The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-05-20
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NOTHING HALF so SWEET IN LIPE-
THE following extract from New York
sirIs diary Is given by Ell Perkins In tue
G,omeytia! Aiuetisr. The young LADY
!, supposed TO have reached her twentieth
birthday:
nineteen to.day-and I'm too happy
mlyC! How lovely the park looked Thu
Morning. How gracefully the swans
syarr on the lake, and how the yello"
iSndelioDs lifted UP their yellow faces
~ AIDert-dear Albert, passed mamma
and !, and bowed SO gracefully! Mamma
Irowned OF him. ., dear! | am not
quite happy. ,u,o., NINA
there, Four times be came and let MIN
nut his name on my card-then mamma
rOwned savagely. She said ! ought 70 DC
ashamed to waste my time with poor
GLOW like Albert Sinclair. Then she
brought up old Thompson, that horrid
rich Old widowGr, and lhad to scratch
AIbert's name of. When Albert saw me
dancing with Thompson the color came
to bis cheeks and he only touched the
ends Of my fingers In the grand chain. .,
lesr, one ofAlbert's little fingers Is worth
more then old Thompson's right arm
How stupidity old ThompOn talked, but
mamma smiled all the time.
Once she tipped me on the shoulder and
said in o low, harsh voice, "be agreeable
LIZZIE. Tor Mr.. Thompson Is great
catch" Then Thompson, the stupid old
fool, tried to talk like the young fellows.
lie told mo l looked stunning" said the
ball was q "swell" affair, and then asked
me 10 ride up TO tho park In his four.horse
DRAG. Bah Mother says must go, but
O. dear, I'd rather walk two blocks with
Albert than ride in o chariot with the old
dyed whiskers.
After supper such an event took place.
Albert Joined me, and after q lovely waltz
We wandered into the conservatory and
had nice confidential chat together. 1t
|, wonderful how we both like the same
things He admlres the beautiful moon
% dol. Hove the stars, and so does he
We both liked to look out Of the open
window, and we both liked to be. near
each other-that is | know do. Albert
lOtes on LOngfellOw, and o, don't | l
like Poe, and so does Albert, and the little
tears fairly started (but Albert didn't see
,hem) when he repeated softly in my ear;
For the moon never beams without bringing me
dreams
OImy beautiful AnnRbel Lee;
And the stars never rise, but feel the bright eyes
Otmy beautiful AnnAbel Lee"
and a good deal more besides, about
love and the sounding sea.
Whata nice, sensible talk Albert and |
had. First, we began talking about the
sVul-how destiny sometimes bound two
souls together by an invisible chain. Then
we considered the mission OF man and
woman upon the earth-hOw they ought
10 COmiort and support each other in sick.
ness and in health. And then Albert
quite startled me by asking me II I had
ever cared Tor any one? And when l
said AYES, papa and mamma" he laughed
and said he did not mean them, and then
| felt quite hurt, and the tears would
come into my eyes, for l do love
mamma, even il she does make me dance.
with the hOErid old Thompson, with his
dyed whiSkers Then Albert leaned his
lace toward mine. l felt his mustache
almost touch me as he whispered such
nice words In my cor. He told me how
be had lOngcd for an opportunity to speak
10 me aIOne-how-and then I was SO
happy, TOR knew he was going to say
something very nice indeed-when Ma,
with that dreadful old widower, came
along and interrupted US. "Come, Lizzie,
you gOwith Mr.. Thompson, for want to
present Mr.. Sinclair to Miss Brown" and
then Mao, dear she took Albert and,
presented him to the girl that hate worst
Of anybody In school. l didn't see Al
bert again, Tor when he came around, Ma
said, Lizzie it looks horrible to be seen
dancing with Albert Sinclair all the
evening. You ought to be ashamed Of
yourself"
0, dear look like fright know l
do, but hope shall look better when l
zee Albert on the avenue tomorrow.
Lets see. ! wonder Il lie won't write to
me' But III see him when lie walks up
from business to'night-maybc.' ~