Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-09
ROMANCE OF A YOOE YOlNG. MAN
. Texas Slfting-.1

An Austin stree: car stopped on a sid
| ing. There Was a loag wait. Bat one
! solitary, listleSs passenger Inhabited ae
| car. It's g3Zed out of the wind sv AZ the
| Gorgeous autumn scenery on the side,
"a!k-barrols, dry goods boxes and pea
no. stands.
Il wasn't brought up TO whack a
male said the driver. suddenly pat
ting his head IL at tee front Dor o.
the car ana addressing the solitary pas
senger.
NO." said the solitary one, interro-
ga,Iveiy.
Not much. My history is peculiar.
I'm victim of circums: ances.'
Yes said the passenger, affirma-
lively.
Yes. You be-. Istruck Just the wild
est and most delirious kind Of luck.
My father was one OF the solid men OF
jackson. fou couldu't pry him off his
financial feet With a jackscreT. He was
wldower. and WAS his heir apparent.
But 1t wasn't apparent long. No, the
rose-colored dream eyaporated. Just
;.bou. the time the governor coUld count
up his i2J0, 90 fell madly in love with
| rafting goodloOking girl, and the old
man said II l didn't quit paving asten-
ton TO her he would write up a will which
would make my eyes buug out when
Game to hear II read.
80 | told the governor Id shift for
myself; 90 west and head OCT with the
country, dig fortune for myself ont OF
| a silver mine, do anything. everything
rather than be dictated TO in regard to
affairs of the heart. The old man said
that was all right, and | pawned my
watch and other unnecessary lewelry
and lit out by the light of the silver
moon. | toiled and moiled davtimes,
and at night | would put on an opera
dress shirt and sit on the hotel piazza
out III Leadville. 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. q um.
Don't talk. Her face looked like wilt
ed pineapple hacked with a corn cutter,
AMI her everyday hope -to-die-.f-it-ain' t
age was $50 summers, including ten
years of steady drought and one grass
hopper season.
Well. We were married, and the old
man said Bless you, my children, bless
you and gave US 500 for OK ,enses and
basket of sour sandwiches. resolved
to go home, like the prodigal son, and
see how the old man was fixed for calf
| found out directly l struck the old
homestead. The old man had actually
the girl | left behind me, and when
she saw me she Topped right into me
arms and murmared: Hennery. Oh.
Hennery. do / again behold my once
true love! Whsre did you pick up that
female!'
Then the governor snatchod her out
of that recunbSnt position too quick.
but he wasn't any quicker u my wife,
who Immediately lit on me with all the
rage of jealous disposition, and tore
out samples Of my hair enough to make
watch chain mile and a half long.
Then she tlounced out of the house and
took the next train home, and soon after
she got a divorce. The old man was
hot in the box, too, about the way his
girl-wife had ac'ed, and he sent her
home and go. q divorce. But the up
shot of the whole matter WAS, l was
whip-sawed. The entire outfit shook
me. and | found myself once more
out in the cold, cold world, friendless
and alone.
Git up, there, Samuel. The down
car passed US ten minutes ago"