Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-01-03

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Not 1t all. Roo, / replied 'bu, ! cal.
not help ,hinkiDg tina wher your friends
get these ]inv;tG;Ions they vii say, What
in iho w.rii il the matt: with Rob Rey.
nolds thai be and Mics Benson are TO be
married On New ! ears evening know
thu; many will uot able to come on that
accouul.
There 10 a great Itni ia what say, Will;
hut then il IS TO be our wedding. Miiiy
ard | have talked it all over, and have
come T. the conclusion that the objections
10 the night DO not out weigh our desire 10
be martl,d on New Tears. OF course, We
have our reasons, and | don't mind telling
yoH what they are if you care to listen
Certainly, lighta fresh cigar said |. 1t
undoubtedly was anicyent to get Rob Rey-
Eolds talking about his love affairs, 10: he
was perfectly competent TO manage his
own business, especially in that line. !
was quite satisfied, however, that my CUES
%tiouing he propriety, or rather the desira'
bility, OF a New Years night wedding was
to lave the effect OF provoking an exPlana'
ton.
Il think said Rob in "a very delicate
manner, as he lighted the cigar that | hand
ed him, that | was not particularly struck
with Milly Benson the first time | met her.
That was years ago, for it was before my
parents died and when we we're both attend
ing the high schoOl Hs pupils. | came,
however, both to admire aud love her as
she grew into womanh0od; but you can
know nothing about it, you crusty old
bachelor. ! doubt il you will even appre.
ci>te my story after have told you"
We will see | said, for | knew | must
let him tell bis story in his own way. He
would always stop short if | ever attempt
cd to Quize him about anything.
Rob continued shotly with: Il had been
waiting Tor six months or more 10 tell her
that loved her, bat every time ! attemp;
1t, though not ordinarily at a loss for words,
the Importance Of the declaration hat |
'santed to make seemed to make me power
less to say anything. Ny theory had always
been that it was not at all difficult to look
a girl you honestly loved full in the eyes
AID tell her so, but somehow when il came
To be NY own experience | could not get
started with my liltl. speech. ! cannot
begin to tell You how frequently | had
turned the whole problem over in my mind,
but never could work out n satisfactory
solution. The more | thought of it the
worse ! became involved. This same
question with all Of it's side Issues was pu2
ling my brain when | started out a year
ago on New Years Eve to make q iew
purchases to send "a remembrance to
some OF my friends on the following day.
! walked down Fulton street, with all OF its
shop windows sblAle with bright lights and
Respondent with pretty things. | was in.
tending to get something for you, old fell,
low. but what it would be thst | should
send to MiiIy waS the question that WAS
holding first place in my mind. strug.N
gled through the GRO TdS in several storea,
but the more | locked n the beautiful
goods tho more confused became As 10
what | should purchase. Finally, in des-
psratiou, ] hit upoa a lice leather bound
photograph album and purchased it. This
made the third hun3la | had 20 carry, and
| marched out and made directly for Gilt
t-r's jewelry store. for ! had already deter.
mined to give You that collar button with
the small stone III II tina; 5uI me wearing.
| know Glitter very vel and j; 30 happen.
ed that he came to wait On me-, though the
store WIS crowded u;,h cl.tomer-. soon
found what ] wanted. Ia the same case
with the collar 5Ut;oi, was n large tray Of
diamonds Sc; in rines, aud a Sudden i'm
pulse prompted NE TO ask TO have them
shown 10 ne. Glitter complied. aud with
pardonsbie prid- in The rare briiiiarcy Of
the gems he placed hc:1fe ne for inspsc.
ton, remarked that they we're the finest
aud purest stones to found III the city.
After considerable hesitation over O
selection ! concluded tina. enc OF tham was,
if any thio5, neG,er and more beautiful
than all the others, but it was not until |
touuG wyseli wondering whether the ring
would l' a certain Young lady fuger that
| began 70 appreciate what a serious, not
% say held, rlsu was formulating itself in
my brain. asked the price, and knowing
a'er having paid :or al 0. M o!he. pur
rhe; did ret have quarter Of the
money Tilh ne n.ce:sSry to Iuscbss9 tAs