Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-04-24


went on-for Nellie glorious dream.
The periodical irruptions of John Morti-
mcr were the only diSagreeablc phases, for
John was jealous Nellie had been his afH-
anccd for two years-aa interval of labori-
GUS pecuniary accumulation on his part
and this constant association with Mr.. Chsl-
mont WAS not relished by John at all. He
hated the author, and the author despised
him.
Mr Chclmont soon made himself known
in ali the families for ten miles round. By
many social gatherings, and was the lion at
all, He appeared to forget all about tho
quiet and retirement ho had come to seek
for he took Nellie to a ball or party two
or three nights every week. "Time,' as
she often said, seemed to fly like the
wind"
One evening John Mortimcr's jealousy
reached Il crisis. He brought Miss Jennie
Bell to Il party, where Nellie was to be with
her usual attendant, hoping to irritate
his bctrothcd into some decided action.
He snc...dal. Inf in . vc,v upexnected
,oo,,r,r for N.ui. with = contamntuous
laugh, said;
".Iohn, YOU are only making a goose of
xourself don't cur. a pin whom YOU flirt
with
He SAW that she was speaking truth,
and tb, next minute. with rare dignity, re-
Mi
"N,llie. Won are rirht. | have been
playing the fool. it is true. love you-
God knows d2-bett,r than NV life; but
Won car. no lonr.r for me. Mr.. Chel-
mont has won you from me. Some
thino tells me to warn YOU AGAINST that
man. hut / sbnll not troul,I,. you with NV
advice. nxcopt TO t3ko pr,Drr care of YOUR
self
Th,t very Sumo nj .L,. coming home, Mr..
Chalnont declared nj. rassion. laid his
bc,,t and fortune, s,rh =, if was- Che did
5;I MOT k,o,v how, nu..b b.ssid)-at Miss
,r,,,ral,s f.ct Sb,. accented him. and it
was tbe manifest hour of her life.
l;t4I, yh;. ,rt,,,y,,rl Mr. Cb,lnont,.
book WAS finished II, announced that
l,,,.,,,,, ,li,raa f., ,ro +o town to mt il TO
,,-,
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,,1-ol - ,cor N.,,i, n,la and crvinc
h,,4 s,c,, +b;n,,s ,.. ;,.xnr,bl, rs fotc I
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nv. ,,4 ,,,,,,.,,i,,,, ,,.,i, lo,, him ov,y
Io, h., ,>,se,l Chestnut E,rm in tba
train, he waved his handkerchief from the
window. and, for the first time, Nellie felt
an interest in the ears that so regularly
sped by, to and from the city of A
Then came the old dead blank again.
To Nellie the reaction was terrible. There
we're no more parties, no delicious love-
making, nothing but dead calm.
Mr.. Cnelmont did not write SO regularly
as he had promised, nor wero his letters
very long. He said that business took up
nearly all his time, but soon he hoped for
better thiurs and this, with many ardent
nrotostot;ons Of love. WAS the burden of all
his correspondence.
John Mortimer came to the Farm some
times, but Nellie was very cool to him.
and he seemed almost as miserable as her
self.
Aftersome weeks he unexpectedly stopped
on his way from the village with Il letter.
Nellie recognized the handw riting, and
tore it open with beating heart. 1t ran
thus:
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