Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-10


iM~1AA over he finds that even
Jaw IN those first few days are
M not the dream OF bliss that
he anticipated. His blushing bride
brushes ner teeth ana looks absurd
with her mouth full of foam, and has
no hesitancy in letting him see that
a few of her curliest locks grew on
somebody else's head. He resigns
himself to the inevitable, and after
he gives up expecting unalloyed bliss
he settles down rather happily after
all.
had arrived at that state. | had
been head ever ears in love with Ju-
liza, and had worked like beaver to
make home for her that would not
let her be to homesick for the luxu-
ries of the paternal mansion. She
was not my first love by any means.
| had always sweetheart or two
since l could remember, and had
been engaged once or twice, but |
never had been an abject slave Of the
blind god until met Julia.
Yet now, as / sat out in my vine
shaded veranda and blew my cigar
smoke toward its pale green painted
ceiling, / wasglad that Julia and the
/ children were enjoying themselves at
Seabright, and that | could have q
taste of bachelor quiet and freedom
for a couple of months longer. |
/ didn't care to go anywhere, but
when saw my old friend, Dr. Marsh,
coming up the walk | was very glad
to see him, and drew up another
comfortable chair and rang the bell
for John to bring out Il box oil cigars
and to put some bottled beer on the
ice. George Marsh and | had been
boys together.
He sat down rather heavily. The
dignity that he had assumed very
early on account of his profession
seemed to have got into his joints
and burdened his limbs. Still there
were only faint touches of it here and
there in his conversation usually, but
tonight he seemed almost lugubrious
and if it had been anybody else but
George Marsh / should have saiC
that hewas embarrassed. Presently
he said he had a piece of news fer me
My aunt, Mrs. Sailor, was back al
the Beeches.
1t seemed q little odd that / should
first hear of O relatives return from
her physician, but considering III
things it was not.
your cousin, Miss Nelly, is will
her." George went on, looking intent
" at his cigar, which he held in hi
fingers.
! 'SAnd is she as pretty as ever?"
: asked idly. II must go over and Sc
I them"
"You were engaged to Miss Nell,
, at one time, were you not, Dick?
George said:
Eyes, believed was, "Isaid, laugh
ing. "But that was ten years age
Little Nell was only 16 years ther
1t was long before she began to rea
Herbert Spencer and Schopenhaue
and to write magazine articles. A
soon as her mind begun to bud 81
! dropped me-"
{ "She has been terribly ILL.," Mars
s said, and to tell you the truth, Dicl
that is why / came to see you TIL
3 evening. She has been studying to
r hard, and it resulted in a so rt
brain fever, which has temporaril
destroyed her momory of the tin
since she began studying. She he
thrown off the over load, and in min
IL she is the little Nelly of 10 yea
. ago"
r i sat staring at him in horrife
d amazement. Nell Sailor, the priC
7 Of the family, insanel
Is "It is of course only q Temporal
d thing" DIR. Marsh said, hastily, car
4 nobody must know of it, but she 7
- quires the most delicate treatmen
! That is why Mr.. Salter has brougl
y her down to her country home. Mi
y Nelly imagines they have never lie
it, and the physicians want graduf
lyt olead her mind onward just asna
n ure did in the first place. Of cour
t. there will come point where she W
80 recognize the fact that she hi
is been over the path before, and tn
OF her memory will return and she W
II be cured"
% "That is very clever idea, +"
81 said.
- "We think it the natural tres
, ment. And I came this evening
ie ask you to help Us. ] knew your W
e. would be away Tor some time "
40 and except for your daily visit to t
r. factory you had considerable time
II, your hands"
RS eyes, indeed, !" / said, eagerly, "y'
n may rely upon me to do anything