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FROM THE ARCHIVEApr 27, 1913·Washington, District of Columbia

UNREQUITED LOVE'S AGONY

Scanned from Evening Star, Apr 27, 1913
UNREQUITED LOVE'S AGONY
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Of it because of her who gave it to me. I never saw her again in. New York Once when. I was there in summer she was away another time she was ill and still another time though.

I phoned and called she was always out. Perhaps indeed it was iust as well. The sight of her the sound of her voice the touch of her hand against mine all had an effect on me so moving and pain ful that the bygone wound opened and bled afresh. The love that has no return that never can have any is an agony to a man and he had better overlay and forget it as much as possible Work is the great anti dote for all human troubleswork and broad unselfish interests.

I had been elected to the two clubs was president of the Mohassett Beautiful Asso ciation was chairman of the executive com mittee of the Good Government League and. I guess there was little doing in the town where Michael ODonovan wasn't to the fore and ready to speechify or dig up as the case might be often both and usually the last. Some folks laugh at those promi.

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