The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-09-28
| noticed her rs she descended to base.
ment, aud | hastily marked the house.

Soon after my unknown also arose to
start. was in despair, for | wanted to
follow and discover her residence. but
could not leave Miss D.,
How glad, then, was |, to see her
bowing as she passed out to mutual ac-
| quantance who stood in the doorway.
From him, ere many minutes, had learn
| ed her name and address
"To shorten my story as much as pos
sible, that lady is now my wife. In the
small incident which introduced her to
me, she showed her real character. A
few days after our marriage, | showed her
the blessed crimson shawl, which | had
redeemed from its owner, and shall always
keep it as memento
There are sometimes pleasant things
to be found even in unexpected places
certainly | may be said to have picked
out my wife in the cars.
Such was the story, as told to me by
my very particular friend Charley Som
ers, and as L first had it published some
four months ago. If it could be left with
out comment Or addition, it would eluci
date great moral principle Sorry am
L to destroy the romance, but duty to the
public as correct reporter, and friend
ship for the discorsolate husband, indu-
ces us to publish the following letter which
charley handed us & with grief too deep
for tears" Poor Charley We must
premise by saying that the accompanying
document was accidently dropped by one
Of his wife's most intimate friends, scores
of whom have made his house their home
since the fatal day.
New York March-,'59
My Dear Mary ann
| have beat you, and got married
first, and Oh | did come such a game over
dear Charley" that | must tell YOU
but you must never mention it to a living
soul. | enclose you his account of the
first introduction, so | can make my story
short. You ought to have been here! |
laugh whenever think of the comical
masquerade-but Charley mustn't know of
it for the world.
had seen Charley a great many times
escorting Charlotte D., and had really
made up my mind to sci my cap for him,
If only to spite that stuck up Charlotte
who snubbed me so in Stewards store
just because her crinoline was formed over
steel hoops and mine were only whalebone.
Susey told NE all pbout Charley-how
rich he was, and what IA soft heart and
head he had--how many philanthropic
societies no belonged to, and how he sym.
pathised with the widows and orphans.
She said he once bought a gross of Poor
Mans Plaster from Druggist, in order
to help along the Poor Man SO you
see | found out his weak side, and set the
trap for him. Didn't he bite, though,
beautifully?
The poor woman he speaks of, who came
on board looking so fatgued, was tn, beg
gar woman who lives in the alley back of
fathers house. borrowed the baby for
her and, after paying her five dollars, got
her to act as | directed. Read Charley's
account and see how well she did the az
tiag-l say nothing OF my own. The
crimson shawl he speaks of belonged to
the woman, and was one she used to put
on the little girl when she begged in the
character of the Hungarian widow. If
Charley hadn't been Just little soft he
would have noticed the oddity of my car
rying stock of baby's shawls for gratui.
tous distribution but he was Infatuated
and never thought of it, How we'll !
played my cards after that, the result will
show.
l have to laugh at his account Of the
blushing part Charlotte blushel with
anger, because the beggar woman had once
swindled her out of half-worn silk dress
and this being the first time thoy had met
since, she wanted to give her blowing
up, but was afraid Charley wouldn't like it.
didn't blush at ALL know | didn't.
He may say whatever he pleases, but I'll
stick to it--so there now!
Oh, dear Here comes Charley, and
I'm afraid the biscuit are not baked, for
Nora told me few minutes ago that the
buttermilk COW hadn't come. must 90
and see.
Good bye, my dear,
SoPHIA SOMERs, ne WIGaINs.
l.. S.-Hou must come and see us. and
stay all summer Charley will be glad
TO have you ! know-lf he isn't it makes
no difference. He is such a dear fellow {!
He just brought me five new bonnets to
choosa from anI baoous. tho, ,,.,.o N ,