The Jersey City news., 1890-10-31

sOn, bnhC 1Su Shrauge az all. 0ften
strike out for trip, and seldom write
to the governor Snless ] have business.
I have no mother to worry about me.
AS told you, was thinking Of invest
ing few thousands in timber lands, and
was looking through here when this
happened. A mighty close call, / can
tell you, and then to be rescued by a
girl. A nice job it is, must sayl But
how am to reward her? l want you to
help me with your advice have been
studying it over ever since I could think
at all. OF course am going to do the
fair thing-giye her mother lot Of
money if she will have it, and all that,
but what must / give the girl9"
"Give her the life that she saved.
Give her your hearth you have one.*
"Oh, by Jove, doctor, that is going it
too strong. | don't say that couldn't
love the girl, and if 7 lived in these
woods it would be all right. But to take
her to st. Louis and introduce her into
my set, couldn't, you know, and then
her familyl Oh, noask me to do some
thing easy"
AS easy, for instance, as for a girl to
pull you out Of the clutches Of death and
nurse you back to life and strength"
II say will do anything in reason.
In novel of course should fall in love
and marry her regardless of convention
alities But / will make confession to
you, doctor. Two days before l fell into
that cursed creek was at a ball, and i
met my divinity there little angel in
rose colored tdlle--aGd / waltzed with
her all night. Do you know, while was
lying here with this fever | was waltzing
with her, by Jove waltzing over red
hot sand--dying with thirst and she
seemed to be a living coal Of fire; her
rose colored dress was fame, and when
/ thought | was burning to a coal my
self an angel would come and cool the
awful heat and give me water. The
angel was jamie Burton I know that
now"
Young man." said the doctor, SOL
emnly, II wish to God you had drowned
before You reached the bridge that night.
You are not worth the sacrifice of her
life
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nanKs' aWIuiiy' lor ene comphment;
put u occurs 70 me tnar sne IS yet alive
ssaa Wen; ana somethlng else occurs 70
me, by the way. You talk as if you
loved her yourself. You are bachelor;
what stands in the way?
''Be careful, sir, how you speak. A
man wants the love of the woman whom
ne marrles. one mas un1ortunately De-
slowed ners elsewhere. ! shal never
marry. nave mad q long Struggle with
adverse circumstances and now have
estaphsned mission among these nils.
stricken settlers along The Sonderr
.sNot q very brilliant prosrect. sbould
saw drawled Forester.
"No. but more satisfying to me than
life in what Won ca,ll sociatv
"You have had experience. Of course
One can sea that Won ara q c.ltnrad
man"
.eYes + have eaten of tha traa "a
knowledoe and 10 me tbe fr,lit5 tastad ~
death Bnt no matter for that ~
going to sneal, to vo,, a. one man 4, an
other. Jane Burton il h noble and bea,,-
tifuI girl Her narerts are New ENGLAND
recrle moor. Il 4 true. INIT with : -s f.ar-
tain refinement and fai,. adrcet;on You
can tell that by thes sneech "a tha family
Their LANGUAGE Il AZ rood AZ vo,,rs q.
mine. She has crown m bara an, 81 :
these rnda settlers l;ka ! I'M a1norg
thorns a lilv Il no nurer ! Wild rose
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