The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-05-09

death. Her own ENHANCEMENT she
spoke of as a foolish mistake. and
surprised her mother by the an
broken from it and had returned Mr..
Cameron's ring! AS the weeks
passed by, Nanette's condition be-
came alarming, and she seemed on
the verge of nervous collapse. Al
bert's sympathies were constantly
worked upon, his vanity fiattered and
his old romantic affection for his
early playmate revived. with the ad-
ditional elements of passionate admit
ration of the young girls beauty of
person. He argued to himself that
Nanette's claim came first. and that
the tie between them was too sacred
to sever. Since she had not hcsitated
to break later engagement he ought
not to show less moral courage. He
could not see her suffer as she was
evidently suffering. when a single
word from him would restore her TO
happiness. SO he wrote to his
fiancee and asked for a release from
his promise of marriage, and three
months later he made Nanette his
wife. Mr.. Sylvester Cameron WIS re-
ported as taking Il rapid-trarsit voy-
age to the dogs abou: th"t tim" and
the professors daughter did Of spinal
meningitis the next wear. cut Nam
cite was happy and thet was, IS it
always had been. the chief an OF AL
bert's heart.
During the first two years she
seemed absolutely happy in h's love
and companionship, and life VS. a
paradise to Albert. He was gr~wing
his T"cfcesion, ha Ey"s rrollirn and
say ing iaauey, end he had ~, ,,"eet-
est and most domestic little VIE in
the world, whose whole happiness lay
in his society. What more could
man ask?
Then came change Nanettc
wanted a larger house. more servants
and a carriage. OF course, Albert
gratified these desires, since he only
valued his increasing fortune as a
means of contributing to Nanette's
happiness. Even the rather elaborate
and 10 him tiresome entertainments
which she grew fond of giving in her
new house afforded Albert melan-
choly sort of pleasure, he watching
her enjoyment of the role Of hostess.
Perhaps one of the hardest trials
OF the young husand's life was when
Nanette developed a passion for elo-
cution, and announced her desire to
take Lessons in the art in order to be
able TO ''recite" for her friends
"Gou see, | do not sing or play well
enough" she said, ito give my friends
any entertainment. | never had any
musical talent. This makes me n sort
Of nobody in society. Nearly every
woman | know does something Now.
it is easy to learn to recite bits Of
verse. and it will render me a better
hostess and a more popular guest"
but il is not easy TO learn to re-
cite verses WE'LL" Albert suggested.
at requires talent and a vast deal
of practice. Badly done it is torture
to the audience"
"Oh, very well, if You think | am
incapable of doing it well | will not
disgrace you by any attempts" cried
Nanette with flood of angry tears
which Albert mistook for tears OF
wounded feeling, and FASTENED TO dry
with tender words Of praise. and love.
and Nanette began her lessons in elo-
cution the next day.
Then came the period of torture for
\ proud, sensitive and loving man
who is obliged to witness some I'M
worthy and crude performance of the
woman he adores, and to watch hen
'attered acceptance of the insincerc
"bravos" which change into ridicule
as soon as her back is turned. Nan
cite was young. beautiful, vivacous.
an agreeable convcrser, and uniyer-
sally admired. Yet she was not CON
tent with these charms which u gen
erous nature had bestowed, and needs
must attempt to shine in n role tC
which she was wholly untitled.
Meanwhile Albert felt obliged to clos,
his lips and restrain the honest crti-
cisms of her attempt at "elocution'
because he knew such criticisms
would make her angry and unhappy,
and he had resolved to render Nan
cite happy at all costs.
They had been married four years
when Nanette decided to take trr
abroad in company with her mother
and party of ladies' who were going
into southern Italy. The Journey
came at a time when it was not posi-.
BILE for Albert TO go: his heart was
wrenched at the thought of the
separation Of months which must en-
sue. but other wives went abroad and
left their hsubands at home, and he
must not ask his wife to sacrifice such
a pleasure since she considered it one.
Nanette was absent three months,
and then Albert joined her and they
returned at the expiration of another
six weeks.
After that she went abroad every
year for a period of three or four
months, and her husband found the
consequent expense too great to feel
justified in sharing the homeward