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About The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1891)
THE AMER C AN TM1CMANM Of TMt RU&, Why da ynw enm In duttub reef I laid jfhh ant? ! l, Wl.h ril htl.v ..r yottf pillow And riMrnttrv wt your btpt, Thers im lavender nil riiuixl yea, I knew Hmt your gtave wa ! ; There were klntft'iip Routing almut foil. And fit you have ".lured In your sleep, I pronill lliat you nhonlil have Anwar, And did tiol It.rtfrl the rue; And iininitiuMi 1 1 lil n It voti foririt, tr, Alt th old-world mh'IU Hi' I knew. Von lit that 1 niii-l not rrtnriuher, lint bury you nut nfiny sight; I might nt'tew the red ro. leave iihiii you, A Hal then 111111 forget you quite, Hut I knw you would out tiny waken, If only the rue was then-; That th h( it would nil come hack, dear, Homo day when (he nkle were fulr. You know that you bade me forget, dear, All the love that you told long ago; To bury It deep, nor regci yon, It had panod with tlio lut year'aiinow, Dut for yearn I hoped you would waken, For I knew tlmt Ilia run it was tliure; But I thought thecharin wan lirokon No aiuwor tliure came to my irayr. And now you have slept Roundly, 'Mid roe, roemary and ruti, That 1 have had tluio to remember It wa 1, not you, that were true. Hut the charm It hits worked and you waken; The spell of the rue hold you fust; The grave hat no power to keep you, Your love It In inlncat laxt. And, dear, you should not reproach me, Kemember that I wait true; Red roue and roHoniary wither, You took no heed of the ruo. But yet lor the nuke of tint pant, dear, And the day e'er you proved untrue, I would I had left you to sleep, (Ji'ur, Wlttj never the charm of the rue, Academy, TOM. He was nine when 1 llrnt saw him Uiree yen-I had come to the country to spend some weeks with my cousins and one evening 1 wan driving up from the village, when at the foot of a hill I was arrested by the Night of A child standing in the road a little flower-faced girl in a pink pina fore. I pullod up my horse -a spirited young colt and called to her to run in the house, but alio did not move. The road wan too narrow to rein out or turn around and a alio remained obstinately Immovably I was in a dilemma. To add to my trouble the uorse becamo frightened ana reared. A the saw the shining hoofs descend 10 near her head she put tin bot h chubby little hands and cried: "jWfcl" "Kun away, thnnl" I called, but she noon nor head. At this moment the bushes nartod. and a little figure scrambled over the flitch, and, catching the golden haired rebel, Dulled her aside. 1 danced down at the newcomer In wonder; he was so tiny and brown, with the rich color mantling underneath the tanned ikin. the short, dark curls clustering thick on his head, and eyes which had the wistful patience of a dog in their brown depths, and this was my first glimpse of Tom. The next morning a servant called to me as I passed through the hall: "Tom McCttuIl '.s waiting to see you, Mies Nora." I stepped to the door, and there were my little roadside acquaint ances. Tom pulled off his cap. "Husle is sorry she was naughty yesterday, miss. Hh brought you these," "Susie sorry," lisped the child, thrusting a big bunch of sweet peas In my hand, I kissed the pouting lips, and tak ing heron my knee gravely pictured to her the horror of the situation if l'rinct had refused my control, Then f regaled my little victors on cake and cherries, and presently they trotted down the hill hand In from Hie mM I leirncd tiny wrre Irish ihitdrHi. whoe pur n( hted tut a Mt w mv tux i !ihii I he l it lo r and older Vrother wot km! in oni fields, end Tom, being loo voting tor iimm wot s, w e nurse mm care taker of his younger brother and mera, "A cood lad la Tom McOmill." aald the, nodding lo r head in emphasis of hsr rentark, "ntways Itntliful mid rnrcful." And a not I bd I found him, for lhniTnfttr ho witi my dnily com piinlon in my w iilkn iind di lvi'H, I In woiildcoitie lo tlio door early, mid, lenning (it'iiiimt (lie lnitcl, await my apimnraiii'i1. If auyoiut iiuuircl his errand he would itimwer, "Wail in fur Mins Nonle," but hu ntnt'f nnknd for me of hi own nccord. "A aymphony in hrowti my coimin Adoloiin en llml him, and hi uliort iifiinu of Tom was dropped by the mtiiily for tlio nppul lat Ion of "Nora's Window." No one knew so well iih Im whero the higgoMt fi'i'tiM grew or in what nook of the lake to look for water lilies. He had the comprolii'iiHive wood lore that comes to people familiar wit h lii'lds and forests, and no possessed that rarest of gifts, the knowledge when to liuuk and when to he silent. He would lie for hours motionless, his brown eyes fixed on the fleecy clouds, if it accorded wilh my mood, or, holding his knees in ins emliraco he would chatter awny, telling me sometimes of his desire to be edueat el, to go out and see the world that lay beyond the fields and lanes. When I parted from him in autumn to return to my home his honest blown eyes were inoist and his lips could hardly frame tlio "(loodbye; come again, hu wished to say. As I turned for a last look I saw the child ish figure on the hilltop, still waving his battered straw hat. 1 was married that fall, and it was two years before I returned to tho farm, I had almost forgotten Tom, but he was still faithful. As I entered my room a big bowl of roses on the table attracted my at tention. "Tom brought them," said the maid, following my eyes, "Ho said they were .. kf.,:.!.J. it., l.. ,.'..! iut in inn iiuiiii! m ruuin, jiu m uiixtuu to see your baby." I laughed and patted tho baby's dimpled cheek. "He will bo a good nurse for you, Toddlekins," I said, The next morning I was roused by the click of the mowing machines and the voices of the men, "They are mowing the south mea dow," I thought diciriiil, end I then fell asleep Again lulled by the monot onous sound. After breakfast I walked out in the fields with my baby clinging to my hand my dainty, wee Ketherine. As wo came nearer I noticed the man at the rake had slopped to look at us, Huddeuly e sprang from his high seat and ran anoss t he meadow toward us, and then J saw it was not amnabut Tom Tom had grown into at all lad of eleven, "Why, Tom, are you promoted to the hay field?" 1 fisked "Yes, I am old enough to work now, but J shall find time, for some wilks with you In the evening if you will go with me," he said, and sure enough after supper that night I found him waiting for me in his old pla.ee, "Can't she go, too?" lie said point ing to (Catherine. "I will vnrry her if she gets tired, r; I can," and b swung her up to his shoulder, her fair face nestling against his dusky cheek, and the baby fingers clutching his dark curls. They grew very fond of each other, and any evening after his work was done you could see them trudging toward tlio barns to get a drink of warm milk and inspect the frisky lit tie calves, Hhe was always safe with Tom. I knew that, Ifc was a warm afternoon, three weeks later, and I sat sewing with my aunt and cousins in the shade of the orchard, (Catherine playing at my feet. Near us the mowers were at work, beyond a large load of hay was being made, and close to IJie load rode Tom, j one i.towii he nd siildmfttht horse, the nt Iter I he tn nr of t he re ke, "Tom wmk loo hard, aunt," I an Id. "rW, he Is Betting round shoul dered." "Yea, he doe. He la too willing, too rager be of service. He Is a good boy, ami how he loves little Kntlieriue, I Itcliovo he would lay down his life for her." "Yea, Slid she love hint dearly, Hhe is nn nlTii t I onata child," I answer ed. "Very like you at her ago," said aunt ie, putt lug my cheek lovingly, and (or reply I kissed Iter dainty, wrinkled hand. Then we drifted to other talk, laps ing into reminiscences of people and days, while my work fell on my lap unheeded, and lost in my memories 1 forgot my little girl. At last 1 roused myself with astart. Where was Kalheritie? I could not see her. "Katherlne! Ilahyl" I called. There was no answer. I swept the meadow with a glance, but she was not in sight, Kight down toward me came t iie nearest mower, the restive horses tugging at the hen vy weight, the long grass falling silently before the koen knife. "ICathorinel" I cried again, and for answer a little white figure rose from tho tall grass whero she had been ly ing hidden. I can see her now, the little erect form, with the light liair blowing back ward, one hand raised to shield her eyes from the sun, standing oh, my (Jod! standing in the path of that sharp knife. "VV hoal" shouted the driver catch ing sight of her, but the sudden appa rition had frightened the horses. They sprang ahead. I staggered forward, knowing too well I could not reach her in time. My limbs shook beneath me. My lips re fused a sound. Oh, the agony of that moment, and I so powerless to save her! Htill she stood there smiling, unconscious of danger, and I felt the earth and sky swim in a blinding yellow mist before mo, when suddenly over the grass bounded a lithe young figure. It was soon running like a deer. One more bound and ho was by her side, seized her skirts and jumped backward, but the treacherous grass caught his foot he fell. With all his strength ho threw her from him, and she landed safely and unhurt on t he soft winnow of hay be yond, laughing with glee at Tom's new game, And J oiii7 One hoofmark on the brown forehead, where the curls clust ered thickest, and a cruel gash in the chest, where the knife struck him. Hi) died in a few moments, Ins head on my knee. "lion t cry so, Miss Nome," he gasped, faintly, "It's all right. J loved her," And that was all. J'oor brave little Tom! New York (Ucord. Antiquity of Civilization, We cannot but bo struck with the Immense antiquity of civilization in Western Asia, wnenee, as a center, trade, art and literature spread west ward to thedreeks and Italians, and eastward to India and Ohina. The monuments show us that at least as early as 2500 It. 0. distinct civiliza tion existed In Chaldca, in Hyria and In Kgypt, It Is true that tho early date winch has been assigned toMenes 1... iti.l.,.lit.u ..,1.x, ... il.la.1.. ..,, mu fin ii. vi Ji'iKii 'i mi j VJ i 1 .Mi monarch (whereas the dated reigns often do not exceed five or six) lests on no secure basis, and extravafint stimatcs, based on equally tinsafedo- ductions, have been offered by some of our cuneiform scholars, who would carry back Akkadian civilization to 4000 (I, (!,! but these extravagancies do not discredit the facts which are deduced from better data, and which show that even earlier than the period usually assigned as the time when the pastoral Hebrew patriarchs found their way along the Kuphrates ami tllrough Hyria to Kgypt, there were organized Htates, walled towns, chari ots and horses, riches of jfold and sil ver. bron and Iron, ol rorn, ine and nit. iml onlv atnonj the Akkadi ans and In IVypI, but nUo in I'luenl el and in I'alestiue. The lliiiburgh Ib'Vlew, Teek as Weaiuma, A prick in n y be less herolo than h blow, but it, Is apt to be more effectu al, One hornet w ill rout a squad of soldiers; and a ready-witted seaman oucn vanished a horde of savage with lack iinila. In I H 111, says the IVutury, the whale ship Hyren, while on a voy. ago to thel'tcillii Ocean, met with an adventure which would have proved fatal to all hands, but for a quick etratagemof the mate. One fine day, off of one of tho I'elew Islands, all the boat beingafter whales, and but a few men left aboard the vessel, a large hand of armed natives suddenly swarmed over tho bulwarks. The crew tied to the rigging, leaving the naked howling savages in full com mand of the ship. 'J 'ho mate, on coming alongside, took in the sltua tion at a glance, mid quickly ordered the men to open the arm-chests anil scatter on deck all the tacks they could find. In a moment it fairly rained tacks upon the naked savages. The deck was soon covered with these little nails. They oierced the feet of the islanders, who danced about with pain, which increased with every step they took, until, with yells of rage and agony, they tumbled headlong into the sea and swam ashore. FACTS AND EVENTS. New Yorker who npe the KiikKnIi an selling tlielr rocking clmira to the ilnaler la old furniture, Home tli Inn iuitUn hi paperwelghti In s good nixed iitlim, which revolve on a tri pod from willed depend a tluy clock and calendar, A maid of honor to (juuen Victoria k' tt!IOO a year, and the ervlen Is nld to entail only about three month' attend Slice Annually, Extremely pointed hoe are nlowly hut turely giving plaee to the round and iiiONt euKlble and comfortable t,yle of otiie year ago, "There Is not a house in ('lunula from Manila to Capo Kretoa which does not contain a vacant chair for a lsy or girl In the United Htates, " say the Toronto Ulobe. Brewers la Philadelphia have noticed that when there I a prolific yield of fruit there 1 a great falling olf In the consump tion of beer. Thf I particularly tb cae when there I an abundant supply of watermelon. One cable foot of lead ore weigh 474 pounds, thus a vein of galena or lead ore one foot wide, fx feet high and tlx feet long will produce 111,5.1' pounds, or a vein one and a half Inchu wide will net one ton, three Inche wide, four ton, etc, Tb fondou Tld Hit lately offered a prize for the bet dellaltloa of money, The prize wa awarded to Henry K, fiagg, of Hheftleld, who defined It the: "An ar ticle which may m ued a a unlvera! passport to everywhere except heaven, and a a universal provider of everything except happlne " The biggest blast la the history of ('on neetleut wa touched off In J, H, I,arie' quarries at Merlden The Master drilled many bole Into one side of the uuarry, Implanted ftOO pound of dynamite therein and fired it, A uias of rock that weighed 8,000 ton wa ut rolling down the mountain side, and the lntonuf,lon wa heard many mile. California will make a good (howley a a producer of ht Miignr thi yanr.40Mje Chine factory expect a to produce ft, one,. 00(1 pound of sugar, the vVatworivill fac tory sj.000,000 pound, and the Alvarado tm Utrf 2,000,011(1 pound, Thi make a total of 7, "00 ton, wlifeb seem a large amount but the 1,'iilled Hlale Import sugar to the value of (100,000,000 an nually, Near Hlgate, about Inriy mile wet of Ht, Thomas, Canada, wa discovered the largest skeleton of any extinct animal yet found, It belonged to the order of masto don glganteiiM, and measured T! feet from end of nostril to tip of tall. The tooth only of one of thee huge mmter of pre liltoHo tluin wa dug up recently at Falling Hprlug, near HcIIhvIIIs, Ml., wbli h weighed 14 pound and 1' ounce Marriage I like lottery, If you draw a prize you can be happy.