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

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friend and adviser at that momentA Mafy
mamms, any one but Mrs. Mssonsyef, uhel
Charlie spoke sgsinst her, irdss =
angry. asssA
Iaiirs. Mason, e be contssses. s ssEys,
against ms.'' And his lip. sasIst b eeofn
snd he said: .fier eress sia - 1 Mirss 10
revenge. Nellie my fatherwsso6csweslHy
he was younger brother of M Masol''
first husband, aud's---s - & isssas..
a"I knew oil, ,"stssid, hastily, intrSptss
him. "She is deeply Injured y shsns s6d
has suffered much.asz g
Charles eyes Aashsd- s,ha - II noi
I tell y on thaf,n he said, hurfisd,y. &fiesril
all. About seven years aeos ~ tstsss bs-
came embarrassed in b:s bnsinsss, and TO
his great surprise, one day hs received Z
letter, from Mrs. Mason. prging him to
draw upon her to meet his didieuleies. Her
plea was, that she was an Old friend snd
near con nec,isn of the fsal sad. Nellie,
my father, unsuspsetisg 1c0sPfsa her. prot.
fered aid. sTheI, Afterwards shss tgnsd
against him. and ruined him.'' slHsas - sss
s.sit is falseln exclaimed. sssftisg up.
my face flushing. alt is lie." zsEN
Chsrlie's face turned desdly pale, he set
his teeth, randhis eyes flashed. God knows
| il 10 true!n he exclaimed, in . calm voice.
"Do you dare 10 stand there and say that -
| Iexciaimed "Mr. Morton would not do
such an ungenerous thing .. to set one
against sone' ssfrisnds." sffsa 3. ~
.Friends!a muttered Charlie, bitterly;
then. with look of deep suffering, he
said, quietly. but his voice fre rembled: "Nel.
lie, Mr.. Morton has captivated your fancy,
and Mrs. Mason, that beautiful serpent, has
doue all to heighten your illusion, Oh, I
have stood by, and watched you all. | have
seen Though her. have seen Raymond
Morton bending over you. drinking in your
| looks and tones. | have seen oil this, Nell,
hen you did not dream was nsar; and oh,
! have almost gone mad atsimss; but the n i,
darling, you did MT know you did not
know. he lnurmured, soi,iy.s7 o. st ',l5,
"Charlie Temple" l cried, springiDg to
my feet, "go away {. ON me. far away, and
do not come near me again Go away;
never let me see you; go. Do you heart"
almost sbrieked. 2 'ee-+
flung myself on the SOFA, and hid my
face. I was completely stunned by my own
violence. did not, could not think. I re-.
membered only my promise. - Be- 5ii,ss
"Nellie, Nellie," said Charlie hoarsely,
kneeiing beside me, and gathering me up,
close. close TO his bosom, till ! felt his
heart beating against mine-"Neilie, child,
God only knows how love yor; you do not
mean it, do you. my darlinq" And his
voice was low and exquisitely tender, and T
felt his warm breath on my cheek. and his
lips were pressed down close to mine. rs
II do, I do" said, with frantic energy.
"God help mel" he said, letting me go;
and he sat down al myS Ieefs "a buried his
face in his hands. One CREST sob came up
from the depth OF his soul, and, as il
ashamed Of betraying this weskoess, hhe
rose up hastily. His face was deadly pale,
aad he laid his hand softly on my head. a-
"God keep thee, m, child?' he said; and
then. while his voice wss broken with emo.
tim, so Father, keep her. my darling, my
beloved one, from all evitinfuence and
harm, and make her happy"
The hand was withdrawn. - -
s."Oh. Charlie, Chsrlie.n T shrieked out,
''come back, come pack"sss 3 - q; $50
It wss too late; Charlie had gone. Too
late! On, heart-Lreaking word. rusheGnp
stairs, and threw myself onS my bed. Oh,
misery, mi sery! groaned OUT, and all
through the hight I tossed aud moan ed; but
towards morning fell into, troubled slum-
Der, from which 1 was awakened BY myself
calling out, "Charlie come bsckr'' end I
found my littiessister hanging over me in
wonder, her sunny cuils falling over my
hot face. 1sl 75 Fs - - ..s-y-ss ~
"What is the matter, sissy % she said.
"oh, sissy, me sorry -fof your asr 81 assa
lcsught her up to my besos, and poured
ont my heart unrestraiaed. sOh, Evie, Evie,
do you love melt ss ss49 6 5as- EsE
She clasped her plump little arms tightly
round my neck. aMe do. sissy, me do;',
and she patied my cheek aud pressed her
rosy lips to mine, in all the fullness and in :
nocenee Of her childish sympathy and love.
Little sisters! little sisters! Oh. beautiful.
heavenly, e ngeLbeings are our title sisers!
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