Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-05-13


Hx Was sSzoog.'-What wane
to know, said . white-headed young
man Of twenty, - he stood before ths
sergeant in charge of The Detroit Osu-
tral Station. what came here FOX vas
TO get some advice.
sProceed,s sAid the sergeant.
You know Nancy Thompson, don's
youf'
Never heard of hsr.s
Well she's . widder. over forty yeass
old. and I've been boarding thsre.'
sYesf'
And We vsss engaged 70 BE- mar.
sWhew r whistled The oGlcsr.
4 don't blame you.' continued che
young man IN . broken voice. Tn
only tweu4y an1 shsso lorkv, bot : unn
can't always ten when hs1s going 10
make . fool Of himself
And you fell in love?'
4 did that, and 40 soon a. we get
through talking TIM going out to hire
some one to kick me over to Canada
and back. Yes, cir, fell dead in love-
loved a woman over forty
And what followed p
what followed? What alters fol.
lers? I'm human, same's anybody else,
and when love ! love like q locomo.
tive on down grade. What do you
think / did in just six weeks by the
watch. Went to the theater sixteen
times, went out sleigh-riding twelve
times, had three parties, went to three
lectures and took her out to eat oysters
ten or eleven times. Fact, sir, cost me-
durn near $2O0.'
But it was all for love- replied the
sergeant.
i thought so, and what else did I
dor Bought her $40 watch, o $40
bracelet, a IS ring, a 81 set of iewelry,
new dress, and gave her IS gold
piece with hole in it! Yes, sir, I
drew $500 from the bank, every red I
had, and used it all up on herr
And then!
She purtended to love back, and
when I squoze her hand she smiled and
smiled and looked heaps Of love at me.
She'd lean on my arm, talk about Gu
pid, and git of poetry by the rod, and
it was plainly understood that We were
to be married in June. Oh, she knew
her biz, and she slid around me as the
Bengal tiger does around the lamby
Did she break the engagement 2
Last night said the young man,
swallowing the lump in his throat, 'she
told me she'd been trifling with me all
along. She said she was engaged to an
other man, she could never be more than
sister to me! I tell you, sergeant, you
could have knocked me down with .
straw. braced up after awhile and
called her ahypocsite. when she called
me q white headed idiot, and the board
ers threw NE out Of doors.
Eve hundred dollars gone, and 1'm
q wrecked man.
He blew his nose, wiped his eyes,
and continued:
4 don't want to drown myself; the
waters awful cold, and perhaps l can
get over this. I want them presents
Lack, and llgo to Muskegon aud try and
forget her. It's wrenchcd me all to
pieces, and can never love again.
Were you ever shook, sergeantf'
No, never
Then you don't know the anguish
the gripping around the heart. 1t cuts
like a knife, and all l can think of 10
being laid out in q coffin, my right
hand holding bunch Of roses, and my
left resting on my heart
You are young-you may outgrow
it.
Il may--I may, but it's so awful sud-
den, and hits SO hard, that / feel as il
I'd fallen from house. Go TO the
house, sergeant, and see if you can't
get them things back. If I'm alive I'll
he round again tomorrow, and if l
don't come you may keep the things
for your kindness. I'm whits-headed,
but I'm tender hearted, want to retire
behind some barn and think
And he retired.