Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-06-06

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"A icw days later went TO the pic
MIC OF Mr. Graynor's sunday-school,
and when / was there Jarsons little
boy tumblcd out OF boat In the mid
die Of the river, and flshcd him out
Just In time TO save tho little shaver
Old larson was awfully thankful. and
swOro that he'd never cease 70 love
m Y and be grateful 10 me; he got
ov0l' thatl
"a fuw days afterward he came TO
me and said he was in q desperate FIX;
note OF his was due that very day
and he couldn't meet It. owing to the
fact that some money ho expected
from New York hadn't come, and,
While he would have plenty Of cash in
few days. no was absolutely broke
Just then, so he wanted TO borrow
some money OF me for week. !
nslxcd how much no needed, and he
said all could spare wouldn't be too
much. had all my salary on de-
posit at the bank. and gave him n
check for all had. about one hundred
dollars, and took his note for the sake
OF the formality. A couple OF days
afterward l found he bad skipped the
town ostensibly TO 60 TO Philadelphia.
l telcgraphed TO Dilford asking for
my back pay, only TO hear thathe had
gone TO Boston tho day before and was
on steamer for Queenstown at that
timel Well. there | was--not cent
in the world -thirty-hve dollars
worth OF debts-no way TO got home
couldn't write TO my father for
money TO get out OF the difficulty. be-
cause ran away and had never let
him know where l was--there | was,
stumped.
"Wel, l told Mr.. Graynor, God
bless himl and he lent me enough to
get home, and said that he trusted me
for what l was indebted TO him; in
fact no acted the good Samaritan to
me, and 1 respect his Christianity
more than any one else's IN the worldl
81 left Peniield pretty sad boy and.
being ashamed to 60 home to my folks.
/ started for my grandfather intend
ing to borrow some money to pay my
debts, and tell my father that got
cheated out Of my salary and not say
any thing about the rest Of the affair
"Wheii got to Springfield who do
you guess met In the depotP"
"Your grandfather" ventureL
"Lilley Heynum She said she was
J delegate to a teachers convention
being held there, and asked me where
l was going. told her that was on a
business trip. but got tangled up in my
remarks. and she saw that / was in
trouble as quick as a winkl She
begged me TO tell her all my troubles;
she said she was my friend and might
be able TO do something for me. /
was so discouraged that | told her
every thing. and even that was GO
ing 20 my grandiather's TO get some
money.
after sympathizirg with me and
trying 10 cheer me up a little, she said
that she had some extra money which
she would like 10 be relieved OF be-
fore she lost it. and offered TO lend IL
10 me with or without interest for any
length OF time; she promised to keep
the matter quiet, and said that her offer
would save me the embarrassment OF
asking my relatives for money and tell
ing my dismal story.
"Of course / refused 10 take money
from her. but she was persistent and
at last gave her my note, at ninety
days and ten per cent, for forty
dollars paid my debts at Penfield
and went home. Ny father received
me like the prodigal son, torgave me
for running away and gave me O
clerkship in his store at ten dollars q
week. instead Of twenty and expenses
"Well. as soon as got settled,
went TO see Alice Cassel. She re.
ceived me very coldly. saying that she
wished to have nothing to do with
one who had deserted his hoae and
treated his father so disgraceiully,
that her father had forbidden my com.
ing TO the house, and that she had
another gentleman who was more
congenial to her. She returned my
letters and tokens and said tnst she
wished to have the acquaintance dis
continued. Well. that was my first
love affair, and | am glad 1t ended
just as IL did Don't ever commit
suicide because a girl rejects you--it
- lways better for you in the end
though 1t is hard to bear at the time;
you can always dnd a woman just as
good or better than the one who re-
jected you.
"Well. felt heartbroken for little
while; but as was working very hard
soon forgot all about Alice,
and declared that | would have moth
ing more 20 do with the fairer sex
every one who gets jilted says that
self-same thing and forgets 1t in less
than a year afterw ard-isn't it SOP"
nodded my conviction that he was
correct, AM he resumed.
AT the end OF three months repaid
Lilley Heynum and called several
times to show my gratitude for her
kindness, but after all cause for call
ing was removed | still continued "a
call once a month, or oftener until at
last had regular Tuesday night en-
gagement, and before long found my
self in love more deeply than ever. but
/ was too poor to pop the question and
had TO adore in silence.
"When was twenty-one years old
my father gave me fourth interest In
his buginoae "a a atarfar aud after tha,
began regular courtshlp and pretty
soon / married the present Mrs.
Nelton.n
''But why do you call IL the Shake.
spearean Marriage? | interposed
fearing that he would leave his story
In very unsatisfactory condition.
''Oh, yes, you want 10 hear about
that. l expect While we were engaged
In conversation one night in Jun,