Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-05-01
A Romance of Facts.

Like the majority of our age and
situation we were ever on the alert
for some means of amusement.
Thus when we had exhausted all
our other resources, we advertised
for wife, and in answering the
many communications that we re-
ceived we found ample room for di-
vertisement.
However, the best of pleasure will
grow stale after time without some
innovation, and we tired of our cor
respondents, to finally divide our
sports in the shape of letters, photo
graphs, etc., and drop it altogether.
"Let's 'ad' for a husband now,"
said Will, with laugh.
Catching at the suggestion as novel
I quickly assented, and in few
weeks in answer to our appeal our
letter box was filled with carefully
written epistles from eager swaims
scattered all over the country.
But when we came to prepare our
replies we found ourselves in a di-
lemma.
Of course it was necessary our let
ters should be written in woman S
hand and as neither of us could i'm
itate to perfection, what should we
do?
II will tell you, WILL" | advanc-
ed, "let's get Elder C.'s daughter, to
help us ''she is a pretty writer
"Do you believe she'll do it, Hal :"
II know of no one more likely to.
Trying, you know, never was beat,
and it will do no harm to ask her. y
Il am agreed; but as it is your
idea, of course you must carry it
OUT
Now the Rev. Mr.. G. was the Con-
gregationalist minister in the place,
and / knew l had no very desirable
job to get his daughter to assist in a
rather questionable correspondence,
though we never intended more than
a little harmless amusement.
/ put on as bold a face as possi-
BILE, however, and persevered, win
ming, after overcoming her scruples
and many protestations, Miss C.'s
consent, upon condition that we
should carefully keep it from her
fathers austere knowledge.
OF course we agreed to that, and
affairs went on swimmingly. Miss
c. proved charming assistant, and
from the volume or tender cpisties
we replied to, we can but think that
more than one forlorn swain found at
least temporary joy.
For time we were in our element
of satisfaction, but it made us deal
of extra work, and we feared lest the
sharp eyes of the elder would find us
out, so when at last those anxious
lovers sent in their ''photo' and re-
quested ours in return, we decided to
call it square, and let the matter
rest.
Accordingly, l went to our fan
copyist and informed her of our de-
cision.
To my surprise she requested that
we should continue writing to one OF
our correspondents, who claimed to
be law student in the city of AL
bany.
Nothing 10th, of course | consent
ed, gently limiting that there nigh
be an unexpected ending to ou-
meaningless commencement.
! 'tNot that she replied quickly
blushing deeply, "but he writes splen
did letters, and / wish our cores
pondence may continue for mutua
Improvement.
The Albany student of law di'
write capitally, and thus he becam
the favored one, while all the res
were left out in the cold.
Again everything went on smooth
ly, until Miss c.. sent for me on
evening, and, with tears in her eyes
told me that her correspondent ha
proposed marriage, and actually Sc
day for her to meet him at L.,
station some fifteen miles distant.
81 know you may think this prems
ture," he wrote, but from your letter
] know / shall love you, and that W
, shall be happy together. | am
good circumstances, and have
bright future before me as regar6
my profession. Please do not loo
upon my offer unfavorably, and /
sure to meet me at l..
FRANK RAY.
e sP. S. If you come, please we'
|
the shoo-fy | send, while | have OF
to match it, so we shall have l
trouble in recognizing each other" ("
"What shall I do?" she asked as
laid the letter down. 81 did n
p dream of this, or I should not ha
: continued"
d "Miss c. Lreplied, ''why not a
} cept his proposal so far as to me
/ him at L? His letters have ever be
gentlemanly, and | do not dou
t. but he possesses those sterling qu'
1T tiles. 1t certainly need not rev'
rs in any harm to you if he fails to 9
pear, OF you should find yourself d
G. appointed in him.
= II cannot" she exclaimed, firm
m IT know / have done wrong, and
. 10 heartily repent of it now. Is tn
We no honorable retreat for me p
el In spite of all | could say, fou