The Red Cloud chief., 1884-10-31
A POSTAL %COURTSHIP.

.'.She really il the prettie,t littl'
creature lever saw" said Mr.. Willough
by Vane. as he turned from the window
for the ffticth time that morning
..Jane," he added, addressingthc house
maid, who was clearing away the
breakfast things. .'havc you any idea
who the people are who have taken old
Mr.. Addcrly's house opposite"
- We'll. yes. sir. if YOU please re
turned the hand maiden. 81 met then
cook At the groccr's tn, other day, aid
she said that her masters name wa:
Black Capting Choker Bla - and
that be WAS staying here on leave of ab.
sence with his wife and daughter, sir.
..Oh, indeed; did she happen to men,
ton the young ladys nanie?"
.'Ycs. sir: she called her Miss Eva"
"Eva! What a charming name
murmurcd Mr.. Willoughby TO himself;
and then he added aloud:
THAT will do. Jane. thank you"
Mr.. Willoughby Vane was a bachelor,
twenty-eight years old. rich. indoleni
and tolerablv good-looking. He lived
with a widowed mother in q pleasant
house in Albany. and, having nothing
else TO do. bad fallen desperately in
love with his pretty yis-d-ri', and anx-
iOusly sought an opportunity for an IN
PRODUCTION. However, having discov-
cred the name of his encliantress, he de-
termined 10 address her ANONYMOUSLY
by letter.
Having decided upon taking this step.
the next thing to be done was to put il
into execution. and having shut himself
IN his little study. after many futile at
temDts. he succeeded i'm framing an
cpistle TO the lady to his satisfaction.
begging her, if she valued his peace OF
mind. to return an answer t '.N. ",
Post-Office. Albany" That done. he
went out for a walk. and dropped the
letter in the nearest box.
Regularly three times a day for |.
week afterward he called at the post.
Office to see whether an answer had ar
rived for him. As the week advanced
WIlloughby hogan to lose his appel re,
and grow SO restless and irritable that
Mrs. Fane. like a fond mother, fancied
that her dear boy was unwell. and
begged him to consul: their med ;cal
attendant. But her son laughed at the
idea, knowing well that his complaint
was beyond the doctors skill to cure.
He was beginning to despair of ever
receiving a reply. when. to his great de-
light. on the seventh, morning a letter
was handed TO him by the postmaster.
written in a dainty female hand, and
addressed to wv. "" Almost unable
Il conceal his emotion he Quilted the
post-Ofice. broke open the seal and
drank in the contents.
They were evidently of a pleasant
nature. for he read the letter over again
and again, kissed the envelope, put il
into his breast-pocket, and hurried
home to see his inamorata looking out
of the window of the opposite house rs
usual.
For 4 moment his first impulse was to
salute her respectfully; but Immediate
ly afterward ne b%ethought himself that,
rs he was still incOgnitO. the young
lady would perhaps feel insultcd by the
action. Besides. how could she have
any idea that he was w. w" So lie
went indoors and amused himself for
three hours in inditing q reply 20 her
letter. VIII oh he posted the same after
noon, and in due course a second an
swer arrived.
And SO matters went on q constant
interchange of letters being kept up for
a fortnight. during which time Mr..
Willoughby Vane spent his days in run
ming to and from the pOst-office, writ
ing letters and watching his fair neigh
Dor from the window OF the dining
room.
''Confound it, he would sometimes
say to himself. ''How provoking the
dear girl is. She never will look this
way. l do wish | could catch her eve,
if only for a moment. What 3 horribly
sour-fooking old crab the mother is,
depend upon it. Willoughby. that poor
child is anything but happy at home
with these two old fogieS. Indeed.
her letters hint as much" And having
giving rent to his feelings, he would
put on his hat and walk to the post-o:-
compose another note to his dearest
Eva"
At length three weeks having flown
rapidly away in this manner, he re-
ceiyed a letter n morning from the
young lady. which ran as follows:
To w. "
EH-dS IL IL useless 10 commune a CORE
spondence in this manner, l think il IS now
time Tor you to throw on your incognito. ana
reveal YOUR true name and position to one TO
whom you are not totally Indifferent Believe
me that nothing inspires love like mutual
coniidence. Prove to me that / have not been
1mprtident IN answering your letters, by at
once informing Inc who you are. Ii is with No
1eelng OF idle curiosity that I ask this. but
Simply Tor our mutual satisfaction. Yours,
etc. Eva"
To which Willoughby replied by re-
turn of post:
EVA tf you will permit me to call
you so: Have you not for weeks past ob
served a Young mar, with his hair brushed
back, a~nxiously watching you from the win
dow OF the opposite house? And. although
YOU have apparently never taken the 81 CHIT
est notice of him. l trust that his features are
not altogether repuisive to you. 1 am that in
dIvIdual.
-..Charmed by the graceful magic OF thine
eye,
Day after day 1 watch and dream and sigh;
wa5ch thee, dream of thee. sigh for thee
Fair Star OF Albany-may Iadd-mine own?'
to quote with some alterations the noble
s.anza of the poet Brown. And now 1 have .
favor TO ask n. Whenever you see me at
the window take'nO notice Of me at present,
lest my mother should observe it. In a few
days she will be gone out OF town. and then
Ge can throw Of all restraint. TIL then,