Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-09-01
The Postal Card.
BY FBANcEs HENsHAw BADEN.

toward her,
"Oh, lot of postal cards, Kittie an
swered, with a twinkle in her black
eyes. "Guess for what
II know. You are on fun intent. l
must hunt up Latin. French, German,
and Spanish dictionary, I suppose"
'.Yes, Kittie, darling, presently. First,
though, want to tell you something.
You know Charley Blain, and what ex-
quisite teeth he has p
sYes many folks declare he has re-
ceipt from Doctor LIE Blanc, for the pay
ment of seventy-6ve dollars, for set of
teeth for somebody"
"Oh. nonsense! | know his teeth the
good Lord gave him. Well, last week
he was absent from the Office five days,
with bilious attack. Saturday when
he came back, there, on his desk, he
found postal card. Of course, all the
gentlemen just round had peeped at it,
for they were nearly convulsed with
laughter when Charley walked up to his
desk and took up the card.
Uncle says they just shouted right
out when he laid it down and turned to
look at them. Oh, with such comical
expression he read out:
"DEAR CHARLEY-Your teeth are not
lost. John found them in the bath tub
after the water was let off. The stupid
fellow forgot to mention it until just
now. How sorry we are that you had
to be kept a prisoner so long, and still
more regret the great and unnecessary
expense you had to incur
s.Yours, A. B."
'sOh, declare that was too bad. His
absence from the Office made it all the
more funny. 1t must have been from
some one of the clerks
'.No, Kittie. Uncle says Charley
thinks it either from Will Lawson, or
his cousin Howard Marcy. So I'm just
going to set those young gents brains to
puzzling. It would be of no use to send
Howard love mlssive, for he cares for
his cousin Annie more than everybody
else In the world. He would know we'll
enough she wouIu noU send him one, ana
he would not care to find out about any
ons else. So what aoM we do 2"
IL know Annie's folks are awfully op-
posed to her having HIM, only jnst be-
cause he is poor. Indeed he is splen-
did fellow, and if Mr.. Lawson thought
there was any chance of his ever becom-
ing rich he would like him we'll enough
I'm sure. Kitty. l will get a pen. Now
how will this do ?" Nellie asked few
moments after, passing a slip of paper
to her friend, on which was writton:
HOWARD MARCY, Eso.-We have
been daily expecting to hear from you
relative to the funds in our hands. We
have now eighteen thousand dollars un.
invested. Please let us know, by return
mail, what disposition to make of it.
Respectfully yours,
ROADS & MEANS, Counsellors at Law.
30, Nellie, if | was not fearful il
might raise hopes in the poor fellow
would say it was just the thing. Bu
don't you think it would be pity %
Oh, l think he won't be likely tt
build much on it. Now I'll write lit
tie verse of purer sentiment. Ycu may
send either you choose
"No, will send the one you hav,
written to Howard I've an idea it vii
do no harm, and who knows but it MAJ
help him? l will tell you how"
Just then bevy of young girls CAM
futtering in. Kittie hid away th,
cards, slipping one, with the note sh'
intended to copy on it, into her pocket
That night the card was mailed t.
Howard Marcy, just about the time th'
poor fellow was sitting in his room, blu
er than ever III his life. Mr.. Andrew
manner toward him had grown YER
cold, indeed; he scarcely ever addresse,
him at all now. And Howard kne,
well enough why it was, and said:
"Just because cannot help lovin
! Annie he treats me thus Who coul
} live in the same house with her and no
love her? Dear girl +! Oh. if I wa
only rich! If can only get over tn
coming two years, with Gods blessing
do not fear the future | know / ca
make my way. But what a struggle
will, it must be How can | do it O
fifty dollars a month ? Board twenty
five now! And if Cousin Andrew cor
tinues to give me the cold shoulder.
; must find some other home; and {
f course strangers will charge me highe
t thirty dollars, likely Then washing
four more, books and tuition, fifteer
and | have six dollars left for clothing
and possibly, in few days, it viii
b reduced to just one. | cannot, with til
: respect due to myself, remain muc
q longer, if things do not improve. | thin
Annie loves me little more than CIR
u are apt to love their cousins I'm gla
we are distantly related, or the old gen
It tleman might add that for another ol
st jection. Indeed, if | had only the meal
t to buy that exquisite little pearl ring,
~ would find ont If che lovas mo &c hon