Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-06-06
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Edith Romsyn, ever ybody says yoi
are the oldest girl that ever lived" said |
Kate Yinceuts as she entered her friends |
room, and found her engaged in writing. |
"For the past year you have done little
else but write. have often wondered to
whom YOU wrote so frequently. and what
you were writing about. have Just dis
covered that you write for newspspers.-I
Your Ma and Aunt Sue say that your liter
airy tastes will ruin your matrimonial pros
poets. and that Henry Clements will never
offsr himself to you. if you persist in writ
ing"
GAS far as my literary tastes are con-
cerned they will have not hing to with my
matrimonial prospects, for ! have long
since determined that would never marry
and that Henry Clements we'll knows, and
he knew it some time before this"
"Whatl never marryf Always be an
old msid7 You certainly are not in ear
nest. Maiden ladies are always disagree
able. can't endure the thoughts that
you. the only sister OF Walter. should live
to be oross, disagreeabe old maid"
II don't think shall be necessarily
cross and disagreeable because I never ex.
pect to marry"
II believe would marry almost any one
before / would live an old maid Every
body thinks old maids and old bachelors
are disagreeable, whether they are or not"
year has passed away, and earth Il
again clothed in verdure. During The
winter our friends kept up brisk cores
pondence Xavier Villenean, who had for
some time been thinking of returning to
France, decided to leave this country early
in May. The morning before he embarked
he stepped into the office of the Morning
| Post.
"Good morning, Edwards"
"Good morning, Villenean. suppose
all preparations are made, and that you
will leave in the Bordeaux this afternoon. !"
Yes, in the course Of few hours ex-
pect to bid farev ell to New York for year,
perhaps longer. AS / was on my way up
to Delisle's thought would call in and
ask you to accompany me-"
Proceeding rapidly up Broadway they
soon reached the residence of the artist.
"Delislel Villeuean, not appreciating our
society, has determined to go home, and
leave US to lament his loss. l was in
hopes that he might find some attraction
powerful enough to keep him in this coun
try. Although it is his present intention
to return in year, | am afraid that We
shall never welcome him to our shores
again"
Edwards. if that lady correspondent Of
mine was a few years younger, and is as
agreeable in manners as her letters are ad.
mirable in style, know that would bt
impatient to return to this country"
"a few years youngerl What do you
meanf She is younger than you. by sew.
eral years"
younger than II that seems impossible
She writes to me like some old lady would
to hayward boy. She must be under
the impression that | am very young. De-
Isle, you remember the communications o
"Nye" in the Morning Post, hav'nt you,
/ thought should like to write to some
lady. so Edward gained "Nye's" permits
sion for me to correspond with her. Whs
do you think wish she looked likef"
81 suppose it would please you to have
her appear like that young lady, from
whose portrait copied that miniature
year since. You will never forget that girl
Did you ever show it TO Edwards and tel
him how you have been worshipping ar
unknown angelf as you have been. Per
haps he has seen the original, and can tel
you what il is. Villeman you are undoubt
eddy man of splendid abilities, but i
seems to me, that you like the generality
of authors, have done, do commit some o
the gravest folllies, such follies as peopl,
of moderate abilities and strong common
sense would never think of perpetrsting-
You are writing to, and admiring lady
that you have never seen. and have no
made any great exertions 20 see her Yor
have seen lady but once, and we're 81
charmed with her, that you secured hel
picture, look at il every day and have mo-
taken the trouble to ascertain who she is ,
"If you have the miniature with you,
said Edwards. 81 wish you would let NJ.
see il, / may know the original
IL have seen her more than once. saw
her last night at the Theatre, with Alfred
Vincent. asked a friend who those la
dies were with Alfred. He replied that the
blue eyed one. was viucent's sister, the
ether he did not kcow. think then made
something Of an effort to find out who my
unknown. idolxed fair one is. and au
making still another Edwards, when
hand you this picture. II I could only SO.
cure 'Nye's' heart ard intellect. clothed 10
such body think I'd marry. although 1,
has always been my intention never to do
SO. have always thought till recently
tina. should like to live untrammsled by
a woman. and be free. TO come and 60
when, and where. ] pleased. without any
one 10 question me. or interfere with my
arrangements. When look at that picture,
and read the letters Of Nye, or rather Miss
Romsyn. ! then feel that my home il very
lonely. and though derive great pleasure
IRON reading, l sometimes become weary
Of books. and then wish for the society
Of some agreeable. intelligent. woman.
with whom I could converse. aud whom I
could love. Al such times read over
Miss Romayn's letters. and look at the
miniature. then think that the picture
and the letters should not be separated"
"Delisle." said Edwards. you just 70.
marked that you copied thisf'
eyes. from a portrait ] painted for her
aunt, knew Mn. Van Alstyne but was
not acquainted with her niece. and do not
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