Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-12-30


zisS-ss-. o.. = FEBRUAkY 24'h
Nv first season 10 nearly over. and the
winter il. drawing t. a close. Mary Ian
sings proph 'cy is true. am heartily sick
Of il, thuGgh Il would not confess il. to Ms
Massa or mamma, who would laugh at me,
4 have never .ofsotton tfi3se words or M.
Morton's about fashionable le life, aud have
often intended asking him about it ALL but
do not s-e him as often as I used to. They
say he is publishing book, and that his
time d occupied. Charlie and do not meet
So often now, either. He is engaged in that
case, and llush into a II the excitement that
is going on. | am not happy, yet cannot
tell, for my life, wha, is the matter; there is
avid. burning. restless longing at my heart
that cannot understand. Every one has
become SO strange lately; at least it seems
50 to me. Mr.. Morton has changed, and
Charlie also. he is as much, unlike the
Charlie of fihree months ago sit is possible
for the same perso3 to be-. He will not Airt,
nor laugh nor talk nonsense; he wilt not
20 aaygherea with me, unless 4 stay with
him ell the time declare he vexeI me to
death; and il it were not that Mr. Morton is
90 much engaged at present, and have 10
oneslse % dspend uponsI would csrtaipiy
let him walk cannot make him out. He
hssshayed cd i'll moustache .. and Iooks ten
dimes handsomer; and there is look of de-
taenisation and seriousness on his face that
Insvss saw there before! He has discarded
his cresm-coicred gloves, thrown aside. h
tiny cane, and l. quite sober, and very mach
in esrnest. andreally frfghteas me some
times, he looks SO -sternly at me, when he
sees me flirting. Whata Blue Beard! Hugo.
wonder thousAs swhat=he has to do with
1t. Yes, IeyerE one is schsngeA.s Every. one
seems striving to be gay and thoushtiess,
yst all seem to have some ghost OF q sorrow
n,hst they would hide. They al seem to
ave life apart from the whirlpool 0 fex-
eio3eas, s~lIste every thing Is very resi,
ind vesy mech In earnest-a iifsxhich they
1npre with ne oae. Oh, I should like to
ow about thea all, Sometimes, al this
eitemedtspPeass fo<ms Eks the acting Of
sess play ia which each one has char &c
TO support, and all is brilliant, glittering
. dazzling. while they are 90 the stage;
there is a green-room behind, in every
ing is cast Of. Welt suppose we are
sctors in the gres, drama Of Life, but this,
.shicnable show and mockey- what a
fagic burlesqae Of real, living life! = cas,ra
Mira. Mason would 60 into fits of laughter
] over, this; but she and ]. do not talk so much,
for she often laughs Il me now. sad calls
me sentimeat.ik sBa, I sm not; Fhste SEN
tiusent and ssatimentar people. But here
comes Mrs. Masens 50 must put s~sy my
writing, and pretend that 1 hsve been read-
ing. sh'sa4 s'fz-1' - - go
Sheacams. and aa~ she has game !; snd
shshss isft behind her that buruing. rest.
iess feeling at my heart. Oh, bwish Wa
msB, that might rush away and hattie
with the world, everywhere, 'auy where,
swsy from this feeling. IA :iL5,s5s "a
akeilie,sshe esid to me, s'yeu look sad;
cheer up. my child. What ais yoaln's -
-No.hings 1 snswered; bot my. sell:tslt
face gave The lie. ssrs - assssss - 80. -
aWhy, Nellie, |" she replied. IF you mops
in hiswsy. people will think that Mr.. Nor
ton has tilted you. Do not look so mournfu
child; be will came bsck when that grea
book is ont. - s.s. - - :, - -
Ny face asshed sugrily. Z could not besl
even her TO- talk ,sboutbin now. ..,ss5-s 4 .
"Pshawsn Z answered. "Mr, Morton ms,
come OF stsy, ass be likes; 4 shsl nevs
brssk my heart fof him; only Charlie Soall
not have acfet sosssy - ssss-s ai@Sassts q
-Ah. nor hins .noor thiaa.. sriIf il: :eom