The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-08-20

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Going out of the village we met Tom I
Armstrong, with splendid cutter. ne
looked daggers at us both-or at least !
thought so, and he went as / heared al
to invite Sue Nichol to ride
with him. As he drove out OF sight
made up my mind to ask the question
that would settle everything, on our
way home.
Man proposes but Heaven disposes;
Things happened that evening that l
had not Thought of. We We're going
back, in the moonlight, when put my
hand on Nellie's, and made her turn her
eyes toward me. ...,..,;.o,
to YOU for long time" said "Per-
laps you guess what it is,"
But before could utter another word,
nv horses became frightened at some
thing, and away they went like mad;
Nellie clung to me screaming. l. aiu
my best to stop them, They lett the
road entirely and took their way across
the field, and striking against stump
the snow had hidden, the sleigh was
overturned, and we were thrown out
I was not hurt, but Nellie lay insensl,,
BILE. lifted her in my arms and claspeo
her to my bosom, and begged her to
open her eyes and speak one word TO
me. But she vas like one dead; and IN
nv terror dare not take her home.
carried her. instead, to my sister, VINO,
frightened half out of her senses, came
forth to meet me. She took Nellie lnto
an inner room and bade me bring doc
tor, and he was there soon.
spent an hour of agony, such az i
had never felt before; but at last jennie
came to me, all smiles. oe,
"There is no danger" she sad: ole
has come to herself; she only tainted
from fright. You haven't killed her, or
even hurt her much, you foolisn poy.
And [ burst into tear. JENNIE DOM
over me. ,,. y
"But to think she should be so sly.
she said. GA gentleman's portrait IN
her bosom all the while and not a wore. q
to me of it. I'll punish her 1of IL
now."
And away she ran back to Nellie, out
nv tears were all dried up, and my
heart was gall. She was engaged 10
7 some one else, this girl who was 30 ueai
, to me- Some one had been before me-
= and she wore his portrait next TO hel
, heart. Fool that was not to- guess H.
n never asked whose portrait IL was;
/. Tom Armstrong; or Jack Mayhem s.
l did not care. When Nellie was wei
s enough to go, in the course OF an h@ouI @
j. or two. drove her home and haze he
goodbye. ,,,,, h,u
it | said, Il regret that | should hav
IS been the means OF alarming you ~
1t Miss Brodie." "a
1t And she looked up into my face wit
II her Great blue ewes, and said, 1T wa
| not your fault; you could not help II
10 1t was so foolish to faint away.
le And thought to myself, what at
ID ceitful creatures women are!' lor IN
ut look she gave me WAS as sweet as II 81
ID had not worn another mans portrait
tn her bosom.
ed A week from that day ! went to Ne
yo York, and sought out an old shlp'own
who had been my fathers friend, A..
io, "I'm tired of farming, saio, III
lie want to try the sea as a common sailor
nd Tho old man would have laughed n
N ont of the notion; but when he 1oul
| me firm, he gave me wlia' he'p
could.
IN went on board a vessel bound |
nd China and wrote to sister jennie, tie
inc her to send for Uncle William al
lie his wife to man ge the farm, whlci
n knew they would be glad to 40; Du
or never told where | was or what h
ng, done. meant, you see, to thro" Il
self away, and be heard OF no more
el- any one. OF course | was mad, iof
OF time; that is the only excuse Tor me.
md So I led the sort of life sailor
the merchant service leads--no VI
IN pleasant one, can tell you-ior Il y
ing or two. grew no better for 1t, ana
ries happier. The other men had mos
ter; some one at home-mOther or sist
ose wife or sweetheart-to get letter
tty, message from at times; l, OF my o
nile act, had no one. And all the WINE
work or at mess, or in the houfs VI
rom watch was kept on deck, l though
ugh Nellie; saw her as she looked when
d it sat by her fathers side in the sum
She moonlight; saw her smiling up at
i'd l 40 she wbirled through the snoW-dl
not that last bright day, and saw her as
III as Law like dead thing in my arms.
how fancy painted other pictures. saw
raph as Tom Armstrong's wife. saw M
,d a oh GOOD heavens with his chilt
U u. her knee.
h of am not sure but that | should |
yes; turned idiot, had not something .
ma pened to alter the circumstances OF
be- position. This was nothing else
ldn't the total wreck of our vessel, ana
.ings narrow escape from drowning, but
and an arm broken by the falling OF
took For month lay on sick bed !;
ough then with softened heart and
gain, ing that I was sick OF the sea, l
," home TO sister Jennie, to be Ia
one again, if l could.
'oked Tn those two years she had never
1eard a line from me. Not an angry
'llngs did she give me, but ran into my
; and and wept on my bosom like @
ways and then she showed the wedding
on her finger, and the baby lying a
and in the cradle, and told me whose
| win III IL ono o,
?, and sue sh" "a1, ,roo Mrs Armstrong, and
~ the ,ounr QUO amessed m thew liked each oth'
I'd the ho,I, ,h1 Tn, bonny az the day is |
: hair, al hr aho ".nlv fretting about
pretti- 9I,u mon oonjd Won 90 away SO, Ned?
made ~" W. ott th;nt of INV feelings, you
o test ,a ,iu noo oonoamhered Nellie Brodie's.
III see nov" ,.SoIi;o Rrodie's feelings!' /
0 loses .,NaIi;n Rrod;e's Don't laugh a
we'd rt",,;a no,m y
} with Laugh at you !" she cried. 81
a. vom nv dear / haven't thout
heard ~ yoIH MI T. von onarrel that nigh
pretti- 1t. ,rst T have been quarrel
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