Wilmington journal., 1871-07-21
An KxnAusted HuAbnrc
We take the following from letter 3,

We take the following from letter sa;d
to have BEEN written by u bride
My DEAR AUNT :-AIthouRb Won to,a
when l. invited You I'D my wedui &. ,ba,
as TOO youDB tU mHrry, aud lot es,.hl1
ot choosing mate tor life prup.ry .nn
with due cGnsidt ration, know thai 80
mAy now feel that Was wlAer than 80
h"ugrt. In selecting dear Orlando
have g int d q most affectiouate aud a,,.
i've husband, AID OI o who has u.,,hs,
tault nCr vice. Heavens What mn.t
u girl suffer who dnds her-eif United ~
ssipated person, ntglectfuI OF her. a,d
per ons. who dIiuk, smoke, and do nj,
sorts of DIR, adful things.
Tnank Heaven, OrIALdo il D .rfection
have but one trIal-business takes him
so much away from me. lawyer must
atteho TO busIn, IS. you know ; aid some
times they carry On the cas- Until two a.
night. Often aud often he has examined
witnesses uLtli halipaet twelve, and Come
perfectly exhauStt d. Aud the nasty things
Will SMOKE so THAT his dear cuat quiie
smells of l.. And as it makes him as M a.
it does me, L have TO ar it, and sp,inkIs
the lining with Cologne wafer, before be
dares Go put 1t on sgain.
L had terrible fright the other night
dceaCfIl. Orlando had told ms that busi-
ness-I think he said that it was a case of
life and deAth-would detaia him late -
50 I sat up, as Ut suAl, with book and did
Lot sorry until U'clo,k. After at
was a little aDxICus, l confess. aud Caught
a cold in my head, ptepIng through TIE
up stairs window blinds; for, d. ar aun-, it
was not uutll 3 Oclo * LLat heard q cab
drIvIDg up the street. and saw 1t stop at
our door; thon ,hought / should faiut.
for was sure iOmr dreadful accident had
happened to GRAND.
FAN down TO o. en- the door. Mr..
Smith, friend of OrIando's, VINO is not.
L con ess, Very much to my ta.le-sucu a
Fed faced, noisJ mun-w s just sappo.t.
ing my dear boy up tue STEPS.
'Oh. WAL has Lappeneo? cried
"D1u't be 1rigLtoued, Ms. White"
said AIR Smith. Nothing ut ail: ouiv
White is little exhausted. AppllcatInn
TO busn So will exhaust man, and
thought wou'd b iug IN hone.
''Aii lIght, lie, said Orlando, s'SmitL
tells tho tIu h-Pm exhausted
And, dearest auut, he VS. 50 mucL 50
that be spoAe quite thick, and COUNT stand
up "ithout tJtlerIDg. Mr. Smith wos kind
enoogh to help hIm up Stars. AID he
laid upon the bed so Frustrated that /
tnougnt he was going to die. Then re-.
membetd the Freuch brandy Won gave
mo in cases of sickness. rau to get il
out.
"Bave you a little brandy and water,
dear p laid.
Tue very thing. Smi h is exhausted,
too. Give some to Smith," said he.
And 80 rep o o1ched my self Tor not hav-
i1g thought of 1t before Mr. smith Was
n. Bot g we a glass TO Oh .udo, and
unt PrO|i euco. L h'nk 1t saved his lIIe
for, %, hO- bad he
"B lila" said he, Il lite f,ltering in his
speech, 1.-THE ioom is go NJ rouLd so fast
tuere's two of you, aud | don't kuuw which
Is wuIch."
Knew thee were DIRE .dfal symptoms
Lake dirk, dear, said [, land I'll
ty to Wake Mary. aud nd her for e
do tor"
No." said he, "I'n be all right in ,hs
morning IN all IL ientnuw. ii res ur
hea tn. You are brick. l. Aud over
he fell fHst eep
Oh. why no Wen Il lux 80 mnch OF mon
ey -nakIuE /, not health better than
Any thing ere?
OF Gums as he had laid wn in his
hat. took that Uf first. Aud 1 man ~, d
to divost him OF Lis coat. BIT wu.n it
came 10 his ots-dearest aunt, did YOU
ever AXE Il gebtleuau's boo:s pr ba-
Oily not u yoG are single lady-whst a
task How do they get 'em on :? pulled
AID pdlie1, aud shook and wrIggIed, and
gave II up. BIT it would not DO to il ave
t. em on all Iii 4ht 80 went at L. again,
AID At 'a't once came of So suddenly, and
over Went ou the fl ICr, aud into tbs hat
which d put down there for q minut.
could have cIied. Aud the other of the
same way just a+ hard and just as sudden
at last. Then 1 put Il soft blanket oyec
OTlaudo, aud sat In my sewing chair all
Mig! t. oh. how heavily he breatned. -
And | had, as you may fancy. the most
dreadful fears. He might have kill. hIn-
self by his over application to business. for
all that know. The perfect ones go first,
it is said.
On. how differently should have felt
had anything happened To my beloved
Orlando He has not had so exhausting
day since, and think Sc the folly of
oVerwork though if courts will keep open
SO late, what can poor lawy ers do think
1T very inconsider4te of the Judge. / won
der whether he has a wife-the mean old
thing