Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-12-17

~ was now sufficiently disengaged to
find out something about the place which
had so unexpectedly visited. II con-
sisted of the railroad station and one
store, which was unfortunately closed
the agent Informed me that It's owner was
attending a campmeeting six miles away
questioned the agent again about tho
party had pursued but gained no fur
Their information. teleeraphed to the
conductor on the train had left to take
care of my effects, which he was kind
enough to do, and after twelve hours in
this neglected spot, spent sitting on
barrel, realizing my ridiculous conduct
and bemoaning the loss of my ideal,
took the next train and finished my jour
ncy in safety"
"Well, that is quite story" said
Mrs. Henderson, ''and you have seen
how have enjoyed it. Who but you
would have fallen in love in such way,
and IL is too bad that you lost her. But
II cannot have gone very far even with
you. and you will soon find some one
else"
ave shall see about that. / don't
know whether it is love or not, but 1 be-
lieve that shall find that girl again some
day, and am not going to marry until
do
Two years passed, during which George
had been true to his resolution, and used
often to say that he was waiting for his
ideal. Then he was transferred by his
house TO the West and took up his abode
in Texas.
Not long afterwards Mrs. Henderson
received from him letter giving the fol-
lowing account of his experiences:
~ have another story to tell you, and
as before. think had best begin at the
beginning.
Hampstead is a nice place to live in,
and have had pleasant time here and
have made many friends. You know
that am not society man, and steer
clear of the professional four hundred
which we find in every city. But the
larger class of cultivated people like,
and go when can to their occasional
entertainments. Three months ago l
went to one-it was given by musical
club, and combined programme of the
best amateur talent with social features
that l am likely to remember. For
one of the last pieces was sung by miss
Ethel Lyndon" 1t was we'll sung; l
noticed that, but my chief interest was
in the singer-in whom l recognized my
ideal. traced the resemblance in each
particular, and tried to discover whether
she was the woman | had seen in Ten
nessee; she was so like her thought she
must be the same, though | could not
determine, but there was no doubt about
her being tho woman in your picture, and
so my ideal.
IL asked my friend about her and dis
covered that her father was a prominent
business man of Hampstead, and had
lived there for years, and that she was
very popular among those who belonged
to her society, so much so that half the
young men of the town regretted her an
nounced engagement and approaching
marriage to a gentleman of Dallas.
II was already in love, and you may
imagine that this was discouraging in
telligence. But my motto has always
been nothing venture nothing have, and
Immediately determined TO try the for
tune of war, knowing that l had nothing
to lose-haying so completely lost my
heart already-and that / might win.
So when the musical programme was over
was introduced by my friend cannot
tell you our conversation, or what she
thought of it, but If | can be entertain
ing / was then; and found her all had
expected her 10 be from her face, and
became more in love than ever. | told
her that was a stranger, having recently
come to live here, and she was kind
enough to invite me to call.
II had no time to lose-I could only
attempt to take the fortress by storm,
dangerous thing to do, but there was
no opportunity to try the safer plan of
masked siege and stratagems. l had
one thing in my favor, was on the spot
and the other fellow was away.
81 soon awaited myself of her invita-
tion TO call, and spent very pleasant
evening of those moments of de-
light that are ut once so sweet and so
painful to remember in less happy
times.
What made it especially pleasing to
me was that Miss Lyndon seemed TO en-
JOY it as much as did. / remember that
you have often laughed at love at first
sight, but think that my experience
demonstrntes its truth. And that even
ing suggested another question which l
endeavored to solve but could not; l will
ask your opinion. Not only did feel
pleasure in being with the woman /
loved, but had also feeling of being
thoroughly en- rapport with her, as if she
felt the same pleasure and there was
some subtle and mutual sympathy be-
tween us; now was that feeling creation
of my own brain, independent of any
similar feeling on hcr part, or was it what
it seemed. ami could | therefore know
because experienced it that she was
similarly impressedY
1t would tire you to read the details;
it is enough TO say that made the most
of our acquaintance. called as often
as possibly could, oftener than i had
any right to; met her at receptions and
any other entertainments where she was
likely to go; went with her to the theater
and TO the Beethoven Club, ut one of
whose meetings had first made her nc
quaintence-in short, | took every oppor-
tunity could find or make of seeing
her
Finally l went with her, her father
and party on an excursion in n private
car TO new city where he was working
up real estate boom.
"On our return seized favorable
opportunity, and told her that | loved
her-how did it cannot tell even you
and of course / received the reply
that she was engaged. But she said il
very sweetly and made mo love her bet
ter than ever. Then l said, How
wish Ind known Won aooner' and she