Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-10-03
ssnsf1ful Nelly.

EgnsIlfuI Nelly.
Nelly GLADDEN. was painfully, and
fearfully shy. How she had ever dared
to take part in a private play, was the
wonder Of her friends; and, indeed, her
heart did fail her several times after she
had given her consent, but her love and
natural taste for the drama were so de-
cided, that talent carried the day, and
forced her diffldence to suCcumb. Then,
too, although so very timid, she had her
own share of personal vanity, and real
lied perfectly that her beauty would ap-
pear to wonderful advantage in the
snowy stage dress she intended to wear.
Lydia Languish was the part assigned
to the young lady, and conscientiOusly
she studied it. She stOrmed round the
house, laughing, crying, shrieking, I'M
til her mother became convinced that
she, if not Nell, would become raving
crazy. So then the young debutant shut
herself up in her room, and apOstrO-
phized chairs, tables, bed-posts, etc, as
''Beverly, her adored Beverly" going
through the thrilling parOXysms of love,
anger and despair, with the most thor
ouch a5a55d0n, and fancying at last,
that the talent Of all the Kcmbles, Cush-
mans, cue "e'' '''''''' IL ii0' 0ii' ''''''
llVG5e PeIson' o,o J., o4+,,,a +l,o f,..4
uC WiiC aiIS Dsliit ~ 'r't J;,', ol0 thot
reheaisa' sha Iouti1' " ilo1 I'iol,l'' ma
ihahlh8 IoNe 70 oooi -na:LI'G s,iie' =
ny Ile sdIlie WIN l." uI''IithS ypuns .lte'n
VINO met her Tar III more tIan hall way,
were TWO very uiIIeTent 'illnSS ana sue
was SO desperately in9n'chcd. 'hat Sil5
mumbleu her sentence an 10 htISell . anu
could not RAISE her eyes from CHe MOOT
ana Wheh II came 10 Ilic sCdSG eiilol "Ie'
so Vigorously SET Gown III 'lle Doohs' Sllo
turned req ana Pare al III 1lo llpl.I-1
and was, IN truth' so IhoT"uS1iy scdreu'
that the gay young IeIoW' VINO person.
ated Captain AbSolllte' was quite oiS-
couraged, and whispered TO some one
near him -,
"W hat IN the world am 10 GO win
this frightened BABY Wo4Iq Just as
soon make love 10 JollIGu uoIi'
Little Nell happened 10 near inns stage
aside, and 1t reused all her naughty tenn
per-for she was no SAINT, II she was
shy. She brought down hGf Ilhy IooI
with an emphaslS' ana clehche9 neT
dainty white hand, ana vowed Shc
would do her part, or tle.
50 at the next lltFtilS young marry
Wllloughpy wa" ootn SUI p ioe'1 an" IIp
pleased 10 see MS pretty Lyul" Mi'Ne uP'
and act with considerable spirlt-anid,
although she c9uIu , 10, ,'t s. !E.'1
yet to Keep her IolS Issues II9 }, il9ins
her sou; quo o!eS, ~ 'iS ' 1e,I 80
pIetSy az t e1 t',,, ' hoI,, o 7nt ~
Ihlnk the IIiS ilSoileG "',5 90 NV ."
PAD aiieI an anu az: ono -! w. f ~.
hearsals, became qu,'e IIlll'''tlehI lIl lLG
scene TO come, IN Mn,cn He was 1 all9N S, ca
10 put ms auCidoio"S am aIoI.'i l:g
graceful httie ll3qfe, eA' .,.I tiie PRIV
Hege 9TGaI ueoi t''i7'' '''''' " a. ''''''
sary, Nell thought sil. ,..1-o3 1.,..o
Inc nlGhV o! 'ile pay sn' 1851 i4 ;I,.
~ as an noun, u, oft oI ob b,lm
witt, her mar 1alIihg I'm, N sou GuFlS aDouJ
her lace ana MI wv w tli"uSnGY MaS 80
anxious 70 h"Tc IH"S oIie ny. nv 'a,lIlS
scene 60 or well tllaV ne insisted upon
rehcarslng 1t qQzen tlmeS' III suuaIy
0dd corners, re t t nGr 7, my lnl9 I I'
kltcheh' at laS'' ooC Cio !, was "ilc"'ts w.
cupled' Slr lIucius anu Dop 1Aol ES,, i9ilc
ING over coohlnS-SVot Tii" fI Ti@ "a
repeating tender apostropheS 10 'uIia'
perched upen the klIcheh taole' %
then Harry drew ms companion III u. me li
store-ro0m, anu CheIe, alli 1I, '1 ~
row OF pans polS al" NeV'i0S' 'Hey le-
hearsed their scene >,
Il think, MISS Ntlly, sSn tIie s""oy
young telleW, "tnaC we 6uotlu tahg ou'
positions here as II ABOUT 10 WaitH; ;, .,-
but L never waltz you hho"' was
the innocent rep!y' ,--...1o,..,o
Harry blt ms Up, anu pioceeueu 10 nc
as helnquireu, Don yI'! 'iilllH ~ " ;f
be more eIIecIVe, at 'll'' l'i"'' Il
were TO klsS>y0u! ,y
1T IS not GOWN III tic DOOR, AiIe
sad; demurely' ..,5 =,
But doh you 'iil!ih 1t Mo''1U p9 an
Improvement persisted the uhoi''Sh-
ing youth.
NO, GO not Clllhh so, aV all sue
exclaimed looking PFet'ieI tnah eyer eye.
with her crimson cileehS ail9 sPa5hlilg
eyes, 80 Harry meekiy apologlHeo' anu
cohclueieo Ci!at Neliy iiipilol'y was
not 50 easily lii!poseu upon al'eL an an.
Inc young SlII mace 4iI = eieag nv LIS a.
Lydia. one louil:l tliaC piayiilS otloI . d
4le|t auttIoiI IL VIZ io e nj
Iil"i ~ 'li0 l.ll'ao 80
coiIpaiiohs' anu tIle Iooil
away al iler tlluluI'yi eA:ep' Ju3t eIlouSll
to render her more pressing ana pretlyi
She received hulhoeT o. oouquGls, am. an:
young Nlloughpy, VINO snaI ,l, Itr IF 5 VIZ
em'ps some" 4:L' leu WY l'lot}' 81 f ms
iar l,yu''' any II I.lG ,i2IoJ l'I"' ','
4We'' M+S tHas,i''l4 !, '',,,,, T ~ 1'''e
ol!Ae hT' e'''l:, 7 s1' ;., ~. .,,',
Triumph II! So0I7'} nn'' S D. enJUySo l'n
e 1:1 w oG,nS tl,o dn,ntia th,
uttt sue 9Pl,.etI''to .lio O S, ., olIc
a s sen e 9 In Ia,t losei
IorgIyen nun i9l IaiItns ns,i a paoy anu
M'S a't hd 9,Io ioi II t' "p,o n+ 'u I
~ tl'so0 r,o,,ta5
ael,ee SUI" '''' "l''0' ''i'''' P''''i''>''
l'Sel ftor t,,o f.s+ ,,,o,, mad ,,ao, ,orfor,,
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