Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-10-30
A Broken Wedding Ring
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By Bertha NJ. Clay.

HettIc to lecture. IT seems TO me
that | know less than the birds OF the
air | wish" she added, with a deep
sigh, nat | had the freedom OF a
bird. | should fly away, Hettic."
Papa wants you to lecture, Leah, "
said Ictte--"what a strange thing.
But there are women doctors, preach
crs, and lecturers these days
But / am only Il girl OF siXtcen!"
exclaimed Leah.
He viii not want you to begin yet;
he means far on in the future, when
you grow old and wise Leah"
NO; he means now, at once, in q
years time while am young, and,
ucttlc, he says / must give my nfe to
Tiny whole life" and the beautilm
face dropped YEARLY on the loving
one beneath.
The blue eyes opened widely, ap-
paled at this idea.
What would you like best to do
with your life Leah?' asked Hettte
Tell me; | should like to know"
Il should like, said the girl, with a
CLEAN of passion in her dark eyes,
FIRST Of all, TO love some one with all
my hcart-somc one, OF course, who
would love me. wish for many
things, but love is first, greatest, and
best Then / should like to be rich
to have IL beautiful country-housc,
with roses growing all around it! /
love roses SO much should like
beautiful dresses, jewels, horses and
servants"
Just in fact, what other girls de-
sire" interrupted Hclue. you are
like all the rest, you do not want n
mission
no, do not indeed ! think |
should dislike what my father calls a
mission. do not understand him,
why do he and all his friends hate
rich and noble pcopcl 80 much?"
"PCrhaps," replied Hettic, wisely,
because they have neither raul, nor
money themselves" and then she
ioul,od somewhat shocked at her own
words and hastoned to cover them.
Even, if you cannot understand what
be right, Leah. There must be rea.
sons, and good ones, too, tor his
hatred
But why should he want a republic
instead OF our present constitutions"
asNod Leah why should he want to
take all the large estates from the
mon who own them, and divide them
among others? Poor as our furniture
is, would he Hike to divide that among
men poorer than himself? | know he
would not"
"llo is patriot, Leah. urged the
younger sister, to whom LEANS re
marks sounded like treason.
yes, | know the dictionary says
that n patriot Is man who loves and
serves his country. But one who
loves his country would surely never
care to see 1t destroyed by civil war.
aud what but civll war would cnsuc
if they tried to put aside our present
form of government and set up a re-
public? My instincts are all against
It, Hottie"
My father must know best" said
the younger girl. PERHAPS kings and
queens and rich people do great
wrongs of which we know nothing;
and, II that be the case, my father Is
right to preach against them. He
must be right" she added. after mus
ing for some short time "he Is so
wise and good"
Tears stood in L,eahs dark eyes
81 know what he wants Hettio."
she said: che wants a daughter like
one of those girls of whom Won road
in noycls-"an inspired sIbyI' Now
| do not feel at all like n siLyl |
cannot understand talking of pconlo
in tho mass" she continued. 80 mo
pcoplc aro all individuals. and ooch
one can best teach and train himself
NV father saws that he has riven his
life to the people Who ore thovq
What have thew done for bImq lie
snys that no has siven his Iife to IN.
noonIn Who orn thcvq What b,vo
th,y dona for mos IIc sovs ,,ust
p,vc NV Iro to thom what oro tho,
to mo-tho nnoploo WHY should rnt
hovc INV Iife Ia do no mo with
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