Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-01-15

souhb hitn, uiu not IKE tO Wrltt ltt-
tiers. II was nice 10 receive communi
cations from his friends. but answer
ing them was an entirely different
proposition.
But when he landed In small Wis
consin town on a few days outing.
he made up his mind TO put his good
Intentions into active operations. lie
did. Before he had been there many
days he found both ths time and the
Inspiration. Here is an extract from
one OF the first letters. written 10 an
old college friend
love. but she Is a pretty girl. Quite
the most stunning ever saw. don't
know as that IL exactly the word.
either. for stunning usually Is applied
60 some society miss. and she most
decidedly isn't one Of that kind. The
object Of my alteration Is tall and will
lowy. with jet black hair. and black
eyes that seem TO hold a fathomless
mystery In their shining depths. Her
perfect features beat anything Robert
w. Chambers ever even attempted to
describe In his most fascinating love
tales. and she has complexion such
~ one reads about In the soap adver'
ussments. but seldom sees.
1T was as near a case OF love at
hrst sight as anything ! ever saw.
First. there was an all powerful mag
netic attraction. springing. ! suppose.
from her supreme physical loneliness.
and then. when came to know her a
little better, Il seemed veritable
communion OF souls. She IL as sim
pie as n sack OF sugar. and yet you
cannot help feel In her presence that
she has more genuine intellect than IS
per cent of our city club women.
THE funny part OF Il all Is. she Is
an innocent little country maid. I'm
agine me. John Crownhart. OF Chicago.
falling in love with one Of that style!
she has almost no knowledge OF the
city and it's ways What knowledge
she has az the world was obtained en-
tirely from books. which is a pretty
bum secondhand method. when Il
comes down 20 a cash basis.
1T all came about this way. ! was
feeling blue around the gills and
little and see II the fresh air wouldn't
straighten me out I forgot ! was
sick after saw the girl am stop
ping at an old farmhouse. many miles
out Of the regular summer travel
There isn't another city chap In the
..At.Hl.A.N..l a faN shat
matter. All OF them are country rus
tics. and not n bad sort nj that
meet some souls here as straight as
ever fitted from a cold piece OF clay
In n city mansion. even II they aren't
polished until the brass shines
through.
This divinity II one OF them. /.
any polishing should be done II would
bring out gold OF &c carat quality. II
gold runs tina, high. which. come 60
think OF II. guess II don't All the
country pumpkins are clean daffy over
her. and don't blame them bit
Without Dragging any. they didn't
stand a ghost OF show after ! came
into the field The lady seems 10 like
my style
Patricia. that is her name. Is
hired girl In one Of the farmers
homes She IL from n ne.ghboring vii
lage, and has been on the job about
six months II was rumored around
that size was engaged 10 a grocer In
her native village. but the fellows
don't place much stock In the story,
even n the girls do boost II with all
the energy nj their command.
Il met her ON the road the first
time. as I was plodding along toward
the farmhouse with as nice a string
OF FISH rs you ever laid eyes on. !
was so surprised that stared at her
like a country jay viewing n city sky
scraper for the first time. II was posi-
lively rude She blushed. dropped
her eyes. and hurried past. found
out who she was. and was : little dis
appointed az the intelligence. but
made up my mind TO meet her. any.
way
After that first accidental meeting
I made Il a point To attend all the so.
cial doincs in the village and tribu-
tary country. ! took In three or four
Church socials. without success. and
fhen ran across her a. Sunday
: school picnic. Imagine me ut one,
Huh, Hut you bet | got the desired
introduction. and after that II was all
plain sailing.
II took her ont driving. boating. 10
dances. called on her In the kitchen
where she works. was later promoted
10 the front parlor. and have had
nics. ten-cent novel sort Of q time out
of Il altogether The thing has run
along now for a week. and I am get. |
ting daiiier and dafiier ] can see the
giri has Il a little bit herself. too.
am different from her regular associ.
ates. and she Kind OF looks 20 me for
diversion VIII you be best man. old
fellow. Yes. q really Is as serious as
that. She's pure gold. and need her
7 haven't popped the question yet.
hut it's got To come soon. l am almost
sure Of her answer.
Il have got date 10 take her out
for n ride this afternoon. Times up. |
So long. and write me ..,st what yol I
think of me ! know you will call me |
a silly ass. and all that. but wait until |
YOU SEE the girl. Just wait"