Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-06-09
From the Home Journal.
Our Bridal Tour.
INTERCEPTED LETTER NO. III.
Walpole, N. II.
SAN Francisco, CALIFORNIA,

SAN Francisco, CALIFORNIA.
M Dearest Amanda.-Here we are at
San Francisco qce, Amanda, ace. Isnot
that little pronoun most suggestive
one? You see, dear, that | am just as
much in love as ever. | have enjoyed
our wedding trip so much, although |
shed tears upon my mothers sympathet-
ic breast when | babe her goodbye. To
tell the truth, | wanted to have a real,
good cry, but was SO fearful of spelling
my dress that swallowed my tears, like
strong minded sister, Fred said. Then,
too, the very elegant and sty fish appear
ance | presented in my travelling suit,
consoled me for my minor trials. O,
Amanda, that dress is perfect; a true
shade of elephants breath, SO refined
and appropriate to the occasion. Maid
ems breath, my husband says it ought to
be called. Really, Amanda, my Fred
erick's soul is fount of everything poet
ry. 1t is the charm of my life.
saw number of Indians on the way,
and | must say that my sensitive organ
ization received a terrible shock. |
have heard of unclean persons, and |
have seen some, even in our set, that
were considered quite dntidy, but never
supposed it possible that anything human
could accumulate and carry round such
an amount of the unadulterated article
as these disgusting creatures seem to glo.
ry in doing. Fred says that is because
wrested from them, inch by inch, and SC
they mean to hold on to, and carry with
them, all that they can. They cling to
the soil and the soil clings to them, most
tenaciously. There was one horrible
creature who kept his eyes fixed upon
my back hair in way that made my
teeth chatter. Suddenly selling my hus
bands protecting arm, exclaimed, 80
Fred, that blue, red and yellow ogre
wants to scalp me-
"Why, my dearest Arethusa," he said
"that noble chieftain is admiring you,
golden curls."
/ had never before imagined that th,
gaze of admiration could be distastefu
to me. 1t is a pity the squaws have no
more taste in dress some of them would
be quite handsome, fashionably attired
but those old blankets have no style
whatever--so very primitive. You re
member Dick Hampton, of course?-
dainty Dick" Fred always calls him
Well, he was standing near one of tn,
squaws, when suddenly she stepped up tt
him, Selling the eye-glass through which
he was disdainfully surveying the crowd
stuck itup to her own eye, and. as it wa
attached to chain, their faces were o
course brought very close together.
thought he would faint away. All tn
men laughed outrageously, but l felt
great deal of sympathy for him. So re
voting you know, to high-bred refine
nature; but / think men are always de
lighted to see each other made ridicu
lous-the feminine nature is more com
passionate.
We stopped at Salt Lake and sa,
Brigham Young, who admired me yer
much; but his admiration made me fee
almost as uncomfortable as that of th
Indian, and | kept close by Fred's sid
all the time. But do not think that it
such dreadful institution after all.
would rather be wife No. six hundre,
than an old maid, and think it woul
be most sensible idea for all thos
homely girls there at the east, who eel
tainly cannot expect ever to have
whole husband apiece, to come here d
once. They would thus obtain the r,
spectacle title of madam, and escape til
horrible doom of spinsterhood. Ere
. proposed remaining here and said, "Sul
pose we send for Serena Murdstone. t
be wife number two p
J. "My husband | replied, II hope tina
| shall never be guilty of anything i'll
> bred or unladylike, but in such case a
that, l should carry bottle of vitriol i
2 my pocket, and if | saw you and tbs
: girl indulge in any demonstrations of a
i lection, | should certainly feel it my DIT
ty to uncork that bottle, and empty tn
) contents over you both"
: "Arethusa, dearest" he replied, "w
;, will continue our journey"
u / saw a cashmere shawl in a sho,
e window, this morning. that fairly b,
q witched me, and asked my husband I
buy it for me, but q write with tears
( anguish rolling down my cheeks he r,
Ne fused, on account of the expense. Til
d expense To think that I should a