Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-11-02
Our Story Teller.
POSTAL COURTSHIP.
FROM ONCE A'wEEK.

SHE is really the prettiest little crea-
ture ever saw Mr.. WillOughby Vane,
as he turned from the window for the
fiftieth tine that morning, 'Jane,' he
added, addressing the housemaid, who
was clearing away the breakfast things,
have you any idea who the people are
who have taken old AIr. AddeIly's house
opposite?
well, yes, sir, if you please return
ed tho handmaiden. 4 met the cook at
the grOcer's the other day, and she said
that her masters name was Black-Cap-
tain Choker Black-and that he was
staying here on leave of absence with
his wife and daughter, sir
'Oh, indeed! Did she happen to men,
ton the young lady's name?
Yes, sir. She called her Miss Eva
fEvaI What charming name . muir
INJURED Willoughby to himself; and then
added, aloud:
THAT will do, Jane, thank you.'
Mr.. WillOughby Vane was O bache-
lor, twenty-eight years old, rich, indo-
lent and tOlerably good looking. He
lived with widowed mother in pleas
ant house in the Clapham Road, and,
having nothing else to do, had fallen
desperately in love with his pretty Uis q
Ci8, and anXiOusly sought an opportunity
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discovered the name of his enchantress
he determined to address her .anOny-
mously by letter.
Having decided upon taking this step,
the next thing to be done was to put it
into execution; and, having shut him
/ self in his little study, after many futile
attempts, he succeeded in framing an
epistle to the lady to his satisfaction;
| begging her, if she valued his peace of
mind, to return an answer to wv. ",
| the PostOffice, Chapman common. THAT
done, he went out for walk, and drop
ped the letter in the nearest box.
Regularly three times a day, for a
week afterward, he called at the postof-
! flee to see whether an answer had ar
rived for him. AS the week advanced,
WillOughby began to lose his appetite,
and grew 50 restless and irritable that
Mrs. Vane, like fond mother, faneied
that her dear boy was unwell, and beg
/ ged him to consult their medical attend
ant. But her son laughed at the idea
knowing well that his complaint was
beyond the Doctors skill to cure.
| He was beginning to despair of ever
receiving a reply, when, to his great de-
light, on the seventh morning, letter
was handed to him by the postmistress,
written in & dainty female hand, and
addressed to Wv. W Almost unable to
conceal his emotion, he quilted the shop,
broke open the seal, and drank the con-
tents.
They were evidently of pleasing na-
ture, for he read the letter over again
and again, kissed the envelope, put it
In his bSeast coat pocket, and hurried
home to see his inamOTata looking out
Of the window of the opposite house, as
usual.
For month his first impulse was to
salute her respectfully; but Immediate
\ ly afterward he bethOught himself, that,
as he was still incOgnitO, the young lady
would, perhaps feel insulted by his ac.
| ton. Besides, how could she have any
| idea that he was Wv. V? So he went
| indoors and amused himself for three
| hours, inditing q reply to her letter,
which he posted the same afternoon;
and in due course a second answer ar
rived.
And so matters went on, a constant
interchange of letters beiDg-kept up for
n fortnight, during which time Mr.. Will
| lOughby Vane spent his days running to
and from the pOstOffice' writing letters
and watching his fair neighbOr from the
window Of the dining-roOm.
! 'COnfOund it! he would sometimes
] soy W A44A45C4As L1OW NCII pIONOhllAH
| the dear girl is ! She never will look this
way. I do wish could catch her eve, if
only for moment. What a horribly
sour looking old crab the mother is -
Depend upon it, WillOughby, that poor
child is anything but happy at home
with those two old fOgies. Indeed, her
letters hint as much And having Civ
en- vent to his feelings, he would put Oh
! his hat, and walk to the postoffce, OF
shut himself in his room and compose
another note to his Dearest Eva.'
At length, three weeks having flown
rapidly away in this manner, he receiv-
ed a letter one morning from the young
lady, which ran as sOllOws:
"Tow.v."
SIR.-As it is useless to continue a cor
respOndence in this manner, think it
is now time for you to throw off your
incOgnitO, and reveal your true name
and position to one to whom YOU are not
totally Indifferent. Believe me that
nothing inspires love like mutual conf
dence. Prove to me that I have not
been imprudent in answering your let
ters by at once informing me who you
are. 1t is with no feeling of idle curl
Osity ask this, simply for our mutual
satisfaction.
Yours, ETC., EVA"
To which Willoughby replied by re-
turn of post:
Dearest EUG:-If you will permit me
to call you so Have you not for weeks
past observed young man, with his
hair brushed back, anXiously watching
you from the window of the opposite
house? And although you have appar-
entity never taken the slightest notice of
him trust his features arc not Rltogeth-
or repulsive. am that individual.
Charmed BY the graceful magic oIthino eye.
Day amer day, watch, and dream, and 'igh;
Watch thoe, dream Of thoe, sigh for theo alone,
! Pair star Of ClhphsH-msy I R6d my oERr
To quote, with some alterations, the no.
bic stanga Of the poet Brown ? And now
have q favor to ask Of you. Whenever
you see me at the window, take no no.
tice Of me at present, lest my mother
observe It. In a few days she will be
going out of town, and then we can
throw OF all restraint. Till then, Rdieu2
Ny own eyes are ever on you
Your own.
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