New-York tribune., 1890-07-14
HE DOES NOT LIKE FIRECRICKERS NOW
From The Chioaso Mail.

From Inc hlftSo NAL
TWO rather elderly gentlemen sat in 'ha windows OF
the Iro,uo, ClaD YESTERDAY IN" p,o." passed INTO
the Columbia iha'r. Irecrwkcr> Ot an Nlie' were
aud the air va, mll of panEcnt gaupoNder smoke.
"Thi, remind, me Of something that happtned =
GOOD many FcuIil OF Julls ago, said On" If the Old
Fellow something wIlch possibly account, for my
presence In Chicago today the fact tnat I'm sheie
nan and for my general mode OF NE. ~ iac'c !o ~
connected with me-
What accounts for II ,! a.,
cracltcr, could have 50 much infu nee mans
career, would YOU lrs htle thing 5ut Pm SAILS
fed II changed the coIr'e of mine cnur ly-
won't LAY hov many years ago il was bnt 10
wasn't lill after the Centennial: I Il til You hat
ro,b It Ta' in [he zane y%af rgCr'@s yon rr,robcr To
There weren't any of those big one> that make noise
Ike a cannon and VIII break yonr leg though !, was
the ordinary lul' 1oceut /pi kd e criche! WIN one
ycllow and two green one, done up IN II, thh accom-
pi,hcd my GoNnrl
A. that time was young man. and prosperous:
That Is. | wa undcr forty in az and hal gooa
commission business in town OF about 33'Oop M
habitante. I'd come thcrc rom Nt", "fA d c P~Dr
mad tart in the word ana fallen IN loy.. 10y
The lady wa, a beautiful young grl OF twenty,
r,-ular dream in face and he'r"' blonde WIN
yellow. curly hair big hlur cy'+ H.s9nS: siengr n,.e
iizurc. ana the most volatile GiSPosl0n nave fVef
lnown she was music teachers daughter anu
her face her fortune. ,,,. =. u,..
wa, mfl.uatd wilh her. aud ally, Old maa' ri,,!
actually Lelleve loved her sincerely aud honestly:
he used T. keep me ruc,,,nc as - "ha' .ii' |ont QUIZ
SG ort ~ - NM I'm her n,chevous e,rish way but
| didn't mind it, ana | believed that she loved me as
"'i' Wcu I'd been going with her about year ana
hoped to put the ring ga her finger soon. nUinueF
Of young people we knew got ~ moonlsht pichlc
f,r the piglt Of the Fourth held on th" grounds OF
,oCcty leader Of the town and of curse ,pos t2ok
C,eor.ie There dancing, supper, cards ana what
n,oi, Sarlp.oCS. wcre .wun, beneath tS dark
"no trecs. ana tho myriad Of Japaac,e lanterns
;ar1 dr,c r1I and len ine d,acsr and Wlnt rcd to
ramrork frr a long t1k. I blow ont tfe lantern
over4ed r We dq H2' m a,oraT cG faror
rocket pierced the lcafen blue Of the SKY ana tne
thNlhblng measures oi waltz Irs"und% rom VIC
open and brilliantly lighted windows Of inc drawing
IL was dttnc time and place, and decided TO
MAKE the most Of my opportunity. l was speakinS
IN whi.lers and George was replying IN that low.
meo3o,, of women which has hui the i9spCG."n g.
If vOc1aon and Vet carries To The ear or wIch y
Intended with % d,tinc ctness and vibration uneduallh
." .Ii,, head was on NV shoulder. aftcr protest
was declaring nv love in the most ardent tones
lnew Nv voicc was raised slightly, possibly. ana
w.. v.eoa overheard nearl "a ohucklc hcvOud rho
pine tree. Gcorgie started. Jumped ON of me nam
mock. and ! did the same. The 5l'li va brohel.
Iut We heard no more voices and finally got hd
rcu-tatcd iu the I'D position.
Vi declaration bad bear sadly d,composed. hut
manfully kept with II aS soon A. ! had ed'ed her
appr-hen>:o1> Wa ju-t getting Ia thc a,'"t ~ q qle,
under u, a dozen flashes reelected Gcorgie's white
drr>, and my shirt front and by the IGlt oi soNcr
of sparks saw the face Of my Only rival ior "eOisps
fivn,>- 4 grirIu-. laughing :tcc-h1uhct bl a dozen
otlcr> agd a chorus of laughter mingled With the
fi>ll,Je of "a hundred or 80 tr.crackcr~
1t VAS an awful situation and Womanlikc' "eorgs
tla-lcd me for Il. >hc l"ft angry and n1TlHN tuo
with the dignity Of queen. In her Sl,t"r' carEatei
got a note saving she couldn't see me- again lei sCh
AN embarrassing affair and that she l" that Gay t1
o S & Tl1'Vt coan III f'f [and it LETT the town and
here Georgic married two years later the fellow
threw that bunch Of CRACKERS, ana I've wiped our "
disappointment in financial success, But hate 70 her,
nrccrdcker> pop just the sane 10 TINS day