The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-26
Ny FRIEND FITZGERALD.

NY FRIEND FITZGERALD.
Tam a little fellow with insignificant
shoulders and legs not worth consider.
ing. | have no talent, AMI nu distin.
guishea eceentricity, My manner, what
there II of II, II timia and awkward,
knew that mankind M asr,eles lees
not regard mo nj al, TINT only NOR
cenary motives cstra,n my tailor frum
expressing his eontemp, for me, There
il nothing more IL say about myself
except that | have no imagina,ie,s
which may serve te snh@tantate the
facts / nm about Ia narra,c,
My friend flt3gerald was my anti.
podes, lie MAS tall and strong AMI
winning, Ills name hetrass his nation.
atty, and his nationality furnishes tho
keynote to u happy, fun, loving nature,
For six years, at school and M col,
lego. We were close eaMlmnlena, ana
then for four years NJ wer selMsat Il,
l, heing by lucky aeeiaen, rich, Travelled
for Improvement and amusement, f,tss
gerald worked for his living, lie ch,,Se
] to he an eneinees@i say ehose, for
whatever he hal set his mind IL aa hc
would 10 brilliantly
/ When had rot round tho warld hack
10 my point ef departure, | found f,s.
gerald about setting out for thu north
west ef Canada where he was 10 eoa'
duet \ Government survey lilo ~
peeted H. he absent al least two years,
Since coming home hall mean, little
mere than coming hack te him, this plan
et his filled me With disappointment,
When he suggested that should a.,
company the expedition lagreca Joy
FULLY, The aay hefare that nNea Tor
our departure he eamo ,e my roams,
looking nervous and vNeltea E.lgas
ing not IL notice his perturbation, lsA
gan running over MsMacandnM h
things IT, he done lie Interrupted nv
sharply,
n,onk, here, Jack, want yau IL ~
on. with mo m 4 esioek this anea,o,n,
ta ~-," men,ianinga u small ,eNn sea,e
twenty miles distant, We Will eet
there at 1, leave agala at aSM, AMI
reach heme IN time ios asnaesN
Ny time helng rseesea@ | ahlssss>l
"na il. Jack, The matter il ri VITAL
Importance to me
IN appeal nom Htsgerala was irre'
sisnhla asreed ut emee Al
a'elaek met him al the railway sta
tioa,
We haa heen ten mlaa,c~ On ear way
when he said, aeraptly> "1asa, | am
gulng Ia he married"
"fhe devil
NV emphatic eNnle,Ne echae,
. through the ear AMI then no alae,l
Il sheala not feel quite right
about il il YOU were ~, thes,,
! and that IL how | persuade,
Emily, beside" he Continued, after \
short pause. Il want yea IL see her
Ii will he much h. me during two yeas'
II separation ~ hase seMe aae NEAR I'M,
: who has seem her.
, Then, the gates II his eeMslasaee he
! iag opened, he plunged into losers
hyherhela | hs,eaea sslcMtlS my Ia
/ slaaehel over my eyes ami my haMl
thrust deep in my pockets, eoal,
! listen AMI Vt tho same time meatall,
/ review the wears III our frieaashln
. Ii had heen my habit IL scat-=N
! envieus seotl, ot eearsss At his low al
Z fairs | knew nov that ths time q
soothing MAS past, aud | N>allsea wit
= mose than n wvmanS lealoosN soN
fess i'll that his lovc iar his Mmll
!. would endure, and hens~siasth H. IN
guiding Influence II hiS hf,, whe,he
for gead or i'll,
I'm arriving at our station ntsseral
went at once H. the ladies waltlaSs room
lie re,urncd With a Naang glrl ~ h
I arm, whom he m,r,luv,l to ne ~ Mi,
Emily Gordon,
l shook hands With her xlgoroaSl,
and stretched On nptee to KIT a near,
view uf her face, for she VAS very tai
As l stared a, her chilled with ,llsal
northumberland vague sentiment, h'
a decided opinion, that the iaee W
not worth what Fitzgerald would sael
fec for il, The face MAS fair ami iine
featured. flushed just now with s>clt
ment. The eyes were dark, ana ihoas
their wavcrMg ressara MAS childish NJ
pretty. and, under the circumstance
to he expected, that il MAS which mas
y my heart sink, The restless CLAN
struck me not as trick of the meme
demanded hy the situation. hut a. q
pressing undesirable characteristics
the woman. There vas not eleam
the steady, spiritual light such A.
would have pleased me IL see III I
eyes of the Woman Who Was to hc Fit
gerald's wife.
They were married in a Method
parsonage hs a very old man, ana /
marriage Mas witnessed hy the elera
mans wife and myself Mrs, Eitxgers
insisted Oh her husbands taking !
marriage certificate. affirming ch.laisl
that sha would surely lose il. She h
left her hame that morning with
ayuwei intention Of visiting friends.
She was now Ia proceed an
. Journey, and her train would lea
twenty minutes before ours for tic ii
y shook hands with her nj the parsons
gate. saving with elaborate II tina
= had always langel II prs about 4
$s peculiarly interesting town. Sh. =
Of CRYING AMI clinging closely t. III
N, gerald. She held my hand a moine
~He is going SD far from Inc. anl |
~ years are 30 long, lou will take q
af him. Promise me-oh, promise IA
N. Il slo, with ANY whole heart. /
swerel, and turned anas from them
|. liked her hsiter. The tears /
the sob I'M her voice Lad touched !
almost Won me. Nv dull senses "a
partially nakcnei IT, tie attraeti
which such creature might hasa ia
man Il strong passions and mag
tion. III il hai NOT l,een for that |
wretched impression. / should h
i..s.n in love on the spot with tits
- aids wife.
N We were on our way home when