The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-10

d large dry goods house. My name Il
John Crane, but was there always call
cd Jack, AID later on, when became 0
drummer tor the house, Jack Crane got
10 be pretty well known In nearly every
important city, Our house was good
one, having exclusive ContlOl OF certain
Zines and Ra was lucky enough TO de-
velop into q frat class salesman, made
plenty oil money Ter myself aud, OF Colrse,
| o great deal more for the house. In those
days was q pretty good'looEing fellow,
though you wouldn't DO likely think u
when you look at me as aIn now. !
Waa little above the average height, and
my face had no preTRrning oil the lines
and seams and wrinkles that ditaRure Il
tonight. Probably you would say !
am getting on in years, but | am not
yet SO.
"Thers were four pQftnern In our house,
and when begun TO prove myself very
valuable, they took mo up socially and
often asked me to their houses. The
second psrtner-I won't mention his
name, though ii you want to, you can lind
out from the address which | will by'and
BY ask you to put on that box-hAd 8
beautiful daughter. II was somewhat
presumptuous in me- 10 think Of making
her my vile, but had formed that hope
from almost the frat time ! saw her, l
will pass over all the details oil my love
mRking-I suppose when one car, become
philosophic enough to look back a.
those things calmly, they are all pretty
much sIiks; but while the are In the
course OF being enacted, they Rssuredly
don't seem to lack variety or originality,
Well, at last, the glad day came when |
drew from Frances an acknowledgements
that my affection was returned, Her peo- |
ple took the announcement roughly.
They had had higher views for their
daughter, though the father was
salesman for msny years, We were firm,
aud In tue end Ve conquered.
don't think there was happier man liv;
ing than was the day was married, sud
when daughter came 10 gladden. our
home, wouldn't have ChaOged places
with 40 emperor, My trouble was that
my fresuent trips Kept me 90 much from
my darllngs. Frances did not prove to
have 80 many resources In her.
ssli % ] hoped. She complained OF be.
ing dull In hay 9hsenGe, and though
spent more than l ought In trying to
make our home attractive, she longsd for
the gsyer society Of her single days, and,
to q considerable e&tent, Te'OnleIed 1t
Our Chi!d--litlls Jane-wss certainly not
neglected, but still felt that somehow
her mother might have drawn her closer
to her. never said anything 10 Frances
thougb-thRt Ia, not In distinct way,
She was good wife, and l had sense
enough TO know that one must look Tor a
little bit Of dlaeRchautment alter marriage
as 4 general rule,
$50 alairs wsnt on very happily aud
comfortably in the main till Jane was be-
tween four aud I've years Old, The child
and we're very dear TO ecch other. When
l was homo shB was always with me, and
used to distinguish me from her other
US her bes. boy Inever re-
turned from one OF my trips without gene.
thing to delight and Gnuse her, and great
Wers tho wonder and expectancy with
which she would watch mo unpSCk my
lateat offering. But ons day ! came, or
rather was brought, bsck empty handed,
l had been taken down with cold and
chill, caught in some ill.sired bedroom.
The attack developed into rheumatic
fever, For mopths | lay EuGering tor.
ments that ! thought could not be sur
passed. When, o. last, the fever passed
away, 1t left my Egure rs you see II now"
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