The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-08-20
'rHELOvEcuRE.

THE LOVECURE.
Aunt Emily, that girl will be the
death Of me-
The speaker who had raised himself
to sitting position to deliver the en-
crgctic protest, sank back upon
lounge with n utter exhaustion.
The room shaded from the summer
sun by window awnings expensively
furnished, and speaking of invalidism
in every detail, was painfully quiet
but from an apartment not far away
came the sound Of rich contralto
voice, indulging in the most astonish-
ishing gymnastics of which the hu-
man voice can be supposed capable,
while rapid lingering upon the key
board supported the vocal acrobatic
feats. What the original air might
have been, Gould hardly be surmised
in the right scales, trills, cadenzas,
and llourishes with which it was EN-
belished Suddenly a sweeping rush
OF notes, crash OF chords, and the
piano lid fell with bang that startled
the speech above quoted from Craig
Warrington. Aunt Emily-Mrs. Jno.
Chtster--a blue eyed widow, with one
idol, her nephew, sighed as she an
swcred;
"She is great trial, Craig! But we
must endure it for a month or two"
'Down the burn, Davy, lovew float
ed in the open window, and in mo-
ment talG handsome girl of IL came
up The porch steps, having made a
circuit of the house from the drawing
room window.
"Dear" said Mrs. Chester, holding
mp warning finger, edo try to be a
little quieter. Your cousin is very
nervous this morning.
"The idea Of a man not "a having
any nerves" said HELEN Warrenton
putting aside the lace curtains to steE
into the room. "Poor little fellow,
she added in il soothing tone, ap
preaching the lounge, did it want tC
be ouict?"
Craig flushed under the keen sar
casm Of the great black eyes, looking
down upon his tall figure, but said
rather fretfully:
"Pcople in rude health have 10 idei
OF the suffering of invalds."
81 suppose it is shockingly vulgar tt
to have 40 aches or palms," was tn
reply, bbut refined laziness was neve
my temptation"
"My dear, sickness is not laziness,
exclaimed Mrs. Chester.
"Nu--but--"
That was all but again Craig flush
ed under the scrutiny Of the dar
eyes. t8@
A grating Of wheels upon the gray
el, and a voice calling Nellie, cause
Miss Warrenton to dash through th
open window again, and in anothe
moment she was standing beside
buggy in which was seated an elderl
gentleman.
A0Ne more drive, NellY" he asked.
await until get hat, papa"
ehh Wis seated beside him q M
mont later her face very grave.
"Whai have you been doing?" he
father asked,
Singing to keep from crying. 1t
so hard 10 let You go" ~.
81 know it, Nell but il is my dut
Your poor aunt is certainly alone
Nice, and some one must go to he
! will return as soon as possible. ]
the mean time this is u pleasal
homie"
"Pleasantp the girl cried, with i
expressive gFimaoe. "Fapa, ynu a
0 daatnb Tell me Il my cousin Ora
Il really Siek9"
"Yes and no
Thought as much, =
"He is certainly delicate, and bot
his parents died very young. But
pets his ailments ill from dwarfs thu
become giants. II Craig were a po
man he would probably overcome !
his weakness. As rich man, he W
probably die in few years OF she
want OF purpose and exercise He
lYSpepilc from lying about on be
and lounges, instead OF Walking al
fiding He fakes cold by keepil
himself ever in an artificial atm,
phcre."
"And he has nerves, SAID Nell
contemptuously.
unfortunately he has keenly sc
sitive ones was the grave rep
with only self indulgence to losl
ah their yagaries. Understand n
Nellie, your cousin dees suf
more Than you can well realize, a
he viii suffer more and more as he {
courages his troubles
~Wants shaking up|
HExartly--mentally and physic
lyp
eOne thing is certain" said Ne
other he or ! win die before sou