New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-03
the brilliant prospect of your marriage
with General D. velin, l am YOURS aft, T.
tiOnately, ELLEN HARRINGTON.
LETTER III.
Mrs. Temple TO Mrs. harrington

| LETTER III.
Mrs. Temple to Mrs Harrip gton1
New ORLEANS, June %, 1874
Poor mamma, | am sorry for you! A
| headstrong daughter and an ineligible
admirer form terrible combination But
| am determined that an army of savages
shall not prevent your visiting the Warm
| Springs. L have taken Oscar into my
| counsels, and we have formed q plan in
| which your passive co-opera ion is alone
necessary: the active part OF it will be with
us. This Is the order of our conspiracy:
| You mus cease to show any active disap-
| pruval of Fanny's Irritation. Without alb.
solutely encouraging Mr., Savage, treat him
with that suave courtesy in which you
| excel, ana make your preparations for the
| summer campaign as speedily as poe sble
If he way lays You on the French Broad
as of cOuis he will-dont be disanleted.
He can not marry Fanny in those Wilds.
and you will have faithful allies near at
hand. When you reach the Springs, o car
| viii at once take charge of the rebe lious
| demolselle, while will devote myself to
her knight of the pencil
| Are you surprised! 1t is true that am
widow. it is true that am engaged, and
above all it is true that am probably sew
| eral years older than the gentleman in ques
| tion. but what If these things9 | am still
handsome-men's eyes wonld tell me that
| if my mirror did not-and | think | NAV
| say, with due regard to street veracity. that
| am not SO thoroughly out of practice that
do DO still Eemember how to make mys, If
faseina l. G, Trust me to do my share of
| the Notk. Trust me that Mr.. Savage will
have little time and attention to devUte to
| Fanny after l have known him twenty-fuur
| hours
As for Oscar, think he will do his share
equally well. Besides his interest in Fanny-
which is already very uarked-he will be
on mis- mette. Ii will be a point OF honor
with him not to fail Nor do ] think he
Will He has every attraction that could
possibly win girls heart. Few men in his
| own rank of social of life can hold their
own against him; it is scarcely likely. there
fore, that Mr.. Savage would be able to do
SO. even if were not lion in the path.
fon see how excellently we have arranged
every hing Therefore, beg you to dis
miss all anxiety and pack your trunks. T. Ii
Fanny to bring her prettie-t toll. ties; she
will need them all. l shall start tomorrow
for Moth Carolina, and shall engage YOUR
rooms as SOC as l reach the Warm Springs
Write to that place and let me know when
to expect you. Arfectionately, NJ. T.
Letter ".
EdwaTd Savage to Friend
ALEyANDER's, ON THE FRENCH BROAD
July Is. 1874. :
1t you could see the place where am
y
l ain at present writing, it is safe to say
that you would be devoured with envy
With what an infinite and condescr nding
pity 1 think OF you, sweltering on city
pavements and between brick wallis Here
man need never know what heart is
unless he chooses to set out and climb
mountain at mid day-an amuse,ue,t (
which l should not recommend, al
though if any one had fancy
that way there are mountains enough
to keep him employed Tor au indetin ia
number OF days. The house-the quaintest,
cleanest, quletest of old fashioned hostel
ries-is set immediately againtt one of
these mountains, with the French Bro i'd
sweeping majes Ically in front, not more
than twenty yards distant. Probably YOU
know nothirg about the French Broad, or
what refrain II chants as il cuts its i'm
petuous way through the mountains along
the rocky channel wbicn it has made in the
Course OF countless ages. just at this point
the current Is comparatively placid, but the
RESTLESS music of its voice is never sill. |
hear 1t as sit now in vine shaded corner
OF the upper pszza, ieafy depths of green
ness around, the sunlight striking the great |
eliffs across the river and bringing ont their |
splendid tlnts sense of inexpressible cool |
ness, freshness and repose spread over
ev thing |
But l can hear you asking why am rest. |
thing, because the chief part OF my work is |
done; for another thing, because / received |
note few days 60 70 the following effect:
DEAR Mr. SAvAGE-I believe l prom.
ised to let You know when We left home,
so that you might, if possible, join
us on our way t. the Warm Springs, in
order TO tell me what l ought to admire.
We start tomorrow, and shall probably
reach Asheville On the eighteenth We shall
rest there day or two before attemptfDp
the journey down the French Broad | hope
yon are enjoying the country, and that you
are prepared To play cicerone. Ax recoir
FANNY HARRINGTON
fancy the long whistle with which you
will say to youI self, "Now the murders
out" Yes, a woman is in the Case, and
very pretty one. l have seldom seen a
more seduisdnte beauty than Fanny Har-
rington. C"mplexion of wild rose, eyes
like Violets, prettily rounded figure, u
neat foot and gay laugh These are the
outlines; you can fill them in. She is the
style OF woman to be an aTrant firt, there
fore am by no means sure that coouetry ia
not at the bottom of the favor she has
shown me. Indeed, strongly suspect that
t Is, otherwise l might give you cause to
say, How dost thou, Benedict, the mar
Am iu love' Not whit My brain never
~So'" Al . 10 tlohdiIy, NY pulet never Dtat |
more coolly. The ''iever called lovingp is a
youthful disease, and l am NO longer yery
Voung. When man is thirty years old,
md has survived several desperate fits OF
passion, the heart should certainly be in
ubJection to the reasoning faculties Ntyer-
heless, Fanny Harrington has pleased me
Exceedingly. She is pretty, thor oughbred,
and-best of all, my dear fel-
ow-an heiress.
Now you elevate your eyebrOws. You
ay, "Is This Savage who is writing-Sav-
wage, who formerly denounced marriages
le conrenance as tIe worst Invention OF
he GeViif' Even So; and what is more,
claim the virtue of consistency. sill
hink that for q man to marry q woman
ybom he does not love, for the sake of
ler fortune. is disgraceful to himself and |
MUST 10 her. But / never h. ii that a
adrao9e de rdiSon was bad thing, or,
n oLher words, that a man should NOT
marry woman who pleased and sat
SIZED hia taste because she CHANGED TO |
ossess the addition charm of q fortune.
you can not perceive the distinction, You
re more Obtnse than give you credit for
eing
In truth, am daily more impressed by
he profound truth contained in The remark
Dickens stagec0ach driver: "Poyerty is
% disgrace to a man, but it's devilish ;pcup-
enient." am tired of grubbing for bread I
nd raiment and being tied hand and foot. I
q charming woman-you should see her
implies when she laughs-is ready to put I
ut her hand with golden gift in it-a eift
hlch means freedom, ease of mind and a
housand other thiDgs-should hesitate to
AXE it2 {