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Evening journal., 1911-01-19
PAINTER is HURT.

Charles Speakman was admitted TO
the Delaware Hospital yesterday
While at work as a painter at the
p. b and w. shops at Todd's Cut. he
fell between two cars and injured his
back
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
Alliance Picnic.

The German-American Alliance will
hold a picnic on June in Bdyarian
Park.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19
Capital and Surplus. si.2is, 900
1HTTIl Is HIIlIlTH
OFFICERS.

OFFICERS.
OTIO NOWLAND. President
:. BRINGHURST. Jr.. vice-Presidsnt
!. T. PENNYPACKEK,
Secretary aud Trust Officer.
RICHARD REESE. Treasurer.
Evening journal., 1911-01-19

h. ". Ger. slh and harkel SIS
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-14

a doctor. He also gave me u vivid
account OF the nature OF your Ill
ness. Feeling responsible for your
condition in a measure | Informed
him that was doctor, 80 he showed
me the way here. He gave me a
graphic description OF the entire
household. Really, I think a mild
restorative would help your nerves. !.
Eyes, l do feel H." replied hasti-
ly, hearing aunt Penelope's approach
ing steps.
After he had administered seem
ingly harmless mixture and had left
a few instructions he took his leave
assuring my aunt that he would cali
In the morning.
Aunt Penelope seemed SO agitated
that my contrition awoke, and l was
on the point OF confessing to the de-
ceptions OF my malady when she was
called from the room. Susan Han
nah Immediately entered, looking
mysterious.
"Your aunt" she said IN a stage
whisper, sis all broke up"
what Is it?" | asked.
"Why, amt you never heard tell
about her being crossed n love when
she was young?"
mo" l exclaimed. interestedly,
finding at last the feason for her an
tipathy to men.
well, she was, and him a soldier,
too. Seem your man brung 1t back
"In the civil WARP"
"Civil war!" scornfully exclaimed
Susan Hannah. at was the war with
Cuby, OF course. Your aunt's only
&c."
"Onlyi" I thought.
"He deceived her, and so she said
she wanna never goin' to hev nuthin'
to do with men folks, and she never
has. That's why she lives off here. {"
had enough new food thought TO
stay awake that night. but imagine
my military surgeon put little sleep
inducement In his mixture, for /
slept until morning. l arose and
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-14

Jennie. but that is all. We have
never talked love and never shall.
don't stand in your way in the least,
and 1 don't know of anybody that
does.
"Then what's the matter with her?
She amt bit like she used to was.
/ can see she feels way above me.
Hang It all, 1 want to kill someone!
And IL might as well be you'll"
Then the young man sat down be-
side the angry and grieving lover,
and In a sympathetic voice told him
that the inevitable had happened, as
II had happened hundreds and thou
sands OF times before. Miss Jennie
had gone away and risen above him.
She was no longer In his sphere.
He was as good a man as before,
but she had improved. She WAS now
OF the outside world in speech and
manners, and his speech and manners
grated on her. She could never again
look upon him as in other days.
whats the matter with my talk2"
asked Abe.
"Well, the other night I heard you
say you had went TO the barn"
$50 / had. What's the matter with
my manners?"
"For one thing you carry your
knife TO your mouth at table"
s Where shonldAA carry it3a piRE
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-14

my buttons, but is girl to throw a
fellow down for such little things.
II she is, then | don't want her. Ii
Jennie saying that I'm not educated
enough to be her husband?"
~ haven't heard her. but the other
evening when you said that Africa
Joined England l saw her smile"
"And don't it?"
mot within 10000 miles" Isl
"And don't my hoeing three aeres
OF 'taters In day make up for lack
OF educatlon?" sA4s
Hardly, Abe" s3t., II
well, I'm sorry ! went for you "A
I did I'lls sit on the fence and do
some thinking. This thing has got
TO be settled some way" n '-4sl
He did sit on the fence and wrestle
with the new problem, and az soon az ,
supper was over and the chores done
that evening he changed 10 his sun
day clothes and was absent for two
hours. When he returned he walked
straight up TO Miss Jennie and said,
"The other night told you II had
went to the barn. / now want 10 CAV
that | have went down to the Widow
Bakers, and that vent to ask her
TO marry me, and before another
month has went by we shall Be mar
ried and went away on our, bridal
ksnsll ~. ~ lalA-Es. lzAlas Ala "a
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-14

dressed in my most becoming gown
and went serenely Dc wn to breakfast.
Kathleen, are you sure you are all
right" asked my aunt.
l assured her that ] was, but
was not quite normal when my at
tending physician came riding boots
and sans sword Aunt Penelope ae4
tually let me receive him alone, and
TOOK her agitation to the kitchen.
"You are decidedly better" he
approved. 81 thought you would
be, SO brought a saddle horse for
you" A
Aunt Penelope's parting adnont-
ton had been that | must be aons
only half an hour, so ] went In thA
mousse at luncheon time with doubss
as TO her attitude toward me, but ana
hurried past me to the porch.
captain she called, sweetly. sy
He was about 70 mount, but came
back and stood at attention, msekiy
awaiting her sentence.
81 hope" she said, suavely, "thxt'
you'll be neighborly while You ara
In camp. | should be pleased 10
have you come over this evening.
In apprehension | sought Snsan
Hannah. she was also excited and
resorted to the stage whisper, al
though Aunt Penelope was way
down in the garden. .4uit A.
"A spell after you had left" she
said, che camel"
He? Who?"
"Why, whom do you supposss
Mai. Lyndon. He's 4 friend OF your
beau and he told Maj. Lyndon about
you and spoke OF your aunt, so over
he came this morning to patch II up.
II seems tNere was one OF them mis-
laid letters OF some OF them things
that happen In books, and he thought
twas her had 'yent back IN him. Now
It's all fixed fine. and he's a-tomin'
tonight along with your man"
"a call to arms at 'Hayfields!'
calculated, as hegan to cohcoet
salad dressing.
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CALL TO ARMS"

here. / got into a battle on the
bridge. / would have been killed
but a captain caught me and bore
me away just in time to save my life.
q, j can't tell you! lt was awful"
sank into a chair, speech less.
Aunt Penelope took my hot. trem-
bling hands.
She's got the fever" / heard her
mutter.
What ails her?" asked the serv-
ant, Susan Hannah, who was deaf.
She's out OF her head" yelled my
aunt. she thinks she's in battle"
II waB!" / insisted THE cap
tain said so. He had to leave me to
care for the wounded. He's the sur
geon. II we could only get news"
paper we'd know what was going ON
In the world"
you come to bed" said my aunt
sternly.
was SO tired and so frightened
didn't care whether she believed me
or not.
1t was sunset time when awoke.
l heard aunt Penelope yelling to Su-
san Hannah:
DR.. Elyeretta Hodges has gone
away on a vacation. | have sent to
town for doctor-any doctor.
suppose 1t will have to be mani
Brother Henry would never forgive
me II | didn't have a Doctor"
/ decided to keep mum and let
them get doctor. He would at least
bring us news Of the world, SO I
shut my eyes and lay still when aunt
Penelope came in.
Presently / heard a deep, manly
voice below, and aunt Penelope ex-
claimed: "At last! The doctorl'
she ran downstairs and heard Su-
san Hannah come to meet her.
ITS the doctor, but he's in a uni
form, and he's got on q swordl MAY
be there Is war;"
was So excited and so expectant
] sat up In bed, vivid flush spread
Ing from neck to brow and my eyes
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-14

he had no use for him. But now he
would go further. He would cripple
him for life-poison him--slay him
with club-strangle himl The man
who hal stolen his sweetheart should
die. Abe might be hung for It, but
he would die happy.
He had Just come to this conclu-
sion, and the knee-high cornstalks
were looking red to him when the
young man In the case appeared be-
fore him. He had wandered out to
the field to pass time.
Abe sprang forward with curse
and the hoe uplifted to strike but
was promptly knocked down. AS he
sat up and looked around in q dazed
way he was asked:
NOW, then, have you gone crazy?
Look up here, and tell me what's the
matter"
Abe.
81 know that you have been down
on me for something since 1 came,
but | can't guess what"
You liel You have stolen Jennie
from mel"
20. that's It. Glad to know what
It Is, You think we are In love, do
Sure you are"
ABE you are an ass, I like cousin
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-14

rimonial affair as fayorably settled.
He could wait her return.
A year and half later Miss Jen-
nie returned. Abe drove over to The
village and the depot to meet her
He advanced to throw his arms
around her, but she retreated. He
looked for kiss, but got none.
When lie stood back and gaZed at
her he saw great change. She was
no longer the same girl. She called
him Abe, but In distant way.
On the way home. when he tried to
call up the sparkling days, she
warned him not to be silly She took
very little interest In the pigs and
hens and when he Dragged OF digging
three acres OF potatoes in a day she
didn't seem to think 1t amounted to
much.
Abe was no fool. He realized that
a guh had opened and he set himself
TO solve the problem. He got the
wrong end OF II, just as other smart
men have. He came to the conclusion
that there was a fellow In the case
one OF those town fellows-and some
thing soon happened to corrobarate
his idea.
A cousin arrived. He was a fell
low. He wore good clothes and was
educatse' he could talk well and
sing Wen, "
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-14

/ didn't know which way to go
or what to do, so ! went to the mid
die OF the bridge and screamed. On
came the troops with their thunder
Ing, roaring racket.
Everything was turning black be-
fore my eyes when long, slim man
In the brown uniform dashed ahead
caught me up with a strong right
arm and swept me down into the
fayine just b fore the opposing
forces met on the bridge.
In the midst OF the terror I was
vaguely conscious OF my reacuer's
epaulets with two bars.
What is it?" | gasped. what
does 1t all mean?"
1T means that we must take this
bridge. You are all right now. You
won't fai % he asked nnxiously.
No, / answered, weakly. You
see, where / liye--at The Hayfields'
we never hear anything, and there
are no newspapers. and we've been
In quarantine, so 1 didn't know there
was a war"
He looked at me oddly.
Walk on little distance and rest
under that rock" he advised. ~
must go back now"
{ 20, do!" | urged. your company
may need YOU" looking at his epau-
let's
IL don't command a company"
he said. II am one OF the surgeons.
think I will be needed back there. "
He saluted and hastened back to
the scene OF carnage.
He advised me TO resti Rest I'm
this death trap? Soon | would hear
the cries OF the wounded With hot
haste / went down the Tavine until
a sharp turn showed me the road in
the distance
Breathless, on the verge OF exhaus-
ton, with unsteady limbs | reached
"The Hayfields,' and with twltch-
Ing fingers l fumbled at the door.
Aunt Penelope," / said, family,
there's war! The armies are right
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-14

you or no one, mate or mismate.
Good-by."
He rtrsde off with never a look
behind him and she knew he was
gone out OF ner life until--"O, for
everlt she said, as she dashed away
the foolish tears that pushed each
other from her eyes.
True to her word, she travelled
She journeyed here and there and
enjoyed things as only a woman Of
her caliber can enjoy the beautiful,
rare old things she had read Of and
heard Of all her life.
When she turned to her own ooun-
try It was to take up her profession
Of tutoring--but In the country this
time She found a home in the rec
tory OF an old church. The minister
was family friend and she went
into his family to tutor his two chill
dren with the privilege of having
a few others during odd hours iL the
week.
She spent many happy days with
the children. She taught them
everything she knew how to teach
them. from reading ana spelling to
French and German, but, most of
all, she taught them the love Of
Mother Nature.
She took them for long walks in
the woods and explained the charms
OF the quiet dells, the beauty OF the
trees and flowers and the love of
birds and animals, bees and FISH.
But--when she was alone, when
the days work was over, and Flea
more sat alone in her room or in the
great cozy study by the fire, she was
not happy. Perhaps her life was
too quiet; perhaps sometimes she
longed for the brightest of restau-
rants with the most up-to-date OF
clothes and the most popular band
music deafening her as she sat and
listened to 49, to George Davidson's
chatter.
Then she would realize that it was
all her own fault and try to be re-
conciled. She had chosen this way
Of living. and she had IL.
The holidays We're drawing near
and Eleanore had little time for ret
rospection. She was lsy helping
the children keep their Christmas
secrets. planning for the Christmas
tree in the church, making odds and
ends TO give to friends. For the
time she had almost forgotten.
But when Christmas eve had come
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-14

I'm not bored anywhere that you are
and I'm not chafing this instant for
lack Of an easy chair, but--Im not
devotee to rural life.
Il prefer comfortable nat down
town to a house in the country,
find the gay life Of the theaters and
restaurants very interesting and en-
tertaining | never could see the
beauty of sitting down on the grass
to eat cold sandwiches and drink
coffee made over smoky bonfire
though I've done 1t many a time.
ITS so much easier and cleaner
and more comfortable to 20 to a
good hotel and sit on real chair
Now, isn't it2" He locked at her.
She laughed a little II was all
so true from his standpoint. "Of
course It's easier" she replied, land
nicer too, II you fancy It."
And there we stand do we?"
"Yes-you In the city with all
the lights turned on YOU: / In the
quiet, peaceful country. with only
the eyes OF nay family and my friends
to see me ard all Of nature to COM
mune with
- N1'aAA 7 lbNN INV ~ WI ndUUN
prospect for life together. Flea
more. We're old enough 20 see that
even In our eos aren't we? But
o." and there was a great longing
tenderness In his yoice--"I do love
You. DO want you, dear"
The gir, turned away Presently
he rose TO go. There was no buoy
ancy In her movements. At last the
thing she had been fearing had some
to pass.
They had had their explanation
they had tried to have an under
standing as to why they could not
marry each other. There was no
further hope that he would tire of
the life she considered artificial. the
life she had been bro 81 up in and
hated
Always, she had longed for the
country and when she began to real
lie that she loved George Davidson
il was with fading hope that she
ltudied his life, his fancies. his pref
erences. lie loved every inch Of the
avenues Of the crowded cities, every
atom OF their existence.
II they married, knowing as they
did the desires OF the other. ii would
mean constant self-denial on the part
Of each one and perhaps, later on
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-14

Side lately and when one Of these
boys asked me-not long ago-wners
the Christmas trees came from I'll
felt ashamed to think he haq tsen
under my eve and didn't know.
Had never been out Of the city In
his life--had never seen a at tree
growing"
Eleanor's eyes grew wide with
surprise. Poor ladl" she said
Then and there / promised the
whole crowd OF boys that IN ChristA
mas day would take them to see
a real Christmas tree growing In the
earth where II belongs. | told them
they should not have their little
gifts until we stood under one OF
Natures own trees, and--well, here
we are. Aren't we, boys?" he asked,
turning to the group OF young -
eigners who adored him.
II was trying to tell them about
trees and things and"
The man broke on lamely.
"And YOU didn't know very much
about them? Was that it?" Flea
more asked. teasingly.
That's 10, lctly," he said. Then
he drew near and spoke in an under
tone while the lads, feeling instine
lively that they were at liberty 20
roam about II hey desired, left the
two standing to ether. .
SIS II too late for me to-to
learn?" he asked.
Eleanore looked at him through
the falling snowhakes. They were
turning riotous somersaults all about
them now.
No." she said. but first, I'd like
to exchange a few lessons In how. TO
behave in fashionable restaurant
for them" she said
"Eleanorel" he cried.
Yes" she admitted. "it isn't so
thrilling to sit on the porch all even-
ing and watch the moon come up
behind the trees--alone--even II iG
Is nature. suppose we combine
our tastes and live in the conntrY
but not so far that we can't get TO
town whenever we-you, should
say-feel like IT,"
"I feel now, dear, that ! never
want TO see the city again lf--if you
don't want to-" he said. I'm so
weary OF living without you that To
gladly camp under haystsck with
nothing but the lowing herd for an
outlook IL you were with me-"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-14

and gone she sat in the small con-
servatOry of the rectory on Christmas
afternoon, when the children, tired
from play, had gone to take an AFTER
noon nap and the good rector with
his wife had gone and done likewise.
Eleanore began to have that lonely
feeling deep within her.
Eleanore remembered how, as a
child she used to sit with her small
nose glued to the window In the
family fat in town wishing she might
go out in the snow that was falling
on the dirty street below. And now,
when she could go out In It, when
the whole open , untry with Its mill
lions OF snow fakes flying every
where, was before her, she seemed
not to care whether she went or
Suddenly, as If to ward off the
blues, she sought her cloak and
gloves. She would go out in 1t II
only because she could
Outside, she struck briskly toward
the churchyard where the FIR trees
were green. There was much OF the
yard that was made up Of beautiful
parkways with wonderful blue
spruce trees mingled with the old
fashioned green Christmas tree.
II was toward these trees that she
walked and with every breath of
the SOFT moist air, she felt invigor-
ated. The caress OF each tiny snow
flake as IL touched her cheek was
sweet to the girl who loved nature,
Presently, ahead OF her she saw a
group OF boys. They seemed to be
looking up a great green fr tree
and listening to a man who stood
in their midst.
Eleanore drew near. None of the
little group had seen her as she
walked softly on the grass. The man
her heart beat wildly-was George
Davidson.
Suddenly, as II he felt her pres
ence, he turned. "You," he cried,
"Eleanore." Then, as II remember
ing the boys, he said "Boys. want
to Introduce you all to Miss Mar
velle. Perhaps She can tell you more
than I can about-Christma trees.
Eleanor acknowledged the intro
duction to each bareheaded lad even
while her hand was still in the big
warm one OF George Davidson.
'It's like this. Eleanore," he was
explaining. "Pve sort OF taken up
some settlement work on the East
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Harmoniously with farmer Belden's
household. Abe Saunders, his hired
man. was a hustler and his daughter,
Jennie, wasn't treatening TO run
away and go on the stage.
She and he hadn't exactly fallen
IN love, but they were sparkling. That
ts, they were sitting up to pare and
quarter apples an0get them ready
for drying after the old folks had
gone to = d. II they didn't pare ap-
Piles then they popped corn or cracked
hickory nuts.
, o. about a month more Abe would
nave made q declaration OF his love,
hut an aunt In q distant town want
cd Jennle TO come and live with her
and go 10 school and she went away.
Aba hoWsyer. looked upon the mat
a ef, nv efft d sat
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40 not love YOU
n~Orge" she added earnestly
What on earth is necessary-ex-
cspt love-" 1sEed the impatient man
The girl lauvhed. "AIrch--mu h
more she said You admit, for
Instance, that you are absolutely
bored 10 death In the ~un-~y. that
pienics, any Kind Of outing where
Sou have 10 get down 20 nature Is
hninter = yOh. Even today
you chafe under the & comfort Of
having to sit On NOISY mound in
stead Of in q mahogney arm chair
with a leather hassock at your feet.
You would rather hear the clane
81 a trolley car than the song Of a
bird you would rather eat a six
course dinner in q brilliantly ghted
restaurant With muCic and the gay
Hestter of many companions than SIT
7cwn quietly in your own home to q
siiaple domestic meal with--with q
Spgle woman fer a yis-a-vis
While well. set down all the
Oyposites Of the things you live cor
end You have what like. Don't you
see George?"
For time the man did not answer.
Ee counted he buttons on his gai-
thrs with the tii of his walking stick:
rs II as bad as that. girl?" he
asked. Are We as far apart as
Shat?"
I'VE are" she repeated. even as
Tar as that"
its lone distance" he ad-
Fuitted.
And can't y-u see that it's true?"
Eleanor asked, suspicion Of hope
in her tone.
George Davidson was perfectly
Frank. IL was one OF the charms Of
bis character TO the girl
What you have just said of me
seems true enough" he began, "even
though you put II a tr'he brutally.
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Of martyrdom and rest cure, but
wEirl-winds always seem to be In
my wake, and the night | arrived
fhings began to happen and they
kept right on happenir
A child-gtrl, OF eourse-that
Aunt Penelope had adopted came
down with scarlet fever and we were
all quar-: ntined, which struck me
as rather humorous, for we n. er
went anywhere, and no one ever
came past THE Hayfields" road
ending in COW path.
1 thought maybe / would have the
Inversion of a Irritation with the
country doctor. but Aunt Penelo4
sent for Il woman -ctor
On the day he quarantine w1a
lifted | went for long ak. | came
10 q wild ravine and then 10 a bridge
on which was a rustic seat. / sat
down and tried to concentrate my
eyes and thoughts on a book which
! had brought With me- but the day
and scenery invited reyerles.
] was far away in a beautiful
rastle OF the air when / heard a
framping sound, rush and loud
shouting. / jumped to my feet Was
q asleep, or out OF my mind? From
the woods beyond We're coming hun
hreds OF brown-uniformed men,
while down the road came long lies
OF blue uniforms. | heard a bugle,
Ringing orders shouted and then the
crash OF rifles.
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Meantime the military surgeon was
feeling my pulse and looking straight
into my eyes.
81 nd-temperature." he said to
my aunt. "The excitement and
fright were too much for her nerves.
May ! have glass OF water and a
spoon?"
When she had left the room I re-
minded him that l was not Ill, only
frightened
"But you might be ill," he said,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-14

earnestly, "and you know the old
adage about prevention. Moreover,
would like to come tomorrow to
see how you are, and maybe by the
next day a ride would be beneficial"
Your prescriptions are promis-
ing" / said gravely, "but how did
you happen to come? Who told you
l was ill?"
II met man headed for town,
and he tod me he was going to fetch
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ming. DO tell us about the war and
what 1t is about!"
Nonsense snorted my aunt.
TITS an encampment OF the national
guard troops and IL was sham bat
tie, or maneuyer, or something Of
that sort that you saw"
1T was a lovely one, anyway" I
said, eestatically, thinking It too good
to be true that so many men were in
proximity to The Haynelds."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-14
MElEE BY EDNA ELLIS.

Is q WeII-knOWn TACT
that the farmers
daughter marries the
farmers hired man
In more instances
than happen outside.
Why not. He Is on
the spot. His educa-
tion and intelligence
may be equal to, II
not above, hers.
Nhinpa Wara Onln 10