Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-03
A NEW DEPARTURE.
Why am Now the Happiest Man
In New York.

A fellow doesn't usually write out
the notifications of his life. but I'm
going to put mine down in cold black
and-white, and pickle the document
for the benefit of grandchildren
Twas about to say, but as I can not
marry the girl love, there never will
be any such posterity.
She would enjoy .perusing the above
paragraph. can see her, violet eyes
dance, and hear her laugh; and this
laugh is neither ripple nor haw-
haw nor a shout, but a humming proc
ess that would provoke a grin from
the man she'd just rejected. But this
is one of her strange destinations.
Twas taking account of stock again
last night, and find I am really in
possession of a 5000 yearly salary,
and an interest in the business worth
$4,000 more. and that my expectations
from my fathers estate are founded on
substantial figures; and unless some
thing revolutionary Or financially I'M
precedented occurs, I can not have
less than $4,000 in anticipation? Moth
ing. Yet few young men have so
good a salary Or such brilliant pros
poets.
She has known for the last two years
that there was no other girl on top
of the earth Tor me, but the knowledge
hasn't disturbed her in the least. She
wasn't an easy girl to make love to,
though there never was so jolly a
partner in the dance, or so bright and
merry a girl in conversation. But she
will elude fellow so deity. If had
slipped up on the ice as many times as
she has metaphorically tripped me up
when I was about to make a declara-
ton, there wouldn't be bone an inch
long in my body. But one evening, at
Mrs. Wyndham's garden party last
summer, I found my chance. It was
more by good luck than good looking
to, even then. Anew of us had strayed
to remote part of the grounds, when
suddenly we found ourselves alone.
"Where have they gomez" said she.
ITO Ballyhack, perhaps" said L
"And isn't it jolly to think that after
trying for six months to get access to
your private ear, the Fates should be
propitious at last!''
Il keep my private ear locked up at
home" my companion responded, with
that nonchalance which nothing was
ever known to disturb. II wonder
why it is," she went ON, with an evil
dent determination to give me another
tumble, THAT so many OF my friends
have secrets that they wish to COM
municate to me? Susie Clifton in
formed me little while ago that she
must tell me something before she
went home tonight, or the conse-
quences would be fatal. Jack, see
that star shoot! And that reminds me
that there is to be an astronomy lect-
ure at our house next week. You'll
come, won't you?''
That depends" I answered quite
boldly. ''1f find that you really care
to have me than-well-any body else
-why-then-"
l was descending to the depths of
inanity, and as a piece of information
tae laugh that followed was quite un-
necessary. ...=
You shall have an invitation BY
messenger, marked Important, >" was
the chuekling reply. ''And now let
us hurry, for am engaged every single
dance, and this will never do"
That's fact" said I, recklessly.
tIt will never do. Kate, what do men
usually do when they are in love?"
Make fools of themselves" was the
quiet answer.
'My dear, am in love with you,
and have been for whole year,
went on. And now what have you
got to say to me?"
Jack, you always were touching, y
my companion remarked, with that
delicious vocal tremor which indicated
Ahs deepest enjoyment Of the occasion.