The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-10
Settled by a
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cast into a rivulet II goes with the
c,irfcnt over stoncs. tumbllng from
tins cascades. tn II is caught In an,
eddy and stranded Some slight dis-
turbance starts It again. and after y
few sc,backs It rcjolns the channel
Caught by a fallen branch, t waits I'LL
released by u swelling Of the waters.
And 50 it goes TIL II Is a Inst thrown
into the ocean
when was about twenty went 70
a cornhuskiug | remember sitting IN
pile Of corn beside girl or ei4tecu.
suddenly IN tearing husk | saw thar
the ear It inclosed was red Claiming
lie privilege Of cornhuskcrs when q
rcd ear is found, ! kissed my COM
panon.
had met one Of the dehectlons in
the cuirer. os my career
Thert was Il pretty blush, slight
resistance the kiss, the blush and the
resistance making "a charming com
binatiOl Later IN the barn I danced
with my little girl. went with her az
midnight ncross the m9onlit fields to
her home an! kissed her again Ia the
shallow of tue vine oyerhanging the
porch.
There followed n co,rtship ns tender,
as sweet. as fragrant as n young rose
/ plant. only there were no thorns. The
thorns grew later. We became en-
gagged.
There was no opposition to our en-
! gagement aud no reason why we should
not marry. though we were too young
to marry at once. For two yeaRs life
was garden spot though we did not
know how happy we were because we
/ were Inexperienced. Loving was Ike
breathing.
Thea when we were ready 60 be mar
Il ricd my little girl aud her mother must
needs 90 TO the city for her trousseau.
4 ! Joined them there after the pur-
chases had been made for few days
sightseeing and 10 bring them back.
We two. my fiancee and myself, went
10 the park. to the theater, TO shows
OF different kinds. One day we we're
walking down q broad thoroughfnre,
iostled by an immense crowd OF pe0-
pic. Seeing some jewels blazing In a
shop window. | called my fiancees at
tention 60 one Of them and asked her
iocularly II should go In and buy IL
for her. Her only reply was q smile.
Bnt oh. how sweet It was!
Fate threw in ect way an obstacle.
The wedding did aot take place.
did not know the real cause but aus
pected her mother OF changing her
mind. My Aancas was at an age 70 be
dominated by a stronger person and
gave way. She broke the engagement
After this the country grew dull to
me. anu concluded 70 go 90 town so
live went into business and pros
pered. Ten years passed. and had
not married Being member OF ssy-
eral clubs and having the means where
with to enjoy city life. did not care 20
give up my bachelorhood. At timeg )
even considered my motherInlnw that
was to have been as ha wing tonc Sils %
favor In throwing me oyer Had II
not been FOR her I would have been
tied down to the drudgery OF a family.
one day, being away from home-g
really had no home in the full meaning
OF the word while waiting FOR nm ap-
pontmeut sauntered into n vaudeville
show. A ,itascope was n feature o9
the performance. and one OF the scenes
given was a crowded street Ia a greas
city. The thrOng was both going and
coming. those going fading III the dis
tancc. those coming growing larger ns
they advanced til. reaching the fore
ground, II seemed that they would Walk
right in among The audience.
My eyes suddenly hecamc liked on 9
young couple IN the moving picture
My heart stood stlll My love OF SONS
ten years before Was tue girl. Then
TO my amazemcnt, the young man wGs
myself My photographed figure point
ed 90 shop wlndow aud said soms-
thing The girl looked az my 6ouble
and smiled Then IN another momeuI
they came on as II about TO walk ores
me, when they disappeared.
When we t'y0 lovers were togethee
preparatory to our Intended wedding
we had been unconsclousIy photo
I graphed.
But that smile, II brought back the
delightful period from the mopenl
} when at the cornhuskiug | bad found
the red ear tlll the breaking OF ray en-.
gagement ! was older now and was
conscious Of the change in me, Indeed
It had taken me some tims to recognize
myself 10 the yltascope. She was the
same in my memory as in the picture,
though ! realized that she must have
changed
: felt agaiu the delight OF a youne
love Quick as lightning my inner cell
was transformed My bachelor life be-
came not only duh. but disasr1eeble
I cav myself cold. selfish, corrupt
bad not realized the low tone Of q
bachelor oiubman. a man Of the world
The smile OF a simple country girl had
not only revealed II to me, but had
shown u,s The beauty of purity.
made resolve. | would 60 aRd
end my young love, aud II II were poe
siblc 70 win her aeain would DO So
found ler grown fronl q gIrl 70
woman. she had been living d life "