The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-04-20
OLD FOCY LOVE

my back. | have had not altogether
unsuccessful life. Why should ! de-
ny III In outward honors az least
have had a brilliant II not great career.
.f.ucky.'-weli. woodburn VIII do; It's
near enough--was the name By which
men knew me az the bar. though its
only the older generation now which
VIII BE- able TO recall IL unless indeed
some diligent and sober minded stu
dent. digging among the archives OF
the past. should perchance uuearth a
certain book on torts and see the name
on the title page OF this. alas. now an
tlquatcd volume.
Then aiD back again walking In
schoOlboy, cap and jacket along the
Avon banks with Hetty Price-bright,
laughing, qulzzlng Hetty. All. what
sad havoc her merry brown eyes made
IN my youthful studies. she lost me
the Latin prize and was the uncon-
sciOus cause Of getting me more than
one good swishing, and old Nobs-h he
became bishop afterward could lay
II on too. But nevertheless | would
not part with that period OF my life In
spite OF the swlshings and for all the
prizes that ever fell TO the lot VI n
S-bury boy.
IL was n bright. merry, mlschievous
face which ever played hide and seek
upon the pages OF my books. and II was
corner by the river that ever saw
In my minds eye when should have
been following Cyrus in his intermlna-
BILE wars or hammerlng out irregular
verbs with old lie Broeq the French
master. And the fellows wondered
what was up with old WOODBURY..
whose interest IN cricket had gone and
ever preferred his own company 10
that Of his fellows.
Every half holiday when the others
fiocked 10 the cricket nets or the fives
courts betook myself off on my own
business, meeting Hetty now here.
now there. as the necessity for secrecy
demanded.
OF sound common sense which was her
own, and romantic aspirations. which
she had acquired from Bow Bells"
and such like literature.
Her great ambition In life was 10 go
on the stage. and II was OF this that
she dreamed as she polished up the
glasses behind the bar or drew a tank
ard OF ale for Ben Hoskins, the carter.
who wlnked his eye In un-Romeolike
fashion as the cool home brewed went
down his dusty throat But" as she
shrewdly remarked, ~ am not such n
fool as 10 throw up the Farmers for
an uncertainty. am waiting for a
Bow Bells" Bow Bells" Hetty!
Many one has, like you. longed and
hoped for the fairy who Is ''going TO
change all that" and waited. waited
until at last there comes not the good
fairy. for she Is away In other folks
concerns. but wrinkle here. gray
hair there and stern reality 10 oblter
ate the rosy dreams OF youth.
Not long after this left S-bury
through causes which do not concern
us now and saw no more Of IIetty
Price.
Our farewell was tender. AT the
time thought II the bItterest pang OF
my life.
Once only | heard from her. long |
years after. when | was no longer
10 school discipline. and as
her letter makes much plain ! do not
hesitate 10 produce IL In full. have II /
still by me somewhere. II ran:
Dear Mr. woodburn-You will doubtless |
he surprised 20 hear from me after all /
these years. but / thought / would like /
TO know how things are going on. There |
Is also another reason, o. the inclosed /
viii show.
Wei. / remained az the Farmers for n
long time after you left-much regretted
waiting for the chance which was so long i
In coming but Il came al last | answer
I'd an advertisement and left the monot-
ony OF the Farmers for tho wider stage /
81 travelling company, by which means
| hoped % reach the heights OF fame.
Eighteen months passed by but. alas.
the fame was as far OF as ever. and the
present and while az one
lime I cnNicd those behind the footlights,
now grew 20 envy those IN front, until
NJ last | wished myself back again.
The chance came, and, as you see.
am here once again. not I'm my old ca
pacity however, for | have entered into
4 permanent engagement. having, under
conditions, thenter OF my own now.
being nnuagcrcss ind part owner thereof
Ia this business I am associated with
another. whose name may be seen on the
playhil over the door-to wit, Joseph
Maddox once millers foreman, now
landlord ~ the Farmcrsr
Now, n ever you come 20 s. again per-
lnps YOU VIII come and have tea with
is " YOU have turned teetotalcr. or q I
glass % beer n you have not. and l win
draw u myself for the sake. OF old times
that r., Of course. II you forgive Joseph
who fancy has something 20 say
From Yours, with kindest remembrance.
HETTN MADDOX toncc Hetty Price,.
Helgho! SO Hetty Price had mar
ried joe Maddox. This. then. was the
md OF her ambitions. Lord. how jeaI-
)us ! used 20 Ice OF Joe. and Joe doubt.
less of me. How mad. too. / should
once have been II knew that Joe
would marry Hetty But somehow
now ,st that Il was only as Il ought
10 have been In the fitness OF things.
Anyhow all Is fair In love and war
suppose, Good luck 20 them both.
ma long may the Farmers Arms flour
sh' And | sent them a present, and
it dinner that night | drank 60 the
success Of the Farmers Arms and the