The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-01-19
stifft Stoyv.
HEARTS OF GOLD.
Made for Each other, They We're
United 3 LAST.

! fancy that can see him now Almost
Us plainly as l did when be told me tht
story i've long years ago. He lounged
IA the depths Of large easy chair before
the s'a,e. his arm resting carel, sslv upon
q table COVERED with letters, the fingers
OF hs tight hand wandering nervousl,
through his light hair, as be pushed i,
upward and saay from his high and in
tellec,ual forehead. fhg Hrelisht len. 9
charm to the room, imparting glowtc
his kindly and not unbandsome lace and
bis eyes, the very enrichment Of dream.
iness, rejected the light.
II was cold night, piercing cold, one
of The hleakest OF The season IN fact A
terrible storm was raging outside, att!ine
doors aud windows and sending keen
dranetts OF cold air through every avail
able eseeice. The. street lamps threw
oHt ht.hl CLEANS. fl l'ckerihg in the nigh
wind, as il there was no encohfhgsEsh
whatever, in illuminating the alEost de
serted thoroughfares. when the mercur,
sought the bulb of the thsrfiometer ani
the winter blast shrieked and bowled ant
moaned as it swept by. D'ck Benbam''
cosy apartments in the second story Of I
down.town block, Of which he was own
er, we're then favorite haunt of mine
and on this particular night had drop
ped in to enjoy game 81 suchfe. and 9
social chat, always including the inevi,a
BILE social smoke. found him seated q
the table reading over some old letter,
and cohsigning not few Of them to th'
flames. He was not birnself. hut moody
rese, we'd and distracted f: Sd fniGR so tba
after painful silence Of fully fifteen min
utes' duration 1 fidgetted about, kicked
the tongs yiciously, and muttered some
thing TO the effect that he was confoud
edlv entertaining.
Pardon TIE, Lyn, old fellow" said he
rousing hihself II was thinking deep
ly and forgot everything"
"Indeed! Thinking of what. pray P
.Ot a story, an DER true taie-,ot
true in fact" he replied with a half sigh
"pood!" cried brisklS, "tell it me
mihe bbs,. You are always y capita
story teller and have the enviable IAN,
of heins good lis ener."
"You viii dnd it tame and wearisome
fear," he said, Smiling q, my manner
hut | insisted, ant lighting cigar b.
settled himself in kis chair sgsin anC
looked thought 'ully into the fire. Hi
face grew darker and his brows kni
themselves into frown.
at is not long storg," he said a
leBsth, abut its depth is Unreasonable
Those letters contain portion OF it, and
l au giaduailS reducing theft to ashes
that it may be Easier to forget: Ah, il
we poor mortals Gould only Jorge, as
readily as we fofeivs, there wou'd be
fi6re sun ,hine in our lives: 1t was about
.6hr years ago that | met Alice Lake
whib / was up in the Adirondacks. Writ.
ing and ske,chiEg fer the mag: mes.
had be sccus omed to look q, women
thtUus sh ultra-crltical eyes md msints 4
ed q supreme indifference toward the fa
sex in General. But when ! met her Inv
armor OF Indifference was pierced nv
critical eyes defied and / foun'i that
h.d met woman who could he all 10 al
to tie. She was handsome. refined, sen.
sible ahA womanly,a woman with mind
lin faet; all that l could ask and bav
ing found thy, ideal, | Welded and paid
court to her. | was al&sss at her side, a
most devoted Gatslier and delighted in
sketthiug bet fair face. Indeed, my em
ployers begsh to complain mildly. say.
ing that my aksiches bf TYPES Of Tie op.
posiie sex weFe Well executed atili ba,n:
raj, hut had tiresodie degree Of same
ness-advising ne To hunt up b pew
model nv wav of change.
well, I proposed, was aecepted, ana
she named the day. A year seemed o
long time, but consoled myself by
thinking OF The happiness awaiting me
poor fool: About this time l was sen,
on a junketing tour through Colorado,
Wyoming and the Yellowstone country
The postal serviEs s,S.red al our hands
you may he sdre, and | spent many
happy hoir by the cattp fire after day
of extensive rambling, tesding and re.
reading her dear leiters. and fsucyinp
that could dee her dear face in the en-
bsrs. Bdt ohe day let,et cane bearing
an entirely unexpected batdeo Of 9 ,r.
row. 1t G5ntsined nv Sihg and D hrie
note is the effect that after mattre dsl!b
alton she thought it hest tliat olif eh
gaeement he broken forever. She as
signed no reason, bH! eHlrea.sd NE le