Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-12-27
him to waver in tho wish Of MS youth, and,

him to yyaver IN the wish OF his youth, and,
at last, 10 abandon it.
Disheartened and imbittered at the
thought Of foregoing the one and only real
desire Of his life, he now became drifting,
unhappy man; uncertain what to do; APP
parently incapable Of selecting profession;
soured as much as one Of his happy DISPOSE
tions could be; unfit for any immediate du-
ties and, yet, obliged, in some way or other,
to earn q livelihood.
He was not one to give up in despair He
tried, first one thing, then another-not
from choice but necessity, because he
deemed ii his dnty always hating most
what nc last was engaged in; and, although
now not far from thirty years of age, he
was still unsettled and, Of course, unhappy
--woefully so, at times.
Finally. realizing the seeming helplessness
Of his state he lost tho will aid, at length,
even the wish to decide. So he resolved
upon the cowardly course Of allowing mat
tiers to shape themselves and force him to
some decision.
Yet, although he professed no longer to
trouble himself as TO his future, like many
Of those IN a similar predicament, he expert
enced moments when his wasted life, his
present aimlcssness, his diseppointments
and unrealizcd hopes overwhelmed him in
all of their dismal aspects. y len thus dis
turbed, of he would go on sofue long, lonely
walk lost in gloomy reflection
Some slight occurrence Of the previous
evening had brought back tho old, old trou-
bles upon him; and now although the after
noon was far spent, he was still completely
under their influence, and the reader finds
him ora the outskirts of small country viii
~, E4.it fgNt4 hfab od
managed to scrape together few dollars
and venture even upon trip TO Europe
suffering from a fit Of dependency, super
induced by reflections Of tie foregoing
character.
Despite the fact that he could lay no
claim to good looks, Fairfax, when excited,
gained q rather unusual color in his cheeks,
and his eyes were won't to flash and sparkle
with unusual brilliancy. Had he not been
ii such haste aud 50 absorbed in his prep
arations for the bail, he might have
paused a moment before the mirror to re-
mark the transformation in his appearance.
His high, full forehead, ov,r which had
dropped an unruly Napoleo ic forelock;
bis bronzed complexion, heightened by the
unusual color Of the face; his long, droop-
ing mustache, and more especially, those,
brilliant, flashing eyes that seemed to burn
with fire in their sockets, made him, to say
the least, rather observable.
At last, he put the finishing touches to his
costume and, entering the carriage, prom
ised the coachman extra meaey, if the lat
ter would drive as rapidly as possible.
This had been lucky day 70 the young
American Why should not ack continued
Might it not be possible that b should meet
her there this evening! He + It almost GER
tain that he would.
son, as fast as you can ~ c lied he to the
driver
That individual, aroused b. the hope Of
reward, dashed his horses, NTH, tired as
they were, they tore alone at : furious pace.
Covered with foam, they dashed past the
porters lodge, along the avenue to the
! chateau, and drew up, steamiag, before the
entrance.
Seeking out his friend, Dick Oxford, Fair
fax asked the latter to tal,e him to the
Warehouses, his hostess. To her he made
his apologies.
pray that she may present you to the
Princess, whispered Dick, IN his ear.
But the Old lady saw fit 10 leave him to
the tender mercies OF remarkably bright,