The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-06
Frank Seabury to her mother.)

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lying In my jewelry box.
Crank Seabury to her mother.)
IDALIA, July Is, 18-.
Dearest Moh,er-This letter is to be strictI,
private, devoted to your eyes alone and shall onl,
permit you to extract such bits for the public at
have no connection with what bave to reveal
In the first place, as Marion leaves In two dsys
for New York, it was deemed advisable that we
should celebrate by joining with our friends in q
| picnic at the Glen, lovely, romantic spot few
miles above here, where the river tumbles over
the rocks in cascades, and after winding among
| green hills and peaceful meadows turns suddenly
into one of the widest bits of scenery that can
| well be imagined.
Frank Hendley and Marion, Mr.. stuyvesspt
aud Kitty, drove up In single carriages, while the
large carriage brought Mrs. Putnam, Walter
Raymond, Angie and me. We had delightful
| drive, but have seen enough beautiful scenery
| to keep me talking for week when get home.
| 80 won't stop TO describe il here. And when we
| arrived at the Glen, Of course no one felt
exactly in his right mind until we had eaten
| our dinner. This took some time. for IL was
quite elaborate, and we couldn't find dry. level
| ground for the whole party, 80 that part Of us
| were encamped on the hillside. wedged in behind
| rocks and bushes, AM it was o long time before
all were served. You should have seen Walter
| Ray mond going around with an ice cream freezsr
In his hand and white apron tied about his
waist; and Frank Hendey making living lean
from rock above us and landing in the centre
Of the group with basket OF Strawberries.
MIR. siuyvessnt and Kitty had eaten in another
group and were straying about long before we
had finished. We were just going down the hill
when We heard screams and shouts below and
locking down saw Kitty sitting in little boat
that had grounded on rock at the verge of the
rapids. Frank Hendley succeeded In getting to
the rock and rescuing the dripping damsel, but.
of course, both the rescuer and the rescued were
In no condition TO enjoy "a stroll in the green
grass" and were accordingly cont home post
haste, Mr.. stuyvesnnt engaging to take charge of
Franks lady, as Frank had relieved him of his
When the picnic broke up, and Walter and MIR.
Stuyvesant had gone to arrange the carriages
Marion drew me little aside and said, Frank.
want yon to do something for me--the greatest
favor that any one could possibly confer upon me
just now-snd I'll never forget it, the longest dsy
livel"
"What Ia it ?" said /.
"Ride home with Mr.. s'uyvessnt and let me
have your place in the carriage"
"But how can |, when everything is all ar
ranged"
say you wish you could ride after it, snd Ill man
"But never could have the face. What will
he think Of me, when it has all been settled the
other way2'
''Oh, no man sees anything very criminal in adj
mring himself or his horse, said Marion. with
smile, and IL he comes in to spend the evening
and you will entertain him, you have no idea.
Frank, what an abyss of misery you may save me
FROM"
What could do after that but promise? 80 I
went down to the carriages, feeling like deep |
and desperate politician, and proceeded to adj |
mire MIR. 6tuyvesants horse. IL is O fine crea- |
ture. only should never have thought of telling |
him go.
ate seim." said Marion, drawing on her gloves.
"Oh, how / wish could p | exclaimed.
"If Mr.. Stuyvesant will excuse NE, will ex-
change places with YOU said Marion, "as my
head aches badly. and the motion Of the carriage |
10 much easier. go OF course Mr. Stuyvesant |
had to take me, and devoted myself to his en-
tertanment most asslduously, both during the |
ride and during the interval when he was wait !
ing in the parlor to learn how Kitty was.
just imagine me, il you can, mother selected |
TO help IN deep and dangerous plots, and tren-
BILE at the result of sending your daughter into
society
After stuyvessnt had gone we went upstairs TO-
gether, and as / stopped at my door Marion
turned and took me in her arms and kissed me
Then she said, 'Im coming into
your room soon, If may, for have something
10 tell you"
Then we separated, and went in to zee Kitty
for q moment l found her rather excited but
very amisble-a decided contrast, / must say, to
what she had been for the last two days--and she
asked If she could see Marion.
'Marion has gone to bed with headache, my
lear, said Mrs. Putnam. with look at us girls
10 keep quiet; sand You really must take this
powder that the doctor left, and go to sleep, or
you will be i'll. You shall see Marion in the
SO Kitty submitted, and kissed us all round,
old us we we're every one OF us perfect angels,
md then resigned herself to the soothing effects
u the medicine.
In few minutes Marion knocked at my door:
or since her return, in h nor to her altered posi-
ton as an heress, another and more elegant
'oom has been assigned her. SO you must Inn
sglDe Marion sitting in her white dressing gown r
BY the window, the moonbeams lighting up her
golden hair and deepening the mysterious shad-
)ws OF her dark eyes, with your daughter on q
lassock beside her, listening intently to Maron's
,tory.
tTo begin with. "'she said, 81 have no need TO
ell you that am 30 different from mamma and
sue that on many subjects we cannot possibly
each others motives, or appreciate
hem. This has made me very much alone when
have been at homo, and sometimes have been
'ery unhappy. Ny uncle Huntley used often to
invite me 10 his house, and there I met Fred
White. About ak months ago promised to be
liz wife; but asked him to let our engagement
emain q secres for the present, and he consent
I'd 1t wasn't altogether because was too cow
lrdly to face my mother and Sue, but I knew
hat the storm OF ridicule would come upon him.
90, and, well it seems horrible to soy such things
Vt ons's own family, but knew that we should be
or apart and something might happen where no
explanations could be made, to keep ts apart for
'ver. Ii there was nothing to sever, then there
,ouid be no attempt, thought"
~ think you were wise, said.
'Im afraid not. I told my uncle and though
he poohed at the idea of such long engagements,
10 promised TO keep my secret, and, think, was
he means Of getting Fred's appointment. He [
vas always kind to me. Bat now, when we might |
70 80 happy together, comes the worst trouble OF
ILL., FEED is very jealous-I can't say that my /
previous career has been such as to mako him /,
nythng else-and has even been 80 crazy as to
70 concerned about my friendship for poor Frank
iendley, who he knows is engaged to Kitty; 80
save been continually in terror either Of attract.
ng mamma suspicions by avoiding attentions, or
Il rousing Fred's ire by accepting them. had q
ong talk with Kitty yesterday, at FIRST about
frank but she grew very angry, accused me of I
ri wing Frank away, and told me that every one ,
new | had been Girting with stuyveeant. that
70 had proposed to me, and great deal more
hat it makes me sick to think OF. Now, have
reated Mr. Stuyvesant in anv other way than the {
nerest courtesy demanded"
"Certainly not said
j." But if Fred hears the story, told az Kitty
old IT. it seems 10 Ene that l should die,
frank"
Il.