The Newark journal., 1908-07-17

kept Sephenl1an r. bduniSdieH eHSl' WI for. awake for five nights? For let me | tell you here all this had become serious business to the old man-n we do treat it lightly. For he loved his son-adored Sally-and valued the pasture-feTd. Therefore, in striving i to bring them all into his keeping to- gether. he was dealing with the things tlittle things to you) he loved most on ! earth You, of course, have greater things. But you must, now and then, i try to feel the imperiousness ot small things in small lives. shall tell you of their conversation as they came from the Poison spring, the radiance of the moon in Setfys wan face, the very joy of the starry heavens in that of the girl must tell you what their talk was of And beg you again to remember that these small things, which you despise, were all they had there and then. l have wondered whether the wanton sacri- flee of child's toy when he is three is not as dreadful as the sacrifice of his love when he is 20. Do you know?
 Seffy,' said Sally with his hand held so close under her beating heart that it registered each avid pulsation, T am most to blame and you have forgiven me. But you are to blame, too, and I hope you won't forgive yourself too soon"
 For why?" queried the dull Seffy, with attention only for that wildly beating thing-for alas that was his bane as hers was something else-for- getting future perils in present happi- ness.
 Then you'll fix it before you dol"
 Fix what?" asked the astonished Sefy.
 You let yourself be fooled. And that raises my temper more than any thing else. I don't want no beau that every one laughs at. You got to have more backbone When l am mean to you-1 can't help it when my temper's up-and it's hard to get it down, mighty hard when it's up-when l am mean to you-curse mel"
 Sefy stared aghast He would as soon have heaped maledictions upon the head of an arehangel.
 "Or hit mel"
 Another stare-another conviction of the utter impossibility of such a thing!
 'Yes With a club! A fat-iron! A potato masher! A poker!"
 Seffy could laugh now. She was be- coming absurd Had he only known that she-poor futile womanl-was try ing to secure in advance their happi- ness in the turmoil which she knew would eomei
 Yes, That is the way for such as mel The only wayi And I'm used to iti"
 Now Seny was shocked!
 My father-or mother-or granny or"-she hesitated-"Sa Sam-haye, at one time or another, used all these things on me I need the snalfie. You need the whip!"
 And she laughed a little herself, and that was Sehy's excuse for joining her.
 You have no temper and I have thousand times too much. You can see how that will work. And, Sefy, you got a bad reputation about here now, and I wouldn't like you to have it always. So you must brace up and do things to make people like you again. l want you to be able to face any one at the store-and do it in front of sam
 The dull Seffy answered:
 "Put what caO d09"
 The whole case seemed quite hope less.
 T don't know. But there is some thing. Ask your pappy Whatever it is I will help you. You know it makes me foolish, too. And I hate that more than anything - being laughed at. If I was you, I'd lick Sam. But know you won't 1 expect he's too big for you. But there are other things
 And Sefy left her at her door that night, determined to do some great thing to set himself properly before the little community once more. Be- eause-onee more-she had let him kiss her.
 He and his father held a star-cham- Der session that night yet-Seffy waking him up for ii.
 Take her home from church, be- goshenst' adiudged lis father.
 Now this seems small advice upon a small matter. But il was very great advice upon a very great matter. as you Will see.
 (To be continued.)