The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-10

IS. ntinr tuat ,unJs ach II las been
borrowed from the Spectator, INT was
p,ohai,ly 4 happy combination Of the first
s.litble of her surn anne. Van, and her chris
tian name, Esther. Nanessa. The doctor
again assumed the signing swain, and dub
bed himself ''CadeGus. as an actor would
don a slit { theatrical clothes for the play.
itow taos" thick knees Of his must have
l,crau to ache with tunultuous goiu9s
uuNn upon tham But The seductive
tongue never faI cred, and Il II allure a
u,etiy, loving maid on 20 tie doom al Tan
;aibS.
.Switt's mein towards Miss N~anhomrigh
was that Of an euthrall-i lover. He visited
tamilarlv at the luaternai home in Bury
street. droppel III to tea ~ al evening, Is
corted the la ~ III her Wa X. AMI was pres
entity knowledgci BY the trlen,is aud family
at the late merchant widow a, smiling
Esther accepted ,uitor, aud all went merry
as a marriage bell. At the critical stage, a.
~ the case Of NtrIua. the maxi Tell.
Romeo, who but now was -sI"hlng ike
furnace" with instant rebound became icy.
silent. reserved. Shocked, af1ronted, her
vanity piqued. NaGe>>a, who was, i'll fact. a
bit OF IA vlrago, came to PLAIN terms herself
aud demanded an explanation. swift
t.embied. The tos, said Hewitt, wa
taken n his wiles." He tried his former
policy OF procrastination which succeeded
~ well with S,elia, but Naues>a was made
ct Steiner stuff. She had metal 50 she
~rormed like a fury. threatened his tickle
reverence with exposure, and when he fell
as usual to shutting and pieyarlcatlon. babe
him, if he was a man, TO stand by his
word. Swift had caught "a tartar. In fact,
he frightened the Dean So that he fairly
ran off to Ireland. This step ony made
matters worse. Nanessa had an estate there
ana took the next packet after her revereu'i
rui.a way. The doctor was now III as pretty
Il liz as his scurry system OF cross purposes
meiited-he saw to his horror the two con d
play AT his own game This woman,
cried Swift, has got ne III u quick >tt
hedge She pestered HIM With lette ;,
logged his toot->leps, constrained hm -
interviews and indeed succeeded II Keeping
the convalesceut swain as miserable a. pos
sible. What an admirable accomplished
Nemesis!
Soon the patient Stella heard Of he>e do
ing9 IN her litti cottage IL Irim. IL threw
her Oh a sick bed, and she lay low lor 80
long that Swift, who loved her with all the
love lie has to give, t. save her life private
~ married Hester johnson, tina sweet.
fragile blossom OF the Temple vine. Thus
the pertlnaclous Naue>su had actually
driven the Dean into wediock with her rlvol
IN urder TO be rid vt wuman's aIiurements
altogether. The claims Of Stella, writes
Scott, were preferable III point Of date, 10
d man Of honor aud good faith Alter hi,
marriage, Swift, with craven hypocrisy, It.
! sumed his love making to Nancssl with
what object? TO induce her to marry some
one else. lie thought Dr. Price would do
"a most wa"thy man. But the wary wo-
man dccli;. i III introduction. sick at last
OF the Deans suspected subtertuge, she
Withdrew 10 Marcy Abbey, her estate nea.
Coleridge, and led the life OF a clolster, 60
ing seldom abroad and stunning soclet. ,
save when Swift favored her with his .aps
turous presence. Nanessa was a tine writer,
and her letters To Swift We're extremely
touching. \ rumor came to her OF the
Deans marriage. She writes to soun.i
him: If you are very happy, 1t Is lima
tured o. you not to tell me s., except It's
what i inconsistent with mine.' 70. eight
years she had waited on HIM Nv came
the crisis. She wrote to Stella xli plainly
asked her whether she was the dean : wife
or 30. Stella answered with equivocttioli
that She was. \ few days after Swift was
seen riding up the avenue Of Marley Abbey
on horseback Advancing across the Ia Sn
With I fierce, rapid tread, he broke abruptly
into the room where Miss Nanhomrigh was
! @sittin.. and. with IA scowi As black as mid
night, flung a paper on the floor and stalked
out without once d~eigning to open his livid
lips. The letter he had left at her feet was
none other than her own communication to
her rival, who had reproachfully sent it TO
Swift.
Esther Nanhomrigh staggered under this
last shock. For many anxious years she
had fought the unequaled battle, only t.
sink at last defeated. Poor lady! 1t seem
she is more to be pitied than the other; she
suffered so much and gained SO little, not
even the empty name OF wife.