Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1852-12-23

brief moments, your image has ever been
present in my heart. l knew not your
name, neither your residence, but l have
daily sought an opportunity of beholding
you again, but unsuccessfully. Hope had
almost died within me, when yesterday L
again followed you home. Will you not
grant me leave to renew our acquaintance,
by calling upon you this evening? Pardon
my boldness in thus addressing you, but
love cannot wait the cold, tedious forms of
ceremonious introduction. and then know
no one who could perform that office for
me. My address is No. 80 --street,
and If do not receive note forbidding it,
expect this evening call from
Your devoted admirer,
RUPERT WARREN"
"Well?"
"Well. that evening brought a reply
couched in these terms:
"Mr. Warren: received your note this
morning, and cannot but feel very much
tiattered to have inspired such an interest
as you there express. You request permis-
sion to visitme. At present it will not be pos
sible for you to do so at the house, owing to
circumstances, which l will explain at some
other time-neither can l meet you other
where's, as, last night, 1 fell upon the stairs
and sprained my ankle, which will confne
me at home for time. But, sir, when recov-
cred, at some future time shall be pleased
to continue your acquaintance.
LOUISA NELSON.
"Quite brief, and to the point" L re-
marked.
Warren continued: "The next day sent
her another note expressing my solicitude
for her welfare, and my earnest wishes for
her speedy recovery, and in the evening
received reply. The correspondence con-
tinued in this manner for several days,
when having recovered from her indisposi-
ton, Miss Nelson made an appointment to
meet me at a certain place on the common.
l felt now that my happiness was at it's
height. How anxiously did wait for the
appointed time! How [ loathed the weary
hours that intervened between me and hap
piness [ was at the rendezvous a whole
hour too soon, and walked up and down in
a state of feverish impatience. AS the hour
struck l seated myself on the bench at
which We were to meet, and anxiously
gazed around to get the first glimpse of the
adored Louisa. Five weary minutes passed
away, seeming to my impatience like ages
in their flight, and she had not come. Pre-
sently a lady of about thirty-6ve came up
the mall, looking around as though in search
of some one, and at last came to where |
was sitting.
"Mr. Warren ?" she inquired.
"That is my name, Madam" replied
@Mr. Rupert Warren % she continued, as
if she wished to be certain of my identity.
"The same, Madam
''But you do not appear to recollect me,'
she said, and you are a much younger
person than | had expected to meet
MADAM 1 replied, 81 have no recol-
lection of having seen you before l too
had an appointment to meet lady at this
place and this hour-there surely must be
some mistake"
''You are, you say, Mr. Rupert Warren
she continued, seating herself on the bench. |
"Have you not lately addressed several
notes to Miss Nelson 90
81 have" l replied, wondering what was
to follow.
81 am Miss Nelson" said she.
"You, Madam!" 1 cried in astonishment,
''you but Madam "
eyes," she interrupted 81 am she to
whom you wrote these notes." said she,
taking them from her pocket and extending
them to me, ''and who was foolish enough
to reply to them. AS soon as l saw you
here, l knew from your youth that either
there had been mistake committed or else
you have been wicked enough to trife with
my feelings"
81 assure you, madam" I exclaimed,
''that no one can more deeply regret the
strange error into which have fallen, than
l do, and trust that you will not for a
think so meanly of me as to sup
pose that would be guilty of trifing with
feelings"
81 believe you, sir, she replied, 'and l
pardon you your error, but tell me what led
you into it?''
II recounted how had become acquaint-
ed with the unknewn; my subsequent
search for her and how had at last found,
and followed her to Miss Nelson's.
Chow was she dressed ?" the lady en-
quired.
81 believe in a blue dress and MANTLE"
I replied, "my attention was taken up with
her that scarcely noticed her dress"