Little Falls transcript., 1883-10-12

MISS Leslie as soon as Sne was seated.
ssW ho is that young lady inquired q
stately looking gentleman standing near
the entrance, of his companion.
That young lady is the daughter Of
Howard Leslie, one Of our wealthy mer-
of the season. Is she not beautiful"
replied the person addressed.
Beautiful! why, she is angelic. ]
never saw SO lovely q woman in my life.
Are you acquainted? if 30, pray present
| me" .*@ .s~%
| 81 will, with pleasure; excuse me a
moment, and I win speak to her" 4T
Sidney Richmond left his friend, and
crossed the room; approaching Emily,
he said: 0 5z r. ~ H.. -. r
aMiss Leslie, good evening, ! am de-
lighted to see you present this evening;
/ hope you have fully recovered from
the effects Of the fatigue attendant upon
the gayeties OF last evening" @ 1
s'Ihank you, Mr.. Richmond, oh, yes;
I never tire, you know. We had de.
| lightful time last evening, did we. notT
1--WE did, indeed; / have a friend, Mr..
Gray, who is anxious to be presented.
May be allowed the honor?" - ye
Certainly" was the brief reply, and
in another moment Emily Leslie and
l :" dlkCi StAOy "O1O oCSu0A1lSIos
A word or two in regard to Walter
Gray. ,.-.
He was man of perhaps thirty,
promising lawyer from neighboring
city. His parents had left him an orphan
while he was yet schoolboy; and when
he reached his maturity, he became the
possessor of a prlnceIy fortune. He had
mingled much in society, but had never
met a woman he considered suitable for
wife, and thus he had reached what
| many at the present day consider the
years of t}achelorhood, and was still nm
married. Many fair and beautiful vo-
| men had endeavored to throw around
him captivating spell, all to no pur-
pose. but now, ON the evening he met
| Emily Leslie, ne was in love. Reader,
10 you believe in love at first sight? I
do, because I have often seen it demon
strated in life.
Yes, Walter Gray, the man most la
dies considered confirmed bachelor,
was in love and with ballroom belle,
the last person in the world he sup
| posed he would fall in love with beings
he had for years professed to despise /;
but he found it impossible to resist the
fascinations Of Emily Leslie, and she
was far from being disinterested in her
| HNu4AA O1. A1IO OhACOu3 CudttCu d1A0A
airted with him the entire evening,
much to the discontinue of numberless
bralnless fops who had followed in her
train since the opening of the season.
| When the scene Of the eayety was
over, Mr.. Leslie extended pressing
invitation to Mr.. Gray to call often
while he remained in the city; and EN-
| ilv declared that he was the most fas-
cinating man she had ever met"
| Week after week flew past, and night
after night found Emily at some scene
of gayety, ever attended by Mr.. Gray.
I Elsie's fears were uot without founda.
ton; the habit of taking stimulants was
steadily growing upon Emily-and ev-
cry evening ere she dressed for the ball
room, Or the theatre, she felt
"obliged" to take something to drive
! away the feeling of depression that pc r.
vaded her being; the tablespoon was
oftentimes wine glass full. Elsie re-
nonstrated with her, but it produced
no effect; she 'tmust have it," she said,
or she could not keep up," and she did
| have it.
After prolonging his stay two months
Walter Gray returned to his home, not,
| promise from Emily to meet him at Sar-
and the warm months of summer came.
No words of love had passed between
| them, but in thousand ways Walter
Gray had told bis love, and in thousand
| ways Emily had given him to under
stand that it was appreciated and recip-
| rocated.
Not many days elapsed after his de-
parture before MIR. Leslie received let
ter from him requesting the privilege of
corresponding with his daughter Emily,
| which request Was readily granted, for
Mr.. Leslie was pleased with the atten-
| tions shown bis daughter by Mr.. Gray,
| and freque 1t missives passed between
the lovers.
At length the season OF fashion and
! gayety were over, and a few weeks Of
rest and quiet was allowed to ia shion
votaries, before the season at the water
ing places commenced, three weeks
were employed in purchasing and ma
the summer months at the Springs, New
port, or Niagara.
The secret sin Emily had deter mined
to relinquish as soon as balls and par
ties were over, she found too forcibly
established-too deeply rooted to throw
aside without an effort-and she was
| unwilling-disinclined to make the nec-
| essary effort, and thus day after day,
week after week she took her usual
| amount of stimulant.
The arrangements of the summer tour
were all completed the trunks packed,
and everything in readiness. Elsie had
consented to accompany the family to
Saratoga-and they all stood iu the hall,
arranged in travelling costume, waiting
for the carriage to arrive which was to
convey them to the depot when Emily
was suddenly seized with fit of faint
ing. They bore her to her chamber,
and dispatched a messenger for physi-
clan. When he arrived he shook his
head sadly, and said:
81 fear, sir, your daughter will have q
severe illness, there is every indication
of an attack of brain fever" - -:
And he was correct; the next morn
dellrium. Mr.. Leslie sent telegram to
Walter Gray informing him of the ca use
of their non arrival at Saratoga, where
he was waiting to receive them,
Imme diately upon the receipt of the
dispatch he made arrangements to leave
the place where he had anticipated 80
much pleasure with her he loved, and
the next morning took passage in the
first train for the city, where he arrived
the following day. He fastened to the
house of Mr.. Leslie, hut Emily was too
ill to see him; indeed, ii he had been
permitted to enter her presence, she
would not have known him, for she
recognized no one, and was continually
raving in high state of delirlum. Elsie
was untiring in her care and nursing of
the invalid; she remained by her couch
night and day. Mrs. Leslie also was a
diligent nurse, and unceasing in her
vigils, until, overcome with fatigue and
excitement, she sank upon couch sick
ness herself. Thus Elsie's cares were
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