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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1897)
IP &&tyf&$ ny --y ggggpqy i'JmiiBW THE COURIER. Vl .- ' k 1 1 B r L"i 1 rr fSr z s-jy L. m. ' s THE SACRED FLAME. Wfcca love fin flames in the human breast (Coy love, shy love, love untried and wary), Love that u naught, but a sweet unrest (Mild love, young love, love afraid and chary) Then, oh, lover! thou shouldst feed the flame, Cover it, and aid it, and keep it free from blame, atch it, and guard it, and prize what it confesses! And fan it into blazing, with soft kisses and caresses! 1 "When love burns bright in the woman's heart (Brave love, strong love, love complete and teeming) Love that is all of life, more than a part. (Full love, rich love, love enthroned and beaming) -Then, oh lover! thou shouldst tend the fire, Add to it, and feed it, and pile it ever higher, Heap it, and spread it, and bless it as it blesses, And fan it ever greater with soft kisses and carevwt! When love dies down, as the heart grows old (Poor love, tired love, love alone and weary), Love that is dulled like a heart grown, cold (Tried love, true love, love in tears and dreary), Then, oh lover! thou shouldst speed thy hands, Plenish it, and aid it, and build it up with brands, Shield it, and serf tn it from winter's dire distresses And fan it into glowing with soft kisses and caresses! Circumstantial Evidence To Bay that Bertie Forrest was in love is altogether to mild a way ot putting it. 'He was helplessly, disparinply, reckless- ' ly in love, and as he said, he didn't care "who knew it. The girl was the daugh ter ot Colonel McHendree, and with eyes wbi:h at once put Forrest into the afore itated condition the first time he ever looked into them. She was a nice looking girl, and 'lather liked him. He had plenty' of ' money and therefore was inclined to be "laxy; wishing to spend his time at two places, with her first, and when she would no longer permit him to be with 'her, to loaf at the club. Now, this girl's "father had money too and was not par "ticular whether Bertie Forrest or any other young man showed attention to his daughter. "Who ever" he said, "Elsie does fioally chose, has got to how he is a man, with plenty of nerve." So when Bertie heard this he felt that things were at an end with him..' How was ho to knojr whether he had any 'nerve or not? And if he did have any how was he to show it9 The awfulness of the thing striking him he drank more than was good for him, and went to Bleep in one ot the window seats at the club. His friends knew all the incidents ot his affair, and seeing him in this con ditioD thought he must either have been jilted or kicked out ot the house by the girl,s father, so they pitied him and let him sleep undisturbed. Elsie McHendree and her father had been out riding in the afternoon. He was a collector of butterflies, and his daughter- took quite an active interest in this work, and would tramp over the country with a net in her hand for half day, and come home in the evening Hrith all torts of things pinned on her tiaw hat. This afternoon the two bad made an excursion into the Guy ha country to get specimens of the rare black butterfly, They bad tramped and ridden for hours and with it all had not been very suc cessful. Just as they entered town, one ot the wheels of their carriage broke down and they had to leave it there with their driver. Luckily another one passed just as the accident happened and the Colonel hired this to tike him to his club and his daughter home. It happened that just a moment be fore the Colonel was let out at his club, Bertie Forrest had awakened from his sleep and feeling the need of fresh air had taken his bat and gone. He had rot gone fifty steps when the carriage drove up and let Elsie's father out, and then it started on. For some unaccountable reason the horses became frightened just as the driver started them and instantly they were tearing up the street to the horror of the Colonel who was just climbing the club steps. The girl was clinging to the cushions and the carriage was sway ing from side to side, while the driver let fall the reins, and rprang from the seat. Bertie Forrest, who was crossing the street, hearir g the clalter and noise turn ed, and saw the horses and carriage al most upon him. He waB still dizzy from the excess of bis libations aud did not easily understand what it meant. How ever he saw the white face of Elsie Mc Hendree, and instinctively he leaned a little to one side, acd made a spring at one of the horses as they dashed by. ffe caught some ot the harness, and dragged a little way. 'Ihe violence of of the motion brought him to a realiza ion of what was happening, and in a moment he was sober. For all his IdZ'nees he was an active young fellow and before the horcea had run a hundred jards he bad managed to pull himself upon the bark of the one who was dragging him, and thee stop ping tbem was easy enough. WThen he helped her out, she did not faint nor throw herself into his arms, but only rmiUd at him a little and turn ed to her father who came running up. And when she was leaning on her fathers arm, Forrest lighted a cigarette and started off to the club saving, that the crowd which had gathered was a "beast ly bore; and he Hushed a little for he found that his tie was around under his ear. Of course he had sense enough to keep still, and when any of the fellows at the club spoke of Bertie having nerve, he only smiled to himself. No one was the wiser and Elsie's father thinks he is the finest boy in the club, and takes him out butterfly-hunting. Sometimes the 'finest boy' asks him self what he would have done had he been sober. Geo. C. Shedd. Cholly Every Anglomaniac should support Henry George. Chappy Why? Cholly Think how Erglish it would seem to have George the first mayor of Greater New York: "He bit the dust" But he was not daunted he had been eating boarding-house raisins too long to mind a little thing like that May Clara and Belle appear to be in separable. Minnie Yes; they are in love with the same man and they have to watch oneanother constantly. She Such a pretty watch! How long have you bad it? Brokleigb Oh. off and on, for five year?. De Sapley I'm going to kiss you when 1 go. Miss Caustique You'll forget how to kits by that time. gainting YT0Uir Home Is amatter of man, brush and paint more or less. The paint is not tne 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 v , paint that holds on. 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