The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-30
WITH HIS OLD LOVE AGAIN.
Charlie Went West, Made a Fortune
and Returned.
From the Ne,c York Pres

From the Ne,1 York Press.
Here is a story like those romances you read
OF in which the maiden waited and the lover re-
turned with a fortune Charles J. Travis and
Lizzie Sherwood worked together in down
town paper house nine years ago. They fell in
love, but their salaries were not sufficient to
support them. They had abandoned all hope of
going together to the altar, when Charles
cousin, from the far west, arrived. and painted
glowing pictures of the golden lands beyond the
Mississippi. The lovers parted
Letters from the west became fewer and
fewer until Lizzie, believing that her lover had
forgotten her, plighted her troth to a sailor,
first mate please, and promised to marry him
when he returned from trip east. The reader
may now see that there was small chance of
the lovers running together. The catlor never
returned. That ends him, and the reader need
| not expect to see him bob up again in this tale
of love and travel Lizzie found employment
some weeks ago at Lelands Ocean hotel, Long
Branch She was chambermaid and pretty
maiden.
Two days before the hotel closed for the sea
! son, a tanned and bearded ranger, evidently
western man, arrived at the hotel and regis
tered as Charles j. Travis, Deer Lodge. Mon.
He was shown to room which happened to be
in Lizzie's hall. After going to his apartment
ne discovered that he had no towels, and rang
for them. Lizzie handed them TO the stranger,
who astonished her by suddenly catching her
by the shoulders and exclaiming:
Lizzie Sherwood I've been hunting all over
this country for your
Who are you:' cried Lizzie, trying to draw
away from the man.
why, don't you remember me? Don't you
remember when you used to fold papers down
| at Daily & Co, S that big fellow used to see
you home on dark nights"
Lizzie looked up iuto the bearded face, and,
though There was very little trace of her old
lover she ventured to ask: Are you Charlie
Travis?'
That's who am, and you are Lizzie Sher-
wood, and you promised to marry me. | think
| it's about time you were keeping your promise,
don't your" This extremely direct question
| staggered Lizzie.
Had Lizzie been in tho habit Of reading the
| thrilling tales about the eminent Mr.. Kilrain
and the highly respected MIR. Sullivan. she
would have admitted that she wes knocked
out" As il was she merely sad she would like
| an explanation. lie SPUN very fine tale about
| delayed mails and she owned up about the
| sailor boy who went sailing away into the
| stormy seas of Boston and New Haven looking
| for menhaden. So he asked her to marry him.
But I'll have to get some new Clothes" SAID
| Lizzie.
| NO, you WON'T you can get those afterward, -
| said.her lover. you can get lots of them, too,
| Tor I've got the money; I've got over 5000
steers in one herd, beside lots of sheep and
| horses, and money in the bank. I don't fold
| papers for S3 80 week any more. Not much"
How did you happen to come here?" asked
| Lizzie.
| Well" he said, 81 was in New York, and
| heard So mucn about the gambling hou SEES
| down here that | thoughC I'd come and see
What they were like. didn't expect to make
| such big stake myself, though" he added
| Rev. Mr.. MeDisS of Brooklyn married them
| and they went west.