Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-09-02
THE REFLECTIONS OF
JACOB BENDER
They Were Due 10 James Unself n
Dlsposal o. Her Ram Lambs
Prize Money.

Copyright. 1905. by the Nowspapo
Enterprise Associailon)
when it became known throughou
tho village that patient, hard working
Jane Bender had sent The 1890. woi
on her prize ram lamb az tho fair
20 tno hcathcns Ia india, L crcattt
quite a fugofc.
The sending Of tho $500 10 @Sisiei
I.avlny In lngy." was done BY th'
schoolmaster. who. having completed
the address. held Il AZ arms length
and scruilnized Il critically, then hail
closed his eyes. az an artist doe,
wacn he studies his model TO dlsiing
ulsh llght and shade, and looked Al
II again.
ayes" said the schooimaster absent
", without taking his eyes from his
work, "lts a pretty important thini
tot send money off as far as india"
"ingyl" exclaimed Jake, all his sur
prise echolnR In his voice. who's
aendln' money to lngy"
Mrs. Bender u sending the sum
OF $500 for missionary purposes" 70
turned the Young man importantly
examining the address again, ono eye
being shut this time.
"Her prize money!" exclaimed Jake.
IF that don't beat cncumbersl" Then
he dropped into q chair and an OK.
preston OF complete myatification
possessed his c0untenance.
In a short time Jane entered with
that nndonlnhle something In face and
bearing and her husband watched her
curlously as she moved about the
kitchen putting the finishing touches
10 her basket. Then n strange abaahed
look crept into hia faco; ha ceased
following her witn hiss eyes, and only
glanced at her furtively from time 20
time.
wall" he said aloud 10 the four
whitowashod walls OF the kitchen,
after she and the schoolmaster had
started OF 10 drive 20 the village.
women Ia queer creatures" and AZ
ter a lengthy pause. they be.
Il did think she would buy soms
folderol for herself-a black silk she
lister talk about considerable.
heerd her onct IN her sleep. She Amt
he'd many folderols In her iife-Flnce
she was married loastaways. She
ulster like EN- well. too.
"Hhe was a purity fine lOoigln gal
tnen," he added. proudly atraighton.
ing up his bent shoulders. Man, but
didn't 81 Mariner try hard fur her, an
me a layin' awake nights plnnnin'
how 10 sit the inside track on him.
An ! got there. An 81 cwned hla
own team aud 30 acres clear, an mine
he'd a lien onto EN-"
Jake seemed 10 be seeing through
hole In the plaster now, clear Into
space az the other side OF the wall.
A s0itened look stole over his rugged
and he smiled broadly
a couple OF times.
Then be grew sober again. hia eyes
contracted 10 their wonfed size and
he continued; Il wonder N she's
ever sorry she give 81 tho bounce an
TUX met Sis done Well--drivea a fine
team an democrat. The wife he mar.
ried some three years ago wasn't no.
where beside Jane fur good looks.
She's changed wonderfully, Jape "a.
Since the two young una WAS put In
he graveyard she hhint been the
iame woman. They'd ~ been a
gOod'Aiaed boy an gal now 81 they'd
a. lived The gal, they say, favored
ne. but the boy was picture Of her.
I cut her up terrible partin' with
en-"
Then. having finished 8 halter he
vas working on, Jake leaned far out
4 bis seat. reached hts long SNOWY
.fm toward the missionary papers on
he table, AID picking one up glneorly |
WIN his thumb and fogeilnger, began |
o read II. as v be would find h Il |
ONE explanation 81 Jan2'a inc0mpFe.
IenElhle behaviour.
He read, and az he read his face
rev increasingly serious. while such /
1clhmniions aa "Il be slivered of
yer hecrd Of anythin' 10 match that.
y why IN thunder don't somebody /
TOP omf' broke from him a. inter.
aln.
he was reading about me cruel
reatment % child wives OF wldown
d India, and, IN spite OF his rough
xtefior. be- had Ia his heart a very
pnder SPOT Tor children. lie sai
hSye, and read on. In one paper after
bother.
Then he threw the papers hack on
le table. and hustled out b. mo hack
DOR and bcfon 30 make 4 mash for
eice COW, o. he had NO wish that
and should know how the time 81
og absence had been Oceupid.
"INoYf" EXCLAIMED JAKE.
Tho cold weather set In. and Jake
40 busy housing and feeding tho J
lock; hut h0 studied bis wife a. ho
oild study some curiosity, yet Nith
10 nbashed l00k which seemed 20
ave sucOme stamped ca his face. a.
he felt himself 20 DO IN some 20.
9rloF presence.
One m0rnlug 10 was threahlns "a
10 barn and between the strokes ~ !.
10 flail be heard the strains Of q
NIX. Was n Jane She ulster sing
hen she WAC 3 gal
lake was strangely moved. Was d (
mes voice plaintiyc IN songi or Waa
the words ~ lanac VISITS old hymn
~ 30 stirred hiH dormant emO,i0nHf
ION flowefy beds Of eago." ae 70.
What does aha nnenfH