River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-04-29

s3l paid for IL. The stock fiuctuated up
and down until il sold at $1,000 per
share. but Charles sold his out at $500,
and made a cleanup amounting to
100000. lie then sought his old friend.
Mr.. Jarboe. and by his advice he bought
business property that would bring
hin a good income, ard the remainder
lie invested in outside property on
Washington and jackson streets.
Charley now sold his newspaper
route, resigned his Gle Aship, and went
10 a preparatory school at Berkeley.
When prepared, he went from there TO
the state university, from which he
was graduated the first in his class.
Charles now planned to see some
thing of the world, and determined TO
travel over his own country before GO
ing abroad. He had relatives IN the
eastern states, and he decided to visit
them first. Accordingly, he started for
Cincinnati, where live his mothers
sister and number Of cousins. While
paying a visit to his aunt at this place,
one of his cousins invited him 10 attend
an entertainment given by the young
ladies' OF the seminary which she at
tended as day scholar. The form Of
entertainment chosen for the occasion
was dramatic. There were 10 be reci-
tations and a play in three acts, fol-
lowed by dancing
One Of tie young ladies of the sem
mary, Miss Nina Pemberton, took the
principal character and also gave rep
rescntations OF both French and IrisL
characters. Her talent in mimicry and
u r power o. initiating the dialect of
.se characters won for her unbound
g applause, and her great beauty and
charming manners. added TO her I'M
deniable dramatic talent, played havoc
with the heart of Charles Belden.
which had never before been touched
10y he fire of I've. He sought an in
PRODUCTION to Miss Pemberton, and, at
the dance that concluded he evening s
festivities Charles almost nonopolized
The attentions of Miss Mia. although
she was the acknowledged belle of the
occasion.
The fame of Miss Pemberton's dra-
matte efforts was not confined to her
social circle, but they were so highly APP
preciated that the morning newspapers
voted great space to description OF
her beauty aud her talent, and pre-
dicted that il she were TO adopt the
stage as a profession, her triun pN
would he unequaled.
Charles followed up his acquaintance
with Miss Nina by paying her most con
slant attentions. In this h. was aided
10y his cousin Julia, who was Nina's
most intimate friend. He learned tina,
she was most accomplished scholar,
I speaking French and Spanish perfect
[ ~, that her family resided in st. Louis
and that they were wealthy and infiuen-
/ tial. Charles forgot all about his traN-
| els, and remained IN Cincinnati and
I laid earnest siege to Miss Nina's heart
/ In this he was successful, but when he
pressed her TO name an early day for
T their marriage, she replied that she
I was willing to accede TO his request
I provided that her parents would Civ,
+ their consent. Upon this, Charles wenl
I TO st. Louis TO see her father. and stated
his circumstances, education, family
etc. To this Mr.. PembertOn replied
I that neither he nor his wife thought
Nina old enough TO decide SO grave q
{ question, as she was only IL, but that
F If they 10th continued of the same
mind when she arrived at 20 years o.
/ age, they would then interpose no OBJ
/ lection.
/ Nina at the same time received a let
I ter from hes mother. stating that sh,
was willing she should remain engaged
and that. if she still .eIt that Charlie,
was essential to her happiness, sh,
would consent 10 her marriage on hel
goth birthday. Now Nina was a tru.
7 daughter of the sunny south. and was
quite as ardent in her love as Charles
I himself. and so she contided to ain
a plan she had formed 10y which sh5
I thought to emanc;pate herself from
parental control and become independ
I cut and maintain herself by the eX
ercise of her undeniably great dramatic
talent. She told Charles that. unles,
her parents consented to her immediate
/ marriage. she had resolved to go 70
I. New York and join \. VI. Palmer's the
atrical company, as. after her perform
aEce at the seminary, she had received /.
most flatterIng offer from Mr.. Palmer
vino had heard of her beauty and talent
through one of the spectators at thai
entertainment.
Charles begged her to wait until I've
could 90 TO 81. LOUIS again and see he
parents and try 10 get tlem to Civ,
their consent TO an early marriage. ~,
. 4 Fnr
view with them. in which they learne.
/ that Nina was most determined IN hci
( resolution, they at last gave reluctant
consent To the marriage. for her par
ents said that they would rather Sc,
their daughte- in her grave than allow
her to disgrace her family by goins
upon the stage professionally.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pemberton were boil
descended from aristocratic Hugueno
families who had FLED from France il
consequence of the persecution of theil
sect and settled in the Mississippi va;
lev, and they were imbued with all tn,
conservative ideas of their order IN re
gard to women on the stage; and, fear
ing some rash act on Nina's part, hci
mother returned with Charles TO Gin
,.fnnati and took her daughter to New
York with her in order TO prepare he
wedding truusseau. This strategy
move took all thoughts of the stag,
from Mas mind. and as the marriag,
was announced - take place az an earll
date. Miss Nina was kept busilv en-
ployed looking after the numberles
details in connection with that happ,
event.
As soon as the announcement of tn,
coming marriage was made in tn
rev spapers, the young couple were tn,
recipients of many social attentions
and presents and congratulations in
Vulnerable began to pour in upon them
Among The presents received by Min;
was one which seemed a most singula
article TO send TO a prospective bride
Ii was gold dagger such as was for
merly worn by the Spanish cavaliers
accompanying il was the card of Ar
rlaud Choteau, gentleman VINO I u
formerly aspired 10 the hand of Nina
but TO whom she had given no ehcour
auement Yet he. with all the ardC- o
his Creole blood firing his Jealous soul
had made a VOW that II NIHa would no
marry him, Sc should not live to b,
the bride of another. and rumors of hi
threats having come TO her knowledge