The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-09
He Had Chances
Bat Poor Luck

Dear Cynthia Grey. I attribute
my cause FOR single blesacdness
merely to hard luck
have applied for enlistment In
Hymen's band half dozen times
and passed inspection each time
sun. here | am Ia years past the
halfcentury mark. ana never even
got 80 near the thing Itself as buy
ms license
Each case would fill q volume. but
here goes an epitume Of my diHil.
luHious. In the first Instance. | am
sure that | met the one for me quite
early Ia life. she was but II. | was
20, After sowing my Wild oats" !
couldn't think of going on "a "are"
like getting married until I would
have recupcrated means sufficient
not only for the neccnHitics OF life.
but luNurica as we'll meant well.
and did well. but my ideal girl died
ere had struggled a year.
then began drifting westward
And for ton years could not even
consider tho prospect % ever getting
married. as | was most sensitive.
sentimental. and idealiatic. The little
girl who died possessed not only the
basic qualifications that each side to
every marriage ceremony should
have good health. good character.
ana agreeable disposition. but was
blessed with facial beauty and sym
mrtry az form that were ornhtely
adorned by musical accomplishment
Wnd she was no Boston bean+eater.
either. hut from pixies landL
A. became more resigned AMI
practical when buNom widow n
Arkansas asked me 90 marry her. !
agreed. She was alone with her
mother. aged 20. and owned $50
acres on White river Three months
before tho appointed time. Christ
mas. is9s. came around and with H.
her HUSBAND. Of course I had a
change OF heart and mind accord
lnEiy
But the widow whn sincere enough.
She had authentic evidence az his
death before she came 20 the states,
when nut nahlng or Ncw Found
land. his boat capsizcd In a storm. 30
tho lone survivor returning had told
her Of her husbands doom. But u
turned GU, that he. the husband. had
b~en picked up. dashed 20 a spar. by
an outgoing spanish bark. and could
never figure out who he was until
a blow ON tho head restored his
memory Thus ended my second
venture toward The good ship Mar'
mony
A few months found me In Tho In
dian Territory now Oklahoma
shortly after having gone to wors
~ section boss on tho railroad.
came across family I had known
in Arkansas In this little family
wAA a good little Firl OF Is and she
was pretty too. She had gone 20
ono Of my district schools four years
previous had somehow always
held her in memory associated with
tho blE miIlpond hack In Arkansas
where tho bass were 20 plentiful and
the frogs. big ana little. sang in gen
tie cadeuce= emphasized by jug q.
rum" ~Rasso profundou so my
mrgnorr refreshed hy tho actual APP
pearnncr % the little girl. and en-
HANGED by the four years which had
turned her from a sweet girl 10 q
lovely woman. soon became en-
gagged TO her Tho family consisted
81 sally. my bride to-be. her sister.
10 years of age. mother ~. and
father 60 years old.
They all liked me. Saiiy's mother.
especially. 30 thought here'd be
case 81 not too much mother in.
law but Miss Grey. II proved just
that. Tho mother actually became
~ infatuated with mo that sally
twas better that way than other.
wise. hut alas. mother became ieal.
Gus ~ sally and would be pctulant
and qunrreisorne toward her on ms
account. ull finally Sally all OF a
sudden turned dead against me.
and said: Il will never marry you --
never want to soc you again" And
before God. Miss Grey. all that had
ever passed between mo and hcr
mother was the overturcs that Ahc.
herself. made. and whatever she may
have said to poison the daughter
against ,ne. Soon quit my job
and lof, for Fort Reno.
There arc three more attempts 20
get Into Hymen's yokc-ail similar
to a degree. an FAR aa my never mar
ryinE iH concerned Assuming what
I've said TO be true land II Isl what
could you call II hut HARD LUCK ,
And do you know. every time !
hear frogs tand there are n lot Of
en- AZ this lake. up hcrei am re.
minded OF Sally and her ma.
i G n