Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-03-31
c 1T III E. RlNE MIN e 5
Or THE WRONG LETTER Box.

yRoa rslrED STATES GAZETTE.
Amusing incidents often occur by persons mis-
taking the letter box OF stores and offices IN this
vicinity, for that of the Post office. We some
tunes find three or four letters in oar own letter
box, intended Tor the mails. These we, OF course
pat Oh their way.
Standing once at front window, VIC o.
served 4 Young woman. whose face was not visi
bic TO US, drop letter into our box. and on TIA
king il out, we found she had mistaken our es-
Enlistment for that Of the Post office. 1t was d.
rccied to in Ireland, and
the inland postage accompanied it. Tho letter
was caused TO be sent with some others 10 the
Post office, and gave the circumstance no further
thought.
/ BIsicJ feN months afterwards in cxa,nin-
ing tho contents Of our exchange papers. and IN
dlting such paragraphs as they suggested to us.
VIC did not pay much attention TO gentle tap
at the door OF our private room, until II was re-
pea;ed We then, too anxious TO conclude our
( labors TO open TO the applicant, bade the one
that knock cd come in, and continued our lnbors
without lifting eye to the door, which was c
pcncd quietly, and as quietly closed. We were
startled at length with u swectly moduated
voice, cnquirng SIS there letter here Tor lne?'
| We at once raised our eyes, and saw female
about eighteen years Of agc-or. as We have Of
late lost the art Of Judging closely IN these mai
tiers, perhaps trcnty II did not make dmplo'
difference TO her face, and would not IT iivc more
wears had been added to thsm.-There wGs IN
oval face. with natures own blush, and slight
projection Of the mouth that told OF lrellnd, even
! without the softencd meditation OF voice that
belongs to the women of that island. Weakness
was ali that could be ascribcd TO her drcss-it de-
served that.
Letters arc frequently asked for in a uewspa-
per office, in reply TO adyer::snsnts-so we bade
the young woman 60 TO the front office and IN
quirc of the clerk.
boy, who could not give her the information.
So inquired the name.
sKHty JfcInncs; but perhaps it will be Cath
crime on the letter. she said, sns that IS my
namc.''
We looked on the letter rack in in the front Of
flee. among the "A. BIS the * VS. the 'P. Q's'
Sc bat saw none for Catherine.
Returning, inquired to what advertisement
the letter to Ec an answer.
"Advcrt:smcnt!--to advertisements: |
would be an answer TO Fly letter"
.:And from whom did yol expect letter"
The young woman looked much confIsed- /,
bat apparently supposing the question pertinent,
she said from
We at once that she had, as hundreds be- I
fore had done, mistaken our office for the Post
office, and the name given was that upon the lot
ter which we had some mouths before sent from
our letter box to that of the Post Office.
lie has not written, thon, said Catherine, III
a low voice, evidently not for our car.
"But--he may have written"
'.rhen where's the letter. said she looking
.At the Pest Office perhaps
And we took Catherine by the hand and led
her to the door, and pointed out the way to the
Post office.
You will ask at the window said we, s'but as
The clerks young men, yon need not tell them
from whom YOU expect the letter."
''Not for the world" said she looking INTO
Ear xr,fh vIon that In
was no harm in telllingus. c
We must have used less than usual pre-
:ison in directing Catharnc to the Post office. Us
lutte half an hour afterwards, when visiting tho
,!ace, we saw her at the window, receiving tho
hange and letter from Of the clerks, and /.
he Impotence, shall we say Of woman or Of
owe, induced Catherine to break the seal 1T the
oor. a glow of pleasure was on the checks CT q
he happy girl. We would not have given q VI
enny 10 be informed that Thomas was well, and hi
vas coming in the next packet We felt anxious
o know whether Thomas would come, but the ',
James of such persons rarely appear among the n
assengers of the Liverpool packet. being com v,
1onlv included in that comprehensive line "and ee
90 in the Storage q.
So " gave up all hopes Of knowing when Thorn ::
S would arrive but concluded that we would see
he name with that Of Catharine in the marriage
st. TO which we had determined to keep steady
,ok
1t was but a short time afterwards that wo did
,deed see the name Of Thomas in the papers.
Ie was one Of the passengers in the ship cast IS
way below n York. Of whom nearly every soul
erished. and Thomas amongst the rest.
We had never secn Thomas, but have some &c
ow cherished such interest in his fate, that IS
e felt severe shock at lis annuncistion-snd ie
hat must have been the feelings Of Cathar'ne. Is
18th her ardent sanguine. Irish temperament! ,a
owing deeply she must have loved, and hop Is
g ardentIy as she mus have hoped, what must IS
I'VE been her feelings? IL
We paused few weeks afterwards, TO mark Is
e young grass shooting. green and thick, 10 IA
ona !dson's grave yard, and to see the buds swell
10 on the branches Of tho trees that decorate ls
at populous city Of the dead. when q funeral, :,
,merouslv attended, wound slowly round the i re-
rncr Of the street and passed into the enclosure s
was the funeral Of an Irish person-wc knew
; the number that a;sended-and as the sexton IS
wered the coffin down into the narrow house, is
e place appointed cor all the living, saw en- -
aved upon simple plate,
CArHaRISE Mc1NNEs -
The story was tod. The small sum Of money
rich Catherine had deposited in the saving fund
rive n little const uueuCe her marriage fes Ie-