Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-09-20
LOVE In A CAB
BY JULIA F. LEWIS.

BY JULIA F. LEWIS,
Englewood is not very large place
and is not apt to grow much, for the
simple reason that it is situated some
our miles from a railway station. The
own was settled long before the rail
road was built, and when the survey
brs were at work on the route of the
road, they made arrangements to make
hat place one of their principal sta
hons. They never thought that they
would be hindered in this plan, but
hey did not know the people of Engle-
wood.
There were only two classes of peo-
pie in that town. One class included
khe residents who had lived in that
own all their lives, and whose chill
aren would most likely occupy the
same houses, pursue the same bust
ness, and do just exactly the same
hngs as their ancestors had done.
This class was decidedly averse oany-
hing new. They hated improve
ments, frowned down every enterprise
that would change the primitive meth
pd of doing business in Englewood,
md endeavored to make that town'the
ame old sleepy place it always had
been. The other class comprised a
humber of newcomers, who were anx-
GUS to see Englewood improve, but,
eeng no Indications that such state
i things would occur, were for MAX
be all the money they could out of the
property they owned in Englewood.
between the two classes the railroad
cmpany had a hard time of it. The
ld-time citizens positively refused to
ELL an inch Of the ground to the rail
oad company, resisted all their eff
ofts to secure ground, and by legisla-
Jon hampered the company with such
estrictions that the operating expenses
p the vicinity of Englewood would
ave been much greater than on any
ther portion of the line. The other
lass of people, thinking that the COM
bany would be compelled to tap
MysSwood, asked such awful prices
or their ground that the railroad COM
bany refused to negotiate with them.
10 solve the difficulty new route was
surveyed, and the road branched off
another direction, the nearest point
TO Englewood it touched being at Cliff
on, some four miles away. A line of
peaches and few cabs carried passen-
gers from Englewood to Clifton.
One night in September, I took the
rain from New York to Clifton. 1 was
ceiling miserable, and no wonder, for
was just about bidding farewell to
III my friends in Englewood, to leave
he associations ] had grown up with
ence childhood, and so to far-distant
california to commence life anew. Up
to two weeks before that time 1 had
Considered myself one of the luckiest
awyers in that portion of the country
had good practice, splendid pros
poets, and enjoyed the best Of health.
snddenly there came a sorrow into my
lie that made me make up my mind to
Freak all the ties that bound me to
tngewood and it's people, and go to q
PORTION of the United States where l
Mas unknown. AS you no doubt have,
ere this, fathomed the sorrow, 1 might
rs we'll confess and tell you it was a
Woman that caused me to make this
resolution. She was the fairest crea
fure in Englewood, with ripping
golden hair, laughing blue eyes, and a
complexion that needed no artificial
Establishment to enhance it's beauty.
had loved Ethel Linton for years,
Int being one of those men whose
bravery and courage all ooze out Of
them when talking to beautiful
Woman, had never asked if my love
was returned. True it was that Ethel
always treated me in cordial, friend
Y way, but she did the same with all
The rest Of her admirers, and l never
could tell whether she loved me or not.
tlast, 1 made up my mind that the
'orture would have to end, and [
aeryed myself to ask the question
Which would make me either happy or
miserable. For weeks I endeavored to
secure ere a favorable opportunity, but
Ethel always seemed to divine my in
ee1ntlons, and Oh some pretext OF an
o'her would turn the conversation to
some other subject. tried in every
way possible to find the time when l
could deliver the carefully prepared
speech l had rehearsed offering her
ny hand and heart, but it came not. Ii
L.. became {, sentimental in my talk Ethel
W noalk dash into some prosaic subject
.lat would take all the romance out OF
ne: Ii l asked her for few moments
senons conversation, she would tell
u; ;ne that life was too short to indulge
~ seriousness, and would break out
l I.n rapid description of some gay
I la. Or party she had attended. AT
s lssl angered by her seeming indiffer
Il'ee, | one evening called her heart,
~ as coquette and left her, convinced
a s''';' She was toying with my affections,
I Il unwilling to stay where l would
f., perpetually reminded Of my love
To- 11er, made arrangements at once
=, leave Englewood forever. L had
Gi; ;1 completed arrangements tor the
N'sposal Of my practice, and had been