Middletown transcript., 1871-01-21
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4 POSTAL COURTSlIlp.

She i, really the rrct,ie,t li,'lc crca-
turc ever saw, said MIR Willougthy
Nanc. rs h. turned from the wnlow for
tie riti,;h timr rha, morning Jane,
he added l,lr ing the hou.rraid who
was clearing away the breakfast thing,
" have YOU any il.a whn the people are
who have taken Old Mr. Adicrsy muse
opposite
WclI. YES. sir il You please" re-
turned the hanlmaiien =" met their
fpok @, 'he cror.r's the other day. aud
size >lid tint u.r uas.er, nan WIS
Black taFits hpkar Blarf AMI that
hc.v d, s,lyAs cu lsaa ai ID -en.e
with Ia. VII anil iaus5iey. sir
"uh. maead. pit ,be happen 10 men.
4au ha gaHts lady's Hsug
AYES, il Shc called her Miss wa
-" Eva. What charming name mur-
INJURED Wileughby to himself; aud iheu
he added ai3aI
THAT will do. Jane; thank you.
Mr. Wiloughhy Naae WI. a bachelor.
twenty eight sears old, rich iEl lrnt, aud
iolerably gool-looking he lived with
widowed mother in pheasant house in
the tnphth road, and having nothing else
10 Do, lad fallen desperately 10 lay4 with
Lis pretty tis-d.rjS. and auNiou>ly sQneh,
an opportunity toran Introduction. How
ever, having discovered the name Of Iii,
cncbautycss, he determined to address Ter
anonymously hs letter.
Having decided npon taking ,nia step
ihe next thing to hc donc was 10 put it
into executions; and, having shut himself
into his li,tlr study after many futile ai-
iempts. h. succeeded in framing an epsilc
IL the lady IL hi- satisfaction hcgging
her. if .hc valued his peace Of mind. to
return an answer to :" ". Y The pa.t-
Office, Chaplain common, That donc ho
went out for il walk, and lrapped the lot
ter in the nearest box
Regularly three times day, for week
afierward. lie called At the pu>t-otlirc to
see whether an answer had arrived for him
As the week advanced, Wiloughby began
10 lose his appetite, and grew so restless
and irritable that Mrs iane. like fond
mother. fancicl that her boy was unwell,
and begged him to consult their medical
attendant But her SON laughed at the
idea, knowing wei that his complaint wa.
beyond the Doctors skill to cure
lie was beginning 10 despair of ever re-
ceiying a reply, when to his great delight,
on the seventh morning. letter was
handed TO him by the postmistrcss, writ
ten in a dainty female hand, and addressed
to il" W. v" Almost unable to conceal
hi. emotion. he quilted the shop. broke
open tho seal, and drank in the contents
They were evidently Of u pleasing ma.
turc, for he had rcad the letter over again
and again, kissed the envelope, put it in
to his breast coat pocket. AMI hurried
home, to see his namorata looking out of
the window of the opposite house. MS usual.
For a moment. his first impulse was to
salute her respectfully but Immediately
aftcrward he beihought himself that AZ be
was still iacogni,o, the young lady, would,
perhaps. feel insuted by the action. Be-
sides. how could she have an idea that h.
was "W W. So he went indoors. and
amused himself for three hours in iaditing
a reply to her letter. which he posted the
same afternoon; and in due course, scc-
ond answer arrived.
And so matters went on, n constant in
terchapgc of letters being kept up for
during which time Mr.. Wilough-
by Yane spent his days in running to aud
from the Post-oiiice, writing letters, aud
watching his fair ncighbor from the win.
dow of the dining room.