Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-10-24

purchased two stall tickets for the
Lyceum for that same evening; and
making pretense that / had then
given to me, ! persuaded Annie t.
promise to accompany me. This time
Julia would not be able to lntrude
and ! should know my fate. In two
months time | should lie taking my
summer holiday, which would 1T IL
just nicely for the honeymoon.
On the eycntful day | FASTENED
homcWard with queer tuttering h.
my heart and llower-spray for Annie
In my hat. Julia opened the door
and hardly permitted me TO enter be.
fore she Informed me that Annie had
been out In die hot sun and had been
Obliged to go to bed with II very bad
sick headache. My huttcrlng heart
gave one huge bound and then seemed
TO stand still. However, to disguise
m} feelings ! suid:
II am sorry, and you have TO play
| NJ the concerto
NO" SHE replied, 'thc concert has
been poStpond."
"Then may | beg the pleasure Of
your company? | did not ask you be-
fore because Of the concert engage
mcnt"
"rhanks. shall enjoy it immense
~"
what miserable failure that even
ing proved to be. do not even know
what the play was called. was
thinking all the time OF my poor, sick
darling, and not Of the acting or the
woman who sat by my side wearing
the howerspray that was meant for
Annie.
The words were still unspokcn when
self away from the two sisters, who
stood MT the gate and waved their
handkcrchlefs rs long as | remained
ln sight, 1t was with no feelings of .
joyful anticipation that | bctook my
self to Hastings for rest and recrea
ton.
Rest! Where could | find It? Not
On the parade or pier, amid hundreds
IF couples promcnadInE, as had pie
.ured Annie and myself doing; not on
he beach where the Ethiopian mu
'icianA were etcrnnIly playing, "Annie
Muric," Sweet Annie Rooney" and
Annie Dear, Pm Called Away"
Tor II whole week | wandered aim
trSlA hlthcr and bhirher. Then |
'Oud stand IT no longer. SO ! wrote
, long letter commencing Darling"
md pouring out the Imm ssloned pcnt
W love that comes but once in Il
nan's lifetime. ! hcsought and be-
'crc,rrd her TO take pity upon me, on
NY lifclcsS body should surge in the
,i!lowS that beat relcmtloSsly Oh the
WckS of l!eaohy Head.
When | had finished | happened
. catch sight of Il photograph which
had purchased the previous day,
one of the yachts prepar-
ng to start on her morning trip, with
NY own figure IN Il prominent posi-
Ron in the bows. I,
"Ah!" thought |, I'll send that to
Julla."
If 1t were possible | had now less
est than before. night or day. while ;
Waiting for The answer. Rising In the
morning with MgEnrd looks and
nlrnlng brow, the other bnrlcrS
would remark that the sea air did
not seem to agree with me, while
Under the mask Of assumed indimer-
'nce there ragged within me the ticrc
VT volcano that ever burned in the
lcart Of man.
At last the reply came. and bound
nE up to the privacy Of my own
Dom, with trembling fingers tore
'pcn the envelope which hid from me
life or death?
"nmrcSt, | am yours forever. |
Nnnot say your proposal was uneN-
,coted, for | have felt that YOU could
mean nothing less, ever since that
'vening when YOU so openly OK
PRESSED Your preferences by taking me
o the thrntcr ="
What! whew!! whrrr!,! looked at
he signature Julia" oh, heavens,
saw 1t MI. | had placed them In
NV NlhHN WV tI'V'S, dH'l SUN wv
ctter to Julia and the photograph to
Annie. How | ragged and tumed and
ore my hair, until at last in sheer
'Nhaurtion. | sank into Il chair and
to finish Reading the let
rr
"Annir thanks You very much for
TNr photograph, and she desires me
to tell YOU that yesterday Mr.. Nal
'nlm proposed to her and was accept
nd We Will have the two weddings
m the same day. Won't that he nice,
DEAR"
Nice, this was the last straw, Nice,
indeed. for me to he married to
woman | did NOT care for, and at the
same time to soc the one | loved !,
given to another man | cannot ~
what | did for the next hour
or two beyond cursing my foolish
ness, and swearing Wouldn't marry I
Julia. Then, when | became calmcr |
| saw an action for breach OF prom |
Use looming. | thought Of all my hard ,