Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-03-20
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"BOUGHT PLEASURES

| Ou Nudt u 42ioCaobiSs OiSdfy iiic
thisl 1t is to lie down at night as w
| always have done, just to wake up il
the morning to the the same old mo
! notonous life. l have lived seventeen
| long years and there has been no change
of Importance. I used to think il
would be delightful to be engaged, but
every one knows that Harry Wade and
| I have been sweethearts ever since VIZ
were children, and, although 1 love
him very much, still there is nothing
new in it, and it is not pleasant to have
every one know It.
These were the thoughts ofHela Bur-
ton as she sat by the half-open window
| watching the dying Of a bright day.
She was startled from this reverie by
her brothers cheerful voice saying,
''Hela, here is letter for you. He
handed her the letter and passed out
of the room.
why do feel SO strange, there is
nothing new in receiving letters. l
only wish there were, bat will break
the seal and see if there is anything
in this one to interest me for few
minutes.
She had not read long, when sud-
denly she sprang up and went dancing
around the room and in snatches of
sentences would say: 'Ol the Springs,
the precious Springs, yes whole
season of gayety and excitement"
This letter was from an aunt, who
was asking Hela to go with her to the
Springs.
This lady had another niece in charge
and promised good company and an ele-
CANT outfit.
"We are settled in beautiful little
cottage within stones throw of the
hotel, aud we are going to have de-
lightful summer. Ihave had taste of
the world already, and I can never
leave it now for the stale life of home.
am going to marry&or money, for
there is no pleasure that money cannot
buy Aunt Julia is quite kind to
compliment me, although l know l am
not pretty, still I will pass"
As this party have already two
delightful xeeksas Hela terms it, they,
of course, have made great many ac-
quaintances and Miss Hela has picked
out the man she would like to marry,
and of this person we will now speak.
He is very tall and very dark, and
the lion of the season. His stately
bearing, handsome face and wealth
give him this position, but the greatest
pity is that he saunters around with his
cigar and papers and pays very little
attention to the ladies'.
Vanity is the one great faultin Her
bert Rodgers (for such is his name.)
Hela has found out that fattery is the
nearest way to his heart, still with all
her fattery, Herbert Rodgers pays
most of his spare attentions to Nellie
Hart, the sweet young cousin of Hela.
1t is very fSrtepate that Nellie does
not love this saan, Cor if she did it
would be very cruel and sinful in Hela
to keep them separated as she does.
One morning Nslli.9xas just starting
for q walk when she met Hela already
on the way.
"Oh !how fortunate" she cries, now
we will have nice walk all to our
selves" mo we won't" says Hela,
and SO turned about to the cottage, but
scarcely had Nellie vanished when He
la left the cottage (she wanted to be
a,onel and taking a new direction fol-
leved the shady path overshadowed
with trees ard vines. After walking
some distance she found shady re-
treat, and tsrowiDg herself down atthe
foot of large beech, gave herself up
to the first noble Thought that had en-
tered her head since she had been
here. She was thinking of the absent
Harry, of how he loved kRr and OF the
dear little home he had prepased for
her. and remorse came to her head for
the long Neglect.
oh. ] shall return to my Harry and
live for him | Love, and leave the
world to drift along as shepleases,
Just at this moment she heard step
and looking up met the eyes of Her
bert Rodgers. She half raised herself
from the ground, but he motlOned her
to sit still.
This is the most beautiful scene !
ever beheld," and stepping to her side
he raised her very tenderly, their eyes
met for a moment, then taking both
her hands in his, he whispered some
thing into her ears. which was answer
ed by deep blush and the simple
words, "yes, Herbert, | will marry
you." He is satisfied with this answer,
for taking her in his arms he presses
her close to his bosom and calls her
his own little bride.
We will pass over ten years ofHela' S
life as Mrs. Herbert Rodgers, and see
what bought pleasures have brought,
if they have brought peace and con-
tentment to her heart and home. No,
money has brought neither peace nor
content, she too late has found that
pleasure cannot be bought with money,
aud often in dreams the pretty cottage
and Harry Wade come up before her,
and in the bitterness of her heart cries
out, ,";Oh, Harry, larry, made the
, mistake, I,wrecked my egn happiness
and broke your heart.
There is a'loneiy grave imam obscure
., Yner of the city of the dead in B
an here slight figure is often seer
WOO wing, weeping for the lost one and
the 5 wees hopes all buried there with
him. .
Tbi siH Mela, she has long since lef
bor bn sheDd's home, as i'll Treatment
with all her other SORROWS was more
than she could bear. and she is only