The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-19
Stirrtro MiscfIInmI.
A POSTAL OOURTSHIP.

She is really the prettiest little creature
ever saw, said Mr.. Willoughby Vane, as
he turned from the window for the iftieth
time that morning Jane he added, ad-
dressing the housemaid, who was clearing
away the breakfast things, have you any
idea who the people are who have taken
old Mr.. Adderly's house oppositeY
----- We'll yes, sir, If you please, returned
the housemaid. 4 met their cook at the
grocers, the other day, and she said that
her masters name was Black OaptiHg
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,
sJ ton the young lady's pameY } Il
Yes sir She called her Miss Eva
Eva What charming name = inur-
INJURED Willoughby to himself; and then he
l,f added aloud: ifi TFbE'HE
That viii do, Jane; thank you 80
Mr.. Willoughby Yane was bachelor, %
years oldssrich, indolentand tolerably good
looking. HeliSed>Hithia widowed mother
in pleasant house on the Clapham road,
3 2 and having nothing else TO do, had fallen
Is -. desperately in love with his pretty neigh
Dor, and anxiously sought an opportunity
for an introduction. However, having dis
covered the name ofhis fair enchantress, he
p determined to address her anonymously by
letter. 80 fkL!fJ%
Having decided upon taking this step, the
next thing to be done was to put it into
execution; and, having shut himself up IN
his little study, alter many futile attempts,
%-re he stceeeded-in framlngsan epistle to the
lady roshis satisfaction; begging her, if ske
valued her peace of mind, to return an
answer to Wv, The Postofice, Clapham-
common That done, he went out for a
3 walk and dropped the letter in the near
est box. =
Regularly three times day, for week
afterward, he called at the poStotice to see
whether an answer had arrived for him As
= i the week sdvanced, fRinoughby began TO
( lose his appetite, and grew So restless and
irritable that Mrs. Vane, like fond mother,
8; fancied that her dear boy was unwell, and
y begged him to consult their medical at
tendant. But her son laughed at the idea,
knowing well Chat his complaint was be-
yond the doctors skill to cure.
He was beginning to despair of ever re-
ceiving a reply when to his great delig
on the seventh morning letter was hand
- ed to him by the postmistfess, written in
a dainty female hand, and addressed to
- ~. W Almost unable to conceal his
emotion, he quilted the shop, broke open
the seal, and drank in the contents.
They were evidently of pleasing nature
for he read the letter over and over again,
kissed the envelope put it into his breast
coat pocket, and hurried home to see his
inAmorata looking out of the window OF
the opposite house, as usual.
For moment his first impulse was to
salute her respectfully; but Immediately
afterFaTa hebethought himself that as he
was still incOgRitq the young lady would,
perhaps, feel insulted by the action. Be-
Sides how could she have any idea that he
was sW,s sY.Y So he. went indoors, and
amused himself for three hours in inditing
.1srrra replY,to her letter, which he posted the
f.st same sfternoon, and, in due course, Sec
.r,,.l -- -ond answer arrived. t.,r- a
.Iza- r And so matters went on, constant In
7e--i. = terchange of letters being kept up for a
g. ii7sJ X. fortnight, during which time Mr.. Will
ESQ longhby lYane spent his dsysin running to
l.. ~ and from the postofiee, writing letters
-aoiz and watching his fair sneighbor from the
- window of the dining room.
-lf1T asConfound il 7 he would sometimes say
-%-- to himself How very provoking the dsal
girl isl She WiIlneverlook this way. dc
wish ! could catchsher eye, if only for a
Lnoments What a horribly sour-looking
.t. old crab the mother isl Depend upon it,
Willoughby, that poor child Is anything
but happy at home with those old fogies.
Indeed her letters hint as much And
having given ventto his feelings he would
put on bis bat and walk tothe postoface,
or shut himself in his room and compose
siiiEbHsl another note to his Dearest Eva
At length, three months having flown
rspidlJ away in TINS manner, he received a
ssslssc letter one morning from the young lady,
81 which ran as follows:
TO W. V-Sir: As 1t is useless TO con
tinue correspondence In this manner,
think it is now time to throw of your tn