Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1856-11-06
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FREEHpL 1890

career has been so brilliant, to throw
himself away on John Graham's daueh-
ter! She is a little beauty, though, that
Nelly Graham-there's no denying it.
| I've seen her at church sopctimes, and
always wondered at Nature Shaking such
mistake as to give such loneliness to a
cottager's daughter"
We must get him out Of her way with
out letting him know our object in doing
SO. That'lI be the first stroke toward ac-
complishing our end" interrupted the
Squire whose equity extremity was per-
petrating astonishing PEDESTRIAN feats
that morning. And" (herethe Squire's
tone sunk Significantly '1didn't you,
wife, initiate handwriting remarkably
well when I first Knew you n
:" Yes" said the lady, as dim percep-
ton of her husbands meaning broke into
her mind, | was always peculiarly dex-
ferrous at executing fac SMILES. Besides
that, l would do, anything e ~. onr
family from the disgrace Of % a iResal-
lance"
Welt have It'll" said the Squire,
with All exultant chuckle, as he brought
down his hand on the rosewood table.
oh, howl do speak a more cherry
farewell than that, my Nelly, or those
brown, terrified eyes will haunt me all
the time am done r said Edward Pres
ton. You know, daring, | would not
leave you, but the cali is really an iinper-
ative one. | stood out against it as long as
could; but my fathers rascally agent
has involved the whole business in so
many perplexing contingencies that moth
ing but personal supervision Will Olsen,
tangle it. My fathers health will not
admit of his going and | had not the
heart to refuse his solicitations when
joined with my mothers, tho5sh they
were complied with at greatekt to my
self
heartTapproves, Edward said sister,
as She crushed down the sob Which was
rising to her throat. ain heartily
ashamed of myself for betrayiug this
weakness; but somehow, foolish, unde
Unable fear has been haunting meteor the
last week, and | have looked forward to
parting with strange dread
And it haas written itself SO legibly
on your sweet face, my beloved taking,
away all the brightness Of. yourtaccus-
toned SMILE y said Edward Dolet me
see 1T once before l go Can it I'D posi-
bic the clock is strikinghightl Where
has the last hour gene ] have ito say
good-by to my father and mother; Ind the
train leaves III twenty MINUTES. Nelly,
for NY sake, take COED ca { ct garself.
When the spring time clothes VITA green
tie trees that are now dreopineknnder
the touch of autumn, [ will returIlk,y0u
and then-oli blissiul thought AAaIl
heFer part more. Ge4d by7-tsai' -
tiIhe3 my Nelly
G6od-by, Edward; may Heaven keep
you from all evil" returned Nelly.
Edward Preston drew the fair, uplifted
brow very tenderly to his lips, and the
next moment he was gone.
Ay, Nelly Graham, well may you stand
under that old vine-girdled portico, with
the tears dripping holly through your
small fingers, and the shadow lhath
been tracking YOU for this many day
LAYING down to step heavily on YOUR
heart, for the darkness will soon be clos
ing around you, and the waters going
over your head
No letter yet, father!" and Nelly
stole out OF the room, in the sombre late
autumn twilight, to weep alone; for Ed
ward had been absent month and Nelly
had not heard from him during that time
No letter yet, father!" Another
month had passed; the snow lay white on
the ground, but it was not winter than
Nellys cheek, as she slow4y-1eft the room,
her mother following her with tear filled
eyes.
Therel letter for You at last, my
childl'' spoke the glad hearty tones Of
father; and he laid it in Nelly's eager
hands. Another month had passed, and
she was lying on the lounge i'll mothers
bedroom; but her cheeks wore the hue
of the pillow no longer
How the white fingers trembled as they
tore away the seal. A moment after the
rose hue died out OH Nelly's cheek, and a
shriek-the memory of whose exceeding
anguish, though eight long years lie be-
tween the hour of its birth and the pres
ent, well nigh palsies the hand that now
seeks to record it-smote my ear, and /
beheld her senseless on the floor. | can
not give you picture Of those dark hours,
reader; for the tears blind my eyes so
that my pen refuses to do its work.
Very brief and very bitter, was the let
ter that came to Nelly. telling her in a
few Geld sentences that the dream of her
youth had passed; that the heart of -ESes
ward Preston, now quickened with logg
for another, far, far above the beautiful
cottage girl, and he asked her to release
hna from the engagement he had SO rash.
/ ~ made, and the vows he had 50 incon'
siderately uttered. My sister returned
the following
Ma. PREsToN. Give yourself no further
uneasiness with regard to the engagement for
meTly existing between us. cancel it THU