Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-01-13

DO you know from what? From ia
orevity Of my former passions sAs
an idiot; the greatest on earth.
NO you weren't" the Englishman
interrupted him.
les was. Well, the last girl fol,
IN love with was a singular cor. -
woman. She was not pretty. No
wish she had been, for then sha,,,s
nave forgotten her long ago Rnt Oh,
was good-a genius of kindliness-an1
IL goes without saying that she was
also called crazy. She loved mo dos.
perateiy, and know 1t and that helnal
10 spoil 1t all. | made frank exn,ana.
ton to her and told her T liked bar
| put that my life belonged to humanity
On, the idiot that was! She gave mo
SAD look and babe me farewell. and
tnat Is the last | have seen of her-in
Europe, at least
subsequently learned that she had
emigrated to America and that was
what brought me over here. wbvp
because could not live without her
because when she was gone I became
| aware of the real nature of NV ,oyo
Tor her. All, dear friend! l found
When 1t was too late that had never
loved before. No other woman left an
impression so deep, SO cruel. so inef-
faceable. And the feeling itself. too.
seemed novel, Unprecedented. so en-
tirely unlike anything ! had ever ex-
| perienced before. 1t is still there (he
pointed to his heart) and will be there
to make life hell to me as long as I
exist.
L abandoned a thousand things that
| held dear and came over here In
search of her--in a quixotic search for
her. Was 1t not foolish, seeing that T
knew not even in what city she had
settled? And yet--and here I come to
the most appalling part Of it did
meet her in this city, and at the same
time l did not; but I hope to come
across her again, although I may be
chasing II golden sunset But be 1t as
1T may | neither have the courage to
give it up and to return to my home,
nor do l enjoy single hours rest in
this city.
Il had searched high and low for her
| in New York and in Chicago, where
the Swedish colony is much larger. but
all in vain. had abandoned all hope
and was nerving myself up to leave
this country and to try to forget the
whole episode as romantic tale,
which could never become invested in
flesh and blood. when this very day n
year ago I caught sight Of her in an
elevated train on Second avenue. Yes,
I saw her seated by an open window
it was beautiful day in September,
like this. But it seemed fate had only
intended 1t for joke on ma--for the
most cruel joke it ever played upon II
helpless being. All, only Tantaius and
myself are familiar with this kind of
torture.
Eyes, she was in an uptown train
while was on the opposite track.
looked at her back without recognizing
her. but just as the two trains began TO
move in opposite directions. she faced
about, anG--and-it was she! Excuse
me. dear stranger, you don't see me
crying, do you? And there is no lump
| in my throat, either. I am not over
come as l tell you this-no more, at
least. than usual, than every day. Tor
nv poor heart is always crushed every
time | think of it-and when don't l
think of it?'
Ibid you call to her?" ,he English
man queried.
.'Did 1! / came near jumping out OF
the window. But she did not hear me
at least. she did not seem to.
I rushed out Of the train at the very
next station and idiotically boarded an
uptown one and-and | have been a
wretch ever since.
ct have spent many whole days and
many dollars riding up and down the
same road in the hope of meeting ner
once more, but in vain, in vain.
The Englishman was deeply touched,
although he tried not to show 1t. ne
came away with the Swedish girls tull
name in his memorandum book ana
with 81 secret determination to do what
he could for his eccentric triend. He
thoupht the Dane had not conducted
his search in practical manner, ana
he decided in his mind to see IL ne
could be more successful.
The idea of discovering the young
woman and presenting her to his love
Torn friend took firm grip upon tue
m,santhropic bachelors mind, ana III
rio nv little became the great ambltloh
Of his lonely days. He had little IN
denendence of two or three Thousand
dollars. and half of 1t he set aside iof
advertisements and other expenses
which the pursuit of his all-absorolhs
obeict might involve. Having iearneu
from the Dane that his beloved ha'i
.amh+ Erench and embroidery he