Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-07-06

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hopes, and now you want TO turn
round and insult him. You can tell
him yourself IL you choose. shall not
hurt the poor fellows feelings"
In day or two wrote, trying to be
very firm and decided. He replied to
that, urging reasons for writing, and
one letter brought on another, until in.
tho excitement and delight of a scnti-
mental correspondence, / expressed
myself more strongly than / intended
In fact, might as well tell the truth; l
wrote to n man had never seen and
knew nothing about that there had been
stranger things than learning to love a
favored correspondent.
/ was very foolishP do you sayP Yes.
Crazed with excitement and not re-
sponsibleP No. For had been led to 1T
against the protest of my good sense.
Let it serve as n warning to other
girls. These written foIlies somehow
have the knack of coming back upon
their authors, like ghosts that will not
be laid.
was to leave school about the time
of my seventeenth birthday. AS that
period drew near, began TO feel more
deeply the folly of what had done,
and to see the necessity of getting out
of the entanglement into which / had
been led To tell the truth, too, be-
gan to get tired of the correspondence.
/ found that my admirers letters were
often ill-spelled and badly expressed.
At times he became so high-hown that
l could not quite understand him. In
my ignorance 1 thought could end the
matter when / pleased, and the very
idea that father or that my brother
Harry should find out anything about
it terrified me. / had no mother, but
my good, kind father was mother and
father both, though sometimes he could
be very stern when did wrong.
told Ellen that was going home
the next week, and should not write
again to her cousin. She must tell him
that 1 wanted the correspondence to
cease, and if he wrote to me at my home
l should be compelled to return the
letters.
"You know it's been in fun, any
way" / said. "And l want you to get
my letters from him and burn them up.
Here are his" handing her a package.
To my astonishment, she burst into a
rage. She, who had taught me that it
was only fun to engage in these affairs,
all at once became indignant at my
falsehood. She was always coarse and
common in her speech, but that day no
virago could have surpassed her in vul-
garity. She exhausted herself ut last,
and then burst into a passion of tears.
"You needn't think to throw him
off in that way" she cried.
you've led him on, and now you re
going home, because you think your pa S
richer than he is, you're for casting him
to the winds. want to say to you that
fun's fun, but this matter has gone far
ther than fun. Won't he give it to me,
tool" and she had another stormy par
oxysm. af M
l was terribly frightened, and it dis
humble pie Twas forced to eat that day.
l cried. lprayed, / presented Ellen with
a set of pink coral, on which she had
long cast covetous eyes, and at last she
apparently relented, and promised to
get me out of the scrape.
"At least I'll do my best" she said,
shaking her head, "but you don't know
Guy. He's mule when his heads set
on anything, and you can't drive mol
coax him."
, That was not exactly the noble char
, I cter she had before given him, but
! vas too glad to have the promise of al
. advocate in the matter to find fault.
81 low happy / was when reached
home, and felt that was not to leave il
again! How beautiful the garden anC
lawn of Plainfield looked under the mid
, summer sun! Then, too, Harry was a
, home, handsome fellow just twenty
with marvellous mustache, which h,
, had grown within the year, and trying
hard to be dignified and imposing il
manner.
| The following week there was to be
grand party at Plainfield to celebrat,
my seventeenth birthday. How happy
l was in those days, choosing my dres
: and having it made up, and receiving
and visiting the dear old friends wht
crowded in to welcome me! 1t seemed
to me no girl in the world had NOR,
blissful lot, and the future stretched ou
before me, a cloudless vista. If an in
trusive memory of the past year forced
itself upon me, I thrust it quickly away
and went singing and dancing through
the house.
At last the momentous day dawned
l and from early morning the household
: was in stir. had taken upon mysel
| the decoration of the two large parlors
and mounted ON a step-ladder, was nail
ing some trailing wreaths of ivy ant
roses over the doorways. Old Uncl
Zeb, our colored diniDg-room servant
marched in holding card on a salver
"It's no use bringing that, Uncl,
Zeb," I cried from my lofty perch. ."
couldn't see the Car of Russia to-day
with all this work to be done. Tell m,
visitor I'm very sorry, but it's impossi
BILE for me to see any one. Tomorrow
shall be glad to receive visitors.
81 done tolt him so, Missy" Eel
said, in an injured tone. "but reckon
he amt much of gentleman, least
wise he sez, eff you read his name, you'll
be sure to see him." -
He handed up the piece of pasteboard
and my Mortified eyes saw &c Reeves
on it, and then my brain seemed to swim
until / grew giddy. There was ont
paramount instinct with me-to rur
away. did not stop to think or reasol
on the subject. / made one spring t.
the floor
$50 back to the person, Uncle Zeb,
| said, breathlessly "Say you cant
find me, that I've gone away to stay
ever SO long. Just get him out of thu
! house. and o, Uncle Zeb, I'll do any
thing for you'll"
The next moment had rushed out O
: the house and into the woods which raj
. ON the side of it. threw myself on tn
ground and by degrees my senses begai
! to come back to me. Why didn't SCI
= the fellow at once, and get him ava,
, before my father or Harry should NEE
, himp Besides, if he came once, hi
, would be sure to come again.
l was utterly desperate, and decide,
it would be best to meet him in tn
road, and have the horrible interview
: over. ran to knoll which com
, manded view of the house, and after
time saw man emerge from the parl