Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-12

| Bright Smile Haunts Me Still. The
invitations were recalled; the town
had nine days wonder; Mr.. Worth
ington went tishing-rI hope" was
my interjection, shat he went where he
could catch something" soon the
affair was practically forgotten. He
married charming widow the very
next year, and is tremendously happy.
Calls we'll that ends we'll"
"Did the girl marry Mallory?" I
asked.
Il suppose so. don't care for that
part of it. The moral of the story is in
the enlightened common sense displayed
by at least one man, when in love-"
Precisely. You call this q true
story?"
yes"
Expect me to believe it?"
"Of course"
Well shan't. The characters are
real enough, but the catastrophe is i'm
possible. 1t never happened"
Veracious johnson put on fresh bait,
and dared me thus:
Perhaps you think you can tell that
story better?"
Indeed do! / will make it brief;
you shall have the true version. Listen"
Here is what said:
Down to the time of the engagement
the story has been correctly told.
When Mr.. Worthington discovered
that Miss Mowbray was holding clan
destine meetings with young Mallory,
he sharply reproved her for the indis-
erection. She replied with much spirit.
that it was pretty state of things if a
girl couldn't have little fun, just be-
cause she was engaged, and that Mr..
Worthington was mean old thing to
blame her for that. He went away in
huff; came back the next evening,
thought she looked handsomer than he
ever saw her before and nothing more
was said about that incident.
But when the episode of the letters
occurred, there was quarrel in
earnest. The parents were called
in. They were surprised to learn
that their daughter had been CORE
spending with Mr.. Mallory. Pater
tannilias give her severe lecture !;
mater exclaimed, "Why, Hilda
Beatrice, I'm ashamed of you'll" The
girl cried and pouted; the parents
begged Mr.. Worthington to think no
more of it, as their daughter was young
and silly; this was only girls nom
sense. The gentleman was placated,
after fashion; the engagement was not
interrupted; the wedding occurred, with
pomp and festivity. People said the
bride was pale, and ill at ease. MIR.
Mallory was not present; but it was
whispered afterward that she wore
flowers upon that occasion that the
absent lover sent her.
Mr.. Worthington and his bride lived
together little short Of three months.
She alternated between apathy and
tempest. He had the pleasure of
hearing from her lips within
the first month that she
never loved him, and had married him
against her will. Things went from bad
to worse; there was an explosion, sep
aration, two Chicago divorces at no large
interval, the emigration Of Mr.. Worth
ington to Kansas City, where he found
solace in real estate, and the union of
Mr.. Mallory and Hilda Beatrice. Their
future relations are conjectural, largely
depending on unknown quantities.
Verax johnson laughed loudly at my
version. !!
"Yes, that's the true story" he Said.
Il thought would give you the char
actels, and see if you could shape the
result. You've hit it.
"Now you give the moral"
"That's easy. 1t is, that men in love
will never apply sound sense and good
Judgment to the momentous questions of
bethrothal and marriage. Women, I
make no account Of; they are always I'M
certain. But men,"
Just then Verax pulled up bull
head.