Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-26
our OF nan DILEMMA.
The Most Miserable Girl on Knrtt
and Ihc Letter She Wrote.

AEiNHa AAe AAllGhtrO AF4UAls
Oh, it was terrib.el She knew that she
was the most miserable girl on earth, that
If she lived a thoueand yeAss she could
never be happy again. The June sun
shine flooded tie apartment. the trees
waved green plumes just outside The win
dow, the canary in his gjidsd cage almost
burst his little throat with melody. Bu.
she neither saw nor head; she had
leaned her clbows OF the table and
eaEopped her hot fecu into her hands.
HE must know L By now" she
sobbed- "Hsl will tell him that have
accepted him, and lie will go away and
l will never see him sSAin-I shall die, /
knox shalt"
She got mp aud paced the room with
long, rapid steps. The canary stopped
singing and ohirped TO her, but she did
not heed him
"Oh, how could | believe Annlr's sio-
riesF" she cried. ~ knew he loved me
and only paid her q lisIle attention to
try to make me stop airting with Hal
knew 1t sll the time, ard yet listened TO
her"
She twisted the rose -hued ribbons Of her
gown nervously IN her hnscrs: then Fbe
walked over 20 She window aud drew down
the blinds 90 shut oG. the hateful snn-
shine. Bow could the day be 70 fair aud
she SO unhappy!
"Oh, IL it were only yesterday" she
moaned. Yesterday / did not know. but
Annie ran In TO say that cha could NOT
stay, for Ned had asked her particularly
to be at home. Of c0urse l vas lively and
gay. / would not let her know that /
rod Than Ia1 10
tease me for an answer Oh, ii had
only sent him away thsn!"
Sho stopped and looeeued the pins i'm
patiently from her golden hair, which fell
about her Ike a snnset cloud.
''1f he had only not reminded ne tnst
he ssw Ned going into Annie's nouse and
wondered when ii would be announced
Still only consented TO write 10 him my
| decision"
She paused and gszed into the depth of
the mirror with unseeing eyes.
"rhen when he left went cut for a
walk, she went oil. 81 had to think ii
all over alone Why did happen to mee;
Annie, and why did she smile in that mad.
deniDg way and say that she would have
something to tell me soon! When 1 came
to myself l had walked mileF, and had
almost reached psps's Office. Then al
idea struck me"
She sank down In E heap and sobbed
wildly.
ooh, why did 1 do it, was msd, but
just rushed in and wro.e Hal q note a;
psps's desk on that horrid letter-head pa
per of hls, too-it made It look 20 hateful
ly business like. But l did not think oi
that. was only anxious that our engage
ment be announced first. / must hayt
looked wild, for the typewriter stared so
wonder IL she ever Was in love, and 1
she writes her love lettsra on tha nschinei
She lsugGed hysterieally.
And now, sitter ALL" Ehe moaned
"here is Ned's letter saying that he can
not bear this estrsngement and asking N
to be his wife"
She took MP the crumpled letter, wbicl
had fallen on the Aocr, snd smo0thed !
ont tendsrly.
at shall be buried With me-" she cried
And, oh! by this time Hal has seen hir
and asked for his congratulations"
There Was step on the scft carpet, bu
she did not hear 1t. Then a cheer vOic
said:
Gan in the dark, daughlerl Hele
fsomething for Jou-yuu wrote Il at my ot
fee and 1t was returned there this morn
i0g. The next time my Httls giTl write
an important letter l would sdyiss her {
address 1t before she droPs 4. In the box.
She snatchsd ths letter from MIN an
looked at It eagerly Yes, Ii wac her lette
to Hal. and she wa ssyedl She dung he
arms about her fathers neck.
"0h, how / love you!" she cried
well, tell me that another time, deBr
Ned Is In the parior now waiting toE you.
And the canary Gang until be Blrlos
broke his heart for Joy.