Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-07-13

NNIl tur poor iclluH itNllnreI
In a day or two wcoie, lrylng 10 be
very firm and decided Ito replied 70
that urging reasons for writing, and
one letter brought ON another until IN
tho excitement and delight Of senli.
mental correspondence, expressed
myself more strongly than ! intended.
In fact. | might as well tell the lrulhi
wrote 10 n man had never seen and
know nothing about that there had been
stranger things than learning TO love a
favored correspondent
| was very foollshP do you sayP Yes
Craled with excitement and not re-
sponslhleP No For had been led loil
against the protest Of mygood sense,
Let Il serve as warning 10 other
girls. These written follles 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 20 feel mere
deeply the folly Of what had done
and 10 see the necessity Of getting out
of the ENHANCEMENT into which had
been led 70 tell the truth, too, | be-
gan TO get tired Of the correspondence
| found that my admirers letters wer,
often ill.spelled and badly expressed,
At times he became so high-nown that
could not quite understand him. In
my ignorance thought could end the
matter when | pleased, and the very
idea that father or that my brother
Harry should find out anything about
il terrified me- had no mother, bul
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 | wanted the correspondence q
cease, and II he wrote TO me at my home
| should be compelled to return the
letters.
'You know it's been in fun, any
way,n ! said. "And | want you TO gel
my letters from him and burn them up.
Here are his handing her package.
To my astonishment, she burst into O
rage. She, who had taught me that il
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 yul'
gariiy. She exhausted herself at last,
and then burst into passion Of tears
you needn't think TO throw hin
off in that way she cried,
you've led him ON, and now you're
going home, because you think your pas
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.
was terribly frightened, and it dis
gusts me to think of the quantity Of
humble pie Twas forced TO eat that day.
| cried, l prayed, | presented Ellen with
set of pink coral ON which she had
long cast coyetous eyes, and at last she
apparently relented, and promised tc
get me out of the scrape.
"At least I'll do my BEST she said
shaking her head, "but yolndon't know
Guy. He's a mule when his head $ set
on anything, and you can't drive MOI
coax him.
That was not exactly the noble char
acter she had before given him, but
was too glad to have the promise Of an
advocate in the matter to find dfault.
How happy | was when | reached
home, and felt that | was not to leave il
again How beautiful the garden and
lawn Of Plainfeld looked under the mid
summer sun! Then, too, Harry was al
home, a handsome fellow just twenty
with a marvellous mustache, which he
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 Plainfeld to celebrate
my seventeenth birthday. How happy
| was in those days, choosing my dress
and having it made up, and receiving
and visiting the dear old friends whC
crowded in to welcome mel 1t seemed
to me no girl in the world had a more
blissful lot, and the future stretched ouI
| before me, a cloudless vista. II an in
trusive memory of the past year forceC
itself upon me, | thrust 1t tquickly away
and went singing and dancing through
the house.
At last the momentous day dawned
and from early morning the household
was in a stir. | had taken upon myself
the decoration of the two large parlors
and mounted on step-ladder, was nail
ing some trailing wreaths of ivy ant
roses over the doorways. Old Uncl,
Zeb, our colored dining-room servant
marched in holding card on a salver
ats no use bringing that, Uncl,
Zeb,n cried from my lofty perch. 81
couldn't see the Car Of Russia to-day
with all this work TO be done. Tell my
visitor I'm very sorry, but it's impossi.
BILE for me to see any one. Tomorrow
| shall be glad to receive visitors" !"
II done tolt him so, Missy Eel
said, in an injured tone. "but | reckon
he amt much Of gentleman, least
wise he sez, ef 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 one
paramount instinct with me-to run
away. did not stop to think orreasor
on the subject. made one spring t
the floor.
go back to the person, Uncle Zeb, =
| said, breathlessly. Say you can't
find me, that I've gone away to sta,
ever so long. Just get him out of tn,
house, and o, Uncle Zeb, I'll do any
thing for your
The next moment had rushed out o
the house and into the woods which rar
on the side OF il. threw myself on IN,
ground and by degrees my senses begar
10 come back TO me. Why didn't / Sc,
the fellow at once, and get him away
before my father or Harry should NEE
him? Besides, II he came once, h,
would be sure 10 come again.
was utterly desperate. and decide,
It would be best 70 meet him in thl
road, and have the horrible interview
over. | ran to a knoll which com
manded a view Of the house. and after
time | saw a man emerge from the parl
gate and come slowly down the road
which led 10 a neighboring village.
Nv first impulse was 10 walk for,rar,