Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-09-10

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And still thew came
For three weeks stood the target for
thf.s. missiles never answered or re-
ally read one. They all went III the Chi
nese mail TO their ancestors, and was
at teace. Then there was a iuli No
letters for week At the end of that
time there came one. a dainty. per
fulned. most artistic looking little mes
senger. which my inner consciousness 1t
once announced as the foot for the gl3ss
slipper; the dreamy, mawkish simpleion
| wasi swallowed the bait. hook. line
fisherman, all And forthwith there
began correspondence that might have
melted pathway to the North Pole.
told the lady all about myself, except the
matter of my worldly condition. That
/ felt was unworthy the attention Of
this professeolly ung0ridly being.
We exchanged photographs. Did not
that face which used to carry in my
vest pocket 10 draw ont and study at
every odd minute realize my very ideal
Of the face | could look upon forever.
IL was very blonde. very thin. too-re-
uarkably thin lips The head tipped
slightly back In all these particulars ii
indicated a character exactly my oppo-
site | need more self assertion and a
sharper tongue. Thus supplemented
mark Tin mel the perfect man. To
prove our entire faith in each other, we
decided not 70 see our future spouses
until the bridal DAY, which was to be il
about three months after our engage
nlent She being a resident OF Indiana
and Of Colorado we decided upon meet
ing to c0nsummate orr vows in Burling
ton. la
IL was just after this interchange OF
pledges that received from home tie
news Of my fathers death Poor. dear
girlsi NV heart was SO tender just then
il actually seemed to me must fly back
and take the whole six in my arms and
shelter and provide for them. | had
kept up an irregular correspondence
with Harriet bless her! How could she
caro- for the little ones? We never any
of AS had been over fond of our father,
but his death had taken away the prop
Of the house | sent Harriet a thousand
dollar draft, requesting her, If she need
Ell more, TO draw on me; and, somehow
not in this act perhaps. but in getting so
near To the sympathies and affections of
old times, J felt ten fold more the man
than | had felt before since ! became
rich Life itself seemed actually more a
reality 10 me. After this episode it was
not so easy TO shut myself out from all
material surroundings and sit down to
the business OF dreaming out the para
disc into which this woman was to con-
duct me
The next letter had the privilege of
bordering began Dear Frank To
/ me! Ii | had acted the donkey in pri-
waite, no one had ever yet. since had
left home. presumed TO address me with
that oil hand familiarity Aside from
the fact OF nay landed estates, | had al
ways held my personality in a way to
compel respect. Here was one of the
inevitable annoyauces however, | must
learn 10 face. and that soonl Matters
were Fastening 10 their elimination
She had written 10 notify me that she
would probably arrive at the station
( the letter specified that in my town; it.
platform touched one of my park gate.
1 Ion the seventeenth"
Whew! What could it mean? Wed
agreed on Burlington as our half way
station, and the catastrophe was not L
come off under three months. The
seventeenth" II was now the tenth.
stood aghast Struggle to ignore it as
might. acowardly, ignoble sense of dreaS
at the prospect Of meeting, face to face
this pen and ink Idol Of mine, dread
had all along been conscious was WINS
dormant in nay soul, pressed itself to tn,
forefront and overshadowed every othe
sentiment Dear Frank" Only on
little week
oh, for the old honest heartsom,
Brother FrancisW
Ilark! was | dreaming? It was sing
ing in my ears. Girls voices, nultiud
nous, in familiar welcoming chorus
Was this mirage? On my lawn} Al
optical-'Twas they! themselves. Tn
girls!
Brother Francis! Brother Francis,''
The stone walls Of my house took t
vocal speech and echoed.' tearing III
words into six different keys. every on
straight Oh trom real flesh and bloc
larynx and tongue and pressed on by
great loving heart that throbbed behin
it. IL WAS They'll
Ny very pan loiiers Tor one eestati
moment to live over again that ioyft
surprise, Tie little girls grown ut
young women Did ever nutter sue
bright ribbons, or rustic crisp. fresh sun
mcr muslius like 10 those? Such animal
ed. glad young taces; such skipping fee
Was ever old bachelor embraced an
fondle,i and passed about from hand I
hand to be exulted over and admired q
I,Svas'
They had simply come home, an,
bless tile Lord. my heart and my hous
were roouly enough to hold them al
Not a doubt had ever entered any one
their innocent heads as to nay wantiu
them and needing them. The quesiio
was. how ever had | managed to liz
without theu2 My John Chinaman <,
up "A dinner such as never hoped coul
grace ms table before the arrival Of il
, mistress--tohJ Croquet sets. lawn tel
MS hNinEs, side saddles and said
horses six--six very beautifully fu
uishtd chambers parlor attractions witt
Out stint OF coant-everSthing youo
lsdyism could craze was at their dii
p.asal before sunset.
For the next six days we held III
broken festival IN honor Of our reunion
Oh. bat there was a lump Of lead at m