The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-14
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said, "a tall man, Observation-Disclosures ~ io'kt N
marked features. He was great az; as y'asd Va
mine Who live up there. and yot = ~ q 81.
He was the aost indifferent man ivy hlr =,
solutely emotionless Every oeeurrcrss Anew, %,
greeted by him with tile same colorless ~ 81 mite
did l ever see him reused TO an,.., ~ ysf n
Some one happened to mention the t. Y, d
oh-that was MS name--brishtened up i. ~
heavenward with a truly genuine feel;nr y isls
remarked learned that he was a marine ,'''
summer would go somewhere on The ~ psn'f
thoroughly on his tavorite element MAXIM ~
elaborated into pictures during the rsa. ssda
building near Washington square, and hsd &.
one of the top floors where It was o,,;s, ~ md
a hammock to remind him of the joys Of h.i.s
breakfasted off roll the baker bropgh. . O''ng u
he made himself and painted marines an AT
OF delight He only went out in the ~ u a
which he toregathered with the friends a. AZ A. ~
l spoke of, and they chatted and smotsa I'm 41as
OF pitcher the win a quat sous you read sss.
IN some fellows rooms, or played pool il
other till the small hours of the morninv ~
and happy life" seI
We'll, don't know that there's anv,h;-
tell about Wikof," the gentleman con,;a.l s't
| story the boys told me about the tim. ~
scheme to make him fall in love. DicL ~ ~
other painter fellow up to all sorts Of r,;ss.s.'
ways was a confirmed msogynist and nj, ~
the charm. There was little French ra,;..
pretty as picture, and as chic as only I,.,;., Il
be- Well, Dick invited WIKI to dinner. ana 1,
the little French milliuer in her best dres, ~,
seat at an adjacent table. Dick bowed "a 4.
Wik knew what was UP, Dick had him st,;..
table with the pretty lady and was presentips 4.
brated painter of marines. 4 adore pante,s n
liner said not painters OF Landscape or ,. g.
seur Dick but painters OF re seaze great 49, MI
warmed to her at once. The next dav n. M
took her to visit Wikof in his studio. and i nv
case When he got Enthusiastically in love az ~.
and she had made it Up, she Tilted him. Then &. 4
cred to enjoy Wikof's feelings 'Eh, well ws,s
you like being in love? they asked The paip,,,
greeted by him with the same coorless oh y.,p !.
he answered, while it lasted it was very nie,,b
The secret Of winning a woman's love !, 4, l..
you some service" remarked an elderly o.rli,r,.
| believe, the finest wife that ever fell 10 a. /.
When I came a-wooing in the DAYS befor. 4.
wouldn't look at me. She was the belle Of ne -.
well, hadn't got up in the world as have ,,r |
no right at all to pretend to the hand Of he b,,]
that I was head over cars in love. but 50 w.,, N
young fellows in the region 1t was No. no pog g
| proposed, and ! pretty nigh to giving Il IN 4,
lon't give up things easily Well along came Il, =
sted, and our army retreated from Corin,h a N
was taken prisoner. We both lived in COriuA n
heart and I. 1t so happened that they Locked N, \
fathers house, in which some of the Federal NJ
/ been quartered in the bedroom that had been hsi
second fo---a large room, with say vindos.
slept across the door. No one was il the room "a
went to the window ana gazed out 1t was sI5,a
high to jump. The house being one of tho sd it4ka
NAL houses with very high FIRST story looked I'll
night YEARLY, thinking I'd give FIVE years Of ny q
rope. Just then zip pebble hit the windcs !.
open. In came rope coiled up into bundls-li
line, long and stout-and as ! craned my neck q
window could see slim, grlish figure running <
lawn and disappearing into the shlubbery II VISA
sweetheart, who had saved me from being sent ~
prison. bound the rope fast to the bed, and 10 M
the night and the dark OF the moon, made GOOD ~
AS ran by the room on the lower floor wha. =
hearts room was, a round arm stuck out from BE-
and waved a handkerchief to me in farewell We
came to Corinth--it was rot till liter the sHfa
/ sweetheart was waiting for me-my sweetheart aal
never would have been mine unless she had had Z
TO render me great service, for that is E'rE
! When l tell my wife this she says NonsenseF u
ways loved me anyhow; but women never kn'E
love. Trust me- the philosophy is sound
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