Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-03
AN ILLUSION.


one great iaiing--hc is always FILLING in
love. lie first fell victim 70 the charms OF
orr sohoolmngtcr's daughter. He was 10
and she 10 aud a sensible girl for her age,
/ thought. by the way ia which she spoke
10 Frank when no declared his passion to
her. lie was always prceocious boy.
He told Ada no loved her 70 distraction.
She cut him abort by klsaing him and tell
ing him he was dear little boy. Then
she gave him quarter 20 buy candies,
bat told him not TO make himself sicki
Poor Frank Hl8 feelings were Rrently
wounded. He kept the quarter--aa near
bis heart ~ pogsi hle--fur a few weeks aud
ut the end Of that time he was desperately
IN love with some one else.
These little mncies OF Franks never
lasted very long. for be was great ad-
mirrsr OF beauty, so that II he happened TO
sdmire Rose because she had pretty hands
be suddenly discovered that Pansy had
such lovely feet, while Lily had beautiful,
limpid blue eyes or pretty shell-likc ears,
and so he went on fitting from flower TO
flower until he attained tho dignihcd age
of2l.
by that time looked on him as quite
hopeless case Why be was 30 susceptible
never could make out. but he Hnid he
could not resist "a pretty faee or II gentle,
pleading voice Poor fellow / felt quite
sorry for him. ] h0ve heard him declare
at least on nine different occasions that he
wnuld die for the hen object Of his nifcc-
tons. j genturvd 10 suggest that 10 would
BE- much more sensihle to live Tor her.
II Frank had been pleased % with nine
lives, Ikea cat, there II no knowing where
his foollshncss might have led him but
hayins only one II Kind Of made him care
full
As for myself would have married
but Frank would hnvp been sure 10 fall Ia
love with my wife aud make things awl,-
wHrd for both Of MS, and so ! remained In
single hlosedness.
Frank WIS Jolly, nice fellow 10 live
with. he vrry rarely lost bis temper md
was never surprised az anything, He ro-
ceived a severe shock once When the
Aundress sent home the ulsl,ot Of linen,
on renuyluR the cover, Frank saw some
I thing which hc certainly know did not be-
long 10 him or me either. Ito turned the
lot out and thcre, nearly 90 the bottom of
the basket, amoug d heap OF lgceuud irllH.
lny an innocent looking book marked
'Miu lones" I took Fnnk long time
tu recover, but youth and "a good couHitu-
tion stood 20 him, and It lpit no 80 effects.
] rather pridcd myself ON being o sensi-
bic sort Of fellow, 40 ! asked Frnnk one
dry N hu did not think 70 was about time
for him 30 give UP changing the object "
Ills affections quite 90 often or. as far ns
Tint went, did NOT see what lac wunted
10 De iu love fur 40 Hll
MY dear George" he replied "thcro W.
no pence Ia love sud no pleasure out Of At
for me.
Aher tlatI thought n nacleas TO argue
with hm One eva3pg hc said 20 mes
''l have box nj the Friv tonight, old
man, DO you feel like Roing'
"FFiy'i wag lnula elegant nbbrovia-
ton Of tho lriyoiity thcntor.
"i'm your man. I replied.
"There Is now r1uhrette there, and
they say she w charming
'No doubt you viii think her no.
Don't DO hard ON n fellow. George
Hung II all u Hhe " prctty''---
lyon viii b1 oyer head and cau In love
with her before YOU come home tonight
"Ah. well, We II soc said Frank.
And we did scu.
We went Frank lost no time In going
Into rapturra over Mis- Dolly Dimploa, the
H1ubrvtto She could not poasihly be more
than ~, he declared At least do3cn times.
! bad my doubts about that, but kept
THEM to myself Frank purchased box
for the run " the piece made q fool ~
himHclf thought and apunt u weeks
salary ON single bouquet more often
than was consistent with prudence. aud
nearly lost his reason when Miss nlmplo
smiled or threw him kiss IA return for
tho flowers.
Hut such affairs must end, mud 80 did
this Ia a rathUr unexpected manner
About u week before the CLOSING ~ tho
thenttr Frank won't as uauui only nrtupl