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WHlTE owssr PRICES ”AT..- Toilet Clippers Pocket Knives Portland Cement - Scranton Goal Scales Mitts 3 [Written for the Watchman-Wattle: by Thos. § § Lynch, Chicago, Ill] ' WWWWWW It was on the 24th of June, and the festurtles, usual on that, day, were at their ”height in the pretty little village 0f Lâ€", which nestles close to the side of a. hill overlovklng the sea, In the northern northern part of the land of the mldnlght lean. All the lads and lessee of the vil- Lâ€", which nestles close to the side or a hill overIOoking the sea, in the northern northern part of the land of the midnight sun. All the lads and leases ‘of the vil- lage and surrounding district were met upon the green. and judging by the joy- ous shouts. the ringing laughter and their merry faces, were enjoying them- selves hugely. High in the heavens the sun appeared and with broad beaming smile, casting a radiant warmness on all beneath, was evidently much pleased wi.h the celebration gotten up in his i honor, and small wonder was it. if he was ‘ pleased to see those sturdy lads and fair- innocent gameslfree from care, light-heart- ed and happy. There is an old Norse legend which claims that Old Sol in pass- ing on that day becomes so absorbed in the doings of these Norse folk that he stands still all day to watch their gambois instead of being on his way as is ever his Towards seven o’clock on the latter half of that continuous day, an old wom- an and a stalwart young man made their way slowly through the groups of young folk, and appeared to be so absorbed in their conversation that they returned merely a quiet nod and smile to the merry greetings with which they were upon all sides assailed. The young man carried in one hand a leather satchel of quaint and curious shape and make, with the other a canvas bag such as the average Norwegian peas- ant uses tor a travelling bag. This ooup‘e were Sven Knudsen and his mother“ Sven was on his way to the quay from whence he was that: evening to embark on the down steamer from England en route to the land of promiseâ€"America. He was a young fellow of two or three and twenty, tall, handsome, and atheletlc- looking. and for some years had been very promment in the young circles of the village. His mother. as she walked beside him, I tried wich all the strength she possessed ‘ to stifle the sobs which once in a while would find expression. Ever since her husband had diedâ€"and that was many years before when the young giant, now 1so soon to leave her, was a baby in arms --she had given all her time and energy and love to him and .now that he was about to leave her, perhaps for ever, her mother’s heart was well-nigh breaking. She knew full well that sooner or later they must part, and had schooled herself for the event, but now that it had come, she found her resolutions giving, way and her grief was fast getting the better1 of her. In the village, and within a stone’s throw of Sven’s home, there lived a young maiden, by name Hulda Thorsen. and between this young man and this young woman there had for some time existed a feeling considerably warmer than mere friendship, in fact they were secretly betrothed. A TALE 0F ANOTHER LAND Sven was sincerity itself, but withal _, . ca jovial and good-natured to a great degree. he Hulda was gay, bright, lively, given to hi czrluetry and very fond of admiration, la and were it not for this trait in her make- m up this tale had never been told. As the a: couple, mother and son, passed on their way to the wharf the crowd of pleasure. g seekers suddenly stopped their games, 0 and as with one accord moved slowly 0 down the slope in the wake of the two- Ever since Sven had let it be known that he was going to America the young peo. ple had been trying with all the art of persuasion they possessed to stay him from so doing, but to all their entreaties they had turned a deaf ear. When all had reached the wharf and the steamer came into view above the horizon one young girl suddenly cried out, “Where I u is Hulda Thorsen that she comes not here to stay Sven Knudson from leaving home.” With a face almost as crimson as the bright red sun high above them Sven turned and in thundering tones bade them hold their peace, that it was none of their worry whether he went or stayed. s The sudden change in the deameanor of E Sven caused considerable comment also before the unnoticed absence of Hulda, and it was not long before the young people had come to the conclusion that there was something wrong between Sven and Hulda. Ono brawny young giant asked Sven was it because he had quarrelled with Hulda that he was leaving home, and the question no sooner fat1 from his lips than he lay stretched full length on his back by a blow from the young travellers fist. l A CHRISTMAS GIFT The host at last arrived, pub of! what freight she had for the vlllege,,took the out-going stuff aboard and lay at the dock ewaltmg her scheduled time to leave. To the sorrowlpg mother that time came all too quickly. The ship’s bell rang. the captain shouted, “All-aboard.” Then ‘young Sven strained his mother to his 1 breast, once again whispered in ‘her ear, “At Christmas little'mother,” and stepped aboard. ySlowly the big ship slipped away from the land, the crowd of young folks cheering and shouting their good- byes. the mother watching the form of he stalwart son as he stood in the stern of the vessel so that he might catch the last glimpse of the home and friends he loved so well. The sun shone down brightly on the scene beneath and soon the vessel, rounding a curve in the coast, 1was lost to sight “from the watchers on shore and the young Norwegian turned from where he stood and gazed towards the open sea in the direction of the golden west. II , Hulda Thorsen was. as noted before, a pretty girl; in fact one might say a beauti- ful young woman, lively, jolly, full of life and spirits and was the life of every gathering whether she went. Her father had been dead for some years at the time i of the Opening of this narrative and with ' her mother she lived alone 3 in the village. The father had been a prosperous fisherman, who, when he had passed from life down into the valley of the shadow, did not leave his widow quite penniless. By dint of hard work and industry he had accumulated a tidy little sum and when he had passed away the wife and mother, being ofa thrifty turn of mind, had invested the savings in a little store in the village, and caring for this establishment, now that her mother had grown old, was Hulda’s occupation in life, and, be it said in pass'4 ing, she discharged her duties cheerfully and well. Hulda’s father and Sven’s father had been born companions from childhood and in later years each had _ cherished the wish that their daughter and son, when they grew into manhood . and womanhood. should mate one with norâ€"anisâ€" the other. Sven admlred Holds as a child; he loved her an a young woman, in fact: his love for her was always para.- mount in his mind. Hulda liked Sven better than any other of the village sweins and lost no opportunity of heinv with him or of talking of him with the girls of the village. Sven confessed his love to Hulda. She reciprocated end so they plighted their troth. They were happy and contented. They looken into the future so rosy to them and told each other they were content. Sven wenti fishing each day and when he returned at night he would go and sit with Hulda in the little store and together they would talk over their plans for the future. Sven was the happiest men in all Norway; he thought himrelf the luckiest. To the village one day came an English tourist. rich, hsndsome and young. He strolled into the little store to pnrchs‘ie some trifling necessariee. sew Hulda, smiled ether, was smiled at in returnl‘ and decided there and then that he wonld‘| use her to help pass sway dull hours between hunting and fishing trips. “Hulda, as I have said. was fond of admiration and although true at heart. was a txflle vain. This young Engliahman a trflle vain. This young hogusnman with his suave way, his polished manners and easy grace, soon found favor with Hulda, and she, foolish girl. was so elated with the attentions of this hand- some young stranger, that, for the time being, forgot her plighted truth and the honest sturdy young Norwegian over whose heart she held sway. One svenJ lng Sven after his return from a fishing ‘expeditlon of several days duration, called, as was his wont, at Hulda’s house, he was surprised to receive no answer to his summons and, when on his return later he met Hulda and the stranger coming from the house he grew alarmed and finally jealous, Not being schooled in the art of dis- . 1 guising his feeling, being true and sincere l of heart himself, he hated anything false or underhanded, so his anger grew in in- ‘ tensity,when Hulda, with a slight inclin- ation of her pretty head, was about to pass on her way, her hand resting slight- ly upon the arm of her escourt, Sven barred the way, and with flashing eyes and stem set face, demanded of her what she meant by thus giving him over for a stranger. Hulda was vexed. She did not like to let this Englishman see that she would be ruled over by any person like Sven, and especially in such a fash- ion, so with quick retort she bade him step aside, telling him he had no right to quiz her as to her actions, and assuring him that she had done with him for all. Sven reeled as though from a mighty blow, and holding to the railing for sup- ‘ port, watched, with wild, dilated eyes, Hulda and her companion passing the . road in the direction of the mountain 7 D path. That evening he told his mother he had decided to go to America and there try to wrest from the wheetlands of Deg kcts, a sum sufficient to enable him to build a home for her and him. 'His mother objected strongly at first, in fact for weeks afterwards, but seeing his mind awss made 11p. finally resigned herself to the inevnteble, little dreaming the true reason of her son’s flight. Hulde’s new-found frien soon tired of the fishing about in than isuriet, and one bright morning soon after the occur- snce related above, packed his traps, and without so much as good-bye, departed for newer and more exciting haunts. When he had gone, .Hnlda realized, for the first time, than she had made an aw- iful mistake. She knew that: she loved THE WATCHMAN-WARDER: LINDSAY, 0N1 Sven, and now that the giamor cast over her by the stranger‘s presence had worn away, she felt inconsolably blue and de- pressed. She had not seen Sven for some days, in fact not since the evening‘ upon which she had treated him so harsh- ly. He went early now and stayed late. iOnce, however, in the early morning she saw him. and on his approach, held out her hand, and casting upon him that old- ‘time smile, bade him good luck on his ttrip. Sven brushed by and told her to ’ go and give her hand to the English tour 1st. He would have none of it. And thus it was, and for this reason Hulda had not joined in the mid-summer festiv- ities, nor had not been among those who bade Sven farewell at the wharf on that 24th day of June. '7' « arm. He saw all his playmates around 2 . im, the game was blind-man’s bufi; he 3 was the hlind~mau, he was feeling around trying to find some certain person; oh, he cauld see through the bandage. It was Hulda. see some one else was after . her too, which should get to her first? ()0, on he ran and finally coming up close, he stretched out his arms tocatch her, andâ€"awoke, to find that the fire Was tout and the room very cold indeed. ‘When Sven retired that evenim? to his lonely couch it was with a firm resolution taken to visit his old home before another Christmas should pass. All that night he dreamed of Norwayâ€"of his mother and Hulda and two or three times he awoke during the night to find himself sitting straight up in bed with arms ex- tended. Hls sleep was broken and rest- less. It was Christmas time again one year later. The long season of night had set in long since and all Norway was wrapped in snow and ice. In a small cottage in the village of Lâ€" sat two women, one young and fair, the other old, feeble and gray. The season’s work . was done, the house was tidied for Christ- mas and near the fire eat the two women, neither one speaking, each busy with her own thoughts. Perhaps their thoughts rested on the same object. One of the l women at last broke the silence, speak- t ing as to herself. It was the older woman. 1 She saidâ€"“He will surely come to-night. Yes, I am certain of it. When he went away eight years ago he told me he would come back at Christmas and I know he wlzl come to night.” The young woman looked with a eoxb of dreaming gaze and answered, “Yes, mother, Knudsen will be here to-nlght. I feel something tells me Sven is on his way here now. Yes, he la coming tonight for sure. I dreams of him last night: and the night before. and then she added to herself. “and every night: these long years.” The reader will have guessed who these two women were -â€"Hulda Thoreen and Sven'e mother. Hulda’e mother had died and left her an orphan, and having prevailed upon Sven’e mother to live with her ; they had been living together for, three years, Hulda still keeping up the little store, and thus being able to provide a comfortable living for herself and Sven Knudeon’e mother. The little shop was closed for the night and the two women were seated as was their was their wont near the fire, talking of Sven. and wondering where he was at snob and such a time and chattingas women do when they have any one par- ticular thing in common thought. Hulda had refused the offer of every guitar in (Continued on page ’7. ) . A Brick House, in one of the best localities, centran 1 .. between the G.T.R. Station and Market. 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