The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-26
ISIORY Of HOPELESS Love.
UksATH or HEs. JOHN u. THOMPSON
RECALLS 4 SAD ROMANCE.
Devoted Dariax ~. Enttre Life to
Wansnn Whom Hc Mas lnvble 60
Marry-Eew Knew Of the LONGING
Heart tie Carried to His Grave.

The story OF hopeless love that endured
through all the years OF a strang mans life
and made DEATHS call at last almost
We;come one II told by Clarence II Bag
ley OF Rev. John r. Thompson. chaplain OF
the Washington volunteers, Whose recent
death in Manila caused such widespread
sorrow n This state Few kn,w iae ssefsE
heartaehe he carried TO the end. nor under
stood thai his CHEEKY. heirfal. hops pir
snK atiitnu. toward his fellows msskea a
great grief as bright bowers would com
zeal a graye. IL i one ST tha%e raw afofies
Of constant aieea4ian which could ret b.
upraoted ana must thrive ant bear shs biz
ter fruit Of Disappointment MIR HIgioy
was intimate friend OF Rev. Mr., TacmP
sau's. ard speaking nf ham Yesterday said.
''The Kind words thai have agpsartl in
the rTess of The state and particularly An
the Post Ia. siassncer regarding Rev. joho
n. Thompson have iasea ysrs grateful to
ms Few knew him lstfar tasn ( lie
death came 10 niy hnus.hes. wte a sense
OF tsfsnfai bereavement As wise asa l.
white not :n-mhers of The Presley
church. nad held sit2inss there in olympia
Ter years. ara wifsn b. arrived we wsfe
among tie Hrst ~ As&ss SAe HsW pastor
snd were uiemhers sf his compensation soS
nearly fsffHan Years
a warm personal Friendship s1ou grew
up between "a aad c0a, nnsd wtfA $40 In
tsfrsrtian In his doAth. lie wsS a frequent
ard welcome visitor 10 raY household I
met htns in everyday business affairs sS
Turns We worked together as opposed taeh
other In poiilcSl affairs. shaUEa setaai0
was tho latter shs cate
~Ite Wa ats able. fearless. stadiuas sle~
quvnt minister. whese Christian ijfs and
work We're npi c1asaea Anr uayFe3 rs ais
participation in business ar nsiAsse affairs
lie tosvd his fellow sAAn ass8 hlA xsrsie
estrn@th OF hcdy. ksest brain and larGg
heart were all devoted patiently aud caH-
ssisntioasls to she spiritual and basiils
welfare OF hss fellows,
"Sacn after hls arrival Ia Olympia ne
became acquainted ssth lady Whose
famsis WAS then ana st;ii = sfnauK sas
hest and leading ears az thF state SIZE
was lovely wSnaan. cf mild ard sptiesas
ma nnrr. with Kind wsf8 aaa CHERRY
smile fer every noe. ard has she tasr and
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reuseniess b.twevt them MS part rsns3
Into aate. ani as Was characteristic with
hin, q, n, as did fs "a, s.,sie hsass AMI s1ai
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failed ard after ? few Sssfs sEssis isves
friends ever attached AEY s,afva sn avY -
him. Sire eisAef III, thas Arr ga aa. iaNs
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marry him ~ ans @ther sls has Fr-
maias1 single, ard augtng "a aesa years
fhasf friendship ~nfaFe4
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why he sls5 nps saarrt Ng E0s1 staa there
Were soeAi ans n@laSe "A seaen ~ IN wassssl he
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ras woman ANA sAa9l3 eXfs t@vg H@fv her
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who seemed 81 Rave 40 fhaashi ssVv sar
the welfare - others. was uas ser *N asa
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