Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-26

pocket, uto fed ne on quiuirs sod cal
Ounel, and leff me q stort virded, ye,
Iox looking skeleton, and 8 francis
zreck N tue bargain when i re
covered and was able 20 vork Is va
vin-er and there vss nothing to Go
Al the time I Was sick that girl tool
care Of ne and watched ne As esretnll,
a. II / tad been Der oxa brother. ~ {
when l got vel my wardrobe Vas ges
ting rather shabby. bGs ! sav that ses
h&d carefully overlooked it. and ell the
rents in my clothing were neatly
patched
al worked shs. winter for my board
bat tue hundr1n life was terrible q
bear. The news Of discovery OF geld III
The Black Hills Vas being noisec
abroad IN the land So determined Il
\ try ny lack IL / coold reach the mines
and reach the mines | would II had C
walk all the way. When | determined
/ to go. | had Only ten dollars n tht
world. and Iowa Is 800 miles from The
| Black Hills had oaiy one friend Il
part With. When told her was COINS
/ | saw a more startled lsok IN the brown
eyes than ever before. accompanied
With a tvitehinR of her rssnd red lips
and she was really crying, something
that no one ever had done IN the world
| before as far a. was concerned
"whsn the day of my departure
arrived, I babe the farmer and his wife
good bye. Their grief at losing me wa
not poignant They evidently reflected
that they would have been richer il they
had never seen me, and thought sav
l. Il 80 hal a a | . n
through the front gate. They might
have been sorry 10 see me go, but do
not think they we're. At any rate, they
did not extend an Invitation to come
and visit them when / returned.
The girl went with me to the train.
| had never spoken of love to her. but
Yet did not like to leave her without
thanking her for her kindness to me.
As stood looking at her, standing pale
and distressed before me. knowledge
came upon me that the poor friendless
Girl loved me, and was the only person
on earth that bad ever done 80.
II don't knew the reason why | did
bat there on the platform of the way
station | asked her to marry me, and
she said she would, and would never
marry any one else: that she would wait
for me, aud il never came on earth.
would wait and watch for INV coming
IN the unknown land beyond the grave.
told her that, rich or poor, would
GONE for her on THANKSGIVING day. two
years and half from the time We
parted. And the soft arms were folded
around nv neck and the pretty tear
stained face was raised, and her loving
lips were pressed to mine. Then the
scream OF the locomotive was heard.
announcing the coming of the train, and
a minute later l was standing on the
platform Of the car watching her, az the
train sped away 10 the distance. Shs
stood motionless. looking at me until
could see her no more.
81 did not take much notice of nv
fellow passengers or Of anything else.
The only thing that was before my eyes
Was her small, well shaped head,
crowned With the brown curls, that now
seemed to be an aueeole, and the sweet
fsoe that It crowned seemed 10 be that
OF an angel. a. il Was.
"A chap cannot live on love and SEN
tImest; be needs something more sub
stantial. After a while felt hungry,
and then remembered she had told me
that she had put lunch in my valise.
l opened 1t, and took the paper out
There on the top lay letter addressed
to me. and beneath the words, with
my love- l tore it open. and took cut
the contents-fifty dollars, in green
b-cks.
well, fifty dollars is not much; yet
that sum to person who earns hut six
dollars a moRth is grsat wealth. At any
rate IL was all she had in the world.
When thought of the last kindness of
the poor girl. everything she had ever
done rose before me. and could nee her
In this liRht-a noble, self sacrificing
woman. grander in her kindlipess of
heart than anv one that l had ever
known. worthy Of the love and devotion
OF the best man on earth. and feeling
OF exultation filed my heart that she
was mine. From that moment a resolve
to make myself worthy of her filed
my mind. and l have done so. Today
there is no one on earth that would OK :
change my faithful, kind hearted love
for.
With the aid Of the money that
received from her / reached the mines
bat fortune seemed to elude me.
wandered from enc camp to another
until my money was all gone. and con-
slider IL the best luck that ever befell
me when l wandered on the prairie,
even IL was 30 near dead when Zeb
found me. Nov Won have heard my
story aud can jadee me accordingly I;
bat whatever yen may aay, even IL il
should end our friendship forever. I
shall always remember you as dear and
true frieuds."
The two old miners sprane from their
seats and, each Rraspipg him by the
hand, shook him 50 violently that he
thought they were going to tear his
arms of. Whom they had to desist.
tell you, Heck. from the first minute I
ever saw You till today I have always
thought that you we're the finest young
fellos bad ever known, and now since
have heard what you have said asont
that good, kind, true girl, know that
you are more than that. for you possess
the rarest thing on earth-the heart aud
soul Of q gentleman and Joe
chimed in:
Them's my sentiments exactly. But.
Heck, when will We see that Girl Of
yours ? l am going to give her ten
tuousand collars.
"If you do" qrevied Zeb. 81 will
give her twenty thousand. But tell
you, Joe. let NJ leave her our pile and
git, and then We will not be bothered by
having her thank rs. II makes me ner-
vous 10 have women around. Say, Heck.
when will she be hsre7"
This IL Thanksgiving. She will be
here today"
He had scarcely uttered the words.
when messenger boy raped on the
door, and aud said, "A lady TO see Mr..
Boulton," and dainty little woman
came gliding into .he room. and stepped
mp 10 Hector with both hands extended
bot they we're not taken by him, for
Zsb rushed past him and caught her in
his arms. She looked at him with q
frightened look. and then gave lev
cry OF icv.
Then Zsb cried oct: " Blest IL that
good. kind, sweet girl Of Heck's ain,
oar own Sue !"
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