Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-11-13

a little more than four years ago a gen
tlenian OF this village, then about % years
of age. fell in love with young lady. aged
about 10. also Of Port .Jervis. She return
ed his affections. and for Il time all went
along smoothly. The lady was Il daugh-
/ ter Of pious parents. and although SHE
was not connected with any church. was a
firm believer in their tenets. and looked
with Il feeling akin to horror on anything
approaching shepticism or doubts But the
/ time came When she learned that her lover
was Il deist; that he disbclieved in a. re-
vealcd religion. had no veneration for tile
| bible. and took no interest in churches, sell
dom or never attending them save us her
escort. She was deeply panied by the rev.
citation. She sent for her lover and en-
deavored t. convince linn OF lis error, but
he was not satisfied with her arguments.
principle.
The more the lady pondered the more
her duty seemed clear to her. and she IL
naliy DECIDED to renounce her love. She
accordingly. wrote TO him in a long and
tear-stained letter. bidding him goodbye
forever. The gentleman again and again
urged her to reconsider her determination
hut she was obdurate. and a separation
took place. lie was deeply grieved, but
although he was, as he thought. badly
used. felt that she had acted up to what
her convictions Of right demanded. lie
could not as easily diyest himself OF bis
love, and after Il few months he left Port
Jervis and engaged in business elsewhere.
The lady mourned. but tried to satisfy
herself that she had acted correctly. Two
gears made her more liberal than she had
been. and she, began to study on the sub
ject. The more she read the more she dis
trusted her, former decision, and she final
ly became quite us liberal as the lover she
had discarded, Whether the logic of the
books she read or the promptings of the
old love had most to do with this change
it would be hard to tell.
The lover, too, had undergone change.
The fact that his creed had cost him his
sweetheart annoyed him. and. struggle. Jas
he would he could not Danish her frcm
his memory
Last winter revival of religion took
place in the city in which he was engaged
IN business. At the solicitations Qt IA
friend he was Induced to attend. As in
the other case, il would be hard to, tell
whether the change was brought about.by
lie arguments of the preacher. by the en-
element which prevailed. or by the mem
Dry of his old love. Suffice it to say that
lie united with the church, and in short
ime became Jealous member. He
hought over the action of his former i
'weetheart in discarding him for his .inti-
lelity, and wrote her brief note. asking
he privilege of once more calling on her.
She responded in the affirmative. The i
gentleman came, and when she timidly :
pologized for her previous dismissal of {
lin, he, to her surprise, defended her. con- ,
luct, said she lad been in the right, and in
Ier place he would to-day do the same. ,
Ter heart sank at these words. She con- !
essed the great change in her sentiments. .
rom being a firm believer in the Bible. she !,
al discarded it, and with it her belief in
ny revealed religion. 1t was now the
turn to be Mortified. He f.
leaded with her.. urged everything he
ould think of to induce her 20 change her
lind. She could not, and told him so.
lie felt that he must not be '.nneQually
oked with an nnbelieyer,' and, taking y
ounsel Of his religion, gave her up.-Port I
elris Onion.
A New York Herald reporter has found. 4
nat in, that city there are three hundred
iundries. fifty groceries, twenty tobacco !.
Iores, ten drug stores. and six restau-
lnts, all owned and managed by China :
At Minneapolis. a few days ago. a man
amed James Zeron Was at work in. bin /,
f middlings Il an. elevator, as It was bes n
e drawn of at the bottoul. when he W:ss Al
Elwn into the vortex and smotLered to N