The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-12-21
ROMANCE OF A POOR YOUNG MAN.
How He Came to Find Himself Alone
In the Cold. Cold World.
Texas Siftings.l


IA Austin street car stopped on a siding
There was long walt But one solitary list
less passenger inhabited the car He gazed
out OF the window at the gorgeous autumn
scenery on the sidewalk-dry goods boxes
and peanut stands
u wasn't brought up to whack mule, "
said the driver, suddenly putting his head in
at the front door Of the car, and addressing
the solitary passenger.
Nor said the solitary one, interroga-
lively.
Not much. My history is peculiar. I'm
a victim OF circumstances
Eyes" said the passenger, affirmatively.
YES, You bet / struck the widest and
most delirious kind Of luck My father was
one or the solid men Of jackson. You couldn't
pry him of his financial feet with jack
screw. He was widower, and was his heir
apparent But it wasn't apparent long No,
the rose-colored dream evaporated. Just
about the time the governor could count up
his s25oOO, fell msdly in love with a rat
| Ting good lookin' girl, and the old man said
II didn't quit paying attention to her he
would write will which would make my
eyes bung out when came to hear It read
80 told the governor I'd shift for myself
90 west and head out with the country, dig
fortune for myself out of silver mine, or do
an thing, everything, rather thar be die
tated TO in regard to affairs OF the heart The
old man said that was all right, and pawned
my watch, and other unnecessary jewelry,
and lit by the light of the moon | toilsd
and moiled daytimes, and at night I would
put on an opera dress shirt and sit OIL the
hotel piazza out In Leadvlle There made
another mash. She was the only, dried UP,
old maid daughter Of mining store mer-
chant. He had money to throw at the birds.
But the girl was homely. Gum! Don't talk
Her face looked like wilted pineapple hacked
by corn cutter, and her every day, hope-to-
defiant age was 81 and a half sum
mers including ten years Of steady drought
and one grasshopper season.
well, we were married, and the old man
said Bless you, my children, bless you, and
gave us $500 for experience and basket Of
sour sandwiches. resolved to 60 home like
the prodigal son, and see how the old man
was fixed for calf found out directly
struck the old homestead. The old man had
"Nse"At hioiiiOu tuc gin udu icit ueulIu
me, and when she saw me she Topped right
into my arms and murmured: 'Hennery! Oh,
Hennery do l again behold my once true
lovel Where did you pick up that femalef
Then the governor snatched her out Of
that recumbent position too quick, but he
wasn't any quicker'n my wife, who immedi-
ately lit on me with the rage of a jealous dis
position, and tore out samples Of my hair
enough to make q watch chain mile and a
half long, Then she hounced out Of the house
and took the next train home, and soon she
got divorce, The old man was hot in the
box, too, about the way his girl wife had
acted, and sent her home, and got divorce;
but the upshot Of the whole matter was,
was whip-sawed. Ire entire outfit shook me,
and l found myself nut in the cold, cold
world, friendless and alone
Cit up there Samuell The down car
passed us ten minutes ago."