The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-07-16

aunt" answered Dolly solemnly; land she
lies over there IN the churchyard, a wo-
man who died Of love-
i do not Iulderstaud,7 he cried.
Let Hs go and see her grave" said
Dolly softly, land I viii tell you the
story"
But how is II that I never heard of it
before ?" he asked
because it was-ouly known 10 few
who would not speak Of it TO You. We
childreu-Jasper and I-wcre not Of the
aumber | never heard it until last au-
sumn; and then my mother told me of it.
See, that is her grave-the one with the
marble cross.
"'DoEorIH NUGEST,
Did 4Hgyst 1Gh, IS. Aged y.
1t Rest for Euey,'-
'syhe year l was boInn exclaimed Cui-
veTton. LET us sit hers in the porch,
Dolly, and you shall tell me all about heT-
] ought to know the story
Dolly followed him into the deep old
fashioned porch and seated herself beside
him. Then with his arm round her, she
told him the story Of the unhappy love Of
the last Dorothy Nugcnt.
You know that / was called Dorothy,
not after my aunt, but because the eldest
daughter Of the Nugents has always been
a Dorothy, just as the eldest son has al
ways been a Jasper. Well, father and my
aunt grew up. Just a. jas per ana 1 NlA
only your father, CulvcTton, waS the eld-
est of a large family. instead Of being the
only one, as you are. The young Culver
tons aud my father and aunt were as
much together as yOu and so Il was not
very surprising that your father fell IN
love with my aunt then only eighteen"
Not if she was Ike you," hc pat ia.
u am exactly Ike her," answered Dolly.
well, lac fell IN love with her. and they
were engaged to be married; but as she
was only eighteen and he twenty. their
elders thought II would be wiser not 10 let
the marriage take place fer at least g
year-your grandfather held out for two.
You see Dolly Nugcnt was delicate sort
Of girl, as l am; and being the only
daughter, her parents We're not very aux-
ious 10 be rid Of ler, a. they might have
been had they had half-a-dozen. 50 Lord
Culverton secreed that Lord Ella should
wait until at least he was Of age before he
married l fancy that Lord and Lady
CulvertOn were not very happy. Lord
CulvertOn was fond of my aunt; but not
even her puIsUasious would induce him
TO shorten the first year by single day,
or even make any promise as TO the see
oUd. If you knew as much Of married
life as I DO. my dear he told her, YOU
would not be very anxious TO put your
head into that u0osc-its easier done than
uudOne'
Well not only did he insist upon the
waitiug-iu which arrangement my grand
father supported him, hut Ac sout Lord
Ella away for d tour on the Coutincut-tO
give him a polish, he said It was very
much against Lord Ella'z inclination 10 go
at an; but the old Eurl was hrra. and Lord
Ella was obliged to submit. He remained
only a few weeks after his engagement to
Dorothy NuGcut, that he might be TnTss-
ent at his sisters weddings, tor the two
elder daughters were married ON the same
day In the September OILS.
The day after LIs sisters were married
Lord Ella set oil on his travels. He rode
over to Deaue Fila during the morning to
say goodbye to Dorothy; and before he
left, he made her promise that she would
be true To him. that she would love him
always. They we've standing then III the
hall, and as she pointed to the arms and
motto Of my house she said proudly. We
NEgents are true-wc love as We hate
for ever EeS, that was her reply said
! Dolly, ''but it would have been better If
she had hidden him goodbye and never
thought of him again.
If he left her for the Countess. you are
right returned CulN,Itou euphatically
he knew better than most people the
( Italian Couutcc- Of Culvertou's pecuh-
/ arijly-.
/ $50 he went away continued Dolly. in
her simple pathetic voice. "Sui for SIX or
! seven months she was az happy as any
! girl could be whose lover was away from
! her. She h~ard from him con-tuutiy-
| long tender lctters-uother har them al
/ now: aud cried my cv~S ont over them,
/ 20 think that, ahcr al Ge proved m'ae.
The year was almost ovcT-iuG,."d II
| only wanted a week t" Lori ELIAS coming
/ OF arp-zhcu Lord Culvcrfou died very
| suddenly. The third daughter he'd. hc"r
2 L . J. i ...tv- ] Il .Is4
| unusually gay at the Towers, and. 81
course, wore all looking forward TO hy
festivities 10 celebrate Lord Elias Comi1s
of age In the midst of it al. Lord CuL
| velton died 50 your f1ther WAS Summouc-
home. and arrived two days eaIii-E -Ial
be lad been eNJected-
The Earl was buried on Lore Ellaf
birthday, and then Lord Ella was hr
/ own master entirely. NUt that he made
any changes; he told his mother chat sh,
was not to be disturbed at the Towers 81
/ present; and to every ones s=truI~hmeut
( he Went abroad auisiu-he said he wa
afraid Of an English winter 70 my auu
he explained that. since they could uo
with pTuprIety he msTIed before 81
months at the very earliest, ha found IN
time of waiting e,,-irI to pass away trUI
her than when be ,va- uoar her. 30 d
went away-thst time without "a questiu
as to her truth or her love. lie wrote
her however. with tolorahle Regularity
and nearly smother yenr yasscd over
I Dolly gave up = eaking of him, and ncvt
Z wore any Of the iewchy that ne had give
| her
"Oue morning there came a letter tclliu
hol that he wished to be free; such
letter BERTHE. so cJ9d. 20 crucl-it max,
we weep to think of It. Hc told her tn;
he felt bis love for her had beeu mi
take, and that he could never love al
one as he found he loved an Italian lad
of high rauk. whom he had known int
mately for eighteen months. 1t has ~
! been sUV1uN.' he said; i have tried
fight against it. I Iccl that my eugsr
ment with you came about more as "a ma
/ ter of COuISc-lather from long fIlcu
ship than from any real love; and g
( though # YOU wish II. viii keep u
promise. 1 feel we should not be happy
-.IHat WAS not all; uo mention Of h
feelings only thought for himself s
gave him his freedom and he maTri
vOu mother. But that was not all
z Dolly Nugent had never been strong; al
TINS great grief iIr8u ght on "a hind
2 low fever, which weakened Hcr sadly.
e And besides the pain Of losing her lvv,
and the humiliation Of dcsClti0u. She Il
vet another Uang to bear.
{ Not only did Lord Culvcrton imme'
o at-lv marry. tlt, month after the We
q ding. he brought his bride to the Town
Nav. still more. he even hTourht her hs
to see my aunt. Only think of it,
r told his wife quite carelessly that NJ
- Nugcnt and he al one time had sol
- thoughts of marrying. bnt that they d
- seen the error of their ways. Think
= ( the cruelty OF being obliged to hear su
=, a speech as that from the man she low
10 the woman for whom he had for-ak
Il her and married! My aunt lore up ]
n true Nugcut through il all; but She