The Prescott daily news., 1908-09-23
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 man career may be likened to chip .os+ into A rivuet. It goes with the orrrent over stones, tumbling from .inv cascades, till 1t is caught in an oddly and stranded. Some slight dis .rrhance starts it again, and after fov setbacks it rejoins the channel. Caught by fallen branch, it waits till roleased by a swelling of the waters. And so it goes till it is at last thrown into the ocean.
 When I was about twenty l went to cornhusking. l remember sitting in nile of corn beside a girl of sixteen. suddenly in tearing husk l saw that tbe ear it inclosed was red. Claiming tba privilege of cornhuskers when a rod ear is found, l kissed my con- panion.
 had met one of the deflections in tbe current of my career
 There was pretty blush, slight resistance. the kiss, the blush and the resistance making a charming com hinotion. Later in the barn 1 danced with my little girl, went with her at midnight across the moonlit fields to her home and kissed her again in the shadow of the vine overhangng the porch.
 There followed a courtship as tender, AS sweet. as fragrant as young rose plant. only there were no thorns. The thorns grew later. We became en- gagged.
 There was no opposition to our en- gagement and no reason why we should not marry, though we were too young to marry at once. For two years life was a garden spot, though we did not know how happy we were because we were inexperienced. Loving was like breathing.
 Then when we were ready to be mar ried my little girl and her mother must needs go to the city for her trousseau.
 joined them there after the pur- chaseS had been made for a few days sightseeing and to bring them back. We two, my fancee and myself went to the park, to the theater to shows of different kinds. One day we were walking down broad thoroughfare, josted by an immense crowd of peo- pie. Seeing some jewels blazing in a shop window, called my fiancee's at tention to one of them and asked her jocularly if l should go in and buy 1t for her. Her only reply was smile. But, oh, how sweet 1t was!
 Eat ta fn nhcto ,Io The wedding did not take place. did not know the real cause, but I sus- pected her mother of changing her mind. My fiancee was at an age to be dominated by stronger person and gave way. She broke the engagement.
 After this the country grew dull to me, and l concluded to go to town to live. l went into business and pros- pered. Ten years passed. and I had not married. Being a member of sev- eral clubs and having the means where With to enjoy city life, did not care to give up my bachelorhood. At times l even considered my mother-in-law that was to have been as having done me a 1avor in throwing me over. Had it not been for her l would have been ued down to the drudgery of family. One day. being away from home-I really had no home in the full meaning or the worldwide waiting for an ap- pontment I sauntered into vaudeville snow. A vitascope was a feature of he performance, and one of the scenes gwen was crowded street fin a great | cV' The throng was both going and Voniihg those going fading in the dis .ahce' those coming growing larger as they advanced till reaching the fore srouhd' 1t seemed that they would walk "snt In among the audience.
 My eyes suddenly became fixed on a sounS couple in the moving picture. | Mv heart stood still. My love of some ten years before was the girl. Then, | '" my amazement, the young man was myseH. My photographed figure point ca to shop window and said some uine. The girl looked at my double | anu smiled. Then in another moment | ene! came on as if about to walk over ne, when they disappeared.
 when We two lovers were together, | p'eparatory to our intended wedding, | me had been unconsciously photo graphed.
 out that smile! It brought back the u', n,nsnttul period from the moment nnen at the cornhusking had found one req ear till the breaking of my en- eaeeneht. l was older now and was trscious ,t of the change in me. Indeed, nad taken me some time to recognize sa .Seii In the vitascope. She was the same in my mnmor,r ns ,a .ha Ai,4,.