The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-18

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after two ~ threc yoGrs, when | Was
getting on fairly well. l made 90 my
mlnd | would 80 back ahd ses her,
thought Il over FOR months. and finally
packed my valise aud took q street cnf
for the station. II was "a beautiful
day IN June. | remembgr-c day that
made me think o, old time1, when
used 10 BE- boy In the country.
l Kept thinking | would be back
there soon. and wondered whether
SHE would be- a full-blown young
lady, and what she had done with her
curis. Aud | was getting quite ex.
cited with my thoughts. when. all or
sudden, as 1 was entering the sta
ton, ! was lostled back into boyhood
on The dOuble-qulek By the sight Of
Jim Dawson coming out. Jim Daw.
son--l always hated hinl; n husillng.
shouldering, teasing frilow. who was
here and there aud everywhere all az
once when We were children. He
shook hands with me. smiling as
big as a pumpkin. aud called me ''Old
fellow and said be- was 80 glad 20
see me. and he had intended 10 look
ue up-he had promised %. IN fact.
And then he smiled broader than
ever, and asked me II I remembered
Nellie Stcyeng. whom used 90 be 20
soft ON. Ana ! had 10 say I did. for
size was the girl with the curls. I
new what wis coming by that time.
ard smiled back whe1 he told me
they were going 60 be married In Oc.
iober, and | must come to the wed
ding. said ! wfuld like 60. and he
said be had CON. 10 town for a few
days 10 sell seine horses, and had
counted ON seeii 9 much OF me-was
80 sorry | was going out Of town.
| Aud ! was sorry. too. for ! had I'm
pOrtant business 10 attend to In Mich.
| igan. So I took the train 20 coun-
Try place knew Of. aud walked In
| tile woods and thought Il ever. There
wasn't much 10 do about Il. except 90
stay away from the wedding; but
dld that"
And do you mean 10 say no other
/ girl could ever cot sole youf I asked.
"Oh. there ARE lots OF nice girls. but
! have never gotten az any Of them to
I fall la love. And | GUESS rs just ~
well with a laugh-'just as well.
How could any voman put Up with
my waysH
"Pshawl Almost any woman would
have brought you out 30 you would
never know yourself"
"No-you see. rm very comfortable
as I am. live over there with the
I rlatts. and they are very good to me-
read good deal. and when ! get
tl,cd Of reading practice Tor an hour
ar so"
"Pfactlcc."
Yes nave taken 20 playing ,he
violin aud piano Boa nay old age les
too late 90 do anything with them OK
ccpt a. make my uriehbors miserable
but they stand it like heroes. ant
enjoy pegglng away Ny brother j. a
musician. son know. down in Ohio,
aud ! suppose there u d streak OF i
in me somewhere" Yes. sir" De
continued" Ignoring my fcmlnla,
gender. twice a week take my VIC
! lin ease under my arm aul 60 down
20 the conservatory 90 take my les
sous. Aud ! suppose the people Ia
the ears wonder What the old fool u
doing with a violin. aud the teacher,
wonder what ON earth ! am making
no their time Tor aud my nelghbors
wonder what fun gej out Of ihump
INK and suueakiug And ! wonder
myself why | am doing II. but yet
keep right Oman hour Or - day al
the piano aud another hour or 80 al
the violin. and 10 the days pass"
hut why do you Jet them paas so
/ Why don't you travel. 80 abruadf'
Well. you see. I am an old foo
there. too. I am trying all the tim,
% make up my mind to 60 10 Europs
aud see something 81 the world. but
d0a't believe | shall ever get Z,
a. You see. he hcsliated-"l an
afmid
Afraid 90 Nfatf'
Il should think every lunch Of N,
hnat was going 20 send me 10 th,
bottom; and | shouldn't expect thos,
outlandlsh people over there 10 know
how Ia run Hllroad-or hotels.
should never Tor one moment hope Z,
gct back alive"
But what's the use ~ living
heSiiated a. complete INV protes
against the monotony 81 life.
"ph, yes. know. But there's