The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-08-02

sult of her acquaintance with him, denied
him the house, and finding that of 90
avail, by some treachery got her back East.
Letters were forged, and she thought he
had forgotten her. After trip to Europe
and season of gaie:y in New York, she
vowed her intention of enter ing a convent,
but to the surprise and delight of her rela-
tives became engaged to fine young fellow
and seemed to be quite happy.
"All would now have gone well, save for
a demon of mischief-a maid who was with
the mother here when she died, aud had
taken care of the child as she grew up
This woman had an interest in the Western
lover for some reaSon-and kept up cor
respoudence with him and brought things
to a head. Marie went to the theatre one
night with her yonng man, the one she was
engaged to, and was to see him the next
evening at home. The morning after, this
woman, Lisa, took a note up to her young
misireSs's bed chamber and waited for an
answer. The note had quick effect. -
Marie ran down stairs. There was the
Western lover. A plan was soon laid be-
tween them
''What did she do ?'
"a very strange thing" continued the
loquacious landlord. "She came to this
house and said she was to be married here
and secretly. talked and talked TO her;
but no use at all. Then | telegraphed to
her aunteewho was South for her health,
without letting Marie know Of it. No use.
no use. Where was the New York lover ?
Lisa lied to him, and said her young mis-
tress had gone into a convent, aud she actu-
ally wrote notes as coming from convent
tolher relatives, announcing her (Marie's)
determination to stay, but would not tell
where
"And the Aunt ?"
"Oh, she got here too late. They had
been married in my best parlor two days
before she came, and had gone away on a
bridal trip. 1t was a sad enough wedding
for young heress-no bridesmaids, no
satins and gegaws. But she was beautiful,
my snowbird, as I call her, because she
came in a snow storm, you knOw-and he
was a manly fellow after all, and looked
very proud of her as be led her to my best
carriage waiting at the door. Wife came
up here and cried after all was over, and
went ard got somebody's shoes out of that
closet, where they had always been since
the little Marie's departure. The young
couple settled in a very pretty house IN the
city purchased with the brides money.
Lisa had been pensioned of, 70" shC might
make more trouble. A year passed and
the young wife clasped baby OF her own
to her bosom. She seemed very happy,
and TO be devoted to her husband and her
little one.
A few weeks passed. and again II was
winter; again the snow was on the ground,
when we were startled one evening by the
arrival of Marie and her baby. They had
come alone. Her eyes were wild and
strange as she asked for the Green Room.
NO" I said, cit is occupied" "Well
then, some other ROOM" Almost immedi
ately the husband arrived. He hadtraced
her and followed her in thenext train.
"Was she crazy p
ayes, crazy, and yet had such rational
WAYS sometimes that it seemed as though
she was all right. She was very i'll, anC
the physicians said she must be taken t.
an asylum. She raved Of her mother and
! talked of her babe as though it was her
self that she had been illtreated, arc