiiton cine I'M
teriu@uns iber bic WOralitdt } unb
ben @influb Der M0n9e auf ben Sab=
fee Snieln anSuitellen. Oie rpelentli=
den Srasen, wel@e woblseiinnten
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1900-11-01

bic Sympatbien. Die ibm pom benz
1tammuerwarlbten Solfe berpieIen MUIR
ben, su ii6er6rirsen unb miro oanr
nat Faris Suriidfebren. i'm Der Dor.
tt9en Gegierung feline Bite nm Ser.
mittelunS porSutrageu.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-17

FRUITS IN IOWA.
Now that frost is disappearing from
the ground a large amount of planting
and replantings of shrubs and trees
viii! take place in Iowa. The unusually
severe freeze of a year ago last Febru-
airy killed vines and trees or SO affected
them that they will die later on. Grape
vines that had stood the test OF many
seasons We're killed outright. Other fruit
also suffered severely. The veteran fruit
grower of Marshall county, j. B. Grips,
states that for this and other reasons
the fruit crop hereabouts is not very
promising. There would be good
yield of strawberries had the vines not
been Killed out so generally. The rasp-
berry crop will also be small this season,
tho there may be large yields elsewhere.
For reasons suggested there is abund-
ant need of the renewal of shrubs and
trees in Central Iowa. The indications
are that a large amount of planting will
be done. for. as noticed ar the close of
the season. the nursery sales had been
unusually large, surprising previous
records. In doing this especial attention
ought to be given to the Instructions
and warnings of expert fruit growers.
The growing of fruit in Iowa ought 10
become more general. Every town lot
owner and every farmer can grow fruit
il he will
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-17
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For the Times-Republlcan.

Cleanse the liver. purisy the blood.
the body by using DeWitt's
Little Early Risers. These famous lit
tie pills always act promptly. All drug
gists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-17
sprcads Like NYtldflrc.

When things are the best" they be-
come the best selling Abraham
Hare. a leading druggist of Belleville,
O., writes: Electric Bitters are the
best selling bitters have handled in
twenty years. You know why? & Most
diseases begin in disorders OF stomach,
liver Kidneys, bowels, blood and
nerves. Electric Bitters tone up the
stomach, regulates the liver kidneys
and bowels, purities the blood, strength
ems the nerves. hence cures multitudes
of maladies. II builds up the entire
system, puts new life and vigor into
any weak. sickly, rundown man or
woman. Price so cents. Sold by Geo
r. Powers, druggist
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-17
EDUCATING GIRLS,

20
Mrs. Russell Sage has expressed her
views on the education Of American
girls. They may not be in accord with
those Of the younger generation. they
may not be considered in the interest of
universities, but as she has been a
teacher and as her plea is for home life
and training, she is entitled TO a re-
spectful hearing She says:
What are my views in regard to the
educating of giriso Would l send a
girl to a college or prefer to have her
brought up and instructed at home?
The question is a broad one and car.
not be answered without some explana-
tions and conditions. OF course, / be-
lieve In educating women, and. for that
matter everybody who is capable of
receiving an education. In early life I
taught for some time in young ladies,
seminary, and / have always retained
lively interest in the subject. am a
graduate of the Troy Seminary, and in
those days the seminary was the near
aest approach to the wonen's college of
today. And in many ways I think these
seminaries came nearer the attainment
of an ideal standard for female educa-
Etion than the more snowy competitors
that have largely superseded them in
public favor.
If, as i think, the home life is the
ideal field OF woman's activity, then
a all her education ought to be of kind
ITO keep this in view. If our home life
rests on Christianity. then. in order tc
preserve and foster it. the great princi-
! plies OF Christianity must be taught
and insisted on.
Even the attention given to mora
culture and to the proprieties OF the
home fixed the attention on those grea'
principles that are 80 vital to the hap
xpinsss u both the home and the com.
smunity where 1t Is located.
NE ideal held up In the seminar,
swes not brilliancy, but goodness and
sytftne. II may be inquired II this is moi
X elsS cas- In the college?
- ekrAMs motor atsleast in much
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-17

DIR. r. Benjamin Andrews left chica-.
go for Lincoln, Neb.. to consult With
the regents of the State University
there and survey the institution. whose
chancellorship has been offered him.
He will decide upon acceptance or re-
lection OF the proposition within few
days.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-17

less degree. do not wish to name
particular institutions, for am speak
ing of principles and tendencies of light
and shade. and things that belong to
the age, rather thansto any special or
lganization.
girl goes to one of the great mod
ern colleges in England or America.
She sees her instructors only in the
classroom for a few hours day: her
proficiency is measured by the mark
she gets in the examination: it men
tai standard; the heart has nothing to
do With it. Indeed, in such surround
ings, where is there or can there be any
ment, any clear, practical outlook on
Life?
"In short. where is there in the nod
ern girls college any considerable att
Etention given to the building up of her
individual character, to the culture of
her heart and temper, or to the fixing
of those great principles of Christian
doctrine on which her home and high
est welfare must resto'
! "Tsut IL these things are neglected or
Iinadequately taught, our girl is worse
off than she would be in Christian or
lseven in d moral home; the refinement
Iof her taste and range of her know
edge Will only be additional forces to
impel her in the wrong direction To
make her fonder If her ease, less ready
to consider others, less adaptable, and
more dogmutic We have specialists,
narrowed down by their specialization
and lacking in the maturity of practi-
cal Judgment and in the general knowl-
edge that comes from broad dealing
with people and things.
If YOU ask if prefer the college or
the home for i girls education, my re-
ply is that With nerhaps fewer ppertu-
nities for merely mental development
1.-THE home is much richer in all that
concerns the heart. And i think thai
these are SO incamparabiy more impor-
tant in woman's career than any
thing else that I prefer her home With
Tits kindly guards and quiet. intimate
FORMATION ofEoharacter. 10 the college.
where she becomes much like a block
going thru a mill"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-17

Stop that caugh right away wit
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-17
he national ticket.
LACEY IS SMOOTH.


The Washington correspondent OF the
ST. Louis Globe Democrat shows what
influence and power Congressman La
cey, of this state. has in the national
house In the subjoined paragraph:
"A born promoter OF legislation is
Lacey, of Iowa. When he rises in the
house and looks around the spirit Of
antagonism ebbs in manner. in tone
and in language Mr.. Lacey is a molli-
fer When nine-tentlts of the repre-
sentatives would fail in trying 10 steer
a bill to passage. Lacey Will reach the
safe harborf of enactment. There is
something about this IaWan wnieh dis
arms opposition. The man Who rises
and asks a question which indicates q
( lurking disposition to object gets an
q answer which disar,ls him and he sub
sides to let the bill go thru. One of
Z Mr.. Lacey s Qualifications for success
full promotion of legislation is his abil-
ity to make the house good humored.
ffae- most ordinary and stupid subject
is enlivened under his manipulation.
One day this Week Mr.. Lacey put thru
a bill which creates a national Park Of
tbs. petrified forest in Arizona. He told
how q lot OF cenlferuuSs trees OF an 3eS-
tinct species had fallen and had been
covered by a prehistoric sea The logs
had become water soaked and had fall
en- to the bottom of the sea- to become
covered with sand and To turn in time
TO chalcedony. Then the sea had dis
appeared. The sand had hardened TO
rock. The rock had become worn and
disintegrated by the elements and had
fallen away, leaving these petrified
trunks, all of the extinct pine, save one
of cottonwood. He dMelt briefly upon
the propriety of preserving this great
curiosity by a government reservation,
and then in his. smooth way he told
the following: i would like TO call the
attention of some Of the gentlemen of
the house, who have had much TO say
about an English alliance. to one thing
connected with this proposed park
g The new railway station and postotfice
3 on the railway nearest the park is
named after an old resident settler. Mr.
Adam Hanna. The place is named
'Adanaanna. The H has been dropped
in the most English fashion from thi.
name, and .Adananna' is the result.
hope this evidence of British intluenc,
Il will prejudice no one against the park.
and it didn't. The bill passed Wlthou
a dissenting vote"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-17

ROOSEVELT FOR SECOND PLACE.
"A strenuous effort is being made in
certain influential quarters to induce
Governor Theo Roosevelt, of New
York, to consent to be a candidate for
the vice presidency on the republican
ticket. 1t is quite apparent, however,
that he does not take kindly to the
suggestion. In fact. he has Indicated
his preference for a second term OF the
governorship, a position in which it is
widely conceded he has shown ability,
honesty independence and a hopeful
party spirit.
To be governor of one of the great
states of the union, where many able
men are aspirants, is a high honor. Not
to say anything about the salary (slo,-
900 a year as against $1,000 in the vice
presidency the position is one to be de-
sired. 1t is in the line OF promotion,
whereas, however wrongfully, the Sec
ond position on the national ticket is
too often regarded as a place for re-
firing statesmen, or of men who have
won their way to political and tinan-
cial standing without a marked ma
tional fame. Whereas, the young.
virile and aggressive Roosevelt prefers
to keep out in the open rather than to
be shelved.
A ticket with McISinlev and Roose-
welt as national Leaders would make a
strong one and it would command ths
enthusiastic support of BE entire par
ty. There are many other able men
who would fill the place acceptably,
as among the essentials, Yet it would
please host OF republicans tosee him
on the national ticket.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-12-25

You Ought to nave Known,.-. ne storm
ed, since you write. You writers, you
nave no respect for the private affairs of
people, SO you make money out of them,
you publish anything. Nothing is private
to you. Nothing is sacred.'
"Doddy, i demonstrated, that was no
private affair. You said it right there at
the table with dozen listening. Didn't
you ~
Il did," he acknowledged defantly,
but do you suppose thought once Of
you? The accent on that you" came
near bringing the tears. 81 forgot you
were a penny q-liner; that you were sit
ting there .:!::ag the thing down, con-
graduating yourself that you were to get
so much word for it.
"A penny a-linery' $50 much word!"
a penny-a-liner doesn't get so much q
word even.
'Doddy,' said presently, quite calmly,
too, considering everything, II didn't get
cent for that anecdote, not red cent.
1t was a private letter not intended for
publication. Won't you believe thatY'
You can't believe anything these peo-
pie who write say" he declared. 'They
max their imagination up so with facts
that they get SO they can't tell the truth.
You know it. And now see what you
have done. You have made me notori-
4
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myself that it was Christmas day, and oc-
cupied myself briskly with my toilet to
keep from thinking what royal good
time they were all having at home. Then
l gave a few francs to Florence of the
velvet foot and to Anne, the cook, after
which went out into the rain to the
Care ST Lazare. where ! bought great
bunch of French roses for mademoisele,
presented them to her, received her
thanks and compliments, profusely ex-
pressed in English so fractured rs to be
scarcely recognizable, and, retiring to my
room, worked all day long at that penny
a-liner business for which was SO look
ed down upon by the boy from Milwau-
kee, trying to pretend that it was only
an ordinary every day and not Christmas
at all.
From my window could see the rain
descending ilismally into the court, the
palms huddled in one corner and the big
drenched bronze girl, whose uplifted
arms, holding up the lamp, gave me at
times feeling Of such intense WEAKNESS.
One bright spot alone cleaned through
the windcw CT the concierge's room,
which was anssite mine, two stories be-
low. 1t was lis fire over which he bent,
reading all the letters before ne sent
them up to the rooms.
The day passed somehow, and it was
evening. The boy had not come to din
ner. l sat waiting for him in my room.
I'waited a long time. had his cigarette
case in my hand ready, for after a Christ
mas day of such loneliness was deter
mined, if possible, to make friends with
him again. I was afraid of going to
sleep and dreaming the day all over again
otherwise.
At last I heard his latchkey in the
door and his footstep in the hail. Iwait-
ed until he should have had time to light
his, candle; then, softly opening my door,
went out and halted, looking at him.
He was standing by the heavy mahog-
any table upon which flickered his candle.
haven't much pride when it comes to a
question of happiness or unhappiness. In
a lowly manner ! approached him. He
started at seeing me, but glanced up with
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-12-25
5hristmas!!" he repeated, and the tone

"Christmas!'' he repeated, and the tone.
was enough.
Did you get any presents?" asked
him after moment of silence, though his
manner hardly invited interrogation. 1t
left me unde. the impression, on the cor
trary. that he was carefully weighing his
words, perfectly aware Of the fact that
they would eventually appear in some
American newspaper at so much per.
They have forgotten me" he said by
and by. Il haven't been over here six
months, and, by Jove,, they have forgot.
ten all about me"
They hadn't The mails had been de-
layed. That was all. But the day had
passed.
Opposite the table is big carved chair.
He went over to it, doubled himself up
in a disconsolate heap there, clasped his
two hands about his knees and dropped
his chin on his young breast, which
heaved.
Ihesitated for one moment only. Then
went to him, took his head in my
hands, drew it back, bent forward and
kissed him.
With sob he threw his arms around
me and gave me bear hug that took
away my breath.
"Quit!" l cried. "You are killing mel"
He Rugged me all the tighter. Looking
up radiantly, he whispered: Lets forget
those people back there. They have for
gotten us. Let's be married, you and l,
and live ina little fat and be happy ever
after" 9
would you marry pc:.y-a-liner?' ~
asked.
"Don't be mean" he commanded,
frowning.
By this time had rescued myself.
stood little way off.
81 will marry you," I told him from
there, when you have got to be rs old
as am and I as young as you"
"But that will never be-" he objected
| wistfully.
sOf course not, foolish" 1 had arriv-
ed at my door. Anyway" I concluded,
with my hand on the knob, 'laying the
question of marriage aside, here is your