The Ferris Wheel, Volume 6, Number 24, Saturday, February 25, 1899 Page: 1 of 8
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first Spring thought will I
'- that will
e NEW
cheapR ) 1.-',ly .
iis whdtT a piano at what
-' she thiixs''- in price, with;:.out
the namer o t^!i maker btlng,
i-a guarantee of it-- eriet. The Esi
tey.is recongnized ^ artists and
; talented musicians ei4rywhere as
n the perfection of the pauo Inak;.
er's art in beauty, tonerind sweetness
of melody. It is sid on its
meritaloue. It will SurprAe you to
know how cheaply you c"~n buy
, one. Write us.
C. A. ARNOLD,
' Waxailiaellhie, Texas.- -^H-nry
^mmmw~uwr r r lrtOB^^Bpro .. r.'. . . .on
: * ** , .^ ^-- v .v - * ~a fair shAie of Miss Dormer's fa?
f' 0 2 PHYSICIAN- REON, vor they likS him because he
5 : t :; :'i ^ . : 0 ,as kiLdly-natured and altogeth-Office
at W. A. Bai drug store. er harmless.
As Hotaiing chewed the ted of
_-ro .'?. Se~ : ?_ " ~:!:~~^ ll:':5':his pen, lihe meditated upon thd~
. , - Wniho: Hetti Re<. _ . h i mngs; particularly Hilton's tenI
l Richard EHoltti was in: tI i housaial a year, and wondered
depths of perp y as to his if the latter sideratt would
be of Spring t sI tus in the aliens ff a cer- weigh with Miss Dormer. He be
make your aitm, or, more prg'rly speaking, lievedit would not, and wrote her
t a v ery uncertai,'-oung woman note igl Heasked
HAWES hat, whom he much aired. He hadagement durin the week,
an engagement during the week,
Iper grades, ;eeu so deey .tiove for more aiding tat he had under eonsid.
uian a year t lffa had had eyes, ration an offer to go abroad as
ytor derbies. P a-rs and thoug tir none other foreign correspondent far a daily
nan pretty, fasciming Miss Dor- paper,-and that in case of aweept.
n er. Yet, so skniinl had he beeIn mig he would sail the 'next Satur.
a> man-aged (whether consciously to day. He would leave it for her
g mnrseit or not, he knew not), that to decide whether he should go
ak^ Lco vw-ord of hi cs otid have been or stay. It was his last resource,
0 construed to give evidence of and he felt that it would bring
iLoe than a friefily feeling. things to a crisis. If she refused
7 'y 2 'There weare otnhars in his pre-! him, he could go away-and foraicaiment,and
misery always loves get. If she-but the other possii,
.' company. At t:e same time he bility plunged him into such a deW
lelt there mu-t A envd to all lirium of delightful dreams that
= =- u xmin~gt;a4:hadT ved.to bring -he destroyed the missive and re,
--~rb'- I-.' +fflgee-r that even-
--? *-,:'' ~T^pvn .tiriter delay, -kniowing ing and set his mind at rest.
- '- ]tin'vleiilthai ne nau inmae a sim- There is a popular fallacy that
iiar decision a score of rinses be- vanity is the prerogative of wo,^^^L~e.
i- ne nan a iay of tll'ning man excelsively.' 'Many hold that
( ' leuversatlol, at muost interest- the soul of man is above such pet0fi
w; - u!g' stages wi-itout gvingi offeuse ty considerations as dress and
~u i t-ln a Siiow oi .act woriny personal adornment. Go to! Vana
w t-igatier cause. lie could re- ity hath no limitations of sex.
)^' N *I'' , . uunVy niumbcer of tnues when As Mr. Richard Hotaling careful\
e was on the eve of mnaiirig a full ly -accomplished his toilet that
^W^i' .^ - . ;o~tai, and thlti neuLier parnieu evening, with frequent sugges~;
^'> ' ai'aly syirmpatheiic, wNen a turn of tions from his valet and more fre#
ui.i.5 hieau or1 a giaice oi her ciear quent glances toward th mirror,
, - iay eyes wotud tfi-ow imm back he thoroughly appreciated his
iuLO the old state of dejection and good points, and valiantly strove
N w ouia leave with the words to make the most of them, in or;
........ ' ,;uisaide. Again, interruptions had der to look well in the eyes of her
couRm wheni ne was at the point of he loved.
r Hints: S glowing serious' and there had After donning his dress suit,
'~ * oueen much in the way of deciar- which he loathed, as mast men do,
a great deal. of iug ihis love. it occurred to him that he would
iglhborhool. tTr the She must have read it in his feel easier and consequently ape
i: eyes, in iis every act, yet theree pear to6 better advantage in his
bell the as-stanli e.e- several other fellows who Tuxedo. At length, attired to his
acet visite.i home wore their hearts on tneir sieeves satisfaction, he felt that he was
tiCii Sat'ur-ls 1> nd in a' much more amazing maniier not so bad a figure of a man aftei
tlian uut he, a_.d who treated all, and that a girl might well be
yer o:f india., anl with the same claim impartiality. peiased-but, of course, no one
ris, wero th guestst ' There was Eiilton, member of ever really knows what a fellow
tua Saturflav tiwl every club in town, and possessed thinks under such circumstances.
of such an income as is never an and, all things considered, it wern
yourg people at- objection in the affair of the heart. unkind to speculate. However
at Mr. Satitvnus Tiere was tessler, the captain of it was with a feeling akin to hop,,
av night. , 1! re- ais college eleven, adored by all that he closed the street door anc
he girls, adoring -Mi;rss Dormer went out into the night.
al bales of cotton only. There were Mallard, llolis- He was ushered into the musih
ter and S-mith, all rattiing good room, where he found her. playing
sia return, home fellows, to say nothing of one a dreamy melody of Chopin. Shf
d weeks visit to h'er ic.okleigh, a sort of literary man was alone, and very lovely in sof
iead, of Enimis. ioug hair, ready made ties and turquoise crape, which broungh
1 andr wife were original poems. No man feared out the ruddy gold of hi: 'hair amn
presence of a I.ew him as a rival, however, for he the fairness of her skili to ex
bore. Botrn l'eb iii made his love as common as post- qnisfte perfectio:. ,-e llear(
age stamps by talking1 of her to him, and turned j i:,, with
right of R.ckett everyone he knew. lxeover, he bright smile, sayuig:
ce Sunday. was the kind po 11ow to make "tlow gocd (:; ': ttf <>me t(
ui wals on tihe sick a hit with ol(' s at afternoon uight! A - l ictj- i s hai
;S'"i?';i~,&- ' teas) and the n^ ot only con- 'e to the or:< :.i. 1 'tuailo*
sidered him m, of an ass than it, thei eveni::- .
any one of th acquaintances, "I did :oi. o..\l:t , lf , ' . I :
ibutt actually] g ed him to his .i.;.ue." . ,. _;,.;, ..s ia
cEW oneiemeant, face. Among: Iemselvei they i-., helr i;,: ..
make childbirth jestingly accuse him omper- h I sonh- \V d. nY i t F oor
- -' ' ", *'fect cereratio But:! ...? ..,t!v ,qt. t t:
( L'J.'-1 00
6Fi ye,
with these f.
spoetacle, at V
Baird's drug st(
(in T IIT7 Thest-se _- a ^tCAU
XiTIO glasses arf never
peddled.
mg courage, and hardly knew
what he said. She sank on a low
dian, and as he took the place :
at her side he .observed that she
was tantalizingly near to him.
Of course, he would have given
worlds to take her in his arms
at once and tell her all that was
in his heart, and have done with
suspense.
He felt it would be a t
regular, however, and dif
the thought as he bec,'
at ease under the infthenceesmiling eyes. H-. endeavored
peatedl- teead up to the poinx
in question, but in vain,' for she
was altogether oblivious to the
trend-,of his thoughts. At length
they spoke of the opera the night
before.
"To my mind," she said, "there
is nothing more exquisite than
'Romeo and Juliet.' The music is
heavenly, and the story beautiful
-mournfully beautiful."
"Every story of love is beautiful,"
he said, quickly.
"Yes, love is best of all. It is
perfect," she returned, with a faraway
look in her eyes.
"I have a chance to go to
Vienna as foreign correspondent,"
he began, precipitately,
but before I decide there is a story
I want to tell you."
She was still smilling dreamily,
but turned to him with a look ot
interest. Her silence gave him.
courage; she seemed to await his
dcxt words.
-'It is a story of love, of my love
for you," he said, desperately,
kingg her hand.
She withdrew it quickly, with
a look of dismay, seeing he was
.'tribly in earnest.
'Wiil you hear it?" he continud,
mistaking her consternation
.o0 coyness.
"Is it possible that yon have n6t
_-wld-that you did not receive
-v ote announcing that-"
-Announcing what?" he deed
i .amazement.
"My engagement to Morris
-l;kleiglh," she replied, with a
i-)y smile. * * * *
Tfo sailed for Vienna the next
-. iurdtdy.
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Ezzell, Frank. The Ferris Wheel, Volume 6, Number 24, Saturday, February 25, 1899, newspaper, February 25, 1899; Ferris, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46781/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Ferris Public Library.