Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-06-13
! 5fltlt Etory.
AFTER THE BALL.
BY MARY G. PRESTON.

Il Was tired and bored last night
,Aora; Pm getting over my liking fol
ciety, and, first thing you know, I'll
eru missionary and leave the boredom
i oar highly cultivated civilization.
- Quill find Irritation pail on you
Vacn, Nellie: Take my word, you
ould be trying your arts on the first
-.wny chief you would meet in your
land of savages. You want Il few
"o,e scalps to dangle at your belt, you
Titte female Nero. Pray, what Wax
>fong last night :
The young girls were cousins, and
he frosty light of winter day shot
.sl through the plate glass windows
NJ fell softly upon them as they sal
- Laura More's boudoir.
T. Nellie Lee Mas a fair, pretty spark
ing girl of twenty; her life had known
.o,mrg butluXury and fulfilled desires
.e had been given freely OF the rose;
lie. and no harsh wind had been al.
owed TO touch her " hite, girlish brow
Ter home was III distant city, but she
las spending the winter with her cou.
.'n: and IN the two months which had
NasSed since her coming she had seem
= 10 fad her chief delight in making
INNS hearts soften under her sunny
.suiIe; and, keeping hex childish care
I fEssGess, She had often b ell told, with
:tterneSs ia the accusing voice, that
WAS htartlcSs and took the hearts
/. At men laid at her feet rs amusing
pIaythings.
Laura More wa~ not al all like heI
4 m, relative. Her eyes were dark
Uid haughty, with touch OF sadness
- them, as If from past sorrow; her
Gov vas thoughtful; her red lips,
4raud and sweet. often took q slight
.d droop, as though her lie had
Iown 4 time W ben they had quiyered
ith some mighty pain. No ilirt; the
n called her no heaFtlcss butterfly
'riher, but noble woman, " hose every
iuyer could swear himself her friend.
Ncllie'S bright face vas Shadowed
a very pretty frown as she tapped
: er sljpVerel foot on the fender while
repiyiug to her cousin.
j.. ! mean it, she said GROSSLY. I'm
IJd Of societv-the society of men
>--..I .ssed to like ii, but now, As
1na sas y i'''s upon me. I'm tired
~ ls7Si2 70 shile a,en want "a
3Tsan. = simply etr,tg a--r-~1,---N. =
TgiauCe "h,p want 10 box some idiots
'gars Is all bore, Laura. Dead
Sea trngt, my cousin. I'm weary Of in.
sane speeches and stupid compliments
and tender hand clasps.
: y sad condition for the lelle of last
night to own this morning. Nellie.
Laura replied with Slow smile. Il
am Fuiig convinced that something has
happened at which vou were put out.
Did E-bert iorue tilrt with some 9TH
er pretty girl, auI do you object to be,
ug treated as You treat others =
Nellie gave her fair head an impa,
dent toss
'E5ber' Lorre may lins his peri, c
tiouS in the East river, and would nj
carr,' she SAID.
'pid Elmer Gray fail to lay his hom,
age at So fair shrine, cousin =
Elmer GRAY made perfect fool OF
himself a. usual, was the ungracious
answer.
Was it Nauc Brandon who fell shorr
then Did he not ASK rose bud from
sour boqurt. which he could weep over
in your abser CO, dear: 1t was too bad
f him"
Really, Laura. one would think YOU
had been listening Nellie said, with
a mocklng little ripple of laughter /;
Won use his own words: and | gave
1im a lovely bud wish now that |
aadn't; but was angry at the time,
sou see.
. You showed your temper in an un-
usual way, Nellie Laura laughed. as
,our anger always so good -natured 2
But Nellie's pout was decided
hing now, and her slim foot was beat
ng tattoo on the fender which would
lot have disgraced South Sea Island
tr.
i wasn't angrY at Nane Brandon,
she said, trailing an amount of scorn
5ver the name. Il couldn't become
angry at linn he's too stupid. 1t was
tt--well, | might as well tell you, at
lack"
/ Has Jack been rude, Nellie ? Laura
Questioned, in perfectly Indifferent
,oice, although her cousins pretty face
WAS slowly crimsoning. Jack was
Iauras half brother, not at all related
TO Nellie, and very much in love with
her; consequently Nellie had some
tines made this world a paradise, some
lines a-the other place-lor Jack.
While Laura seeing it all, would alter
nately smile and sigh, hardly knowing
what to foresee.
Rude" Nellie echoed, Indignantly.
i should think so. Why, he never so
much as Sow me the whole night!
And had promised him dance, and
he never came to claim it. He was so
fascinated by that red haired Miss Eos
ter that ne made quite fool of him,
self. All the same, don't care
tmuch."
Miss Foster is Il very lovely girl,
and her hair is a rich auburn Laura
said, with Il quiet smile. i don't see
why Jack should not be civil to her
in fact be devoted to her. Jack has
always admired Nina Foster
well let him admire her. Nellie said
fretfully; but I'm sure of just one
thing, Cousin Laura-if Jack ever
asks me to dance with HIM again |
shall not forget his rudeness of last
night Then after "a short silence:
i think of going home in IA few days,
Laura
Laura opened her dark eyes surpris-
edly.
Il dor Nellie exclaimed. her pretty