The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1856-04-10

dear msthes wea sud - young look
ing - ever. I an very happy. Our
litile tsws b unusaaily gay this sea-
son-at least seems 20 to me--proba-
bly, because Ihave been 70 closely con.
lned q school for the last year or two.
o! Tilly, how the lightning flashes
across ny window, almost binding
ne; and he thunder rcars and peals
with starting voice; and the ram is
pouring down In perfect torrent. l
feel ftightened and can scarcely write
legibls hand. Horty is sitting near
. window. gazing out on the rain as it
patters on the sill, seemingly as calm
- N infant. Iasked her II she was
not afraid to cit 20 near the window.
She replied with her usual sweetness:
"The Father win guard me from the
'lightniag's dash here, % elsewhere; ]
do not issr." Hertyis . good, . noble
tiri;l Wish were bali % good. Well,
rilly, we met with quite romantic
adventure eoming home When we
were in sbout . mile ofB-. our
horses took fright at . large deer.
bounding across the road. and dash
ing ahead with might and main, they
would, I have little doubt, caused our
death BY dashing down . steep preci-
picc, five had not been rescued BY
the timely intervention Of two gentle
men. Now, don't that sound roman
tic? Think you not, to make II more
interesting. I should fall desperately
in love with one ofthem, and he with
me, and finally marry? I don't say |
did Or didn't. but they ore certainly
very handsome, interesting gents -
One Of them has such glorious eyes;
snd, oh, my starsl what IN exquisite
mustache adorns bis pretty upper lip.
They have called several times to as
certain five had recovered from our
fright. wish I had something thrill
ing to write you, dear friend; but moth
ing Of any importance has occurred.
! shall 60 to ball tonight, given by
the young men Of our town in honor
Of our distiaguished arrival. wish
you were with Us, Lilly, to share our
pleasures. sincerely hope you have
entirely recovered from the slight cold
and cough you had at college. Ex-
ercise and sweet country cir, ! trust,
has heightened the bloom on your
cheek a. much - mine. Horty says
they look like two poppies. She
sends love to oyou, and says you must
write soon. Al twilight 10 stealing
with quiet step DER the earth, and
wrapping light in its misty folds. l
must close this dull letter. When
next write, I thinS will have some.
thing handsome 10 communicate -
F~rs,svsll, swcet Til, may God bless
you % you deserve. Write to me i'm.
mediatcly. Your ever devoted friend,
FELICIA.
EvEa BELOVED FRlxND:
! tender to you
my heartiest thanks for your kind and
entertaining letter. l am truly glad
you ore enjoying yourselves finely
and would like, above all things, to
be with you; but my cough still
troubles me, and l could not enter
into your gay pleasures with any
vivacity.
That was, indeed, q narrow escape
Of yours AMI ! hope you thanked
your heavenly Father more than the
gay gents, that happened to check
the speed Of the horses 80 opportunely.
And, 90 you have fallen in love with
q pair Of bright eyes and q glossy
mustache2 Who would have gues-
sed itp Fie Aei Fiddle, l thought
you girl Of to much good sense for
that. why didn't you tell me who they
were, and all about them ? Surely
the favoured one must be rard- -duis,
to suit your fastidious notions of fmanly
perfection. You know you have of.
ten described a agentleman that would
suit you, and ! had no idea you would
find him 90 soon. Did my sweet
Horty yield her jewel Of q heart to
the other one? kiss her fair cheek
for me and say to her | shall conclude
she does not love me - she did IL she
does not'write to me soon. My highest
regards to your parents; and may
the sunlight Of happiness ever cast
its charming rays across thy pathway
10 the sincere wish Of your ever loving, |
TILLY.
DEAl Tn: -st- I
With much pleasure
dashed with q little, very little, dis
pleasure--l perused your charming |
epistle. All you ere . sad, naughty /!
girl, not TO tell me one thing you are
doing. Have you been No where
seen no body-since We parted? 1t
has been about four weeks since we
parted, and you surely have had some
visitors or been somewhere yourself.
Or have you been ssl6shly staying
at home Poring over some abstruse
work-or writing another novelet
The next one you write have me for
your heroine, Of ! shall not have you
for my bridesmaid whea marry
How dare you insinuatc have fallen
in love with . psir Of eyes and .
black mustachsi What . rare COM
plimeus 10 my good sssss! ! hope
you do not consider mo one Of those
milk and water misses. whose fancy
u caught By . 6ne cost, heass buttons
and glossy locks i Do net think ]
wrote you, Til. that my hsort had
been taken eaptive-l bad ealy wrote
you ] bad fagmsd ths aeQuaintanoe Of