Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-05-19
Letter from Young Mrs. White to
Her Aunt in Boston.
NEw York, April, 1871,

Letter from Young Mrs. White t.
Her Aunt in Boston.
New YORK, April, 1871.
My DEAR AUNT: Although you told me
when I invited you to my wedding, that
was too young to marry, and not capable o
choosing a mate for life properly, and will
due consideration, I know that you now fee
that [ was wiser than you thought. In Sc
Letting dear Orlando, have gained mos
affectionate and attentive husband, and ont
who has neither fault nor vice. Heav
ems what must girl suffer who finds her
self united to a dissipated person, neglectfu
OF her, and disposed to seek the society o
unworthy persons, who drink, smoke and dc
all sorts Of dreadful things!
Thank Heaven. Orlando IS perfection.
To-day is my eighteenth birthday, and We
have been married year. We keep house
now, and I can make pretty good pies, only
the under crust will be damp. However,
think that must be the oven. Once pu
peppermint in the pudding sauce, lnst ad o.
lemon favoring but then Orlando was try
ing to kiss me, right before the girl, who
didn't much like either of us coming into
the kitchen at all
The flowers are coming up beautifully in
the back garden. We sowed great many
seeds, but hardly expected so many plants.
Among the most numerous is one variety
with large leaf, that scratches ones fin
gers, and don't smell nice. [ wonder what
it is? Orlando frightens me by talking
about weeds; but seeds always come up
don't they
Dear Orlando I come back to him again
so excellent temperate and true. Tell
all the girls to marry as soon as they can if
they can find husband like mine.
[ have but one trial-business takes him
SO much away from me. A lawyer must at
tend to business, you know and sometimes
they carry on the cases until two at night.
Often and often he has to examine witness
es until half-past twelve, and comes home
perfectly exhausted And the nasty things
will smoke SC that his dear coat quite smells
of it. And as it makes him as i'll as it does
me, [ have to air it, and sprinkle the lining
with cologne water, before he dare put it on
again. .. u
I had terrible fright the other night
dreadful. Orlando had told me that bust
ness-I think he said it was case of life
and death would detain him late. So I
sat up. as usual with book, and did not
worry until one O'Clock. After that I was
little anxious, confess. and caught cold
in my head peeping through the upstairs
window blinds for, dear Aunt, it was not
uutil three o'clock that | heard cab driv-
ing up the street, and saw it stop at our
door. Then | thought should faint. for [
was sure some dreadful accident had
happened to Orlando
I ran down to open the door, and
Mr. Smith, friend of Orlando's, who is
not, confess, very much to my taste such
a redfaced, noisy man-was just supporting
my dear boy up the steps
ooh, what has happened p cried I.
Don't be frightened, Mrs White said
Mr.. Smith. Nothing at all. Only White
is a little exhausted. Application to bust
ness will exhaust man, and I thought Id
bring him home"
Cali right, Bell said Orlando "smith
tells the truth I'm exhausted"
And, dearest Aunt, he was so much SO
that he spoke quite thick, and couldn't stand
up without lettering Mr.. Smith was kind
enough to help him up stairs and he laid
upon the bed SO Frustrated that I thought he
was going to die. Then I remember the
French brandy you gave me in case of sick
ness ran to get it out
''Have little brandy and water, dear, >
I said .sE.
"The very thing Smith is exhausted
too Give some to Smith" said he.
And I did so reproach myself for not hav-
ing thought of it before Mr.. Smith was
gone But gave glass to Orlando, and
under Providence, think it saved his life
for oh how bad he was
BELLA" said he, quite faltering in his
speech, "the room is going round so fast,
that l can't catch your eye. And besides,
there's two of you, and I don't know which
is which"
knew those were dreadful symptoms
Take a drink, DEAR" said I. ssAnd I'll
try to wake Mary, and send her for the doc.
tor"
"No," said he. ''Ill be all right by
morning. I'm all right now Here's your
health You're brick. II And over
he fell. fast asleep. ...
Oh, why do men think so much of money
making? Is not health better than any.
thing else ?
OF course, as he had laid down in his hat,
l took that off first. And I managed to di.
vest him of his coat. But when it came tc
his boots-dearest aunt, did you ever
take off gentleman's boots ? probably not
as you are single lady-what task How
do they ever get 'em OIL I pulled and
pulled, and shook and wriggled, and gave il
up. But it would not do to leave Them on
all night; SO I went at it again, and at last
one came off SO suddenly; and over I went
on the floor, and into his hat, which had
put down there for minute. could have
cried. And the other came off the same
way, just as hard, and Just as sudden a
last. Then I put soft blanket over Orlan
do, and sat in my sewing chair all night
Oh, how heavily he breathed And I had
as you may fancy, the most dreadful fears
He might have killed himself by bis over
application to business, for all [ knew The
perfect ones go first, it is said.
However, imagine my delight when, a
noon next day, he was able to get up, eat 6
slice of toast and drink cup of strong tea,
and declared himself npuch better, though his
head aehed
How happy was found myself laugh
ing over little incident that occurred that
afternoon, as though I had never had any
trouble A lady's glove fell out of Orlan-
dos pocket, and the fragments of bouquet.
The bouquet he had, of course, bought 70.
me, thinking to be home early, and the