The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1875-06-03
The Young Man who was ashook.

''What want to know, said white
headed young man of twenty, as he stood
before the sergeant in charge of the CEN
trail station, yesterday, what | came here
for was to get some advice.
Proceed" said the sergeant
"You know Nancy Thompson, don't
you9'
''Never heard of her"
"Well. she's widder, over forty years
old, and I've been boarding there.
'YesY'
"And we were engaged to be married.
"Whewr whistled the officer.
II don't blame you" continued the
young man, in a broken voice. 81 m on
ly twenty. and she's forty, but man
can't tell when he's going to make fool
of himself"
"And you fell in lover"
81 did that, and as soon as we get
through talking I'm going out to hire
some one to kick me over to Canada and
back Yes, sir. fell dead in love-loved
woman of over forty"
"And what followed?'
"What follered2 Why, what alters
I'm human, same's anybody else. and
when l love, i love like locomotive on
a down grade What do you think did
in just six weeks by the watch? Went
to the theatre sixteen times, out sleigh
riding twelve times, had three parties,
went to three lectures, and took her to
eat oysters ten or eleven times. Fact
sir,-cost me durn near 5000"
But it was all for love" replied the
sergeant.
II thought so, and what else did l do
Bought her $40 watch, $40 bracelet, a
So ring, 81 set of jewelry, new dress
and gave her S. gold piece with hole
in itl Yes, sir, l drew $500 from the
bank-every red had-and used it ur
on herr'
E"And thenP'
''She purtended to love back, and
when l squoze her hand she smiled, and
smiled, and looked heaps of love at me
Shed lean on my arm, talk about Cupid
and get off 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 ii
ger does around lambI'
Did she break the engagement
Last night" said the young man
swallowing the lump in his throat, "sht
told me she'd been trifing with me al
along. She said she was engaged to an
other man; and she could never be NOR
than sister to mel l tell you, sergeant
you could have knocked me down with
straw l braced up after a while ant
Acl hJ pOSAASCs Wi1Ch ShO OehAAO'
me white-headed idiot, and the board
ers threw me out of doors. Five hun
dred dollars gone, and I'm wrecke'
man.
He blew his nose and wiped his eyes
and continued:
81 don't want to drown myself; tn
waters awful cold, and perhaps l can ge
over this. / want them presents bacl
and I'll so to Muskegon and try and fol
get her. It's wrenched me all to pieces
can never love again. Were you eve
shook, sergeant?
mo, never"
"Then you don't know the anguish
the grip around the heart. 1t cuts lik
knife, and all 1 can think of is bein
laid out in coffin, my right hand hole
ing bunch of roses and the left restin
on my heart.
"You are young-you may outgrow it.
81 may-I may, but it's so awful sue
den, and hits so hard, that l feel as if
had fallen from house. Go to th
house, sergeant, and see if you can g
them things back. If I'm alive I'll
around again tomorrow, and if don
come you may keep the things for you
kindness. I'm white-headed, but II
tender hearted and l want to retire b
hind some barn and sit down and think
And he retired