The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-06
kitty Caxton to Belle Pearson.

kitty Caxton to Belle pearson)
I IpA11A, July Is, IS.
Dearest BeHe-I must tell you all that has hsr
pened, or burst. I'm 30 mad Marion and
have had an awful unexpectedly awful "
said all the mean things to her tnst could thin
OF, and the only thing I'm sorry for is that
l didn't slap her in the face.
1t came about like CHS: This morning Angi
and were sitting on the piazza, and the othe
girls had gone to the postoffice. Angie was sew
ing. and her spool of silk rolled down off the ri
azsa, and into the grass. She went to get it, an
l didn't notice her particularly until che said in
. queer way:
"Kitty, come here"
looked. and she was holding in her hand wbs
seemed to be piece OF tissue paper. ran dow
the steps to her side and saw it was loos,
leaf from one Of those blotting. books, which
! had been closed on some manuscript where the
Ink was 80 fresh as TO leave the impression
II Was quite faint but Angie slowly read: II like
Frank. / am very fond OF Frank, and have
come back TO that word we couldn't make out
for the express purpose OF seeing her. W.
looked at each ether.
IT'S Walter Raymond's writing" said Angie
"Let me have it," said l. The moment looked
at it, recognized Marion Hsllett's bold hand.
writing like mans than woman's; but
had never seen Rsymond's writing and Angie
had, 30 how could / say il wasn't his2 But
knew better, for the last word that Angie called
''her" knew was "him.'
Ii Marion Hallett had been there at that mo-
ment, l believe l should have snnihilated her.
Everything that had happened came up before
| me like flash. All the walking and singing to
gether. that night before she went away, when
they sat of by themselves and never spoke to any
one else all the evening, and various
little attempts she used to make to
bring Frank and me together when
every one was around and she couldn't
have him to herself, all came upon me with such
force that for a moment thought / should die.
But didn't; was too mad.
Here, said to Angie, who was still crying,
give me th u paper. We don't want any one
."No-o.ol" said poor Angie, with fresh burst
of sobs.
"And no one need know anything about IL il
we don't tell. had just as soon not have any
one know that we had been reading his blotting-
book, hadn't your
| "Ye-s-s," choked Angie.
"Then let's cnt up stairs quick for the girls are
| coming up the avenue and they'll ask what you
| are crying about"
! Once safe in our room, exhorted my unkpow-
| ing confederate to dignity and silence. sympa.
thized with her on the fokleness OF man, and as
sured her that for my part, although was very
| much taken with Walter Raymond at first
| found him tiresome on longer acquaintance but
I thought he would do very well for . domestic
| little thing like Frank Seabury, all ears and no
tongue. And 30 well did succeed that Angie
| (partly, no doubt, on the principle which made
the grapes eour) was pleased to come to my way
OF thinking, battle her swollen eyes, and make
herself presentable for lunch. For on this day,
OF all others, Mrs. Putnam had decided to depart
from the usual country hours and give grand
dinner at o'clock.
Frank and Raymond, who had been PLAYING
croquet with the girls, came in to lunch, and
felt obliged to be rather attentive to Raymond to
cover up Angles deficiencies in that direction,
and don't suppose that 1rds particularly polite
Ar orr Lol -
again. and presently Marion came in. felt that
the moment had arrived. She began very mildly
by saying how fond she was Of her friends, and
how anxious she was 10 help them out Of trouble,
and that sometimes she was afraid she might be
| thought to be meddling with what did not
concern her. Then she began to talk about
Frank what a noble fellow he was, 80 true
hearted and faithful She couldn't bear to have
his heart thrown away by one that didn't know
the worth OF it.
Then turned on her and said that il his heart
tcas thrown away guessed there was some one
else that would be precious glad to get the eav-
ings: She said she didn't know what could
possibly mean; that it was evident to every one
that he would be devoted to me If would only
let him.
''As devoted as you would let him." said
''Ktty Oaxton," said she, 'swhat on earth do
"Wbat do meant That know little more
OF your plans than you think / do You've
played pretty smart game, getting people to
think you were going to take Ed Stuyvesant, just
to cover your designs in another direction"
"Kitty, how dare you say that" And her eyes
began to flash. "How dare you 30 miseonstrue
simple civilites to Mr.. Stuyvesant after the way
in which you have trifled with Raymond Poor
Frank! this is a worthy reward for all his de-
votion. To be accepted only to be dropped for
the next fancyl"
"Poor Frankt Why don't you spend little of
your pity on Fred White, that you've sent down
to Texas to work out his life for you, 80 that you
huva f11I uinu bara2 Ia day,tf Tn,
keep lot OF fellows in a row. like string Of dried
apples, ready to pick off the one that looks the
most promising. | used to think you we're little
more honorable than the rest of the family Ma
rion Hallett, but I've come to the conclusion that
you're the very worst. But you haven't fooled so
many as You may think, for all the people at home
know about stuyvesant, and Of course Jennie
White will ell Fred"
~ don't believe that they ever heard the name
of Stuyvesant."
belle wrote about it in her last letter."
/ replied. Don't you breathe word OF how yoas
came to hear, miss.) you seem to judge other
people by yourself. 1t isn't every one that can
stoop to such low maneuvers for miserable fell
low like Frank Hendey. Ii l was once teased
into something like half engagement with him,
thank goodness, I've come to my senses, and re-
sign him to you with pleasure. Here's the ring
he gave me; you'd better wear it,; it would be OF
piece with your other performances. But after
you've got Frank and Stuyvesant safely landed,
and on the string along with Ainslie and White
and the little lawyer at home, you'd better look
about before you decide Perhaps you can find
another young man to wheedle and coax and ca
jols until he thinks you are the most perfect
creature in the universe. OF all the meanest,
despicable girls I ever saw, think you are the
worst"
With that flung Franks ring across the room
and ran out. I listened down stairs for some
time, and should think it was nearly half an
hour before heard her come out and 60 slowly
down the hall to her own room and go in, locking
the door after her.
Well after this scene, just imagine me having
TO dress for dinner and make conversation to
silent Young man through eight courses. think
ought TO hare the credit Of being pretty good