The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-01-15

people do not do whnt they ought to,
and Maggie, instead Of indulgug in a
good cry, sat down and went TO making
pink ribbon roses to wear in her hair
to the picnic at Shlrley's grove the
next day.
At that same picnic Maggie met Vic
tor Burton, a young artist from New
York, who had come to the country for
his health and to take sketches. He
boarded at the widow McDonald's about
half mile from Aunt Annals
Maggie had strOlled away from the
others of the party, and was Just cross
ing the brook on slippery log, when
Mr.. Burton's dog, FidO, sprang out of
the thicket and howled at her. Maggie
screamed and fell into the water 1t
was not more than eight or ten inches
deep. so there was no great danger of
her drowning. But Mr. Burton leaped
forward as though he thought there
might be, and brought her safely to
shore. OF course she was very CRATE
ful, and it was just like novel; if only
the water had been little deeper but
that was not Mr.. BurtOn's fault, and
surely he had done his part to perfec
tion.
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anotLnr F'0Ns0N w
Woli tho, ,ot oftor ,b;s 5ou,, ,t.
burton ,ros olv,o,s oorino, S,,or ,o
sketch the lake just behind Aunt Annals
cottage, and it took such long time to
accomplish it, and he had to ask Nag
snr,,rnr ,,od h., o,,d IL go. ~ ,o..
of ArGrst ana ~ sLntcbeS vac yn1 o'ito ,
az far from comnlatidn os evor d'''O
tJaon,Dhi,o All ,ha oid 60, hcd hoo,
told "md iu Noooio e'i ,.mo % LorSo,s i'H d oued
by tbis man Sho sbe foncied e,iod hor
beart IN tbn evclr.ion of everv othor
imsgo Sho confosoed ~ hin, or az
oogemant aud With his eonction tyroto
1oIn hrief ii,tIo nnt., ovniai,,in,. ,'to w
him how II ,yos uot sbo dosirad 20 bo
released w. ~ Wv ,-'' ~ w "
In dne time tba opsyor mama bool,
John v,rote yerv kinIIr- -airost toc
kin6l, I'm ,,rooso Norais rIa boJ ~
Ioved ber mncb sbe ssid nortinr,SV, r oioe %
he would have feIt mora 6t Siu giuingg 'I,o bor
nm Ta ,,,os oIod tIot sLo bod s,ol, n
heartifnI nrosnect for hanniness be
wrote tb6t wnnId helm him to bnnr HE
disanrointmant Tia honed She would
he Messed in tho chnics She had moda
and She mnst sider him as her friend
aiuavs ~ "' ''''
MAGGIE went orr IN bar chambar and
cried oVr, the Ietter. IL was so cola she
said. and he had pretpnded tn cara en-
mnrh for her The si,Iv IiftIa goose
wouId donbtlese boro haS, nnrh Hetter
r.lpsspd if John had snol.en of sricide
and discosrsed largely of poisop nistols
and hemn
In Sentembpr Victor loft Cbalms.
ford '"hev had q varv sfsectionote
Irave.taLinG Maggie GrmIv holiavnd
shp shmld die if she did NOT sea Victnr
every dav. az for Victor he looked
mite lean and hollow-eved when he
mountfd thp STAGE coach to hegin his
iournev. the nett morning lie nro,
missed to write twice week, which was
modest considering the fervor of their
love.
For three or four weeks he kept his
promise, and his letters raised Maggie
to the seventh heaven; but by-and-by
lIlC CHLllS boI OId; duu III was II lhSOII6 W
be always writing letters, even TO her.
At a time it came to pass that weeks
went by, and the girl did not hear from
him. Before the end Of February lie
ceased writing altogether, and there
was a blank until May.
Maggie was proud, and scorned to
ask an explanation. Life was void and
dull to her, but she bore her pain silent
ly. John Martin was in New Orleans,
and said nothing in his letters to his
sister who was his only relative, about
returning nome.
one day toward Inc ci0Se OF May
Maggie read the notice OF victor Bur
toms marriage 10 MISS LettIce otah-
nope she read IL twice Detore she
seemed to reaILze the meaning OF the
printed words. She mad heard OF MISS
Stanhope, Oeautltul, wealthy young
LADY, ana the Wafd OF Vlctor's lather'
Aunt Anna found Maggie lying on
the carpet with the paper clutched in
her hand, but to all her cries and en-
treaties the poor little girl returned no
answer For days she lay in that
dreadful stupor so closely resembling
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