The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-06
WHAT THEY SAID.
TAtlantio Monthly.1
(Kitty Caxton to Belle Pearson. J

Lh"Ab"o Ntoh"uit.I
(Kitty Oaxton to Belle Pearson.)
IDAL1A. June %, IS.
4 My Dearest Belle received your letter tire
days ago, and It's perfect shame that haven
answered il before: but the time is so much oc
cupied with parties and pleasure excursions
vArious kinds that really haven't found q me
ment to myself until this afternoon.
We are having perfectly lovely time. Every
thing IL perfectly elegant around the house an
inlido. and Mrs. Putnam is just as stylish a
:. Then. Vt a little distance from the Putnam
lives the Adonis OF the place, Mr.. Edgar stuy
vesalt, aud as luck will have it Frank Hendley i
yislting him at this very time. Isn't 1t funn,
how Chings will happen When Frank badt
me such q mournful adieu month ago, who
could have said that we would come to the
same place 10 visit7
Well, 1t wasn't of my seeking, at any rate.
can manage TO exist without the young gentle
man, and hope he'll find 1t out after awhile
had quite an adventure coming here. You
know that when started from your house i,
was 30 hot that packed my thick shawl in my
trunk, supposing, of course, / wouldn't need Il
before reached Idala, but that night it was
80 cold that really suffered.
a. had to change cars ut 4, didn't take q
sleeping berth, and endeavored &c mske myself
comfortable In the corner Of the seat, without
much success. At last dropped asleep, shiv-
erings and walked up when the cars stopped at q
station TO find 10 my surprise that some one had
spread q heavy shawl over me. II was q gen.
tleman's gray travelling shawl, evidently aud
after short inspection of the noddipg heads
around mo l decided that no one Of them was
tne owner, and dropped off again. About 8
o'clock felt some one taking it up very care
fnlly, and looking / saw q handsome young
Eentleman-just my ideal, Bslle-folding IL up.
should have thanked him, but he didn't per-
oeiye that ! was awake. and just then the
train stopped and every one rushed from their
seAts, and somehow lost sight of him.
Perhaps 1t was quite as well that it happened
&C. Tor II never improves my looks to lose
my rest, and besides, Belle the mysterious
stranger came straight on to Italia, and ia at
yon think OF that2 And he's perfectly splendid
md ever 20 smart, they say; but please don't
say anything about the adventure OF the shawl,
Tor think our friend Angie is turning lauguish-
Tor can't see; he's not particularly well off, and
Angie never 10 satisfied unless she has every
thing 9 little larger and better than any one
else. But It's clear case OF ''smite," and she
Isn't smart enough to do anything but purr
around oil the time in way that's perfectly dis
gusting. ! never could see how girls could 20
on 30. It's "Oh, Mr.. Raymond, are you fond
OF thisP" and waiter, are you fond OF that ?"
and "Don't you enjoy Mrs. Browning's poems p
lyou know how likely she is to enjoy them).
without giving any one ese chance to say any
thing at oil. fancy understand the duties OF
. hostess rather better than that.
But the joke OF 1t Is to see the poor fellow e.
cape when he gets chance And as that hap.
pens whenever Frank or MIR. Stuyvesant comes
over, Tvs not seldom that we go with Frank and
Frank Seabury for row on the river or walk
In the shrubbery, while Angie and Marion are
singing with Stuyvesant or lounging on the
i Oh, we're having q delightful time, and You
may be sure shall tell you every single thing
that happens. It's such fun to have these little
rornaDces occur in real life. Franks just as
hateful as he oan be.
Do write soon. I'm positively pining to hear
from you. Yours, ever,
KITTY CANTON.
(Marion Hallett to Fred White)
IDALrA, July 1, 49,.
Dear Fred You will see from the heading of
this letter that am once more bird of passage.
Mamma having gone to Saratoga with Sue, I
am making short visit to Angie Putnam. who
you will remember was at school with me ut Miss
Haxon's In those bssful times when you boarded
at cousin Kenneths and used occasionally TO be
invited there to tea.
Yee, you importunate fellow, / did miss Won
dreadfully at first l nearly drove Sue frantic by
walking about at all hours of night, and ate go
little that mamma began to talk Of port wine and
the seaside.
But have got through all that, and can eat as
much as 10 expected OF any we'll bred young lady.
and laugh and dance as we'll as ever.
have gone TO five parties and one German since
yUu ltlty Auu uNfe uhu gDo attendance OF l9Ha n
person than Mr.. Edgar Stuyvesant on number
less rides and walks.
hope You know who Mr.. Stuyvesant is, Fred
He 10 the richest and hamsomest young gentle
man 10 Idalia, snd very fastidious. "they say"
But haven't paid any attention at all to my
LORD LOFTY do You Understand, sir - none
whatever. However, he comes over quite often
with Frank Hendley, who is likewise visiting
here.
Frank u nearly crazy over that little witch of
There liz a handsome young gentleman bv the
name OF Raymond who IL visiting Angie. and who
i doubt not would be welcomed by the powers
that be as son-in-law. He, on the contray. If |
mistake not, cherishes a secret but must pro-
found admiration for Frank Seabury, while to
complicate matters still further, Miss R-t~, from
pure mischief, has engaged him in a Il. u, d1s
perate filtration for the Christian purpw = m. !
noying Master Frank.
ahs renders End .s. us terribly lis,ntc4
and we wouldn't - no, not for worlds
lose our tempers, yet Angie ia very an
10 propose walk, where slight change Of part
ners can be effected. which Miss Kitty, enjoying
herself 70 her hearts content in the parlor, IL
squaliy certain to veto.
Ihan, OF course, Angie subsidies into silence,
rom which 1t takes my most skillful STACEY to
'ouse her; and as Frank Seaoury never talks
rery much, the burden of the conversation falls
p Mr. Sluyvessnt and me, with the acoompani-
nent OF hlttys mellow tones from the deep
sindow.seat, where she and Mr., RAYMOND are
ensconced.
All this makes Frank Hendley about as pleas
mt companion as a young HEDGEHOG, and |
AVE several times been forced to remonsi rate
Nth him privately with regard to his behavior |
'ut all TO no purpose. It seems a great pity |
rhen they might be SO happy, that such ii.tie |
ealousies should come up to spoil everything.
Yesterday afternoon We expected to be LETT to
ur own devices. for the gentlemen hsd gone off
md
n the o'clock train. Mrs. Putnam and
Angie had gone out in the carriage to mako some
ais, and Kitty and l were comfortably settled
. the library. when in comes Master Frank. He
ad broken his fshing-rod early in the afternoon.
o explained, and as his chance of sport fort for
be day was over had taken advantage or the
fternoon train to return.
Here was grand chance for reconciliation