Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-04-28

w Hat uOeS LulS mean, ION |!
1T means that that picture, according
to Madam What's her-name q never can
think of it., is the picture of the future
Mrs. Spencer
And you really received likeness
We'll, now, that's hard question.
did and didn't. I received two piece,
the one was to place over the other,
sprinkle with water, and await the result
| have done SO, and behold the picture
doth appear. I tell you what it is, she is
beauty
What is this said Fred Seaton, taking
up letter which lay near.
%, that is her name and address :.
Amy Watherall, San Francisco, California,
and [ am to be married one year from the
tenth of last May. Is net this a great
piece of humbuggery; of course there is
no such person in San Francisco
why don't you write and see 2
Mr.. Frederick Seaton, who was en-
dowed with SO much wisdom at the time
that he took to himself wife, advising me,
Thomas II. Spencer, bachelor, to send to
San Francisco, to advertise for person
whom no tody knows! wonders will never
cease. Why, Fred, do you think that
| am going to make greater fool Of
myself than I have already done? I
guess not
But you can easily write note to that
name if there is no such person, no harm
is done if there Is, Why
4 can write and say MY dear Miss,
it is my destiny, and also yours, that we
should be united in the holy bonds of
wedlock. Come right up here and fulfill
your destiny.' After all Fred. you may
be right. [ will send to her;' and Tom
drew bis writing desk toward him, and
scene second closes with nearly the same
position of the characters as scene first,
the difference in the scenery being in the
first, Fred Seaton's library, and in the
second, fom Spencer's bachelor rooms.
'WelP have you heard from Amy ?
was the question asked by Fred of Tom
for several successive mornings after this
event. The answer was always No.
until at last the friends we're convinced
that no such person existed, and the
subject was gradually dropped. One
morning, however, Tom came into the
office, and, Shaping Fred, who was seated
at the desk, GA the back. EXCLAIMED
L have received a letter from Amyp
Tom, is there such person, or are
you only jesting?
Look for yourself, and he thrust q
letter into his friends hand.
Fred opened and read it.
SO she is willing to correspond, pro-
vidipg you can scEd satisfactory refer
ences. Very particular we'll, rather
like that. She has underlined, merely
for the sake of mutual Improvement
She gives you fair warning that her heart
is not to be caught by the name Of Thomas
Spencer, Esq. Do you intend to keep
up the correspondence, Tom 2
Certainly, if only for the sake, as she
says, of mutual Improvement. Who
knows what may happen ? if she is half
as good looking as the picture, [ don't
know but Here he thrust the pen into
the inkstand and commenced writing his
second letter to Miss Amy Wetherall,
while Fred looked on, and by the smile
which twink!ed in his eyes, we may pre-
sumo that he enjoyed the joke as much as
he would have done before he took wife
and was endowed with wisdom.
Weeks passed on the correspondence
still continued, with strong signs of ma-
tual improvement, if We might judge from
,he heading of Toms letters. which from
Respected Miss gradually became Dear
Amy He had also sent his likeness
did he not have one of hers, and of course
it was nothing but right that she should
have one of his.
One morning, after the receipt of a
letter, Tom suddenly exclaimed
Fred, I'm going to San Francisco to
see Amy
Very well said. but how are you to
find her in San Francisco I; althoghu not
SO far from Virginia City, is not SO small
place that you can 90 down, inquire
for Amy Wetheral, and have her house
pointed out to you 2
oh, I shall write for her address first
DO you think that she will give it to
you?
I'll try at any rate, and he did try. re-
ceiving an answer to the effect that Amy
would be happy to see her unknown friend.
So in due time we find Tom in San Fran
cisco, looking intently for Woodward
Street. At last he found it. Surely
there was some mistake, for the name Of
Berton was upon the door plate. He
looked again at the directions; no, there
could be no mistake. Amy was probably
boarding there; she might be relation
of the Bertons. living with them or she
might be, and his heart sank, some servant
of the family but no, her letters showed
refinement and taste. Then again be
thought she might be a relation, probably
poor relation, depending upon their char
ity. What! bis Amy recipient Of char
ity be would know the worst at once.
and be gave the bell vigorous pull. Was
it fancy, or did he see smiling face al
the window above If he did, it was ina
mediately withdrawn, and soon the door
opened and young lady stood before him
She was no servant, As was plainly 70 b.
seen. 1t was not Amy, for had be moi
her picture engraved upon his heart. never
to be erased Who could she be :? He
half wished tasre was no time foi
conjecture. She was waiting to know biz
errand He must speak, and for the hrs'
time in his life ha could not speak freely.
'Is-is-Nlis.'-h was surely going &c
choke, and those eyes looking st him oil
the while. He could feel that they were
looking at him, bat he dare not look ur
to see. Bnt an effort he must make |; 80,
clearing his voice. be said: