The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-02-03

umutcu ana HiItu m u0uf TOT You. ON
will forget that such person exists BY
the time yon reach home"
Very well; II forget you I shall
not write. II ! should happen 10 ~
member ZEN! 1''' Il YOU may remind you q tby
You do not know but am mar
ricd woman. with IN invalid husband
and nine small children"
III II not written on your face.
"Well, then, perhaps ] have lover
waiting somewhere for me-"
Then you will Tell me 80. Perfect
frankness = true courtesy. and surely
Won would not Jest when you can see
| that am in earnest"
There was no withstanding his SINGER
| ity. / said:
~ am ashamed Of my foolish jesting.
seem determined 70 do myself all pos
siblc injustice; and II your persistence
astonished me At first, Il amazes. bcwil-
ders me now"
~ see Il does. and that expression.
made up Of pique. surprise and incredu-
lily, Is charming, really your most be-
coming one think"
1T promises TO be my only one while
/ talk with you,r / ret0rted.
"And shall write TO you, and you
will write 70 me. and your name is
Margaret Doyle" said. "Write
TO me. and be sorry for IL, for prompt
ness Is my failing. When my first letter
comes, yon will read it with pleasure
and answer II soon; the second. you will
say, sOh. another letter from that Miss
Doyle the third. Bless me! this is
4 getting to be monotonous, bore, in
fact--sce II it is not So
/" Miss Doyle, we have reached Ham
mond. want 10 thank you for the per-
mission you have given. You do not
know how sincerely ! thank you. /
have no faith in you rs prophecies.
shall write 10 you as soon as / reach
home." and he helped me of the cars,
gave my hand warm. friendly clasp.
and whispered, s.Good-bye. Margaret
DOYLE" The next minute the cars
swept on. and the fact that seven music
scholars awaited me pressed itself upon
my mind
What foolish. imprudcnt thing had
done! all day long thought Of IT, His
face looked up from the page Of /" Rich
ardson," and above the false notes and
discords that my pupils tortured out d
the piano heard hislow pleasant tones.
He had that rare possession, cultiva-
ted voice. But somehow could moi
feel any great remorse over my mis-
conduct. The troubles Of the morning
were quite forgotten. and made up
my mind that the world wasn't such .
bad. unhappy world, after all. and
that even music-teaching had its
bright side. The day went by. the
week went by. and though said did
not look for his letter. did not sue
coed in deceiving myself. Il came, 4
frank, honest epistlc, full Of strong
thought. expressed in strong. simple
words; il contained pleasant illusions
to our strangely-begun acquaintance
and, without being in the least low
letter, was suggestive Of more thar
mere friendly interest Il made M
glad. / answered t. The next week
mail bore letter TO Louis G. Hamil
ton, Box 1889. st. Louis. Mo-" which
was the address he gave, or which
read in his letter.
prided myself On my letter-writing
4 found that writing 70 this new friend
was very pleasant.
N In short time another letter came.
thought the writing triie different
from the first. Neither the manner
nor the matter was d the same degree
Of excellence. II II had not been that
had the first In my possession, and *
had proof positive Of his ability x
write fresh. bright. interesting letter
should have pronounced this fiat and
commonplace. Then was piqued b,
the thought that he had lowered hi
standard 10 better adapt himself TO my
capacities. and worked myself into l
fine rage at the bare idea.
Again l wrote. the replies still dis
appointing me. taking on tone Q
flattery which was annoying II
the extreme, and which made an
swering them very difficult. Owe
and over | said 10 myself: How
can man who looks and talk
like demi-god write so like an idiotP'
NY acquaintance with demi-gods wa
then. and Is still. very slight, In fact |
mere fiction; but. nevertheless. / fel
justified in being triie extravagant.
he had not written one letter which wa
just what letter should be, I'd have
wasted no more pen and ink upon him
With the laudable intent Of reforming
his style BY adopting widely difleren
one, hoped 10 bring him back 70 hi
senses.
After the fourth letter Mr.. Louis G
Hamilton wrote 70 me no more. wa
not surprised, nor really very sorry
only was disappointed. AT the SAM
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