Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1892-07-02

| Money, said the lovely Lucllla, 'n
iross Love is ALL l want no sordid
man for husband l want affection
community of feeling-a kindred spirit.
| hope you keep your money in safe
oank?"
1910 tell the truth, replied 4 do moi
trunk, because l always know then
where to find it when l want it.
"She looked once, yearningly, at the
ocean, but clasped her in my arms Il
couldn't help it), and-yes, did, twice
and we walked slowly away.
81 can see you are getting impatient
/ You don't want love story. You don't
want to hear description Of all the per-
'ections Of that beautiful creature as dis.
played by her during the next fortnight.
Well, bachelors have a badly perverted
caste, but | suppose l must bow to your
| desires. Suffice it to say that for Ia days
| | lived in Paradise, while making ar,
engagements for speedy marriage.
1.-THE only thing that marred our hap,
pness was that Lucilla appeared to be Of
jealous nature. She would insist that
/
all the girls 1 had seen during the day,
and then would weep, and put her face
against mine, and petulantly ask the at
mosphere why men were not true, which.
] must confess, was rather annoying t.
an ardent spirit like mine.
| AT such times she evinced q decided
tendency to become poetical, but know.
lug the strong prejudices of my friend
Briggs l always endeavored to turn her
thoughts in some different direction.
Then she would say quite mournfully :
"'Miggs, feel that we are not destined
to be happy. fear some dread spectre
may come between us, even at the altar
and part us forever
IL engaged apartments at Beachmont,
and on one fine Tuesday afternoon we
were married. The fatal step was taken.
and was no longer bachelor.
SNOW said, after the ceremony, I
can breathe freely. am sure of you
You are mine 7
"She replied by such look Of tender
ness and love, such a radiance of affet-
tionate regard, that blessed a thousand
times the chance that led me on tina:
afternoon to Growers Cliff.
"'Be true, darling, always be true =
she murmured softly; and declared
with emphasis that Cleopatra herself
would have found me as adamant against
her charms-that Lucilla should be my
sun by day and my star by night.
when we arrived home in the even
ing, however, Lucilla was very much up
set. Her belongings, which should
have come during the day, had not ar
rived. She wept little, and was I'M
/ able to pacify her. She became hysteri-
CAL and became alarmed. She asked
me to go to her doctor, who lived 10
miles away, and bring her something
which he would give me. I objected,
she implored. l used language. She
commanded. Ultimately, with very
bad grace, put on my hat and went.
In the worst of humors, 1 boarded a
train and settled down for the long ride.
And long ride it was. Everything
seemed to get in the way of that unfor-
tunate train, and delay its progress I
positively foamed at the mouth with
rage.
But when l reached the street and
number mentioned by Lucilla, and
could't find the doctor whose name she
had given me, nearly went mad.
No one had ever heard of such a person,
and his name wasn't in the directory.
However. was bound to take something
back, so l called upon the first physician
I came to, explained the matter the best
way I could, obtained some sort of a
draught, and wended my way dejectedly
homeward, arriving about TO-
As entered the house a feeling of
desolation and misery took possession of
me. I entered our apartments. They
were in darkness.
"'Lucillar l cried.
"There was no answer. l lit the gas
and looked around; no Lucilla ]
shivered with apprehension.
"'Alasr I said. L shall find her at
Growers Cliff. She may be dashing her
self adown the giddy steep l must fly
to her rescue, and perhaps may not be
| too late
Il rushed down the stairs, and then a
thought occurred to me- l called the
landlady, and asked her anxiously if she
had seen Lucilla go out
"'Gracious sakesn exclaimed the land.
lady. Il thought you were with her!
Why-why ? suffered.
"'Some one was, she replied, and they
took away your large trunk with them
in herdic, Mr.. Miggs.'
"'Sainted mother in lawv cried. Let
me investigate!
Upstairs l dashed with the landlady
after me. 1t was too true. The trunk
in which l kept my money was gone. I
would not believe my eyes.
"'Here, " said the landlady, lis a note
addressed to you
"She picked up piece of paper which
lay upon the dressing table and handed
it to me- l unfolded it with feverish
haste and perused the following:
Thanks for your love which won't return.
Thanks for your letters, which l will burn;
Thanks for your trunk The clothes in
there
Will be just the things for my John to
Thanks for the dollars, two hundred and
three,
When in need Of money. oh, think Of me !!
Gentlemen" said Miggs, when
lead that note the heat of my feelings
was so intense that it would have boiled
the whole Arctic Ocean. Lucilla-my
peerless Lucilla-was a married woman
all the time"
There was silence for about a minute,
and then, as.Diggs drank glass of water
to relieve his excitement, and Higgs