The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-06-30

OF boy and an exceedingly plain sort Oh
a youth and now he was most con-
spicuously plain young man.
He had always worked hard and re-
ceived the minimum compensation
therefor. AS boy he did the heavy
end Of the chores and his brother got
the holidays and the praise. AS a
youth he did rbe hard studying and al
ways famairei at the foot of the
CLASSES walls other fellows walked away
vita the prizes. Az a young man he
was always given the hard and dis
agreeable tasks at the store and when
there was a promotion In sight some
body else got 1t.
Homer did not complain, however,
but plodded on, living out the law of his
being. He never was jealous of those
who were advanced over him. In hict
he rejoiced in their good fortune. To
be sure he grieved at times that none Of
the gifts of the gods were his, but he
laid Il all to some defect in his charac-
ter. To be sure he was trifle slow and
not at all brilliant. but he was as steady
and reliable as a plow-horse and his
employers knew, even as his parents
and teachers had known, that when he
was given task II was sure to be done
no matter how long II took. But the
high places were for those with more
spectacular qualities and nobody ever
really thought of Homer when they
were to be filed Truth be told Homer
never thought of going after them him
self. In fact Homer never pushed him
self. Folks said he was not am
bilious.
But the years with all their toll and
hardships and disappointment brought
one great JOY and light to Homer's life.
1t was woman, of course, and her
dainty, feminine ways gave the love-
starved lad glimpse into new and
marvellous world. He never ceased to
wonder that she crowned him with her
favors-he who ever had been a by
stander In all the Joys and softer side
OF life.
The result. Isl easy to guess. He be-
came her abject and devoted slave. Her
lightest wish was law and there was no
sacrifice too great, no endeavor too
strenuous for him to make at her most
simple suggestion. Because she loved
society he plunged into the gayties of
the town, where he cut most sorry fig
ure, as he was only too painfully con-
scious and where he became the butt
of the clever ones, as he was In all the
walks of life he assayed. Because she
approved of religion he smothered his
convictions and haunted the church of
her denomination. studying its creed
| with desperate earnestness and blindly
| accepting its code. He even attempted
golf and as a last sacrifice joined a
home study circle where after hard
days work he sternly kept himself
, awake.
And the woman. Well, she was a
| daughter of Eve, and having failed to at
| tract any very big fish and having ar
| rived at the period of maiden's life
when she begins TO realize that II is time
to cast an anchor to the windward, she
turned to Homer Not that she was old
or devoid of charms, but she had set her
| standard rather high and the knight OF
her dreams had not appeared. Besides
she was a young woman of discrlmina-
ton and she saw below the common
| place exterior of this simple hearted
man, the true gold OF his unselfish char
acter. She appreciated this and she
shrewdly realized that with him she
would be absolutely queen.
But, ah, ye daughters of Eve, when
ever did reason govern your hearts and
your desires? Whenever did not-and
when does not and will not-the gay
cavalier fire your hearts and magma.
lions and make the plain sturdy plow-
boy seem commonplace and impossible!
And who shall say that the fair Agnes
did not accept Homer with a mental
reservation? And who shall say thai
the vision of the gay cavalier did MOI
still abide In her Imagination?
Be all that as 1t may the fact remains
that one glorious evening she plighteC
her troth to Homer with dainty gasI
of surrender which so filed him will
JOY and reverence that It must abide
with him forever. 1t was many weeks
before he could thoroughly believe tina
this splendid creature, this wonderful
being had selected him of all the work.
for mate and he bowed in reverence
and thanksgiving every time h,
thought of it, which was some thousanc
times a day.
Alwal frugal and saving, he now be
gan to lay aside money with more thar
"A miser S avarice against the blissfu
day when Agnes should come to hi
arms. He was not impatient, as mos
lovers are. 1t was enough for him L
know that she was his. He could wait
He had been compelled to wait TO
everything ever since he was born anC
he had learned the lesson Uf patience
Probably this was mistake bAcaus,
women like TO be sought ardent. Ent
impatiently--but how was he to know
that, this being the only woman he ha,
ever known?
Well, II was the same old story
While he waited and tolled patiently
secure in his happiness, the cavalie
came along, smiled upon his mistres
| II,