Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-22

his tan and approached with aAStt ssesp1
with timid, crouching movements g. ~
whole body trembling upon his leet. ard,
He approached with manner 20 humhlo.
SO sad, so yupDliant that felt the tears
rise in my eyes. I went toward him. Hel
ran away, then returned. knelt on tbs
ground calling to him soothingly. AtslAst
lie came within reach Of my hand, and
very gently and with infinite precaut;on,.
caressed his head. He became bolder,
came closer, placed his paws upon my;
shoulders and licked my face. he follow
ed me all the way home.
This was the FIRST being whom ] loved
passionately, because he returned my ten-
derness. Ny affection for this animal
was certainly exaggerated and ridiculous.
In a confused fashion it seemed to me
that we were two brothers, who had lost
our way on earth, one as isolated and
defenseless as the other. He never left
me afterward. He slept at the foot OF
my bed: ate at the table, Notwithstanding
the inurmrrs Of my parents, and followed
me in all my solitary walks.
| Often would stop on the side of a
ditch and seat myself in the grass. Sam
would run at once, lie down at my side or
on my knees, and raise my hand with the
end of his nose so that ! might caresa
him.
j "One day toward the end of June, as
we were on the road to Saint Pierre de
! Chavrol, saw the diligence approach.
Its four horses were running at a gallcp.
I The driver was cracking his whip. A.
cloud of dust rose from under the wheels
of the heavy vehicle, then foated behind
/ after the fashion of cloud.
And suddenly, as it came toward us,
sam, frightened perhaps by the noise and
wishing to join me, threw himself in
front of it. a horse hoof knocked him
over. / saw him roll. turn. raise himself,
fall again upon all his feet Then the
entire carriage shook twice with two
fierce shocks, and | saw behind it in the
dust something which quivercd upon the
highway He was almost cut in two; all
the interior Of his torn stomach hung
outside, the blood spoutins over it. He
endenvorcd to rise. TO walk, but his two
front feet could only move and scratch
the earth as il making a hole. The two
others We're already dead, and he howlcd
piteonsly, crazy With pain.
He died in a few minutes. I cannot
Il
kept to my room for a month";
Now, one evening my father, furious
TT seeing me in this state for so small u
matter, allowed his passion to explode.
What do you suppose will happen
he cried, when YOU have real griefs-if
you ever lose wife, a child? You must
not be such a fooln
These words remained with me. They
haunted me- What will happen when.
You have real griefsif you ever lose a
wife. u child?' And l began to see clear
ly into myself understood why all
little daily g.icfs assumed in my eyes the
Importance Of catastrophes. perceived
that l was 50 organized rs to suffer
frightfully from everything. to multiply
and magnify through my diseased sensi-
bility allsoprawfnl Impressions.
An awful fca. Of life feil upon me. I
was without passions. without ambitions.
decided 70 sacrifice possible joys in or
der 70 AVOID certain sorrows. Life is
Short Will pass ii n serving others, in
tightening their burdesss and IN sharing
their happiaess. So ! said to myself.
Net experiencing directly either the one
q the other, wqlild city receive weak
yiled Impressions
= .Ah, Il you Knew hosv, notvithstand-
that which wowl,l li;ive been for me an
J intalersbie suffering is turned into com
! nise.a ton. into pii,
fhaSe ss.rows which meet at every
moment ca8lla not iye supported had
. they fallen on my heart. could not have
seen one of my chlldie.i die without dying
myself And in spite Of everything,
have retained Ii fear Of fat, 50 obscure
and Penetrating that the SIGHT OF my
niallservant entering ny hplise awakens
SILVER III my veins eveiv dry. And still
haze not .ig i.silS is Isa,..
The Nib N:lu.ll,i; ceased He gazed
at the fire in tho .rsat cssifaEoy as il to
see there n.s.efioas things all the un-
known in the lfa siell lic s.is--..sst have led
had he been moro Hardened against suf-
fel,i,g. lIereSnnea Il. aslow voice:
Il was right. WIS nat made for this
world z
l'ila countess saia ns..li:,e. At Inst
after q long silence she i.llsr,arrcd:
= ms, if I ii;s5l not ny -sandchil-
area think tsat World no longer have
the cearase q liye.''
And The c'ire rose without another
word. Traaslafod Frsa The French For
New York l.essls.
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! SOB snf Michigan Daughter of Me-.
II. ". Jelans q. 81 IKE Chicago house Of
j s. Ford. JoisnaaI d 90. nas accepted
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English III Silliman college, al Clinton
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