The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-07-18
LOVERS QUARRELS.

coo Wills 10 MS favOrite nephew, Neo
Harrington, one morning. after the
latter. fine young fellow OF twenty
two. had been INDUCING In 1T OF the
blues for several days. Now this same
Uncle Roscoe was an agreeable old
man with great deal OF native ability.
but somehow he seemed to lack
ambition as he had never accomplished
much In life. He was an old bachelor.
broken down In health. who had como
TO end his days with the Harrington's
and strong bond OF sympathy soon
became established between the lonely.
life-wrecked old man and his handsome
nephew. So the latter answered the
above question after an instant's hest
tation.
'Oh, nothing only the same old
story, Uncle Rossi Henrietta and I
had little lovers quarrel few days
ago. and now our engagement seems
In fair way to come to an end forth
with"
look out for these lovers quarrels,
Ned" admonished his uncle. as a
shade OF sadness drifted across his
face. They usually begin in almost
nothing. but through pride and obsti-
macy they sometimes grow into q life
long sorrow.
II know that, Uncle Ross, but
Henrietta ought not to flirt with people
to whom seriously object or even to
fiirt mt all. And when / tell her my
wishes she ought TO observe them,
oughtn't sheP'
perhaps you did not tell her your
wishes in just the manner you should
have. OF course she ought not to re-
ceive any marked attentions except
from the man she intends to marry,
but girls are oftentimes thoughtless in
this respect. II would not be Mt all
strange II you assumed too much All
thority when you demonstrated with
your sweetheart, and she would very
naturally be offended il you did.
Take an old mans advice; talk the
matter over candidly with her ut once,
and see IL you cannot straighten things
out all right"
but, uncle Ross, don't think I
could reasonably be expected to go
near her again, after what she said to
me- unless she shows signs OF rolent-
ing, and pretty marked ones. too. l
never will. either; / will die first, I"
and a look OF logged determination
settled upon his handsome feature.
ut is the old story, indeed. A lit
tie thoughtlessness TO begin with, then
a lovers quarrel. and then pride and
obstinacy step in and the 'little rift
within the Lutte" may be widened until
II becomes n vast chasm that all eter-
nifty can not bridge. Don't let your
proud stubbornness ruin your whole
life and that OF others, Ned--as did"
Tell me about 1t. uncle Ross,
said Ned softly, but with suppressed
eagerness in his voice.
II was not always the useless old
life-wreck that you know to-day. At
your age was as handsome, ambitious
and full OF life as you are yourself; and
my futures skies gave abundant prom
Use OF Joy and brightness to come.
II had an excellent situation and
stood a good chance Of being promoted;
and l was engaged to Nellie Forsyth
the best. prettiest and most talented
were both thoughtless high-spirited
and proud.
Nellie deeply offended me on sew
eral occasions by showing some pleas
ure in the society OF one Dick Mars
ton. wild and dissipated young fellow
whose father had recently died and
left him considerable fortune that he
was then very busily engaged in
squandcring Finally the climax came
at an old-fashioned corn-husking to
which Nellie had accompanied me.
by accident or design Dick had
taken seat quite near Nellie, and he
had been drinking just enough to make
his language fluent and sparkling. He
had always had strong liking for her
and an equally strong dislike for me;
so he naturally made the most OF his
opportunity.
'As my would-be rivals flow OF
brilliant small talk increased with the
favorable manner In which IL was re-
ceived, my own decreased in q cor
responding ratio till became silent
and moody. Naturally enough Nellie
did not enjoy having me make US both
laughing-stoclS by my very apparent
sulleaness and anger; so she. soon
turned away from me and began spir-
tied controversy with the witty and
volatile Dick. OF course IL was wrong;
but now. wnen 1t il too late. realized
that CALLED her sensitive pride almost
beyond endurance.
IL was furious. and Kissed In Nell
lies cur that II she did not quit her
shameless Irritation with the half-in-
toxicated brute at her elbow she might
look elsewhere for an escort home
She cuttingly replied that even a half
into xicatcd brute who tried his best 10
be entertaining was far preferable TO n
jealous and unreasonable one who was
doing his very best to DO disagree lb.c.
and that might do just as pleased.
..Hcr answer drove me to dcspera-
ton. left the scene OF mcrriment
ard con usion uad went Immediately
" the houre whore was then board
. ing. leaving tho girl I loved better
thnn life TO get home again as best she
coul1.
..pf course she was bitterly offended