The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-10
THE END OF A DELIGHTFULLY."-
ROMANTIC AFFAIR."
As Told in Her Friends Letters.

BOSTON, IS.
DEAR LAURA: You will be surprised,
/ know, to receive a letter from me
dated at this place so far from home !;
but, nevertheless, here | am, in the
heart of this great city, enjoying its
beauty and sightseeing to my heart S
content Then the lectures, and thea
tiers, and operas! But must not rave
now (the family say do literally rave
over them), for [ have something of
great Importance to tell thee.
| am one of the actors in delightfully."-
little love romance-do not be alarmed,
mine is only minor part-and as you
and | never have any secrets, intend
telling you all about the affair.
You remember, when was at school,
my writing you about my roommate,
do you not, and telling you how beauti-
full she was, with her golden curls and
blue eyes, so full of fun and mischief?
Well, for some reason, doubtless owing
to the law of opposites, we took a great
fancy to each other, and have kept up a
lively correspondence ever since leav-
ing school.
Two months ago received a letter
from her, saying she was soon to be
married, and wanted me for bridesmaid
-homely little me, think of it! She
said she would not take no for an an
swer, and that must come week or
so beforehand, so that we could have a
good visit, and then she would tell me
all about her intended, etc.
Well, who could resist such an invi-
tationp So here am, safely established
dol, tf,,1 10 - 4 L.,
pleasantest streets in the city.
You know, told you, Bertha Case is
an only child, and while her parents are
not rich, they enjoy the best of all
states, the being comfortably poor, and
Beth has all heart could wish for.
Now for the love story-and it is Just
as romantic and strange as a chapter in
any novel.
Beth has friend, also college.
chum, living away off in Ohio, and last
summer she spent a month here visiting
her. This friend, May Rose, came in
from walk one hot morning, and
threw himself upon the lounge, saying
go dear! ought to write to that broth.
er of mine to day! have not written
since | came, and it is so warm that
writing is altogether too great an effort
for me. What can do?'
"Well," said Beth, in fun, elf you
are so dreadfully lazy that you cannot
write for yourself, 1 guess / must act as
your amanuensis."
The idea pleased May, and so, after
some talk, she dictated, while Beth
wrote, and such gay time as they had
They were nearly all the morning get
ting that letter written. l.,.~
In the course of a few days came an
answer, containing message to the
amanuensis, which May said must be
answered; so it went on, he adding nice
little messages, until they stretched in,
to letters.
Well, Beth's story is too long to re-
peat all of it, but the sequel was as fol
lows: Pictures were exchanged, and
when May was TO go home, her brother
came on and spent few days, and ther
the engagement was formed.
Now, wasn't it delightfully."- roman.
tic affair? Beth says that at first it was
the novelty of the thing that pleased
her, such queer way of getting &C
quainted, and so different from all other
experiences. But from his letters and
what May told her, she finally loved
him for himself alone, and the few days
in which she saw him only made that