The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-03-28

NNAAAAS hA4ANA9
Walls. in he year e.. bad Deen 10
msrchantS once tn London. but not seeing
much opportunity for advancemsnG looked
about 10 sosn could better myself heard
Of this nsW lAnd acruA ths OCEAN. and though
u WaS not then sha q Dorado which Il AFTER.
WardS turned Out and. ruth 10 tall had
rather Q shady mana. owing 70 the transpor.
tation Of oonvictA ySt I Ionged 10 70 there
and start q new life 0nhappily boWsver,
bad not the means 10 20. and aW noehing
better before mo than The drsary life Of Q
London clark. - 70 Was impossible that
could aVe out Of the small salary got Just
at this time, however, an old maiden aunt Of
mine died and left tsW hundred pounds 70
me. %. with thiA came out 10 Australia,
determined 20 become Q rich man ! stAyOd
some time In Sydney. and then came over 10
Port Philip. now % widely Known q Mar
velour Melbourne. WherO intended 70 pitch
my tent ! saW that u was Q yodng and
rising colony. though Of course, coming O. I
did. before the days Of the gold diggings,
never dreamt IL would spring up. as II bad
done since. 10 q nation was careful and
saving In those dayA and indeed. | think II
was the happlest tine Of my life
"a bought land whenever ! could Ocrapo
the money together. and, ct the time Of the
gold rush. was considered we'll 20 do When,
however. the cry that gold had been discov
cred wa raised. and the EYES Of all the no
tions were turned to Australia. with her
glittsring Treasures man poured In from all
parts OF the world. and the Golden Age
commenced ! began To got rich rapidly
and was soon pointed out - the wesIthT<a
man In the colonies ! bought q station. and
leaving the riotouA feverish MelbOurue life
went 70 live on Il enjoyed myself there.
for the Wild. open afr life had great charms
for me, and there was q ems OF froesiom 70
which had hitherto been stranger But man
IL q gregarious animal and L growing weary
Of solitude and communings with Mother
Nature, came down on Q visit 10 Melbourne.
where With companions q gay a. myself. !
spent my money frooly, and, - The phrase
goeA saW life Aft9 confeSing that loved
the pure life Of the cnuntry. itsounds strange
10 ay that ! enjoyed the Wild life OF the
town. but did ] was neither Q Joseph nor
o St Anthony. and | was delighted with
Bohemia. with it, good fellowship and
charming npperA which took place In the
small hours Of the morning when wit and
humor reigned suprema It was at one Of
these suppors that ! frSt met Roaanna
Moor. the woman who was destined 10 cure
my existence She was Q burlesqus actreA.
and all the young fellow In thoas days
were madly In love with her She was not
exactly what was called beautiful. hut there
vas a brilliancy and fascination about her
which few could resist Oh first seeing her
! did not admire her much. hut laughed at
companions a. they raved about her. On
tecoming personally acquainted with her.
however,, found that her powers OF fascina
tlon had not heen overrated, and ended By
falling desperately In love with her made
inquiries atout her private life. and found
that Il WIS irreproarhabie. as she was guarded
by q Veritab!e dragon OF 0 mother who
would 80 no one approach her daughter.
need not tell about my courtship a. these
phases Of q mans life are generally the same.
hut It will be sufficient to prove the depth Of
my passion TOR her when ! at length deter
mined TO make her my vita Il was on con
dition. however, that the marriage should b.
kept secret until such time as ! should chooss
to reveal It Ny rason for such Q courss
was thiG my father WA still alive. and be.
being Q FigiC. Presbyterian. would never
have forgiven me for having married Q
woman Of the stage 50, a. he was old and
feeble. ! dir not wish MIN 70 learn that
had done 90, fearing that the shoot
would BE- too much for him in his then pres
ant state Of health ! told Rosanna I would
marry her. but wanted her 10 leave her
mother, who was q perfect fury. and not an
agreeable person 20 live with. As { was
rich, young and not had looking Rosanna
consented. and. during an engagement she
had in Sydney. went over there and mar
ried her She never told Der mother she had
married mo, why, do not know. q novsi
motheT n,ade ! 0reat nol.o over ~ r,stter
h,,t onva Rosanna a ARE mm a. nonev
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a. man and wife thon0h n M
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miStrrSs A. last. feeiIno de.rsded In M
own eve, A. 10 the Wav 4 was IIvtno ~ M
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tonished M thia and co..Id never dI~covo,
the reason. but in many wav1 Roaanna N,
nm enigma "a ma she than graV y-aayV n
the ouiet country ufe. ami Ionc,-t n r..,,rn
10 The glitter And 1lar. Of ~ too.I,0nts
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with n nut ,-,on wear,es Al TIA 49,. mae
thing and AMIN prr.-rd me b aiIov her |.
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"a bacsn. e.srnn0ad firm, an. anotne,
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