The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-09-14

The ory 4eaIs. rustle ana the SOU lrrePs
The cool, fresh sir, whence health and vigor
~ spring, Ia!t
And promise Of exceeding joy hereafter.
HIS OWN EVA.
"She really is the prettiest little crea-
ture ever ssw," said Mr.. Willoughby
Vane. as he turned from the window for
the fftieth time that morning. "Jane," +"
he added, addressing the house-maid,
who was clearing away the breakfast
things. .'haye you any idea who the peo-
pie are who have taken old Mr.. Adder
ley'e house oppositeP"
"Well. yes, SIR. if you please" return
ed the hand maiden. sI met their cook
at the grooer's the other day, and she
said that her masters name was Black
Capting Choker Blaok-nnd that he was
his wife and daughter, sir"
rOh, indeed Did she happen to men
tion the young lady's name?"
eyes. sir. She called her Miss Eva"
,"Eval what o charming pame!" mur-
INJURED Willoughby to himself; and then
he added, aloud-s'That will do, Jane;
thank !you.l {Ehf.
MEiWilIoughby Vane was bachelor,
twenty7eight years old, rich, indolent,
and ,tolefahly good-looking. He lived
with 10 widowed mother in pleasant
house in the Clapham road; and, having
nothing else to do, had fallen desperate
" in love with his pretty pis-a.0is, and
anxiously sought an opportunity for an
introduction. However, having disco
vered the name of his enchantress, he
determined to address her anonymously
by letter. g: ~! NJ
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, 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 "W. ",
the post Office. Clapham Common. %
That done. he went out for walk, and
dropped the letter in the nearest box.
Regularly three times day, for q week
afterwards, he called at the post Office to
see whether an answer had arrived for
him. AS the week advanced, Willoughby
began to lose his appetite, and grew 80
restless and irritable that Mrs. Vane,
like fond mother, fancied that her dear
boy was unwell, and begged him to con-
suit their medical attendant. But her
son laughed at the idea, knowing we'll
that his complaint was beyond the doc
tors skill to cure.
BE 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 post mistress,
written in dainty female hand, and
addressed to "W. "" Almost una
BILE 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 again
and 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
afterwards he bethought himself that, as
he was still incognito, the young lady
would perhaps feel insulted by the ac-
ton. Besides, how conld she have any
idea that he was "W. w" So he went
indoors, and amused himself for three
hours in inditing reply to her letter,
which he posted the same afternoon,
and, in due course, second answer
arrived.
Auu eo ".o.ote "enu ou, cohstnuC
interchange of letters being kept up for
fortnight, during which time Mr.. Will
loughby Vane spent his days in running
to and from the post Office, writing let
ters, and watching his fair neighbor from
the window of the dining-room.
"Confound It'll" he would sometimes
say to himself. "How very provoking
the dear girl isl She never will look
this wav do wish T could catch her
eye, if only for moment. What a hor-
is! Depend upon it, Willoughby, that
poor child is anything but happy at
home with those two old fogies. Indeed,
her letters hint as muoh." And having
given vent to his feelings, he would put