The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-07-27
HIS CHILD LOVE
WAITED YEARS

daughter OF MS TlCH HelbnDol' I'D
father tried to fail the love out Of
him with blacksnake whip. the
boy asked the girl to wait for him
and ran away. For fourteen years she
waited. Then he came pack a rich
man and married her. 1t happened
in Missouri, but it was revealed re-
Gently at the entertainment of the
Alumni Association of the Harlem
Evening High School for Men at Ter
race Garden, New York City.
Albert L. Walkup was born on
farm in Atchison Co., Mo-, 81 years
ago. The Walkups were poor. Their
ground was wedged in among great
ranches. But the parents managed
to give the children a fair education.
Albert, at fourteen, was a hardy
boy. who rode horse like a man
and carried a gun across his saddle.
One Sunday he rode to the Presby-
terian Church at Pleasant View, iif-
teen miles.
Sitting in the church he saw an
angel float up the aisle. At least he
thought at first it was an angel, but
closer scrutiny made him see a girl
with big, blue gray eyes, light brown
hair and an air of dignity that stag
gered the farm lad. After the service
he found she was Emma Nauman,
daughter Of rich ranchman.
With the courage OF a boy accus-
toned to making his way when no
one else would make II for him he
set about getting acquainted. BY fall
he had made good progress and rad
visited the Nauman ranch with other
boys. The contrast between delicate
girl and rough youth was great, hut
they became excellent friends and
when Christmas came he was invited
TO drive the Nauman girls to the coIn-
try Christmas tree. He made the
trip from his home on horseback in
binding storm, took the party to
the entertainment and placed a dollar
| and-a-half ring on the tree for Emma.
| She laughed when she got 1t, but Slip
ped it on her finger and wore 1t. (She
: has 1t now.)
Then the boy made the long trip
home with a singing heart. But his
father learned where he had been
and horsewhipped him.
Until the following fall there were
no more trips to Pleasant View, but
the longing to see the girl got the bet
ter of him. He saddled his horse In
the pasture, tore down three fences
to get to the highway and rode tc
the ranch.
81 thought | was man." he said
last night, "and I'd made up my mind
to run away and make my rortune.
asked Emma to come out to the porch
and told her what | felt. I'm goini
to make a man of myself that you car
be proud Of ], said. will you wal
for me"
"Ill wait she whispered. And
mind, you're to make a man of your
self. That's in the trade Then she
ran in.
"The next day I rolled my only TIVE
shirts in a red handkerchief, kissed
mother goodby and heard her pra!
for me. That day | put twenty mile
between me and home. The day afte
l went to work as a track builder.
said was twenty years old-and
made good. When harvest time cam
I went up to Dakota and husked corn
Then earned and saved $50 Gov
punching and went to Iowa.
after several months | hear'
from one of my brothers, who hat
come to New York and was ca
conductor, and | came here. | got
job as porter in a store. But | didn
like indoor work, and with what ha
saved / bought cab and two horses
Autos were coming in and after
while sold out and put 5000 into
store with another brother. / wen
to night school and was graduated
"My first brother had studied lay
and was working for the Unite
States Guarantee Company. | studie
law and went with him. From tina
time we rolled up business on nothin
but nerve-till we were making te
thousand a year apiece. Some tim
after ! went back to the farm on
visit. called Emma up on tn
phone from fathers place. Sh
knew my voice at once.
"'Have your she asked.
"No, | haven't | answered 'br
I'm going to. Can you wait a littI
YETI
"She said she would, but aske
me to write, and from that time Il
two months ago we corresponds
Then | felt I'd at last made good an
might go home and show myself. {
course | didn't expect to see lit
girl in a white dress, but | hadn
looked for the beautiful woman Sf
drove into town. She looked n
right in the eyes and she said, 'Ye
you have made good We were ma
ried in the old church. 1t isn't muC
of story but it's a whole lot
u.s."
Mr.. and Mrs. Walkup led the graz
march at the Alumni Association e
tertainment that night-New Yol
, World.