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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1908)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22 THE MORNING ASTOR1AN, ASTORIA, OREGON. 0 Up Country. By ALICE LOUISE ,,;(', : LEE. ,; j ConyrlchL 1ML by Alio LouIm Lm. jPUH! IxmrJoJ a Broadway car at X Fourteenth street. Now York, Of blnf blown and Jorkod tlirotigb T1 tbe doorway and, luto tbe only ompty seat apace loft, I I was an exceedingly narrow space, uoroacbQd upon on 0110 sldo by a big rod factd maa and on tha other by a dark hucd sonpf Hungary, " l Joy, be lug amall, owupled the edga of flit middle ground and atood ber dripping umbrella In front of bor, Then aba' leaned over tba load of cboolbooka bugged under ona arm and surveyed tba hem of bar aklrt It waa damp, u"Oh. dart" iho mourned inwardly, "I can JuaT sea It ahrlnk, and Ife tba on Jim liked bestr Bb squeezed beraelf farther back on tba aeat with a feeling of guilt Three "oil, ieab, t cam ton an n antral mouths iK'f jre aba bad not bad Jim's preference ao clearly In mind, but three mouths In New York bad altered Joy'a standpoint, 8ue choked back tba teara-tbey lay ao near tba surface now-amkopeued I book, but ber thoughts would wander back to tbe "op country" wblcb aba had left, not content to settle down In tbe village acbootor la a village home either, for tbat matter-after gradu ating from a normal college. . ; "Twenty-third atreetr called the conductor. Joy looked forlornly out Into tbe early wet darkness and gat a a sudden exclamation. A car from tba West Tweuty-tbird atrrnt ferry bad disgorged a crowd of transfer that were making a rush fur ber car. These tbe conductor met by the monotonous ; command, "Let 'em off-let 'em fftT ' Tbe crowd paused, held In check by a young tnati wltb a general appear ance of squareness. Ills shoulders were square. So were bla OVra lower Jaw and bla tanned forehead. Aa to hla dealings, Joy could testify that they aim were squure, too square ometImes In that be bnd taken ber at lier word and for three dreary -month remained silent. "Oh." abe exclaimed, "Ifa Jim!" Fortunately neither the large man mor tbe aon of Hungary understood the English language or the language of tones or they would have auspected that a Klondike bad suddenly been trolled to tbe feet of tbe damp little public achool substitute between them. Impulsively abe atrnggled to ber feet under the Impression that abe waa' go ing to meet Jim and aa Impulsively sat down again, remembering that she could not Would be see bor? She waited breathlessly, with parted Hps, when he enteral. In looking for a aeat hla eyes travel d straight pait the now trembling Ut ile substitute without seeing her. A trig lump rose In her throat Perhape he did not wish to see her. Perhaps lie had been lu the city for weeks and bad not looked ber up. It was just as well, sho reasoned, that be bad not because her landlady had recently rent ed tbe parlor, so there would have been uo place for him to sit butbut abe wanted to be remembered just tbe same. 1 The lump In ber throat Increased In size, and tbe lights blurred. "Up coun try" aba had been of too great Impor tance to be overlooked. Tbe aquare young man had found a seat on the aame side of the car, and nothing of him was visible from Joy's iposltlon save tbe hand bag at bis :foet Joy bad not' noticed this before, it proclaimed the fact that ho had just .arrived, and she was suddenly enabled to swallow the lump in her throat At Thirty-first street an old colored mammy boarded the cur and, after ona .look at the full seats, clung to a strap. There was an Instant's pause, and then Joy'g eyes glowed softly nhd Joy's heart bent warmly.' " v' "That's like Jim," she whispered to herself. "That's the way they do up country," for the square young man was clinging to the strap and the col ored mammy was seated, Ills back was toward Joy now his straight, squ8r shouldered back. It rested her Just to look at It She hnd not realized before how tired she was. Being only b, substitute, she was the natural prey of every grade In the great school building where her task was , the unenviable one-of taking the place of absent teucbers, one day In this room, one day in that, a stranger fo ever hp'!, Who celebrated her ad- 7 ... , ... . ... , .. rent by a display of all tba trbka known to the east aide youth. "Forty -second!" called tba conductor. Joy arose, trembling. 8he wondered If she could speak to Jim without cry ing. Sho bad such a silly desire to cry. Jim solved bor problem unexpectedly by reaching over, picking tip bis band bag from between bis feet and pushing bis way out ahead of ber, little dream ing for whom he was making a path. IIu did not know until be stood on the 'curb and raised his umbrella. Then bo discovered tbat It sheltered two, and the other was looking up wltb an adorable expression of timidity In bor .face and a little timid quaver In the voice wblcb said, "How do you do, Jinr " . .""I. jif.jt;!-,, ' I'Toyl't cried Jim,' v Down went the band bag bard on tbe wot pavement and Joy's damp gloved hand was enveloped in a big dry ona and held there tightly while Jim's eyes, thrown off their guard by tba unex pectedness of tba meeting, said things be bad resolved tbey never should re peat while ba answered ber greeting wltb an emphasis wblcb brought tba color to ber pale cheeks. "Pm t doing very wellnow-thank you?' '-' ' i -; -V. Thou tbey both laughed, Joy wltb a little girlish giggle wblcb sounded strange to ber own ears. It bad been so long since aba bad laughed out of sheer happiness, Home ona pushing against them brought them back to a realization of time and place. Jim released Jier bund, asking Vaguely, "And la every thing well with you, Joyf Joy btmltated. Could aba answer the question without giving way to the pent up fooling of three monthat "Oh, 1"- aha began and paused, look ing away. . Jim. glancing down at ber averted face, suddenly remembered things. There waa an abrupt change la bla manner. ' Rlooplug, be picked np bis grip, saying dryly, "A foolish question to ask after bearing some of your let ters read." Then, without looking at bar, be asked, "Which car do you taker "Croaatowu east" aba replied la a muffled tone. ' Aa Jim algnaled a car be volunteered the Information atirtly, "I'm in the city on business." "Oh!" faintly from Joy, bnt , she mill led. Within tbe car there waa bnt scant seating room, and Joy snuggled back Ix-hlnd Jim's shoulder, saying to her self: "Such a foolish boy! Such a dear, foolish boy!" , jf Aloud abe asked quietly, "Jim, what did you mean about my-my lettersf Jim sat bolt upright, looking through the opposite window, "l'our aunt read me some of them that told bow you were enjoying yourself down here and how much livelier New York life la than our np country' life. J believe you wrote that tbe peopla here called It 'up country? " v "Yea," came In a low tone from be hind hla shoulder. Joy's pride bad dictated thone lettera. ' : "And tbeu you wrote about the M'hool-wbat a magnificent building you were tu and bow flue It la to be part of a achool wltb fitly teachers lu stead of an Imilgulllcant six." "Ohr exclaimed Joy. "Did I say ttmtr Out she knew without asklug She had been ao determined tbat no one up country ahould suspect ber re gret " - Jim nodded, atarlug persistently out of thd opposite window, and continued steadily, "Then abe read one, the let ter about your boarding bouse and what nice people are there" "Oh," Interrupted Joy, "did aha read you that letterr Jim squared hla shoulders defiantly. "Sho did." Behind bis arm Joy waa amlllng faintly, while Into ber eyes crept an expression of mischief as she peered around tbe aggressive shoulder at the face set aggressively toward the win dow, "Lot's aee"-Joy'a tone was softly speculative "what else did I write In regard to the boardera?" No reply. "I think It waa In that letter I told about the lawyer who sits opposite me BTiRINC) OUT OF THK OPPOSITE WINDOW. at tablo, but perhaps nuutle didn't read you that part," demurely. Only an Indistinct nlll filiation from Jim; ;, "Ayery bright man." olmerved Joy. "So you said tu the letter," grimly. , "Rather nlco looking," If J lm hnd not been so Inteut on the opposite window he Avould have de teeted the smile In Joy's tone.- . "Handsome, the letter said." ' "He nddrexaes his remarks almos! exclusively to me." "Exclusively, the letter said." "Madison avenue!" called the con rtuctor. A moment later Jim and Joy stood on the curb under one tmhrella wait- 91 for a blockaded car, Jim ttaad Krafgbt and stiff, holding tba ombre! lu high over their beads, admitting tbe void, wet world to their conference. "Jim!" aald Joy softly, glunclng up. "Jlmi" Ills face relaxed at her tone, but bis voice waa still grim and the umbrella held high. "Welir "The scboolbouse la a handsome building on tba outside, Just as I wrote; but Jim, the pupils up country are so much nicer, Because I'm only a substitute tbey act-ob, you never saw such actional" Jim's muscles stiffened suggestively. ' "I'd just Ilka to get at 'em," be mut teredv ,. ... "And, Jlni"-Joy's tone waa fainter and ber face hldden-"lfa true, of course, tbat Ufa here la livelier than It la up country for some, but not for me. AU I do la to go to school la tbe morn ing and go back to my ball bedroom at night Oh, r bate It!" wltb suppressed vehemence. v Tba umbrella wavered, and dropped lower over tbeu? beads. Jim's face waa eager, but bla voice sounded a Jealous note aa ba prompted, "But there are all tba nice peopla at tba boarding bouse.". Joy shook ber bead. "It takes ao long to make acquaintance bere, Jim. I don't really know any of the board ers that la, any one worth knowing." Again tbe umbrella wavered, dropped a little lowor, but rose again aa Jim hesitated Jealously, "That lawyer, Joy?" Joy smiled and glanced bravely up, although ber eyea were moist But be hind the tears gleamed tbe mischief aa ahe replied: "I-I didn't tell all the truth about the lawyer, Jim. Ile-be has a wife out west suing for a divorce, and 1 don't blame ber a bit" The umbrella wavered no longer, but dropped promptly close above their THl BIO IWBRBXbA SHUT OUT THE WOBLD. hesds. A car, escaping tbe blockade In front of the Grand Central atation, came groaning around the curve and atopped. All the waiting transfers save two scrambled on board. Those two were not aware of tbe existence of tbat car or tbe one wblcb followed, ao successfully did the big umbrella from "up country" abut out the cold, rainy, world. The Psrslana. ' Tbe people of Persia are Intelligent, adaptable, hospitable and sociable. Tbey have kindly and generous In stincts. Tbey are very sensitive to tbe opinions tbat their neighbors have of them, particularly In matters Intel lectual. Their amour propre Is seldom for their country, but more often for themselves, their town or their reli gion. Still, It Is a strong feeling. In moral matters It Is easier to Induce them to exceed their duty than to per form It strictly. They are very com mercial in their ideas, but thelVhotlon of commerce Is rather to effect a coup, and whether in business or In, ordinary behavior a transaction where you sim ply do the right thing without seeking either much advantage or much credit will always strike tbem as hopelessly banal. They are therefore very unre liable and appear to the western to be lacking In character. -They are extraordinarily apt at Imitation, and tbey quickly conform themselves to any change of circumstances. This seems to be partly owing to their lack of depth and to the usual absence of a desire to change anything under tbe surface, but this lack of depth is only comparative. A Persian la not a fool, and on certain matters tbat are thrust before his eyes lie sees much more deeply than the European. Contempo rary Review. . A Spanith 8tret 8en. In nothing Is the Illiterate condition of Spain shown as lu tbe numerous writing booths which line the streets of Barcelona. Spain has preserved much of the picturesque life of past ages, and even at the present day In many of Its towns may be seen the watchman, with pike and lantern, go ing his nightly rounds not far from a fine street ' brilliantly Illuminated by the electric light In the Rnmbla, the principal street of Barcelona, may be. seen several of these writing booths of the public scribes. There for a small considera tion the Illiterate or any one else may hnve anything Indited from the poetry of a love epistle to the prosaic applica tion for a situation. The front of each booth Is placarded with the name of the scribe and the services he is pre pared to render to his customers. Some scrllies combine the art of paint ing with that of writing, and all add to their activities the bualncna of registry offices for servants. - y!ff"," 5 JaaS3pS . 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Victims of hay fever . will exper ience great benefit by taking Foley's Honey and Tar, a if stops difficult breathing immediately and heals the inflamed air passages, and even if it should fail, to cure you it will give instant relief." The genuine is in a yellow package. T. F. Laurin, Owl Drug Store. Warning;. If you have kidney and bladder trouble and do not use Foley's Kid ney Cure, you will have only your self to blame for results, as it posi tively cures all forms of kidney and bladder diseases. T. F. Laurin, Owl Drug Store. Tea Yeara In Bed. "For ten year I was confined to my bed with disease of my kidneys," write R. A. Cray, J. P. of Oakville, Ind, "It was so severe that I could not move part of the time. I con sulted the very best medical skill available, but could get no relief un til Foley Kidney Cure wa recom mended to me. "It has been a God aend to me." T. F. Laurin. Owl Drug Store. 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