Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-23

left tho car Just a. the train VIA starting
again after having stopped at o small
station. CHANGING b. LOOK tu ono side, !
saw my now found ideal aud hcr party
Just getting into carrln.e which had
apparently been waiting for thcm Amt,
Just one thought filled my mind that /
could not afford thus TO looseiny ideal 20
soon. and that unlcss followed her she
was lost This was rather IN impulfe
than a thought--thore was no time Tot
that. and piled on after her.
1.-The carriage Ind started, and there
WINS only ono man IN dgnt-tho depot
agent. npokc 10 him and asked who
tic people who bad iut left wore. he
said that DC did not know that ha had
never fean them uciuui uut l uthote
now that b. did and that Do muft have
taken mo for = lunatlc; my appearance
was outiandish enough and suspect my
manner was czgitol. I tried to hire "a
a mo. offered him o. lnrg' price Tor tfa
use of one mo hour. but ihe fellow told
mo that he had none and there was none
In two miles. Tie carriagr was now ni-
most 90. VI siglt, and stu hoping 70
find ont something about IL started out
after II.
"But I did not 20 far before realized
that pursuit was hopeless and that by
such conduct was making myself
ridiculous, and ! returned 30 the station
then for the fral time remembered
that had left all my baggage, which
was very valuable, my umbrella and
ovcrcoai. GA The train. aud even my hat.
az at the time Of the incident ] was max
ing myself comfortable In a skull cap,
which was all now had TO protect my
ambrosial locks from the elements.
~ was now sufficiently difcngagol n
find out something about the place
which had 10 Unexpectedly visited. u
consisted Of the railroad station and one
store. which was unfortunately closed
the agent Informed me that &C. owner
was attending a camp meeting six miles
away. ! Questioned the agent again
about the party l had pursued, hut
gained no further information. iele.
graphed TO The conductor on the train
had left 20 take care Of my cncct7,
which he was kind enough to do, aud
/ after twelve hours in this neglected spot,
SPENT sitting on a barrel, realizing my
ridiculous conduct and bomoaning the
loss Of my ideal. | took tho noxt train
and finished my journey IN fnfety.'
"Wcli, that Is quito a story" said
Mn. Henderson. and you have teen how
have enjoyed IT, Who but you would
have fallen In Lowell In ouch a way, and d,
IL too bad thst you lost her. Bat it can.
not have gouo very far, even with you,
and YOU will soon mud some one else"
1--WE shall See about that. ! don't
know whether il Is love or not, but be-
lieye that shall find that girl again
some day. AID am not going to marry
until do"
Two years parsed during which George
had been true 10 his resolution, and used
ofion TO say that ho was waiting for his
ideal. Then he was transferred by hi
house TO the west aud took up his abol,
In Texas.
Not long afterward Mrs. Hondcrior
received from him le,tas giving The
following account Of his experiences
~ have another story TO tell you, and
as before think l had best begin at Ia
beginning. Hcmpltead "a nice placl
10 live IN, aud | have had plOnsan
time here and have made many friends
You know that ! am not societ'
man, and steer clear OF tho proics
sional Four Hundred which We hn'
In every city. But the larger elias
Of cultivated people like, and 20 whei
can 10 their occasional entertainments
Three months ago went 10 one--it wa
given by u musical club, and combine
n programme OF tho best amateur tnlen
with social fea,uges-that am likely
remember. For one Of the last picc.
was song BY Miss Ethel Lyndon
was well sung; I noticed that, but m
chief interest was IN the singer
whom recognized my ideal.
II traced the resemblance In each pa
ticular. aud tried 10 discover whcthI
she was the woman | had seen in Tel
nossce. She was 80 like her though
she must DO the same, though | coul
not determine, but thcre was no doui
about her being the woman In your pi
ture, and 20 my Ideal.
II asked my friend about her aud Ill
covered that her father was u proninci
: business man Of Hampstead aud hH
lived there for years, aud that she VI
very popular among those who belong,
: 20 hor society, 20 much 50 that half Il
p Young men Of tue town regretted h
announced engagement aud apprQachii
0 marriage 10 n gentleman Of Dallas
. ~ WAS already IN love, and You mt
! imagine that this was discUuugiuE 4
diligence. But my motto has alWa
i Don nothing venture nothing hay,
q aud Immediately determined 10 try q
u fortune Of war, knowing that / IN
nothing 20 lo.e-huying so complete
:, lost my heart alrcady-und that mig
win. SO whom tho musical program
D. was over was introduced by my frien
! cannot toll You our conversation,
% what shy thugght OF IL, but II / eau
h. entertaining was then, and found b
n M | had expected her TO be from !
ne face. md became more In love than ov
4, / told hor that was stranger, hiyi
n recently come 10 live here, and she "
~ kind enough 10 invite me TO call.
or II had no time 10 loso-l could OF
Ia attempt to take the fortress by storm
u dangerous thing to do, but there was
he opportunity to try the safer plan o
TO- masked aeigc and stratagems lhpd
m thing In my favor; l was ON the spot
ut the other fellow was away.
ND III soon ayaied myself Of her inv