Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1867-08-22

.Ihe did not entertain very high OplnlOn,
and therefore be had watched the grOw.s
hing intimacy between him and Edith
! with alarm. When at last he had retnOn.
| strated with her for SO often deserving
his company, and going with Lewis, she
grew indignant. and the result vas the
scene we have given above.
! Although Edith had tried TO seem cool
and. unconcerned when she turned away.
YET for moment a vague. sense that she
was not doing as she shopld--that Sic
had wronged Harry nearly overcome
her. II was but momeniary, for her
pride came to her relief. What right
had he to say with whom she should as
sociate2 49, -.
J Her anger was nearly as quick allayed
as it was easily inhamed, but now her
pride was touched, and at the time she
/ felt what she uttered. But her every
word had pierced Harry TO the quick
He was an orphan, and BY his industry
lac had raised himself to an honorable po-
Isiliop in the eyes of the world. He met
Edith, had learned to love her, and until
now he had believed that his love was
returned. When she promised to be his
bride he felt that his cup of happines
was full Now be Believed that she
Eoared nothing for him, and the thought
lmaddened him. To be made to feel
that he had been her dupe nearly drove
him wild, He went from her, his heart
being filled with bitterness; life seemed
IAN blank, and he cared no longer to
live. 80, ~
] { Come TO the window, Eidth,'' said
her mother, two days after the above
estrangement. The soldiers Of ihe--
regiment are passing 10 take the cars. y
Edith came in a moment, and looked
forth upon the blue coated heroes who
were starting away to meet victory or.
death upon the distant Iraitor's soil. She
saw many forms that were familiar TO
her, and marked them with gladness, for
hers was New England blood.
The regiment had nearly passed. and
5ishs was about turning. away when she
1caught glimpse Of a form that she
! should know above all others. She re.
fmembered now that Harry had told her,
1 some days before uthat it was his inter-
ti6n to join the army, but she. bad not
tbelieVed him. thinking that he said Il in
1iea. She observed blm closely through
1.-THE window-blind, but saw that h3 did
tnot once lock in the direction where she
was, aithod gh he must have known that
she would be waiting. He looked mel
\ Their to the right nor to- the lett, but kept
steadily on with bis eyes cast downward.
! Edith watched until she saw them go
on board the train that was waiting to
carry them from home, and then she
turned away. If she cared aught be-
cause be had gone she showed it not
For time all went on seemingly the
same as ever, except Edith appeared tc
4 grow more gay}eVery day. srtV7
| q She was we'll educated, witty. and fas-
z EeinatiDg "a She was. also considered by
her admirers, as one of the fairest, If moi
the queen of beauty, in her circle. Wha'
wonder, then. if she was courIed and
admired? Her life was fast becoming
one almost continual scene. of pleasure
seeking and mirlb. The acknowledged
belle of such a circle as that over whith
Edith reigned could afford to be proud.
She seemed to have all that she coqld
desire to make her happy. But was she
! happy2 " Jra) 4 y $50 or a,s7
"Let mirth and music sound the dirge Of care,
But ask thou not if happiness be there
l. If tho loud laugh disguise. eonvulsiye throe,
Grif the brow the hearts true livery wear ;;
Let not the festabBlask-en0Gght to know,
No scene of mortal life but turns with NOR talWoe,
Did she ever lhinI. Of. one fit, distant,
doing battle for the Just cause in the
ranks of the. brave North men, Sighting
the foul deamon of secession, striving Il
wipe away the stain of our fathers dis
honor in permitting the scourge of sIa.
very to over run the fairest portion Of
one fair land? Did she ever, in her
waking or sleeping hours, think that heI
accursed pride and wilfulness had turn
ed a heart once full of hope and faith in
mankind, into gall and bitterness gen
erous, light hearted lad into a wild,
1 fierce, reckless soldier, who seemed nei-
ther to fear nor care for, God, man OF
} deamon Was her heart free from all
papgs? We're her dreams always quiet
, Or did there, sometimes il the solemn
4 midnight hour. come 10 her the vision of
face she had once seen, as she's had
seen it when in anger and scornl she
! turned from Harry Ross, and told him
to leave her, and never. again TO return,
with It's firm setteelh and boldless cheeka
with the same mournfnl expression 10
the large dark eyes that had almost
made her relent her purpose If twas
so, none knew IT, Her smile was, still
the same ; her laugh sounded as merry
as ever. She was the same, but mere
worldly. She plunged into every fash
ionable excess wildly and deeply. Night
FafleF night she spent whiriiRg,ln 70 the gid
J dy dance, her cheek often flashed by 9th.
er than natural means, and her dark
/ eye sparkling with lusture not It's OVID.
She was still the proud, naughty Edith
\ Myrton, bat fair different being from
the maiden who promised to love and be
lrne 10 her chosen adnireFj let come
wha: would. -
&e's. . -
"Harry Ross. /" so wrote home a com.
rade Of bis, ''yob would hardly know. !
i never in. my life. s4w any one change so
mnch il such a short tinse. He is no
kmcre. as he was at home than the. .dsy is
like the night IN camp ne is drunk OF
gambling nearly all the tine In battle
he isa regular iend. He knows 20 fear,
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