Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-10-16
Ter came down to town by the next train

Ter came down to town by the next train
to look into this little matter.
She found the flower of the family
taking an early breakfast, at II a. M, in
his cosey apartments on Thirty fourth
street. With the least possible circumlo-
cution she confronted him with what ru-
NOR had reported of his pursuits, and was
pleased, but not too much pleased, when
he gave her an exact account of his rela-
tions with Mademoiselle Zabriski, neither
concealing nor qualifying anything. As
confession, it was unique, and might
have been great deal less entertaining.
Two or three times, in the course of the
narrative, the matron had some difficulty
in preserving the gravity of her counte-
nance. After meditatlng few minutes, she
tapped Van Twiller softly on the arm
with the tip of her parasol, and invited
him to return with her the next day up
| the Hudson and make brief visit at the
home of his ancestors. He accepted the
invitation with outward alacrity and in
ward reluctance.
When this was settled, and the worthy
| lady had withdrawn, Van Twiler went
directly to the establishment of Messrs.
Ball, Black & Company, and selected,
with unerrine taste, the finest diamond
bracelet procurable. For his mother
Dear me, no! She had the family jew
els.
would not like to state the enor.
nous sum Van Twiller paid for this
| bracelet. 1t was such clasp of dia,
monds as would have fastened the
pulsation of patrician wrist 1t was
such a bracelet as Prince Camaralzaman
might have sent to the Princess Badoura
and the Princess Badoura-mighth have
been very glad to get.
| In the fragrant Levant morocco case
where these happy jewels lived when they
were at home, Van Twiller thoughtfully
placed his card, on the back of which lie
had written a line begging Mademoiselle
| Olympic Zabriski to accept the accompany
| ing trit1e from one who had witnessed her
graceful performances with interest and
| pleasure. This was not done inconsider-
| ately. "Of course | must enclose my
card, as would to any lady," Van Twill
Ter had said to himself; "a Van Twiller
can neither write an ANONYMOUS letter
| nor make an anonymous present" Blood
entails its duties as well as its privileges.
The casket dispatched to its destina-
| ton, Van Twiller felt easier in his mind
He was under obligations to the girl for
many an agreeable hour that might other
| wise have passed heavily He had paid
the debt, and he had paid it en- prince, as
became a Van Twiller He spent the rest
Of the day in looking at some pictures at
Goupil's, and at the club, and in making
a few purchases for his trip up the Hud-
son. A consciousness that this trip up
the Hudson was disorderly retreat came
| over him "npleasantly at intervals.
When he returned to his rooms late at
night, he found a note living on the writ
ing-table g. Theatre" stamped in car
mine letters on one corner of the envelope
Van Twiller broke the seal with tremb-
ling fingers.
Now, this note some time afterwards
fell into the hands of Livingstone, who
showed it to Stuyvesant, who showed ii
to Delaney, who showed it to me, and !
copied it as a literary curiosity. The note
ran as follows:
Mr.. VAN TwlLLER, DEAR Sri am very
greatfull TO You for that Bracelet. it come Just in
the mic of time for me. The Mademoiselie Ia
to much for me. shall have to grow a mustasl
and take to some other line of BUSINESS, i don't nc
what now, but will let you no. You wont feel bad
if sell that Bracelet. have seen Abrahams
Moss and he says he will do the square thing. Pleas
accep my thanks for you're Beautiful and Unex
pected present
You're respectful servent,
CHARLES MoNTMoRENCI WALTERS.
The next day Van Twiller neither ex
pressed nor felt any unwillingness to
spend few weeks with his mother at the
old homestead.
And then he went abroad.-T B. III
drich, IN atlantic for October.