The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-06-17

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subject She acknowledged bein Z friend
ly TO me, and said she only requested my
ST enco until she could explain iaoro
fully. We parted very happily. and /
concluded that l was highly favored.
awe became more friendly than be-
fore, but did not breach the subject OF
which i thought so much.
Occasionally | would find Harriet In =
deep study, and one noon, after sho had
seemed particularly sad. she told me, in
a few words, that she intended leaving
that even ng on visit To New York. and
that she would be giving up her position
for good. i was annoyed and astonished.
She desired that we part without cere-
mony, and said that when she returned
we could meet In less restrained way.
! did not appreciate this ind iferent part
ing and l was really angry. | began 10
think there was no love on her part, but
a sort OF sympathy ana a desire not 10
hurt my feelings by telling me so. felt
sighted and found consolation the first
night OF her departure in anger at being
so heartlessly treated; but after a ruifled
nights slumber. ! awokc in the morning
as deep in love as ever busted myself
at the Office next day, and in rearrang-
ing Miss Harrice's desk for the new
stenographer / came across note
neatly folded. addressed TO Mr.. VIM. H.,
] read it and as ] perused the 70 lowing
lines, fairly boiled with indignation.
"DEAR FRIEND have thought over all
you have said. and IL must forever cease.
] will be plain with you. i love another
! am leaving Chicago tonight. There il
no need TO answer as all is at an end. For
give the seeming cruelty OF yoIr friend,
HARRIET HALE.
IN. B.--Please don't d
"Well, when ! read that note was
hot, sure enough What did sh. 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 drop of
liquor during the whole time of our ac.
qua ntance, 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 10 leave town;
but amidst all resolves | was positively
decided on one point. that ] was forever
through with the other sex. ] went &c
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 a mistake Forget IT, Don't
be uneasy about me; ! still eat three
neals day and don't intend 90 drink
"'WM H.
days and weeks slipped by and no
communication ever passed between US
| should have left the city for while,
but pride forbade II now Her uncle ana
talked over business matters frequent
ly, AM occasionally ! visited at his
house Whenever ! called there now |
became particularly gay, because |
knew Harriet heard from her folks regu-
larly. and perhaps they would alude TO
me as the Jolly old bachelor, and
desired that she should not know the
real condition of my feelings. How
ever, gay as | appeared, | found it only
a make believe, for. try as ! would TO
forget her. could not drive her image
from my Find.
"Two months had nearly passed awav.
| had only heard OF Harriet incidentally,
through her uncle. One night he in
| formed M that she was going back TO
Dixon, and would remain one day in
Chicago on her way home. H% uncle
became quite communicative on this
occasion.
"'By the way said he. Il never tod
you the sequel of Harriet's employment
at our house ! was nervous. but in
terested. and listened eagerly aS he went
on. You see said he, there was
diss ipated young fellow in Dixon, madly
in love with Harriet, and he annoyed her
so much that she took a fancy 10 leave
her home until time might eradicate his
infatuation. She did not wish 10 lie
| cruel or severe, so she broke off from his
society by coming TO Chicago, as you re-
member Even while she was with us
he bothered her with his attentic.ls, and
knowing her TO b, extremely fond OF
| flowers. he woald SEMI her bouquets clear
from the town of Dixon. He recently
made a last appeal TO her and said he
was coming 90 Chicago This worried
her, and that was the reason why she
! left us so suddenly.
AS MIR Willis went on. began to get
uneasy, but | listened with a sort of
| daZed attent on.
"'Well, went on her uncle. tn Young
man has recently left Dixon for good,
with a surveying party, for South Amer
| lea, and now Harriet is coming home to
earn the peace her fancy and patience
have brought about
What is this young mans nance
said l.
"William Hazitt. was the answer
"Great Scott, thought |. that note
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 y? That
wouldn't do. Write. That would take
too MANY bottles Of ink 10 explain. l
began 10 pace the floor, and Mr.. Willis
wanted 10 know what was up. ! finally
told him the story. He was interested
and promised TO help me, bat doubted,
as Harriet. he said, was very proud
The morning OF her arrival in Chicago.
as a sort Of stratIgem, ! procured a
handsome basket of flowers and wrote
on a card simply these words
@Eorgive me. WILLIAM III.
("The Chicago one.r)
swell, l was invited TO the house, and
the first sight got of Harriet knew |
was forgiven. and ! have found out since