Evening star., 1865-07-11

had hundred Pike. peak fortune. ~ ,,, a,
her feet, and the affection of I, hesr,s A.
lavish npon her.. s1fssanother MoIiias,i o,sre -
contest the claim to my love, she would stand
but poor chance now, if not before
When you were reniarking coneer,tE ,,,
change (sssproce@chtl that had. assken IA 49, II
your personal appearance, were You tryinv -
make me- nnders tand that You bad added to
your already redundant stock of beaurysS y
did not fully take the hint then. understand 4
now. Nature has surpassed herself in bestovy- :
ing new charms when the measure is alread "
Iull-running over; and Mollie herself is taken
by surprise at her own excellencies. nnder-
STAND II all now, and a most effective way have
you adopted 10 bring the fact TO my comprp.
henslon; and as modest and winning as effect
ave. Your beautiful picture! have TO look
NJ the last thing before i put ont the light AT
ted-time, and the first thing in the morning he
fore ever pnt myself in a condition 10 have
any one (unless II We're some one 10 vho,,, i
sustained al different relation than ever vet
sustalned) TO look at nae, unless by dccideaL "a
occurred once in b. at my boarding .house
when, from my long robe, 1 was mistaken for
Catholic priest. Had my back been turned
they (the women who saw mel would have
taken me for one of their own number, unless
they had carried their sceRtfno Dor far, i'm which
case, L presume, they would have discovered
the1r mistake. And many times during the
day do l look again and again at this beautiful
shadow of a more beautiful substance, and each
time draws forth some fresh exclamation of
let that accursed botch on your neck be left 10
mar such beautiful person as yours You
nave neglected il already too lonC-do so no
loHs'r. fernars, dear girl, you will think me
eNlraNaSant ana excessive in my expressions
ofdelight IT the receipt of your picture: perhans
L am fulSome--,l1 ~,s o,,Iu jtsIIy be
thought a fool who, goiEg to the town pump
would clap his hands and dance with wild ex-
CARNATIONS of delight at the sight of water; but
on the desert. where water had not been seen for
many long. weary days. he would be thought
t1x-S S1 ,rtn x,y,sl,
him. Were l with you joying i'll the richer fa-
vor of your presence, though would receive
your picture as aprecious treasure, vet would
not go quite crazy over it, but would seek TO ex-
hibit good common sense: rs ii is, away off
here in the wilderness, among Arabs, hideous
10 behold, and worse to mingle with, am like
the man in the wilderness at the sight OF water.
So. under the circumstances. i hope YOU will
eXcuse me, dearest, if do plaster IL on rather.
ht-k l would not resort TO gross fiattery of
your personal appearance, though your charms
We're those OF Venus, (dRd 4 do not think them
short Of it,) for / possess too much of sincere
regard for your best interests TO turn fatterer
and nlure you with eXtrayagant praise /
would rather tell you your faults and show
forth my regard and appreciation for you by
the unInistakabie evidence of duty faithfully
performed. Faithful are the wounds of 4
friend, but kisses of an enemy are deceitful'
II l speak warmly in YOUR praise il is but the
true gushing forth of uncontrolled feeling, and
you know by experience may ring the din of
hated chiding in your ears, and make you,
chide you, Mollie, L would rather take you
in my arms and soften the harsh accents by
the soothing caresses of true, kind, and warm
anectlon, for am not tyrant nor bear in
dispositions; neither would / be the fitful cat
that utters her fondness in tones of winning
tenderness at one moment, and plants heT.
claws TO the quick into her darling pet the
next but would be as have professed. your
true friend, in ddrdRce asking pardon for his
many fallings. Will you believe me, Mollie,
and will you understand me as make my
very imperfect efforts 10 express my senti-
ments. While protest could tell you q dam
sight better If i could see You. And nv dear,
dear Mollie, shall not see You at Ottumwa
the first of the month ! Dear girl. want to
urge you to come if at all practicable, and don t
let small considera' .ons prevent you, and come
in such way as not TO be tied up to some lady
else, as to prevent our being together most of
the time, mind you! i broke my promise and
did not write Sunday but it was not be-
get minute to myself. To-day has been rather
dull, and have snatched the odd moments to
write you this broken letter. Will You accept
it, darling, as the honest though poor express
sion of the warm sentiments of my heart, while
thank you again and again for your beautiful
picture. GOOD BYE.
The following was written across the top Of
the first page of the above letter. We suppress
the names of the parties:
Miss H was up here to visit H about
about two weeks. II You see her. she will tell
you all about me- 1 call at their house quite
frequently. You know she married -, who
used to live in b. Perhaps she will make YOU
There is one or two respectable girls here that
/ go with 10 pass away the dreary hours: bur
compared with my dear little Rosebud, thew
are-I'll not say what.
With cart load of kisses, I bid you adieu
The Court here adjourned until 10 O'clock a.
m. TO- day.