The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-12-22
NY STRATAGEN

bad t-eu r.arc,l by bachelor an
Gle. ~ho. dyisg when | was cigtteen
b~aueat cd nae so tas trnder care q
Mrs Yetsy. h.~ AodsekeeIeF- = ~ ,h
;. age of .ge..sy fs- .sFy-Lf.y b4s,.s
s eYe-r wusnau ~ shf EoFii b,l' her !
woaj1 b e, lnort4fyIng 10 me. .art
dull aud uniutere~t;ny ~ yp8i. were
TO recapisuiaie The causes y aliicb hr,1i :
dislike 40 keen aid Intepac ia4,
just hint shs, Aithea Brand. who is nos
Madam with 40 usIy GermaG name
utterabiy uuproroa.o-able. hal souis-
thing 20 d. wisll Ioy misAnthrupy.
led aaie'. sosncwha. seeinded l.fs
"A life Of my own d..signing smok-
I'D and sesd, - weat 10 the elHt. or On
excursions, when | eIio-e. with no one
10 question tsas~ motives | congnfI-
lstel myself in a grim sort oi way
/ when alone on my freedom, which
! ferociously declared woold not be
dsspos.ed Of
Imagine my alright. my horror
when the following erlstie csmc to
hand
NJ Dear Mr.. Baynarsi: am dyiag
The only relative you have in the
world wall soon be All orphan. I con-
fidr her 10 your care, knowing your
nisgnanimity and benevolence Please
make necessary arrangements for her
provision. Do this for the sake Of your
dying cousin.
AGATHA FRoTn. .
could noi wholly resist this plea,
thangh depuied Ars. Yepsy, who was
/ IN every respect capable woman, TO
/ do what my conscience told me | should
have given my persoaal supervision to-
/ In weeks time MY housekeeper re-
turned, sayiag she had placed Floreue
in very respectable seminary; 80 |.
with n deep. relieved inspiration. dis
missed iny unweleone protegs fron my
mind. without any is4uiries reiative TO
her appearance, aud Mrs Yepsy was
TOO discreet TO farnish gratuitous infor-
nation.
At the clfsc of the war, tiny note,
in schoolgirls hand. came 20 my ad-
drcs', YVES angry aud annoyed. ! did
MT answer l. For five wears these
dreaded miss YES arrived with persist
en-. punctuality could not shut my
eyes To the fact that the unknown
writer had improved rapidly ia tasse
five years, though no great depth Of
thought was perceptihle; yet the Chi
Biography was elegant, the spelling, for
a wonder. beyond criticism; while
those giafing id,osyncrasics character
izing romantic young ladyhooi were
a Al.
she had finished her education. and was
going 10 stay awhile with the ''deasest
girl ia the world" y
read ih,s from tiny sheet Of per-
tnmed. paper, under the hall lamp. be-
fore going 70 Hrs. FincA's reception
had hardly paid my compliments to
tha, excellent lady before Judge Finch
took my arm, end. nodding toward Il
petite young girl. whom | had already
noticed as seeming 10 bewitch yoang
and old with her spirited, piquant ways,
said
"A young friend # my daughter
Miss FloFcile Froth. Shall ] present
you:
No. excuse me.
And as the Judge moved away. |
drew back in the shadow cf curtain.
and watched my ward. | had II long
fauciea that my banknotcs were devel-
oping a pale faced. faxen-ringlesed
little thing who would some day, in a
tit of romance. e!ope with n fictitious
lori. was not at all prepared for the
contrast 10 my imagInings that the
sparkling syIph presented to NY dazed
perceptions.
returned to my domicile. dreaming
of fairy IN crimson silk, with scarlet
roses IN her hair. and the next morn
ing became the recipient II the sub
joined gushing bat not positively com
plimentary letter
My be,r Old Guardian: Will YOU
allow me Ia come and see you | am
III town. stopping AT Judge F,nch's, l.
he an acquaintance of yours Just
gave nae permission 10 visit YOU. and see
il you regret 1T know how to COM
pound more than dozen preparations
icr preventing the hair from falling of.
will tie your neck cloth ldrab or
white d. yoa w,a, }. and get your cane
and slippers. aud make Cruel for yon
when you are sick with the gou, I'm
50 pretty and - smart. and can dauce
or sing. or Rad your German or French
authors. Your eyeaght must b. fail
lar. eh
,lo wish II Sc You, pledge my
word a. n lady. uot Ia II, dissgreeable
nor bring company. Ill Just devote
msssf L. you
car curious ward.
FLoRgLi.E fRoTu."
church esularly ,,,endoi wonli have
been shocked AZ suudry ejseuis'ions
beeo',es by that Ha,tering opis;le. in
which m,sIeSty ~ all cyents was not
apparent. iglaaee,, III the mirror. and
assert. wlthoat exaggeration. that IL