Telegram-herald., 1886-09-02

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John Nanuorsir4na ths OLD veteran " 40
has Been mourning tor the as ts0 days
over sz.l-fi,ed pocket book tr0nk and
worse than aii. ihs pretty damsel whom be
picked az al AAlamasoo was seen ca The
West Side rassaay in foFlorn oondluon.
tela mentally aua physical john is
aboat dHg use years " age a bale TIE pref
ty Minnie s buf some taenty three sum
mens They came here Wilh Tie Intention
Cd getting married. he taking ter Qua "
house VI i.i repllc at Kalamazoo Tor that
purpose They arrived az lhe est Side
aepot al "a late hour saturday 7lsht and
went Immediately to Geo herranee res
faarant aud bad supper and from theFs 10
Moran S. where tAey stayed unui an early
hour SUNDAY morning. when lhey parted
She 30 sueud the night with her rich rela-
uges. while he sent back 10 his boarding
house on Brdge 81. where he had engaged
a room He wanted Co accompany her 10
her supposed relatives out she
would not sloW u a. she said
they would be- opposed 20 her mary ing
such an old man. John had just drawn
$500 back pension money and she TOOK a
good share Of il 20 keep Tor him, together
Ni.h the check Tor his trunk They then
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meet Al the same place al I o clock Mon
dav afternoon The old man leit his darl-
ina and with Il light, elastic step
went 10 his boarding house,
feeling once more ike young man.
lie told all the boys Of nis proposed mar
riase how he aud hls Wlie intended going
oat West by an overland route as soon As
her lawyer would settle her business mat
ters here aud he then asked the boys as
90 their opinion OF his looks, and how they
thought ne would look with his beard of
They all advised him 10 shave II OF. IL
made him look fully thirty wears younger.
lie hied himself OF to a barber shop and
had the Objectionable beard shaved
oil clean for the first time
ia many years and everything went we'll
until the hour of meeting when the faith less
Minnie failed 10 put in an appearance The
faithful John waited at the appointed place
until late in the afternoon when he wall ked
back 20 his boarding house with heavy
heart and called the landlord aside and told
him he was IN deep trouble. lie told Of
how he met the apple of his eve and how
she told him she had been in the house
but few days as she wanted to
raise enough money TO bring her
10 Grand Rapids 20 look after "a fortune
which had been left TO her by the death of
near relative. lie asked her 10 marry
him and she consented. He then gave her
his pocket book containing some $40 or $50
ami told her 10 use it As she liked. They
then purchased a trunk and tickets for this
city as described. Monday night he OBJ.
tanned the services Of an officer and went
through the disreputable houses in the
First Ward, hoping 70 find his would be
bride At one place he swears
he heard her silvery laugh while he was
standing on the outside and 1t nearly drove
him crazy. They, however. came back
without the prize. but he not being salts
lied with the officers, success went back on
his own hook. He met = couple of young
men and after giving them his secret they
told him they could help him out as they
knew every place in town where they
would be likely 10 ind her, but first they
would have 10 have 81 apiece for their ser
vices. He paid them the money and they
shook him OF a couple of blocks further
on. He is now roaming around the West
Side with a rather desOlale look, wearing
"A large rubber coat and white slOuch hat
| He vows from this time on he will never
trust woman again