Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-03-03
To B.

10 B.
Your letter in answer to mine IN last week s
InteIligencer. mystiied nd Perplexed me. fel,
strangely all over, as though hao been struck
by torpedo, All nv hopes seemed blased-my
"goden dreans'' vanished a way, leaving me. for
awhile, in a most pitiable state Of utter helpless
ness ; but | soon rallied and although my head
lhrobbed violently, q will say nothing OF my poor
hearty J concluded | would answer II at once.
What affected me most was the meta morphose
your style had suddenly undergone. Your first
letter was plain and business like; candor and
honesty brenthed in every line, and / was ca pti-
waited and answered 1t at one sitting. Your last,
how shall designate the missile? You seemed
while writing il to be sitting a bomb shell read y
TO burst, and writing despatch TO the crater OF
a volcano. Ii had one good effect upon me for
which | am thankful. My feelings gradually
subsidized and became as sober and sedate as a
Judge. | saw mine error: had given you too
glowing description of MYSELF had been un-
guarded in my expressions, and was carried away
by the bright prospects that so suddenly broke
upon my as:onished senses And then signed
my letter Cinderella you took advantage of
my imprudence, and flow off skylarking 10 full tilt
amongt suns and stars, and d'shed up very
pretty and amusing account of what certain old
lady would do for US after marriage. If you sup
pose that | can be caught with such chaff, you do
am no nihny, no sentimental Miss, brought up
on treacle and honey. am full Of wtchery II is
true, and have just enough Of poetry and romance
in my composition to make me agreeable. But
10 your letter. There is no fairy in our family
but myself, and in my way, excel the good old
lady you eulogze with much guslo, though
you we're throwing dust in my eyes. Ny wand
may not palaces in the wilderness. and make
prancing steeds out of sluggish oxen; change a
nIo ,hota al
the cold ground all along with bed of down, and
spread q Brussels carpet over the road TO Cali
forna; 70 raise flowers Of the richest hue and pour
out the vintage OF the sunny skies of the Tropics
at your feet, but it can do more than all this
can and will make the man of my choice, the
happest being on earth. | will sing him 10 sleep,
watch over his sIumbers, stand by him in danger
and sickness and pain, be Us true to him as the
needle to the pole. In my love he shall be richer
than CrHsus. in my faith as brave Caesar. and
in my company he shall take more delight and
enjoy more true comfort in one hour than he ever
took in his whole life before he knew me.
Heigho well sure enough am committing the
same error ! was guilty of in my first episte.
How canl help 1t! ycur letter has bewitched me,
turned my head-Oh this dreadful fever hope
1t was not last much longer. If there is not
favorable crisis soon shall be Off in another d.
reciion fcar.nnd disappoint both you and my self.
To be candid this triiiiug with serious matter
is out Of place just now am in hurry to be of.
and If we CANNOT come TO terms, there a re Others
plenty OF them. that would be glad of chance
madcap as am, roran,ic and vain. ! will not
decide either way, 'ull | know what am about
and see face 10 face what sort Of person is '.B."
lf-tnen-you u-are-in--earnest, name an early
day when we can compare notes. | will not be
trfed with; several gentlemen haze attempted i,
already, but they wished themselves in Jericho
long before they got the last of it. | will await
your answer with the most intense interest.
CINDERELLA.
p. S. see the Philistines are out upon u.s. A
widow cross my path Steal my beau! I'D like
to see them do that thing. Pshaw the boys this
way know what's what, and are not 10 be sulied
by taking up with such homespun ware. As for
the threats and banters of the male widow who
wrote that communication. ! fling il back in her
Ihis) teeth. Widows don't last A score o
them are not worth one fascinating nymph."
HONEY CREEK Mo Fab 10 1910