New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-16
A YOUNG LADY'S LETTER.

and the boat-shed to the right; the pole IN the
craft the swans; the little boy fishing from the
bank; and what is always to he heard are the
sounds Of PPHg Tn1P IN tSe distance of rocks
cawing pleasantly in the fields out yohder oV 'le
lock. - u,n,ho,d or
indeed on any other bridge is the very charming
Young girl that leaning over the bridge parapeI
on lovely afternoon IN Oct9oer Iast ma on sn
THAT she was frivolously twddling piece OF NOTE
paper into the shape of paper boat was 10 De re-
imam nerhaps especially-who took one glance at
this fascinating Young lady being a9 u were COIL on
RoweveT. since, from the modesty of her dress ana
manner nobody could possibly infer ~ Is Inao sue
was as wealthy 65 S Ss So of full aSe her own mistress
This very desirable young lady was tne WIFE
she twiddled her piece OF notepaPeI, osten S
ENGAGED in admirng the beauties OF nature ana en-
ioying the sweet freshness ofthe breeze: In reaty
6oweyer she was rather more occupied IN endeaV-
or;n0 in the most modest and one might almost say
sbves manner in the world to attract the attentIon
OF n very handsome young man who STOOD WIN ms
hands in his pockets, and moody race ~ o ee "0o
He certainly did not sec her, but he was never
tbeless thinking of her. and as the thoughts OF Ootn
gentleman and lady at TINS there is no reason
C,hy thev should not be set down here' his Is
what the young lady was thinking: 5 4hio Sho
,oieS so merit when she brought it out to me. And
6V indeed did she trouble herself to bring IT ont at
oil
S soIt of dncIment to leave about ones ROOM And
If certainly is not. ] think being SO much IN iove
with Mr.. Lescar makes me stupid; ssif o am
I'm love with him, and am sure he thinks aoout as
mnch of me as he does of his boots; less perhaps
fescoS that's very certain. wonder now if he
were tc suddenly look tup and shout 20 me mHG a
P Hi Hulio Miss Phoebe Munniss, haven, IA
nenny and you are are conveniently men ouI ~
try to like you If wish it, wonder II Sioui e
S,ni1 nIease MI Iescar do wish it, Sometimes
fancy can't be really in love. because am aDe 70
ia tbis ioccse way to myself And yet it is certain
that the mere sight of his hat lying on tne nan
table this morning MADE ear my Te nea there he Stands
looking as cross as two sticks, and quite absorbed
in that foolish old hen cluckng at her chlck zd
: woman would not stand there looking az an ola
hen while an unmarried gentleman with ever so
much hateful money S SSs WoId know directly
and be all alive and gracious, and meeting hn nan
way. do SO wish were Door, and very lovely ana
than nerhaus . :" ETC., etc. =,
' The Gentleman was thinking that if he had nil
lion year, he would lay it-and himsei1Iat MISS
only painta famous pictuTe-or MrtG OOOk s9aT
woilld set the whole world wonderng-or Deuer
still, if he could save her from drowmngnnot IN
this bit Of river but in the sea- from SHPThre GE
swimmng about with her for forty-eight hours
SsrbaDs and being cast on desert island and hav-
s as s Sa and wild beasts At this point in
e.; as9s"+ons fhe voung man laughed right OUT rs
well he might AND iS Mis- fM annsS his short
holiday, which came to an END on the uay ai'et ~
next and to certain red spot when had COIN a., az
the end of his nose Just where anybody-say MISS
Nnnniss-Would be sure to notice 1t. At that mo-
ment Miss Munniss. goaded to desperation by the
apathy of this most aggbEay'hg MT SsUccesssV
for Mr. Iescar Immediately looked up ana MS race
became radiant: On or;1be
"HowdyOu dor cried she' and nodded well
NE Tescar called out somethipg-but Miss Nun
Miss conld not make out what-and most anxious
not tn lose one of the words of @isdoIn that feli
from the lips of her love, leant over 'e paiape''
MIR Iescar repeated his remark. But 1t was lost
on Miss Munniss for at that moment meddleSome
her face as it were on purpose: ,
She aid furious battle with the intruder and
wOrsted him. Meanwhile MI LeSc ar seSig n to
her assistance, when lie was suddenly stoDpeu. Ins
niece of paper she held in her hand had cropped
from her aGitated grasp, and gently 1utterlng mere
and there had reached the river, and was sailing
down the stream like the gallant paper Oo"'
What had arrested young Lescar's attention was,
not this comparatively unlmpOrtant TACT; u wat
fhe face of distress; the wild clasp OF the hands
on the bridge. Had it been her whole fortune IN
bank notes that sailing away SO swiftly, sh'
could hardly ave appeared more noiToP tb
honnd toward a punt conveniently moored 10 me
hank by an iron chain and a SPIKE, tore up .tnt
spike, and by the mere impetus Of his spTng int,
Ske mint sent it out into mid-strealn. When ~
found himself there he suddenly perceived THAI III
ns SAiI hight all rightp cried he. "Never mind
He was fTll of enterprise, discrimination anC
ardor standing valOrously in this empty punt. Bu
the punt being left to itself took tits own eare1u
time, and swung slowly round, floating sftdeway
ike hanSOGaO t hSIS he cod be quite as vaiian
and nseful standing in the middle of the punt as
one side, and that she would so great deal bette
iO M sag Miss Munniss had rushed down from
the bridge to the boat-house, and was screaming
the S tGp q esI TY''G Mover mind Do come back
Never mindI It's nOthingl Oh my goodness me
~9ai sh Iast remark She made to herself and for al
,onng Tesear heard of the others, she might n
well have made them to herself also
eneonraafngly. 1t was needless, he thought to tel
her that he couldn't "come BACK" even II
wished it. ,.,
Az he smoke, however, he suddenly disappeared
ond there was wild flourish Of boots in the an
He had only lost his balance when IS p?ssioiHI
70 person who is standing sef mn he heard I'M
,n,StaEaile sounds Of laughter from the dlst3h
bank ON which Miss Munniss stood ihls se sew =
nS T which very likely was nothing but y S
letter from some schoolgirl TREND Dack u Al
Nunniss or he would perish III the aIteunPit, Aha
shis excited pursuit of piece of evidently useles
paper, than his returning TO her without IT, 30,
Meanw lille she had finished her wicked ianght 81
and had run as hard as she could run aIGng III III
treaties that Mr.. Lescar would give it up and com
back.
But Mr. Lescar was deaf TO then. In the mrs
rlaca because tho furious barking OF two smal
SnSs that had followed her prevented his hearin
thsn' secondly, because lhe could not come bac
,zifhout punt-pole. -.
"HSr"liS Miss Munniss was stopped by n close
Aye-barTei gate---on the other ade OF which wer
49, She made Q final attempt as MI. Lesca
$500 awsv and thistime he felt sure he heard he
seS q Don;t read it,
Nav fhis seemed very unnecessary ,request. 7
make TO an honorable man. ana 6tul , Lfscat aSl