The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-04-21

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qt you are coming back shl
called. He shook his head, bowed
eeremonlously 70 the ladies near him
and left What bright, elate, unso.
phlstlcated face his sweetheart hadl
'lshe aWe!t IN world apart from his
She had Known nothing but sunshine
and could not even guess at such
CLsl'aiI :. u one spirit as ne was endur-
in ~ was JUST as Wen, no doubt.
ne wondered that ne did not suffer
Llore aeutely aG ms parting with the
woman ne loved, and suspected that
ne was not hVlng up to the full op-
PoTl UNITY 1or PAIN But it seemed
a little thing to make a personal sac
= ltnce I aLler what ne had endured, II
II nau only Oeen within his power to
give up more ana SO retrieve the dis
asteE tOE tnose VINO mad trusted him,
- men ~ HllgnU not De necessary to do
sne uIeauIul tnlng that remained to
rs uone InaI hlght. lie looked at his
4s.s @1acni "a glnner I'm had taken him long
ViLne' It had been a good dinner, con-
81! SIs tlns oL tne Ghlngs ne liked best,
i mat particular waiter had served him
toL Two years ana they silently en-
Joyeu eacn otnefs society. Arthur
S alose no" ana helu ms glass IN his
nanI. ..m. !,
iAon' sa'a me- nave the kindness
- ~ NJ Ia ln%O 8lass over tnere and 70
80 49,, "i'n lle IO-VO the past DIX
buI thaU wall DO no good, sir" said
sie 5.s coIo[ea Doy' looking worried he
ulG "a, lloS llke the gentleman manner
NoEnlng Goes any good, Dixon, but
~ p!5llh' 90 tne man did as ne was
~. ALter ne had PAID toF his dinner
AEtluE a laia a llttIe plgskln purse upon
'no .aDie'
Il DiXon, 4 have often tipped you.
! oZlils ~ all NOT gong 10 90 So De-
800. ~ luee ~ seem Llke a'Irlend-Jhe last
- 80 n%ve anu one uoes not UP
S;4tls gne , .5l' LLizL'ls' nut kmdly take this
80 80 Pulso anu IN II put the ups OF
o'.tGt ..1..t iileIl' LeAlleLn LnDsrlhg I. me.
o., SIe you gong away MI. VIII
A'slIol en- D.-
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9'.y = 'S'S Sung any "here. some 1olks
I.e-l y u. !I tIiInA was ABOUT to take a
%, g - ny ~ ~ seems TO me that
! an lnaAlng myselt stationary It
DI2e PsliuS upon no" you look at 1t,
l-Aon HoOu hlght'
0oou nght, sir. If-if can be of
any service to you"
no no! GOOD night.
- was strange that the world would
Aeep uP lts unseemly roar when a
II1 man saC preparing himself for death!
w mhy ulu the streets not grow quiet?
5ney would certainly be quiet before
Ia Lawn " n ne would wait I'LL there was
q souI ought to have that
~ 'ioli coliSlueratlon SHOWN 1t when 1t
P9s9eo IioLl Delng;
Inc young man sat in his most COM
lortaDle chalr IN the darkness of his
room he could not endure the glare
OF the nghts, and the sight of ma
Gerlal . 'oDJects distracted his thoughts.
~ ne endeaVored TO forget the things
Iha0 tortured h1m-tried the expert
lleht OF concentrating his thoughts
Upon 4 one idea ana that idea, oblivion.
20 oe eNtlngushed-what more could |
= weary man desire? To forget the |
betrayed trust, and entailed misery; |
5he BAD Judgment, the foolish prod
gaIlty, t5e uneager love, the self-seek-
ng friends, the easy scorn, that was
the best thing. And in the grave was
The night passed feverishIy. He had |
40 idea whether it was hours or min
ltes that were passing. He was mere