Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-04-16
The Young Man Who Was Shook y


"WHAT want to know" said a white
headed young man of twenty, as he stood
before the Sergeant in charge of the Cen
tral Station, yesterday" what l came
here for was to get some advice"
proceed" said the Sergeant.
You know Nancy Thompson, don't
your" >
Never heard of her."
"Well, she's widder, over forty years
old, and I've been boarding there"
"Yes?"
"And we were engaged to be mar.
ried."
Whew!" whistled the officer.
"I don't blame you," continued the
young man, in broken voice. "I'm only
twenty and she's forty, but man can't
always tell when he's going to make a
fool of himself"
"And you fell in love?"
81 did that, and as soon as we got
through talking I'm going out to hire
some one to kick me over to Canada and
back Yes, sir, fell dead in loYe-loved
woman of over forty"
And what followed?"
"What follered? Why. what alters
tolIersT I'm human, same's anybody
else, and when love, l love like loco
motive on down grade. What do you
think / did in just six weeks by the
watcbY Went to the theater sixteen
times, out sleigh-riding twelve times, had
three parties, went to three lectures,
and took her out TO eat oysters ten OF
eleven times. Fact, sir--cost me durn
near 5000"
"But it was all for love-" replied the
Sergeant.
"I thought so, and what else did
dor Bought her forty-dollar watch, q
ten-dollar bracelet, five-dollar ring, a
| seven dollar set of 1ewelry, a new dress
and gave her five-dollar gold piece with
hole in itl Yes, sir, drew $500 from
the bank-every red had-and used il
up on hern
"And them"
"She purtended to love back, and
when squoze her hand she smiled, an6
smiled, and looked heaps of love at me
She'd lean on my arm, talk about Cupid
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 Bepga
tiger does around lambln
/ " Did she break the engagements"
l. Last night" said the young man
swallowing the lump in his throat, " shC
told me she'd been trif1ing with me al
along. She said she was engaged K
another man, and she could never b.
more than a sister to mel / tell you
Sergeant, you could have knocked IN,
down with a strawi braced up after
while and called her hypocrite, whel
she called me white-headed idiot, ant
the boarders threw me out of doors. Fiv
hundredl dollars gone, and Pm
wrecked man. t.tf
He blew his nose and wiped his eyes
and continued;
81 don't want to drown myself; tn
waters awful cold and perhaps can ge
over this. 1 want them presents back
and I'll go TO Muskegon and try and fol
get her. Igs wrenched me all TO pieces
lean never love again. Were You eve
shook, Sergeant ?" &
"No, never" ..-
"Then you don't know the anguish
he gripping around the heart. 1t cut
like knife, and all can think about
being laid out in coffin, my right han
holding bunch of roses and my ld
resting on my heart"
" You are young-you may outgrON
it,"
IL may-I may, but it's so awful sud
den, and hits so hard that feel as ii
had fallen from house. Go to the house
Sergeant, and see if you can get tbeI
things back. If Pm alive I'll be aroun
again to-morTer, and If / don't come yo
may keep the things for your kindness
l'm white-headed, but Pm tender. hearted
and want to retire behind some bar
, and sit down and think"
: And he retired,--Detr0it Free Press
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DON'T imagine that you were born
reform the world. You can't split