Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-10-27
OLD NATHAN'S STORY.

All the trouble began after old Mr..
Lisle died. Before then the property
was clear and everybody was happy.
For the Lisles were great people to
enjoy themselves, and always wanted
Others to do the same. Cedar Glen
was the largest place about here in
those days. and their big house was
always the scene Of gayety and splen-
dor. People came all the way from
Augusta and Atlanta to participate
in the CAV scenes and dances
But after the death Of its master
the Glen began to run down and
money became scarce. Mortgages
were arranged, and when the interest
became due there was nothing TO pay
it with: so first one piece of land and
then another was sold, until all the
valuable timber land beyond the creek
was gone.
Mrs. Isle took matters hard, and
the worry and strain soon began to
tell on her. Soon she fell i'll, and
her sister, Mrs. Cass of Baltimore,
was sent for, and came down to stay
with her until she improved. But
she grew worse instead Of better, and
died soon after her sister came.
1t seemed as if Miss Maud, Mrs.
Lisle's daughter, who was just IS,
would go distracted with grief; so
Mrs. Cass took her to Baltimore, and
we saw nothing more of her for over
Two years.
When she came back she was so
pretty and sweet that she turned the
heads of all the young men about.
One was sadly affected. Young Will
lam HamptOn-"Mr. WILL" he was
called-and Miss Maud had been
playmates since they were in frOcks,
and it was always thought that they
would marry some day. Mr.. WilI's
father owned the plantation adJOfn-
ing Cedar Glen, and the house was
nearly rs large and grand as Mrs.
Isles. You can see that tall, black
chimney rearing itself above theRrOve
yonder? Well, that is all the Van
KEGS left'of it.
My wife was the daughter OF Mr.
Lisle's old Overseer, and Miss Maud
always thought great deal of her.
One day they were out in the grove,
when Miss Maud told her she was
going TO be married.
s'Married!" exclaimed Lizzie.
s'WhE, missy, you amt old enoughl''
ssNonSensen" she answered. ''I'm
the same age that mamma was"
eyes, but Mr.. Will amt near as
old as your papa was on his wedding
day.
'EWinl Who said I was going to
marry Will? Who said SOP" she ex-
claimed, stamping her foot angrilY.
'+NO one, Miss Maud, only l never
dreamed of you intending to marry
anybody else," stammered Lizzie.
'4You silly girl! VIII is just my
big brother!" answered MaRd.
And then she said she was engaged
to q young man from up North that
she had met at her aunt's in Balti-
more, and they had fallen desperately
in love at first sight.
was keeping company with Lizzie
then, and that evening she told me
all about it, after first making me
promise not to tell a soul.
The next day / was passing Mr..
Hampton's house when Mr.. VIII came
out and joined me, walking down
toward the timber. l asked him ii
ne had heard the news, and he laugh
ingly replied that he had heard moth
ing which bore a resemblance to news,
except Miss Maud's return, since he
could remember.
''Wen, SAID, ''this is about Miss
Maud-s
'sAbout her? What is it?" he
quickly demanded.
''Nothing-only she's going to be
married.
s'Married!" he exclaimed. 600
you call that nothing?" and he turned
as white as sheet
We walked on a few minutes, when
Mr.. Will stopped and said he had for
gotten something. and turning, walked
of toward the house. Nearly two
hours later. as 1 was nearing Cedar
Glen, I met him riding furiOusly
away. He did not raise ms head, and
/ knew what had happened.
Very soon, when the autumn leaves
began to fall, Mrs Cass came from
Baltimore, bringing two or three
dressmakers with her, and an endless
/, amount of material to make up
: Soon things began to look as they did
before Mr.. Lisle died.
Just fortnight before The wedding
day Mr.. George Prescott, Miss Maud's
aff1anced husband. came down and
stopped at the village, riding over
every day to see her. Lizzie caught
glimpse of him several times, and
thought him very handsome. He
was tall and supple, with pleasant
sunny face, auburn hair, and blue
eyes which could look so pleading
that you would do anything for him
On the day Of their marriage lot
of fine folks from the cities came out
and nearly all the people from the
nelghborhoOd were there. Lizzie
helped to dress Miss Maud, so o.
course I attended the wedding too
though I felt sadly out OF place
amongst all those fine folks.
Miss Maud came sweeping down tn,
stairs on Mr.. Cass's arm, looking yer.
sweet and grand. and when Mr.