The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-14

II must have been more than 90 years
.ro ut least that young man mounted
10 hay horse early one evening for gal
n ,"n through the streets of Albany. The
Snrse was In fine fcttle, and the rido was
,'orun with n dash that attracted the atten-
.,on of all beholders.
some who FASTENED to get out of the |
.,av nredicted disaster II the pace was con-
.,rued. but the rider smiled at their looks |
~ apprehension as he passed, settled him
elf little more firmly In the saddle and |
Increased the speed. He knew few things |
abont horseback riding himself, and the |
sot,on that no could meet with an acct |
dent never entered his head.
AZ he rode the moon arose, creating
h,oh lights here and there that contrasted
strongiy with the darkening shadows
Eventually, perhaps, the young man S sense
Of delight in rapid motion began TO give
,sv TO appreciation Of the evenings beau
t,es At all events he slackened the reins
hit as the horse swung round a corner
into a side street.
Inst ahead in tho moonlight he saw
Girl upon crosswalk. At the sudden
sound of hoofs she stepped quickly to the
shaded footpath. There was a Gutter of
white drapery. and the horse started vio-
lently. A moment later the dashing rider
Law prone upon the ground, his clothes
torn and himself apparently suffering Sc
verely from the sudden contact of his head
against Jagged pile of stones.
The girl screamed, but in spite of her
fright she FASTENED to the fallen horse
mans aid She had hardly reached him
when he rose nimbly, brushed the dirt
from his clothes and stood smiling before
her.
"Are you-are you badly hurt9" asked
the girl
sWhy, no; not at all. 1t was awkward
in me to take such tumble from my
horse" said the young man. II hope
didn't give you too much of start,
though, Miss-Miss
Miss Kissam," said the girl, demurely
finishing his sentence, while her face
turned rosy red In the moonlight.
AS the young man gazed upon her pretty
features he suddenly grew faint.
ell don't know but l am bit more
shaken I'D than l thought l was" he
stammered, "but-I'll be all right in a
moment"
81 do hope it is not serious" said the
girl, again blushing wildly. 1T was all
my fault too. My home is In the next
house, and am sure it would be best for
Won to 90 in and rest little, Mr.-Mr. -
Vanderbilt, responded the youth, in
turn finishing an interrogatory sentence;
civilian H. and-possibly
it would be well for me to accept your in
vtation."
So the young man entered the home OF
the Row Mr. Nissan, at that time well
known Lutheran Clergyman of the state
capital. The minister received his guest
81 w ncpi0pnt
was explained, and the girls mother bus
tied about to make some simple applica
tions TO tho horseman's hurts. While his
bruises were being attended TO young Van
derbilt and the minister engaged in con
versation ON some topic of the day, II
which the mother and the daughter joined
and, all forgetful of his horse, the unex
pected guest remained the evening
through. When at last he tore himsel
away, he thought he had never been en-
tertained more pleasantly In his life.
OF course he was invited to call again
and of course he accepted the invitation
In fact his calls at the modest parsonag
were exceedingly frequent from that YIN
on. and IL was not many weeks before b
decided sooner or later to ask particular
" important question of the girl who nat
frightened his horse, and then another Q
her father.
1t was not until the following July
however, that no was able to muster u
enough courage to put these interroga
tions.
He may not have been worker III Una
field before he met Miss kissan' Duo ~
of record that the following July ne ac'e
as superintendent of the SUNDAY scno'
connected with her fathers church, an
picnic in that month.
Miss Nissan was a teacher, anu w.
the Young folk were naturally kept prett
busy all day long. =,
But some time before the close OF III
day they found it possible to take gun
stroll together afar in the grove where u
picnic was held. When they had got ava
from the others, young Vanderpiie s'an
mered out his story and asked DIS que
ton. After the story had been listeneu
and the question answered In the way
wished he took from his pocket a hee
bladed penknife and with 1t carved an II
scription In the smooth bark OF a map
tree. This inscription read: ME- ai
Mrs. william ii. Vanderbilt.
He had cut 1t just to see how IL Wou
look, and its appearance was SO grauiiyi u
to both the young folk that they rolnain :,
to gaze upon 1t long enough 10 WIZ ),
other picnickers about their ABSENCE O. @,
cause the sending of messengers W ~
them.
The question that yet had 70 DC pu, !.
the clergyman, too, was answered. as o.,
young man desired, though perhaps W,
some hesitancy. Possibly this was IN pa ps
because Of the young mans rathor s ssth1
financial prospects, for, though his la'n'
the commodore, was already quite Wen Ell
do, william H. had his own way 20 ma n"
in the world and was known 10 oe so'
what In disfavor ut home.
As all the world knows, the young III, ~
groom's subsequent career was e - rog,
the brides father had no cause 70 re, 70,
the match because his daughter had u,d %'
ried poor man, for he became the ,d rit9 2
man of his time. But the pleasan.es y, :, y
ture Of It all was that, no matter how v,a lna
william Ii. Vanderbilt may nave m' hi
some of the criticisms showered upon -,
-. - al life with the