Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-09-11
j SELECTED TALE.
THE Love LITTER.
A SKETCH FOR GENTLEMEN FLIRTS.
BY KATE wILDrIRE.

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| Andy Cavender was n sad triflcr in his way
There was scarcely q maiden in the village to
| whom he had not made love at one time OF another
and all as a pleasant pastime; not.seemng to un-
Idersand that maiden's hearts were tender things,
and liable to hurt iii the handling.
| Many tears had Andy caused to flow from beau
tiful eyes, yet, if he knew of the fact, it did not
appear to give him serious concern. There was
always smile on his lip and n light word on lis
! tongue.
| At last, however, Andy's heart received an i'm
preston. The image of fair young girl rested
|upon it, not of old, like the image in q specu
| lum, to pass with the object, but like sun-fixed
image Of the Daguerreotype. Strange fact the
fcklc, light Andy Careader was in love;
really and truly in love. 'i'
| There had come TO Woodland, 10 pass few
months during the warm summer time, city mai
Eden, whose charms were 100 potent for the village
lirt Itwas soon plain to every one that it was all
| over with Andy Cavender. Kate-the lively, wit
ty, darling Kate Archer had sribdued him with her
chamS, though all unconscious herself of the con-
lQuest she had made.
II But others saw what she perceived not, and
looked on curious for the issue.
| !"What do you think of this, Jehny!'' said Kate
Archer, one day, ttc the young friend with whom
she was spending the summer i'll the country, and
she laughed slie spoke at the same time holding
"News from homc?'' remarked Jenny, smiling.
"Oh, dear, mol It's love letter"
| sWhat" ,n Elr.,y4 rrr 4...rtas v,s
| IA real lONc lcllcI, anu lHeJ say tU-
thing else. Oh, dear! Tothink that | Should have
made conquest already stf's zsasif -s-.g-
ga love letter, Kate? Well, here is an adven-
ture, sure enough. Whose heart have you bro
ken?' J9a.,. erIt -.,,,-l sf,raf,i raE,tG.r-fr. -
''You shall see and hear for YOURSELF" replied
the laughing girl. Then, as she unfolded the let
| ter, she put on a grave countenance, and opening
the pages TO the eyes of her friend. read aloud:
'tMY DEAR Miss ARcrER:-Wil you permit one
| who from the moment he saw you, BECAME an ar
| II o1m tn his heart feet. Until
you appeared in our quiet village, no maiden had
passed before me who had power to win my love;
but, from the moment saw you, no longer had
control over my affections. They flew to you like
bird to its mate. You cannot but have observed,
| in all our recent meetings, that regarded you
with more than common interest," and l have per-
mtted myself to believe that YOU read the language
! of my eyes and understood its meaning. You did
not turn from me, you did not look coldly on me.
Have erred in believing that your heart respond
ed to the warm emotions of my own! trust not
fit be So then of all men the most miserable.
| L will wait, with trembling and inpatient hope,
| your answer to this.
- s"Tendery and faithfully yours, - i1f 'a,.'
| -lsna.t t-.fe .ti 5"ANpREw LAVENDER"
| "Now, Jenny, dear, what do you think of that?''
said Kate gaily, she folded up her letter. Have
not made real conquest!' III at,l s3t i..}l
candy Cavender! Wcll, that beats every
Ilthine.'' 4'-a ''2ut ~ 's.tii''' 'N a,.t .'e
| "None of your country maidens for him., laugh
| ed Kate. tt He must havea city belle.''
| - COuntry nalGenS! ne $ ln'iuc love ~ every
good looking girl within ten miles round.'
"He ?nf ElIfU i,;guFy az GaaGlz
eyes: There's no counting the hearts he has
broken.'' ~ am .f'lt5h - '
| 81 Did he ever make love with You 81,
| ttOh, certainly" replied emmy, gaily.
I "Tnreal earnest ?'''li.''iS '''' isV'
| ."Ah now you have come TO point. Perhaps
you We not heard that Andy is our village firt?'
"A 1lrt,i indeed And SO am 10 be one of his
|tyictims.4 Oh dear " Dn8tf elii la aolsIassa
4 al don't know asto that. more than half sus-
pect him 10 be in earnest nov. In fact, rve heard
from morcthan one source, THAT heis desperately
| in love with you." ,,y-a.;.ii.f,.,,
"Theres no telling; but what kind of an ali-
swer are you going TO make to his ayowal of love?"
| "What shall say z"
| tsOh,A that depends on your feelings.F
ss.Hes regular firt you, say ~
II ~ could name you dozen girls at least, 10 whom
his attentions have been of such character as to
make them believe that his designs were serious
| Two or three were made very unhappy when he
turned from them, like gay insect to seek another
| fower.' . ,.-:, "a, .+5yy.r
| "Then he must be punished" said Kate reso-
lutely;riand besmine the task to lay the smarting
| lash upon his shoulders. For man who deliber-
atcly trifles with woman's heart, have no pity.
| He has been the cause OF pain beyond what 1t Is
\ possible for himself to 'fee-and, ifI can reach
his sensibili;ies III any way oumay be sure that
will do it with hearty good will, '''5i,s 5ti.al
81 do not like the thought of giving PAIN re-
marked Jenny, "eyen 10 reptile ~,
\ 'sPainis sautary in most casts, and VIII oe pc
culiarly so in this, u hopeaGIHe will chaye some
idea of how it feels, the woman SAID when she.
raped her boy over the head with stick for strl-
king his sister, ...:.,
It was as Jenny supposed, and as we intimated
in'the beginning; Andy Cayender was really ana
truly over head and ears in love withKate Arch
en- and every line of his amntory eplstle was nom
| his bea,t Two or three letters were written and
destroyed before he produced one exactly to his
mind and this he finally dispatched in full conti-i
dence that as it came from his heart itmust reach
the heart of the lovely maiden , sd
l,y tbe enhHored swain. Tile began to feel anx-
ious. On the thiIdday, meat little pafumed en-4
yelope came into his hands which, on opening, he
found to contain a pink, sperfumed, satin edged
sheet Of note paper on which were aieW lines most