The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-01-17

told us about them, and was Just as
polite and nice as he could be. | could
see that be wanted to talk to me, but
pa never thinks of such things, and so,
he kept him all to himself, and they
walked along ahead of us toward Brook
Iyn, and what do you think, He turned
out TO be nephew of the cashier of
pa 5 bank. and he has been in Milwau-
kee and knows the Jones and the
IhOmpsOns and a lot more nice people;
and he said he had heard Of me and had
! been anxious to meet me for a long
| time. tie saw me once from the Robin
son window, you know. His name is
Cecil St. Elmo. Isn't that a perfectly
lovely name? And he is a broker in
| Wal street, and must be worth heaps
of money. because he invited me 20 oc-
cupy his box at the Metropolitan Opera
[ House. 1 said that / should like to see
Faust ever so much, and then ma
did make herself ridiculous. She asked
/ if Irving was playing in . Faust and
Mr.. st. Elmo said no, that Mr.. Irving
/ was playing in Uncle Tom S Cabin
! | don't think he is, though. | guess he
/ must have been joking.
/ Well. we went over to the other end
/ OF the bridge TO take the ears back, and
/ Mr. St. Elmo went with us. That hor-
rid little Toby got tired, of course, and
/ Mr. st. Elmo wOuldn' let pa carry him,
/ but took him himself. / think it was
awful Of pa to let him, but he carried him
clear to the cars. We had to pay five
cents apiece more to 90 back on the
cars, and pa paid for Mr. st. Elmo. Mr..
/ st. Elmo tried to pay for us all himself.
/ but pa got his money out first. It's the
funniest thing the way those cars start,
You get on the car and little engine
/ pushes it out past the platform, and
then the engine goes back. Have YOU
read about the 'grip?' Well, after
the engine GOES back the grip tries to
start the car along over the bridge by
rubbing aga INST something on the bot
tom that Jars the whole car like a sew
ing-machine running in the same room.
After a while the car begins to start,
very slowly at first, and then it moves
of and runs very smoothly and nicely.
1t only takes about four minutes to cross
on the car, and we could see lust the
same view that | described to YOU so
beautifully before.
Kate, Mr.. St. Elmo talked to me all
the way over, and he is perfectly charm
ing. Pa and ma were both delighted
with him, and he is going to take us
out to the park in his carriage this
afternoon. Now, Kate, YOU must prom
Use not to tell anybody. but l really
think that he IS just a little gone over
me, and | am sure that | never liked
anybody half so well as | could him.
He is Just perfect. Now, there is an
other thing | think we had better do.
4 Don't you think it would be a kind
thing to give Howard Smith a hint
about the way | feel toward Mr.. St.
Elmo, so that if anything comes of it
the shock viii not be too sudden to
him? ! should feel very badly if How
ard should commit suicide, but | know
now that he and can never be any
thing more than friends to each other.
oh, Kate, if you could only see Mr.. st.
LIMO. l wonder if he is engaged to
an body here. He as much rs intimat-
cd 10 me that he was not when we were
talking about marriage coming over on
the c"r
l didp't tell you, did 7, that after we
/ got bac~ over the bridge we came di-
rectly ov''r here to the Astor House?
/ Well, we lid, and Mr. ST. Elmo prom
iscd to int Oduce pa to bank he has
/ business w5th, and pa has gone with
him now. J'e is going to take dinner
with us whcr they come back
But l must hurry and close, because
ma wants me to help unpack the trunks,
to get out some things for us to wear in
the park this afternoon, and perhaps we
shall 90 with Mr.. St. Elmo to the opera
this evening. Ma says that rs he is a
relative of an intimate friend of pa
there will be no improperly in accept
ing two invitations in one day But l
must stop writing ut once, or 1 shall 90
| on forever.
Good bye, dear Kate, for the present:
| will write again tomorrow about our
drive and Mr. st. Elmo.
Your most intimate and dearest
friend. FANNIE.
=. S.-This is strictly private and
confidential, of course about Mr. St
Elmo. +.
Z. S.-MY DEAREST KATE.-I have
Unscaled this letter to tell you that
something awful has happened. Pa has
Just come in aud told us to pack up and
get ready to start home tonight |
never saw him in such q frightful race
He absolutely swore so awfully that ma
screamed, and it was about Mr. 1t. FL
mo, too. He says that he is a . bunco-
steercr,' whatever that Is, and that
he'll kill him if he ever sees him again;
and it seems that pa some way has lost
all his money. Isn't it awful? l could
lust cry. You q better not say anything
to Howard about what told YOU
FANNIE.