The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1859-09-09
From tie Nem York Nercury.
COURTSHIP BY LETTER,
EY GEORGE MARTIAL.

and slippers, Senator II. was ruefuly con.
templatng an enormous pile of unopened
letters that lay before him. Letters of all
sorts-lctters Of all sizes-busincss-lct
in huge, brown envelopes-letters from
ladies, who, trusting in the wcll.kuown
lbcrality of Senator II. ventured to appeal
to him in behalf Of the Ragpickcrs' Society
or the Timburtoo Mission-from distressed
females, who, finding it necessary to take
b"arders, modestly requested the senator to
forward three or four hundred dollars with
which TO purchase furniture, by return mail
from young ladies, who have been robbed
by cruel guardians, and want fifty dollars 10
pay their house rcnt-from Young men lust
starting in life, and in need of a thousand
iollars-from middlc-accd, but bashfu men.
who having devoted all their attention to
business have no ac1uaintances among the
fair sex, wished the senator to select wife
for thcm-all mingled in one shapeless mass
darkly looming. sternlv staring him out of
countcnance whenever he attempted TO sink
back in his luxurious fautcuil, and enjoy
the "olc". far "icntc spelling the flavor Of
his cigar. haunting him like an accusing
ghost, till, with Il peevish pshaw he dashed
his cigar in the CRATE, paused moment,
!, rs it tn summon resolution. and pluncing
in nervous hand, drew forth a quantity
folded, dainty little billet, resting at the very
bottom of the pile, which be opened, and
. f",'hwil, commenced to read It was as
! follows:
! ME. II. address Won on important
aud strictly confidential business but stop
; ne are not introduced and as it unfort-
una'c;y la pens that we have no mutual
Appropriateness mu~teven present myself
! Am nineteen, not fair. nor over wisc-hrit
then there was star danced, and rnler
that | was born-and my business is to
Ttell You how much love and admirc-nnt
III" successful state>;nan-not the polished
gentleman, on whose cscn,chon rests no
stain, but he who in All age Of unparalleled
cnr:rpii"n. holds fast to his integrity
nnm"v"'l 10y the clamor Of faction or the
| rrrmptincs OF interest. 49,
| i WIS loosing faith in all mankind. You
hav" restored it-and l thank YOU. !
! imp!"re YOU to hriicvc that this is no
imprriinent jest, but that I am writing
earnestly and from nv ieart-for it vii!
be pleasant to me TO think, that YOU be-
rv" being, called Clara loved YOU.
We shall probably never meet Indeed
| couil scarcely wish il; for, how could
meet the man TO whom I had made
such confession-or what could you think
OF ne, save that was bold and unnlaidenly
But wherever yon may 60. whatever you
may undertake, like guardian angels shall
90 with you The prayer and good wisles
"f CLARA
II some artist, engaged on n. grand allie.
cnr'ra! painting, and seeking for personi-
iicalon Of astonshment, could but have
transferred to canvass the. expression of the
honorable genllcman's face, rs he finished
the perusal of this extraordinary letter, lin
fortune had infallibly been made.
Was ever senator so addressed and
it was lady-the perfumed paper. and
delicate handwriting left no doubt Of that
young and fair or she .would not have
denied itv.and the heart Of the dignifed
senator beat as rapidly as that OF miss in
her teens and had lie began to experience
Il curious glow in the reignEof that organ,
and tingng in his. veins as if the blood
flowed frecr, faster, when his eyes acei
'dentaly fell upon one of those obtrusive
communications on the table, addressed to
the Honorable Mr.. H. and he at once
awoke from his dream. What had be to
do with iove-ttat namby-pamby passion
whose disciples were principally beardlcss
boys and girls Was he, a man of the
world, to be disturbed by AN anonymous
Fletter-thesSr,er, some awkward school girl
some bread-and-b d-butter-mlss, with her head
full Of Manfred and Childe Harold He
would burn it--no, he would keep it for a
jest or a'curiosity, and so the little billet
was locked up, and the. senator sailed out
but not9ruacompanied.
+ Eoyis'blyto alibpt him. an arch face, vilb
soh blue eyes Qhe senator admired blue-eyed
womoD) and a rosy mouth, was ever peering
in his In his dreafas he pursued a light
figure, rnounted d on fiery steed, that flew
'be'ore him like the wind, it's rider ever and
anon looking back in ,sauey triumpb-or
he was dancing |! he-ihe digniasd one
octnalIv -s3zSoioc, ggrpl}i.s,. o,,I;its -,
hAo~s Iii fair 'ornepsor.. 7 =
He who had been,a sort of. Dominic
Sampson electrified .hiA .ailorwith AN order
for fashionable suit Of clothes; and ip.
stead oflighRng hiscigar, ne was his custom
lQhe brdteD, with invitations top Ma. BIS
soiree dansaate and Ms CS ball. accepted
then, vi was introduced to various young
tiadies, brown, fair, tall, thin, short aud stout
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