The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-11-25
FEEn moUBTAEg BELIZE.

OF her city friends. The father Of the
young lady in question is quite wealthy,
and his daughter, who has recently com-
pleted her nineteenth year, has had every
opportunity to become educated and ac~
complished 10 degree fitting her TO be-
come an ornament to the highest circles.
Unfortunately she is a remorseless fiirt,
finding no other occupation so agreeable
as that of trifing with hearts. In per-
sonal appearances she is remarkably at
tractiTe. Her beauty is Of the blonde
type, all who are in the habit of frequently
promenading Kearnay street must have
sometimes seen her and been struck with
the beauty of her face and form, and es-
pecially with the profusion and unusual
hue of her hair, of which she IS very
proud. Bat her chief charm is in her
eyes, large, blue and lustrous, and into
which she can throw at will every expres-
sion she desires.
Her friends, who reside on Mission
street, are fond of society and receive
many visitors. Among these the ones
who took the principle parts in the strange
and thrilling drama which was there
enacted were young married couple, a
physician, and young and very promis>
ing law student.
The young husband soon found the SC
ciety Of the beautiful cUquette fascias-
lion which drew him from the side OF his
wife. He knew that he could never make
her his lawful love, but the spell which
she threw around him blinded bis iudg-
ment, and in = short time he was hope
lessly enslaved. The other two different
ly circumstanced, became equally inf;,tu-
ated and each hoped TO win her for his
wife
The heartIess girl distributed her smiles
among her three admirers with the utmost
impartIahty, now encouraging and now
| repu.sing, as fancy dictated or policy
seemed to require. At the usual places
Of amusement she was almost daily seen
with one or The other of her dupes, each
of whom fancied that she vas devoted to
him alone. Ths young law student, being
of very susceptible and ezciiable tenn
pe@ament, first brought matters TO 3 crisis.
so far at least as ne himself was concern
ed Surprising her alone one day in the
parlor, he seized her hand, and maddeued
by the coldness with which she received
him, declared his love and refused to allow
her 10 leave The room without giving him
a decisive answer. Wearied with his i'm
portunities and little startled al the wild
ness of his demeanor, she CoidIy told him
that she had not the slightest love for him
and that her heart was given to another
When he heard the words from the lips
| of one who had previously dOno everything
that could be dene, without actually com
mitting herself, to convince him that hi
passion was returned, he rcpToached her
with her perfidy in the most bitter terms.
Half frightened, she fed from the room,
dropping in her haste the letter she had
been reading when he entered the apsrt-
ment. Acting under the unaccountable
impulse Of jealousy, he picked it up open
ed and read it. It's contents more than
confirmed what she said. 1t was a letter
from her accepted lover, a wealthy mine
owner in her own locality, and mentioned
incidentally the fact Of their engagement,
and the day on which the marriage cere-
mony WAS to be performed.
In state Of mind bordering on frenzy
he left the room. Unable to control his
feelings while nsar her, be determined tc
| try the effect of change Of scene. The
next day he left for the East. The worthy
disciple of Escuiapius was of more phil
oso2hical disposition, and took his final
rejection quite cody.
A week ago last Thursday the coquet.
! tish blonde went, with one of her friends
/ to Woodward's Gardens. StrolIing abou
the grounds they encountered the young
married couple already mentioned. Here
was chance of finishing the conquest al
| ready begun of the young husband, aEc
! the accomplished firt was not slow in eff
fecting q temporary change of partners
and strolling away TO q place more fitteC
for Irritation. Everybody knows tha
there are places at Woodwsrd's Gardens
with rustic seats, where much love maI
safely be discoursed of, provided il be don,
| in an undertone. OneNof these place
was reached, and for while all went well
But the jealousy of the young wife wa
already excited. Telling the gentleman
whom she was now with that she wishe,
to speak to her husband, but would return
in a moment, she left him contemplatin!
rather dingy looking specimen Of tn
scuIptor's art and approached her husban,
and the bewitching mountain blonde from
the rear. So silent was her approach
and SO much were they absorbed that the,
failed TO observe her presence. Standin,
behind the two she heard her husband de
clare his most guilty love for another thar
| herself What a blow to the heart Of
once happy wife Without word, heed
less of her abandoned escort, of all OBJ
servers-of everything but her own over
whelming sorrow-she hastily quilted tn
grounds. Perhaps there are some VIII
were there that day who will remembe
seeing lady alone and in tears pass has
tily through the entrance way of the gar
dens and enter the street car in waiting
Sinca then Uifs and husband have uo