The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-08-12

heing short, in spite Of heels-and really
saGefsd martyrdom almost in vain attsnpe,
to cooper Myse!f within the bounds Of pro
priety and dignity. One morning whea y
rather larger circumference than usual Lieu
tenant McB., was announced. WAS sitting
At the secretary writing 70 Fred, and had
just made funny sketch Of myself for his
benefit, preparatory 70 giving my hoopsxPe
rience. ross quickly on hearing the name
1t my visitor, upset chair, tilted the poor
little surprised kitten head over heels, and in
short committed % many aUkscdrdnesse,
that my selEpossssaion quite deserted me-
10 add to my endorsements, the uner'ura
BILE man was this morning more intolerable
than ever. Heeyed me from head to foot
when an expression Of concealed amusement
and can you believe 1.-THE wretch abso
lute.y asked if We had not some idea Of go
ing to live in Surrey! do think every drop
of blood in these veins rushed to my face
1t was in vain tried to Converse, and at last
was about to plead an engagement and beg
70 be excused, when he rose saying that his
time was short, and therefore his call must
be the same; and that he was en- route for
Norfolk, where he expected to join his ship
and sail for the Mediterranean; that he should
probably see Fred in few weeks, and
glancing at the secretarv--would be happy
to carry any message or letter. Now, was
really glad Of the chance, and so quickly
signing and sealing the half written sheet, !
gave il to him and babe him good morning
with great satisfaction. | thought no more
Of the man until two months afterward when
there came package from Fred with few
hasty lines accompanying, to say he was
just the happiest husband in the world. He
had seen Lieu. McB, and was charmed BY
his report OF my appearance as well as by
my own sketch lie child me for keeping
him so long in ignorance, and then imrlored
me, as valued his love, to take every posi-
ble care of myself, and spare no expense
whatever; adding, that il was quite likely he
should see me in a few months, as the com
modore wished to communicate with Secre
tary ID and had promised to make him bear
er ofdispatches
Do you know was SO stupid that Freds
meaning never reached my brain till open
ed the package? Then il was as plain as
infants dresses and couple Of darling little
agine ma ehere, how | cried my eyes out ov-
er them. for Freds anticipations and then
MS bitter disappointment, stared me full in
he face
wrote, but, of course, it never reached
him. lie came home three months after
cannot tell you Of the rapture of that meet
ng, nor my agony of soul when he whisper
ID. Madeline, darling, where's our child ?
sobbed out the truth upon his breast, and
ne too, wept uncontrollaby. Dear Fred =
no one knows what noble heart he has.
You may be sure l pitched the horrid
hoops far enough. But what will YOU say
when tell you. that had to hunt them up
again and wear them And what will YOU
ay, too, when add that we leave Savannah
or Baltimore to morrow-Fred and |. and
ome one else-you shall never know, never
lie just the perfection Of beauty. DO you
little angel in the Dresden Mad
,nna that leans ON his elbow in the lower
,art Of the picture? Ills portrait-without
he wings. Hedren keep dray the wings!
You must be in Baltimore two weeks from
sunday. There to be christening and
lr. IL, ard you are to be the godparents So
iont fail
After that, we sail for England, in tie
Baltic. Fred has resigned his Commission,
md will leave US no more. See that beauti-
III little wUrd "us!" Isn't it charming? But
hen to think Of taking the name and arms OF
hat old Englishman-preposterous shall
lever jump any more fences ,-oh, dear !-nor
limb after wild roses. But will twist nv
,wn rin.Iets and nurse nv own-sumebodv
Fred says may. How | wish that Surrey
we're side by side with La Ruche! They'll
lever make great lady Of your little happy
MADELINE
"P S.-Geofrey! That's to be the name
another Of the conditions it horri-
'le2 How | wish you could see wha; see
however SO many of the pinkest toes in the
world peeping out from under blanket,