The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-01-04
ROMANCE POOR YOUNG MAN,
How He Came to Find Himself Alone In
the Cold, Cold World
Tesas SUtings.

An Austin street car stopped on a siding.
There was long wait. But one solitary
listless passenger inhabited the car. He
gazed out of the window at the gorgeous au.
| tumn scenery on the sidewalk--dry goods
boxes and peanut stands.
81 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.
"No?" said the solitary one, interroga.
lively.
"Not much. My history is peculiar I'm
a victim of circumstances"
eyes," said the passenger, afirmatively.
eyes, you bet. struck the widest and
most delirious kind Of luck. My father was
one Of the solid men of Jackson. You
couldn't pry him of his financial feet with q
jack screw. He was a widower, and | was
his heir apparent. But it wasn't apparent
long. No, the rosecolored dream eyapo.
rated. Just about the time the governor
could count up his $3.50, 700, fell madly in
love with rafting good lookln' girl, and
the old man said if didn't quit paying at.
tention to her he would write will which
would make my eyes bung out when came
to hear It read.
so told the governor I'd shit for nv
self; 60 west and head.out with the country,
dig fortune for myself out of silver mine,
or do anything, everything, rather than be
dictated to In regard to affairs of the heart.
The old man said that was all right, and 1
pawned my watch, and other unnecessary
jewelry, and lit by the light of the 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 a mining
store merchant. 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 die-it.ain't age was 80
and half summers, including ten years Of
steady drouth and one grasshopper season.
swell, we were married, and the old man
said: Bless you, my children, bless YOU
and gave us $500 for expenses and q basket
Of sour sandwiches. i resolved to 20 home
like the prodigal son, and see how the cid
man was fixed for calf. found out directly
struck the old homestead. The old man
bad actually married the girl had left be-.
hind me, aud when she saw me she topped |
right into my arms aud murmured: sHen-
nsryl Oh, Hennery! do again behold my |
once true love? Where did you pick up that
female p
"Then the governor snatched her out of
hat recumbent position too quick, but be
wasn't any .quicker'n my wife, who immedi.
ltely liz on me with the rage Of . Jealous dis
position, arc tore out samples Of my hail
enough TO make watch chain mile and .
half iorg. Then she founced out of the
,ouse and took the next train home, and
oon she got divorce. The old man was
lot In the box, too, about the way his girl
Eifs hsd acted, and sent her home, and cot
] divorce; but the upshot Of the whole mat
or was. / was whip sawed. .che entire out
b shook me. and found myself out In the
old, cold world, frisndiess aud alone.
..Git up there, Samuel! The down car
'asssd ms ten Eainntes ago."