Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-05-07
Romance OF a Poor Young Man.

An Austin street car stopped at siding.
There was long wait. But one soli-
tary, listless passenger inhabited the
car. He gazed out of the window at the
gorgeous autumn scenery on the side
walk-dry-goods boxes and peanut
stands.
IL wasn't brought up to whack q
mule" said the driver, suddenly put
ting his head in at the front door Of the
car, and addressing the solitary passen-
ger.
MOP" said the solitary one, interrog-
atively.
"Not much. My history is peculiar.
I'm victim of circumstances.
YES" said the passenger, affirm
lively.
'Ycs, you bet. struck just the wild
est and most delirious kind of luck. My
father was one of the solid men of Jack
son. You couldn't pry him off his
financial feet with jack-screw. He
was q widower, and was his heir ap-
parent But 1t wasn't apparent
long No, the rose-colored dream
evaporated. Just about the time
the governor could count up his $780,
900 / fell madly in love with a rattling
good-looking girl, and the old man said
If / didn't quit paying attention to her
he would write up q will which would
make my eyes bung out when l came
to hear Il read.
$50 / told the governor I'd shift for
MYSELF go West and head out with the
country, dig fortune for myself out of
o 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 jewelry,
and lit by the light of the silver moon.
| toiled and moiled daytimes, and at
night would put on an opera dress
shirt and sit on the hotel piazza out in
Leadville. There made another mash.
She was the only, dried up, old maid
daughter of mining store merchant.
He had money to throw at the birds.
But the girl was homely. Gum! Don't
talk. Herface looked like wilted pine.
apple hacked with corn-cutter, and
her every day, hope-to-die-if-it-ain't Mt age
was 3S1 summers, including ten years
of steady drought and one grasshoppel
season.
"Well, we were married, and the ole
man said: Bless you, me children, bles:
you,' and gave us 5000 for expenses ant
basket of sour sandwiches. resolved
TO go home like the prodigal son, ant
see how the old man was fixed for calf
l found out directly | struck the ole
homestead. The old man had actually
married the girl l left behind me, an'
when she saw me she Topped right int
my arms and murmurcd: 'Henncry! o
Hennery! do 1 again behold my one
true loveP Where did you pick up tina
fcmalep'
'Thcn the governor snatched her OIL
of that recumbent position too quick
but he wasn't any quicker'n my wife
who Immediately lit on me with all tn
rage of a jealous disposition, and tor
out samples of my hair enough to max
a watch-chain mile and half long
Then she flounced out of the house an,
took the next train home, and soon af
ter she got a divorce. The old man wa
hot in the box, too, about the way hi
girl-wife had acted, and he sent he
home, and got divorce; but the upsho
of the whole matter was, was whip
sawed. The entire outfit shook me
and | found myself once more out in Tn
cold, cold world, friendless and alone
"Git up there, Samuel The dowl
car passed us ten minutes ago. ."-7era
SytingS.