Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-02-22
A New ad
By SAMUEL C. TREAT

"Why, they take map of the city
and. closing their eyes. jab tiny hole
In II with pin. Then they open their
eyes and note where they have pricked
the paper. Next they go to the spot
and see what happens to them. There's
no end of things happening to persons
who try It, One man saw friend run
over and killed; another met a woman
from whom he had been divorced years
before. and they made it up and were
remarked. Come, let's have try at 1t
here in New York"
"Thank you. 1 am not feeble minded
You cant stop Il Britisher when he
once gets an idea in his head. no mat
ter how stupid it is Higgins got ont
map Of the city and, closing his eys
priCkcd it, li6 made Il hole for himself
some where on the east side among the
Yiddish people, then made one for me
that fell in Central park.
Not long after that | was crossing
Central park and somehow it occurred
to me that | was in the exact spot
prlcked for me on the map by Higgins
| don't know what latent superstition
born in our natures induced me to do
so, but | stopped and looked about me.
refusing to admit to myself that | was
ready for something to happen to me
Suddenly ! heard young woman sit.
ting Oh n bench cry. "Oh. George!'
And. rising she ran toward me and
har
tcrically. An elderly woman who had
been sitting beside her sprang after
her. Looking into my face, the latter
seemed for moment much puzzled.
THE likeness Is astonishing" she
said.
a mistake"
But the young lady chung to me, and
| saw plainly that her mind was I'M
balanced Without either the older
woman or myself speaking word it
was agreed between us that | should
for the present mt least humor the
younger ones persistence in consider
ing me to be George. conversed with
the girl while we walked on together,
carefully avoiding saying anything to
destroy her illusion. She had beau
tiful face with large expressive eyes
| gathered from what she said that
George" had won her heart. then jilt-
ed her. wondered how he could have
done the latter, for she seemed to me
very attractive.
When we had reached the women's
home the younger said that she must
go to her room for awhile and lie
down to compose herself. since the
meeting had been too much for her
She tried to pledge me not to go away,
saying that she would be all right in
few minutes. | partly promised, and
the older woman, after spending
short time with her, returned to en-
tighten me on the strange happening.
"She is my daughter" she said
Several years ago she had love af-
fair with Il man who Is the image of
you. 1t ended unhappiy- for my
daughter ut least-and. with other
physical ailments, produced mental
state that has lasted ever since. though
her physicians consider it temporary
and hope that in time she will recover
am extremely obliged to you for lend
ing yourself MS yon have to permitting
her to be deceived | only fear the
consequences when she finds that she
has II second time lost her lover"
THAT is not necessary" | replied,
lat least not ut present can come to
see her occasionally"
You don't know how relieved | am
by your promise. | wish you would
come tomorrow After that | may de-
termine what Is best to be done in the
premises"
When called the next day the moth
er told ne that her daughter had slept
continuously from the time | left the
house till late in the day and awak-
ened in what It was hoped would turn
out n changed mental condition She
had not mentioned the meeting with
me nor had she asked for me. Her
mother did not know whether she re-
memhcred il or not. | did not see
Blanche, the daughter. but asked her
mother to notify me when 1t would be
best for me to call and be introduced
to her.
Three weeks passed without my
hearing anything, so I resolved TO
make inquiries, called one evening
and asked for the mother. She in
formed me that her daughter had en-
trely recovered Blanche came In soon
after and could not repress start at
seeing me on account OF my likeness to
her lost lover. was introduced to her
as an acquaintance OF her mothers
and the episode that had brought us
together was not mentioned Indeed.
never knew what was In her mind
about 1t till more than year later
when | married her
did not see Higgins from the time
he pricked the map till one day while
| was walking on the Strand. In Lon.
don. when suddenly exclaimed:
There cones that blooming idiotic
Higgins"