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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1897)
(". . ".zy'. V THE COURIER. 11 . MANHEW-RUNE. Tie (ode went to ftstcnacrm There went to slaughter: ke are the god, and good. Framing the future. Worming in Jutmheim, The Jutens to strength grew; Strong, lacking work-craft, With strength that in thews k Strength for destruction. World-wide waxed Jutenhriny Rocks they uppiled there, Kindled the mountain fires; South forced the ice-floes. Tears rained from Hatha: Sore wept the man-mother. Came Woden, the wanderer All the strong gods from Asgard, Who to strength add great work-craft; In Jutrnhfim slew they The brood of the giants; Smooth spread the meadow land, The forest land planted, , Quenched all the bale-fires, Backon the Northland,--Drave the black ke-floes. Wide o'er the wide world, Then flourished mankin, Full-fed by the Mother. Pride grew in mansoul Each man a hater, Hands outstretched for plunder; So, the few o'er the many rule, And kin against kind war. Sore weepeth Hertha, As worn her tears brought The gods forth from Asgard, To war with the giants. Wherefore waits Woden Woden, the wanderer? Why doth he linger, Strong Thor t :e hammer-oi, -Thor the fierce Smiter? Who read the skuld-runes, Ken that he back wends; With him, from Asaland, The gods who have work-craft The gods who are wise and good, Good while sore-striking. The great gods are builders, To newness world-shaping; Though the man-rock for building, To fragments is riven, To fashion the hewn-stone, Wherewith ssupbuilded, The palace of Hertha The palace age-during. -IDYLA. The Romance of Kenmore. Kenmore was much interested in Misa Dieper. She was a quiet, fair girl, whom people call nice, and nothing more. She had come out to her father in the epriDg and by fall every one could tee plainly that Kenmore liked her very much. Moreover, ehe seemed to like bim too. This was not unexpected, as every one liked him. He was bandcome tall and fair haired and generally a good fellow. He had plenty of money. It would have been better perhaps if he had had leee. But this was one of the questions for students of men to answer. It was expected that Mies Dreper would fancy bim, and eo when their en gagement was announced in the autumn it was not a surprise. They acted after the manner of en gaged folk and the time passed quite rapidly. Then one day after seven or eight weeks it was suddenly rumored that the engagement bad been broken by Kenmore for apparently no reason. Public sentiment and private gossip all sided with the girl and the men at the club said it was a low trick and came very near expelling Kenmore. All the while Kenmore went arouni looking a little haggard and worn keep ing bis own council. If the talk and remarks hurt him and they certainly did be gave no notice of it. He grew paler and a little more haggard, and finally the doctor sent him home for his health. This k what he told me told me the night before he sailed. "I likegl the girl and like her yet but something has come up which makes it impossible to get married. I never told the girl what I know and she does not know now. No one knows but her father, you and I, besides the one or two of whom I shall speak later. "The trouble arose through my pas sion for relic hunting. It is co strong that I have a room full of stuff which I have never shown to anybody. "My greatest delight is to go down beyond the bazars and the maiketo into the native quarters and houses. Here I find what is really curious. 1 know their patois and consequently can talk to them as one of themselves: and be sides I have money. And who down there can resist that. Tho priests themselves will sell the relics in the tepiple. for enough of it. - "One day I was down seeking after some things of which 1 had heard. I was talking to Hallar H , an old friend of mine who had helped me for a slight compensation to be sure to get many valuable little curios. "I had been talking to him the better part of an hour without succeeding in getting any information, when sudden ly he pulled out a little gold bracelet and asked me cunningly whess I thought it was. "Of course 1 bad no idea and asked him about it. He informed me at once that it had been the property of Co'onel Draper's wife, and the mother of Miss Draper. I suspected at once it had been stolen and questioned him, though scarcely expecting the truth. "The story he told me was not the kind which should ba told to a fellow who is to marry the subject of it. Colonel Dreper had been up at Tlaluc on duty some eighteen or twenty years before. His wife was with him and their little girl. One night his wife died of fever and even while he was thus afflicted his little child was stolen. "Tho funeral services were brief and the few Englishmen aided bim for two weeks in hunting for the missing child but she was not found. -rrom inaiiime tne colonel lived a melancholy life and got removed to another position as soon as pcssible. On the night before he left the town he went into his bungalow and found crawling about the floor a little child, very white skinned but of native birtb. It seemed to fill the vacant spot in bis heart and although an effort was made to find the parent none were to be found. "He took the child with him and when he sailed for England two years ago she was still with him. Last spring she came back and is Miss Dreper. "The native told me thie. He said he had seen Miss Dreper and his eyes can not lie. Before I would believe him I sent to Tlaluc and had the ttory in vestigated. It waB with utter despair I received full corroboration of the old Indian's tale. "That is what has made me break off with her. I could not marry her knowing what I do. She is white and I cm white, but I can not do it." This is the story Kenmore told me the night before he sailed. As I left bim, be said half to me and half to himself: "We all want a romance in our lives. I have had mine God help me." GEORGE 0. SHEDD. Painting YTollir Home Is amatter of man, brush and paint more or less. The paint is not the least important of the three. You want paint that sticks and paint that has color. The main point in paint besides prettiness is perfect body and paint that holds on. We sell the famous MOUND CITY HORSESHOE BRAND. Ecith Why don't you get rid of that agriculturalist if you don't like him. Gladys Well, you know dear, some men are like dice easily rattled, but hard to shake. -, 1 $? i - - a : and pride ourselves on selling the best paint in the city. We warrant it tor be the ideal paint. Of course we sell brushes and y everything- for painting" purposes. We also line up in the front ranlf with the largest glass and paint houses in the west. 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