Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-18

we could mCot IN less .''tfdlneu way,
aid rot appreciate this indifferent part
ing and was really angry. began TO
think there was no love N her part, but
sort of sympathy ano desire not 10
hurt my feelings by te'ling me so. Ielt
sighted and found conso alton the first
night OF her departure IN anger at being
so heartlessly treated; put after rufiied
nights slumber, awoke IN the morning
as deep In love as ever 0usled myself
at the Office next day. and In rearrang-
inc Miss HarrIet's desk for the new
st.nographer came across note
neatly folded. addressed to Mr.. VIM. H.,
/ read Il and as perused the 70 lowing
lines, fairly boiled with Indignation.
ADKAR FRInND-I haze thought over all
you have said. and IL must forever cease.
/ will be plain with you. love another.
am leaving Chicago tonight. There Is
no need 20 answer as all Is at an end. For
give the seeming cruelty Of yolr friend,
HARRIET HALE.
an B.--PIease don't d.
SWELL, when read that note was
hot, sure enough What did she mean
by please don't d.? Please don't
damn, or perhaps she meant please don't
drink. This was awful. Did she believe
she was going to drive me to drink, when
/ don't believe / had touched a drop Of
LIQUOR during tho whole time OF our ae
qualntance. And she loved another
| That was bitter indeed.
"Oh. how hated women that day.
First / would laugh, then get angry,
| then make up my mind TO leave town
but amidst all resolves | was positively
decided on one point, that / was forever
through with the other sex. went to
her uncle, obtained her address, and
then telegraphed this message, as did
| not want her to be in suspense moment
on my account
THE feeling expressed for you re.
Gently was mistake. Forget IT, Don't
| meals day and don't intend TO drink.
"'WM H.
"Days and weeks slipped by and nc
| communication ever passed between MS
| / should have left the city for while,
but pride forbade it now. Her uncle apd
/ talked over business matters frequent
ly, and occasionally / visited at hi:
house Whenever called there now
became particularly gay because
| knew Harriet heard from her folks regu-
| larry, and perhaps they would allude tC
| me as the 'jolly old bachelor and
desired that she should not know the
real condition of my feelings How
ever, gay as / appeared, l found ii only
a make believe, for, try as l would Il
forget her, / could not drive her image
from my Eind.
1.-TWO months had nearly passed awav
| | had only heard of Harriet incidentally.
through her uncle. One night he in
| formed me that she was going back Il
L nd In Aau ~
| Chicago on her way home. Her incl,
| became quite communicative on THU
occasion.
"'By the way said be-. Il mover tolC
I you rde sequeI'0r TIarriet's employment
| at our house | was nervous, but in
| terested, and listened eagerly as he wen
on. You see, said he there was
dssipated young fellow In Dixon, madly
| in love with Harriet, and he annoyed he
| so much that she took a fancy to leav,
her home until time might eradicate hi'
| infatuation. She did not wish to b,
cruel or severe, so she broke off from hi
| society by coming to Chicago, as you re
member. Even while she was with u
| he bothered her with his attentions, ant
knowing her to b. extremely fond o
| flowers, he would send her bouquets clea
| from the town of Dixon. He recent!
made last appeal TO her and said h
was coming TO Chicago This worried
her, and that was the reason why sh,
left us so suddenly.
"As Mr.. Willis went on, began to &c
uneasy, but / listened with a sort o
dazed attention.
"'Well, went on her uncle, this younl
man has recently left Dixon for good
with a snrvas-i.rs party, TOT Souts. JI----..
lea, and now Harriet is coming home Il
earn the peace her fancy and patience
have brought about
What is this young mans name?
said !.
@'Willam Hazlitt, was the answer.
~Great Scott, thought l, that not'
which found and read was intended
for him, and was lost by her, and then
became excited, sure enough. What
should / do? See her persona ly? Tha
wouldn't do. Write? That would take
too many bottles OF ink to explain.
began to pace the floor, and Mr.. WIFI:
wanted to know what was up. finally
told him the s. stor HSp liz ey 6t iPatSs6Ge6stef
as Harriet, he said, was very proud
The morning of her arrival in Chicago
as a sort of stratagem, / procured {
handsome basket of flowers and wrote
on a card simply these words:
@Forglve me. WILLIAM II.
cAThe Chicago one.D
swell, was invited to the house, anC
the first sight got of Harriet / knew ]
was forgiven, and have found out since
that IL was through that basket of flow.
ers, boys, that ESCAPED being bache
lor JAMES HANNERTY.