New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-11-19
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labors-one very nice, and one-ahem quite the
: reverse, in fact. HeigIl.ho / wish twas done
great nuisance, that nasty one But III begin
with the nice little affair, and forget me other
until the time comes ought to be happy tel
low. Whew how hOt But must begin. Here
goes ~
Spreading q sheet of note paper before him. the
young man began to write a letter. 1t was un-
doubtedly pleasant business, for he soon com
pleted it, and complacently wrote his name with a
) flourish and smile, thereby exhibiting two per
feet rows Of very white teeth, He laid the note
aside, and then rose and looked out of the win
dow.
"Feighho!n said he presently, " must go and
do that other letter now, bother it! But how
shall ever accomplish it? Well, it must be done,
whether sweetly or sourly; the former preferable,
of course. I'm afraid it won't be very sugary.
wish it hadn't turned out 50; it's an aWfully un-
pleasant business. But it must be done, and by
this post, too! Dire necessity! | always talk
enough before I do things, though; somebody
always says so, and, upon my honor, she's right.
Well, I'm going to do it now. BY Jove, if | don't
be quick, it will be too late y concluded the young
out more ado he sat down again to his writing.
This letter took far longer time to compose than
the former. He wrote half page, and tore it up.
The next attempt shared the same fate and when
he had written three lines of third, he paused
for an idea, and in the meantime, dragged out his
watch in desperation and upset the inkStand over
the paper Well! fourth and in tremendous
hurry he wrote, trying very hard, in the limited
time to get the note finished, and making praise
ortl,, anaoa yora n r,ri+o ng unoo+l and ao,,,, d
IL fdlt letter as possible. Poor fellow his task
wanted yet several lines to being concluded, when
q Capt. Grant y was announced.
Fred mentally wished g Capt. Grant, anywhere
else, but the next Instant feeling considerably
the distnrbeT Of Iis abors, who was cium Of
liz A. the III tin a be%ged to he hardened
ng sgG lis t g al e feared ed e Should
10 ia+a ~ Iioet ti,na arI If must nof he de-.
aineG g ~ a1ota 5nSt ~ doV PVs' 'inlo ~ "
Z III rertai,,j[,' NV 5eoxv fclIaY y said Cant
Grant. !, PiTav don't let me intewwupt YOU On
1,,1, y, ,1,''s s,c,+ II ''-' W. nv
Int Door Fred had scarcely sat down and re
MT w9h MS Us 'i5s9r dS9r oG3n Y 1
Fred and I sbali have fnlsAed.u
one moment nasscd. and as Fred had not fin
ia7,cd Cant Grant unable TO wait anv l0nrer
i,5.7,1, haTa1, o%1!ip "!r '-"-4' ''l''-0 "
{ Van tvnra of at t,o vyacps . safd hc. thonrh
yor zronid have cnma down 70 my place: III,
ftoyernnyy's Lorse-',
CGnI Learnne Grant do he o1iet on
,ninrtai' y said Ernd :. This letter mnst Go.n
=. on ar ya.as. f0rrot, = said the caDtain
Tr,nortan+ eh2 10 he sllrp But my dra
feIia5y vnn aid n rIrnute last time and YOU La
nC+ dana
Fred fdaeted. and shut his ewes. in all til
aaonies Of co,nnosIIion. Presently Grant bcga
9T4in
/: Gweat shame van didn't come 10 our WAGES
it was so-''
roir 81 ra 1i'p9 IoS S,h;Ist ydm tilNvoU mi
" Iaa,a nal mo Iorrar AZ II .
tinaayv nj WIN, What a devycadlv stewpid fei
a ian, vGn aW, !; said' '(rant. Cant Vita, Thile
n t9ii$ Whv tSere,s nv sister Sopbe writes sh0al
!. 0f iet,o,,,s 2yi3,11iia I'm t5lItino 81
"a ..y ffti+ate Wait o,7e second ro7
~ IL, C,roIlt = saii rreI
n ssWGvl i've waited five since your last request
u s,f,I IL
= !, Eonr thn man ~ rnnt+crpd Fred a9 he iashe
- nm iasnera+p1v
tUa! I heaw y3u intend putting an end to me-
said Grant twirDg his mOustache. ''Ha, la, ha
~ hone it won't come off vet my good feIlaw. Ii
vathcr an advocate for life do YOU llnow--'i
ii Frederick Morley Carrinrton" !" interrupte
" Fred aloud
as 'Aw, is that the end?' said Grant 'You r
IL getting done, aw you! Now, don't you think v
at been acting job all this time? Candidly, don
Won agwee with me now?"
s'Oh ten Jobs if you like" said Fred, as h
nd Iurrfcily addressed two envelopes one to Mis-
Carrington his sister and the other to Miss Fai
n. fax-a certain May Fairfax, who had for an il
definite period mingled in his dreams and VII
had sometime since promised to trust herself
il Fred keeping for better for worse for richie
Ie. for pOOrert and for many other things besides.
ri The directions were completed, and the lette
X deDositcd in their respective envelopes, stampe
and fastened: Grant talking, as if for his life, Il
while At last, starting up with groan of relic
bis Fred rang the bell and gave orders for his lette
nd TO be pOsted INN ediately and then he sat dow
To- to talk to Cant, Grant.
1e-
'h, The sunshine was steallng N ihro0gh lne gte
~ tlilL'us VI H4liA'S ti'eAH '''4i
Mt. herself. 1t was very bDou OF P9udor' dfal
ew red with white lace curtains, and the Soit'
lp, and most velret-like Turkey carpet served as
,ed resting place for G tiny PAR Of ieet 9etongng @
May Fairfax, The little lady sat at the Wlhdo
with an open letter IN her hand; her eyes YES, w I
reading it eagerly, her cheeks We're flushed !
my lips parted with a proud, defiant curl an9 i !.
er hands Qnvered so that she could scarcely hoiu
t letter. 1t was as follows:
dry :" M Dearest Nj have but few minutes
and spare, Tor this letter mustbe posted directly F.
Ned give me- therefore, if enter abruptly on a ys
: in painful subject. l have been thinking dee!
me since the receipt of your last, and have come
a., the certain conclusion tnat the engagement ous
but grieved for your sake, that this mast be; but
lied lieye me it is best-far best. Do not think
ON kindly Of me, dear, for mean it Tor your good
htl pray you do not think ol IT any longer we L;
ellis made a great mistake. I did not know thea "
n I do now Let all be at an end it mustneyer
Ger ! cannot now explain my reasons; viii do
try when we meet; only pray you consent to win;
d it ask of you am indeed sorry that necessity c.
&C pels me to write thus, and at once. regret
y i III this haste my letter cannot be as Kind
10, should wish. But if you will only take the
luoh ,Iicit now. Entreating your forgiveness,
it?H not an instant more time