Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-06-16
AN DER True TALE.
An Ardent Swaia. n Vicious 10y,
and an Cnappreefative Female.

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and an Cnappreeiative Female.
1t is n cruel thing to sport with a mans
hottest emotions. to rediculc the love that
fills his heart. befooI and bcwildcr him,
make his Affection the sport Of his com
panions, lead him to unbosom himself, and
all for the amusement Of his soi-disant
friends. That is a formidable prelude to
the relation Of O little game that has been
in progress for the past month, but it is a
tale, the enacting Of which, and the de-
movement thereof, has made q young
mans heart bleed, and filled his breast
with a loathing for his kind. He is a fas-
c~inating young clerk, a masher in every
sense, pretty and impressible, in fact, a
rural haaft-breaker, and prides himself on
his accomplishments as a dancer and So
ciety man. He met his fate about a month
ago in the person Of a
DAgk-EyED BEAUTY,
a gay, dashing young female, who, to him
appeared as lovely as one Of Mahomet's
hours. He first saw her at a party, and
was smitten at sight. Tie was introduced,
begged for O waltz, which was granted,
clasped her slender waist, and as he whirl-
ed around the room, his ecstacy Of happi-
ness was beyond description. He haunted
her during the evening, followed her love-
ly form with his eyes, CRASHED his teeth
with insane jealousy when some other fell
low profaned her with a rude touch, and in
fact made as complete an ass of himself as
il was possible for a love-sick swain to do
under the circumstances. He fingered
until she departed, and then the brightness
was gone out Of the ROOM, the place had
no further charms, and he departed for his
lonely room. Here he tossed and tumbled
in a feverish dream, in which visions Of
black eyes, 1.-THE forms, waltz music, and
hated rivals predominated. The next day,
while mechanically performing his duties,
his mind dwelling on the siren who had
entranced him, he determined to write to
the fair one, to inscribe in burning words
the great ocean
a OF LOVE
that had swept over his soul, to disclose to
her the passion that throbbed in every
fibre Of his frame, in fact to put his aflec-
ton 10 " the hazard of a die" and cast for
the great stake. He reasoned that
- NItu w , well htIiIAs Ls hOb u 4Iuil W
love.
The strong, the brave. the virtuous and the
wise
Sink in the soft captivity together"
And reasoning thus, he wrote his epistle.
How TO send it was the next question. Tie
postoilice would not answer. A stern father,
a strict mother, or, worse than all, a big
brother might gain possession Of it. Then
he took into his confidence a young imp
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boy promised to deliver il in person, stimu-
lated by the reward Of half a dollar. The
youth meant well. but he fell by the way
side: or, rather, on his errand he eneount-
cred a young fellow and allowed him to
look at the address. Then for an addi-
tional fifty cents he turned il over and
forthwith entered into a conspiracy TO
basely deceive the ardent lover. Two or
three more young men were let into the
secret, and together they opened the dainty
note. gleated over and ridieuled its con-
tents, and concoctcd a reply. This base
forgery, written in a delicate female hand,
pnrported to reciprocatc his affection,
acknowledged a prediction for his hand
some form, cautioned him against betray-
ing his love to an unfeeling world, and
wound up with a postscript saying that if
she could escape from home on the next
1fSAAHcs ~ HtA4a IAtAAbA~At tAiOG5A
SPRING STREET.,
Between the hours Of eight and nine p. u.
Then the wretched boy. sworn to secrecy
by his new employers. fastened back
with the note, and gave it to the
victim. He was on hand that evening,
and walked up and down the highway,
straining his eyes, and eagerly watching
each female form that fitted by, but was
doomed to disappointment in every in
stance. An hour, wv hours passed, AMI,
altering Tonnyson, "She eometh not, he
said" The next day another note fol-
lowed to meet the anne fate. A reply
anne stating that a watehful mother kept
her in the house. Another appointment
with tine same result, and still another.
The bad boy, who was acting the mytho-
logical part Of Mercury, was getting rich.
the lover wasting with the passion that
consumed him, and the faise-hearted
friends revcling in the sport afforded them
by their cruel deception. To make a long
story short, she came to the store one day.
and he mentioned the difficulties that
seemed to surround their affections. She
knew not Of what he spoke. He waxed in
dignant at her seeming GOODNESS, and drew
the package IL notes from Lis breast-in-
side pocket nearest the heart. She de-
nounced them as a base fabrication, turned
up her pretty nose at the presumptuous
counter jumper and sailed out. Thus
rudeiy was the eherish4d illusion dis
PEELED. Now he pines in secret melan-
choiy. lays in wait for the vicious urchin
who deceived him, and curses the sex. All
that Is worth living for is beyond him, and
he exists but to wreak sweet revenge. 1t is
a sad case, and we see several exciting items
looming up in the future. Suicide or q
double murder is n sure result, il he keeps
up his courage to the sticking point.