The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-23

For de banjo am de king,
Its music brings de bellies an beaux a-knock-
in at de doah.
We'll dance heel an toe
TIL de lamp burns low,
An de Turkey carpets worn away from Oh
de parlor f1oah.
CHORUS, and grand breakdown.
Henry TyrTcl, in Century.
AN ARCADIAN
Which Ended az All Such Ko-
mances Should.
captain Prentice, G. s. A., to John
Forbes, Esq, Brook Rancho, East Park,
Colo.]
New York, June II, 1ss4-Dear Forbes:
When I promised to write you during my
leave I hardly expected to shower. such
favors upon you within a fortnight after
leaving you in Denver. But the fact is, 1
have, as usual, a request to make. Don't
feel in your pocket for your check-book,
for this time 1 am not going to ask a loan.
/ met an old friend of mine at a reception
last evening, Mrs. HARDWOOD, whose hus-
band was Major in the Seventh Cavalry.
She played the dickens with my heart ten
summers ago, and I have not seen her
SINCE. But in the interval she has mar
ried, become a widow, and, if reports are
to be trusted, has broken a dozen hearts.
Well! i did not start out to write you the
history of my first owe affair, or the fate
of the heroine, but to tell you that Mrs.
HARDWOOD is going to Colorado for the sum-
mer, and that I have suggested the Park to
her If she wants the best of times in the sim
plest of way Why did it lean not i'm
agine, for 1 have heard of her as a belle of
the gayest New York set, and she does not
look suited to Arcadian simplicity. But
she seized upon my proposal; said she
was leaving the "beaten road' in order to
get Just the attractions l held out, and to
the Park she seems bound to go. Possibly
when she reaches Denver she will decide
on some other place, but my knees are
knocking together lest she may carry out
her present plan, and hate me as its author.
Now for the favor. viii you, when you
visit the hotel, look over the register for
Mrs. Alice Harwood's name, and, if you
ever find it, will you look her up?
/ have promised her this in your name,
and / nov If you ono meet her you will
be friends n her stay will be mad de-
lightf.l.
Mrs. Harwood's party will consist of her
two sons-have 1 told you she was the
mother of Withstand an aunt who plays
duenna.
If you were not the best fellow in the
world, and i not sure of the resulting
pleasure, l would not ask you to give your
self a thought for one of my friends. But
here's your chance, old man, of studying
the best type of the American product. 1
am desperately glad you are going to be
on the ranch this summer, for 1 should
tremble to ask Wyndham anything in this
line. Ileave this afternoon for Washing
ton. Beyond that my plans are not made,
so write me care army headquarters and
your letter will be forwarded.
As you have written me one letter and a
postal during over six years. friendship, 1
anticipate great entertainment from your
pen while on my travels. With regards to
Wyndham, / am, very truly yours,
j. w. PRENTICE.
GBrantly Wyndham, Brook Rancho, Colo,
to John Forbes, Esq, Somerset Club,
. London, England
July 3, 1SS4.--Dedr Jack: Your letter
was brought over Saturday night by Beale
and Richards, who came for some shooting.
They agreed it was only fair for me to
share so rare a treat, so Beale read it aloud.
We roared over your description of the
scarborough trip and used some pretty
hard language over the fate that kept us
here when our hearts were "awa."
A pretty good idea that, for you and
Black to wait for me in London. and if all
goes as well as l now expect / shall be able
to join you by October. 1t will be time
enough to quarrel over the trip when we
can plan together, but / am for Greece and
Italy, unless you both take a stand against
me, in which case l shall yield to the ma
jority. The cattle are looking splendid,
and l am more and more convinced that
Duncan understands how to look after de-
tails better than you or 1 ever did. The
roundup will not before Au-
gust, and I shall stay in Colorado till moi
only that but the shipping is over. an
going to consign to the Chicago yards this
year. Beale has talked me over. Richards
and he are talking of getting another
range near Cheyenne and forming a stocl
company. If they do l shall put in 5000
with them.
With the exception of one trip to Denver
L have been negotiating right here eve
since you left. l CAV a dinner yesterday
to two Philadelphia fellows-friends O.
Richards. As the new china hasn't come
we were two plates short, and the fish CAV,
out; but l saw no inclination on the part o
Wilson-by the way, he is proving himsel
an excellent ook-to follow the example O
Vatel. Perhaps because our nearest ap
proach to a sword is the carving knife, ant
hat has been pointless for weeks.
We made the welkin ring and had a
good a time as only five jolly bachelors can
have left to the last my remarks on tn,
colossal impudence you displaced in in
closing Captain Prentice's letter to me
s as you are not here to bangle after tn
mother of the twins I will be Obliged to d,
the proper thing by her!" By Jove! III
cut and run first! Confound Prentice! /
/ had dreamed of the contents of that lette
1t would not have been forwarded to YOU
How did it happen you missed seeing hin
in New York? It's all we'll and good TO
you to say | shall only have to call once
You know well enough that this "America1
product" will never hesitate to ask ME t.
let her see the ranch; that she may know
how we live so far from civilization. The,
are all alike, and l remember too we'll tina
girl from st. Louis-wasn she?-wh,
wanted an invitation to dinner of you TO
her party after you had been presented t.
her half an hour. If a girl can get alonf
that fast what wouldn't a widow accom-
plish? l tell you Prentice showed a grea
mind when he aid what he did about me
l will do all l can for any man you sen,
out to my care, but away with twins
duennas, INT widows. 1 am not for them
Well, my lad, remember you are unde
oath to run up to Inverness and tell m,
blinded family all of good you conscien
tiously can about their idolized son. If an
matter of business comes up l will writ
again. AT any rate, you will hear from m
before l join you. l know too well you
epistolary habits to saw; "Let me have
letter soon," but you know, when YOU wis
to write, who appreciates your efforts mos
highly. With good wishes from Beals
Richards and myself for a jolly holiday,
am, nastlly, WYNDHAH-
MRS. Alice HARDWOOD, East Park, Colo
to Mrs. James Creighton, New York.
FEB. "a, 1SS4-My Dearest Edith: This
the sixth letter Ihave written this morn
ing, SO you can imagine the desperate stat
my correspondence was in. l know vo
are furious with me for not writing you be
fore; but, my dear, you would forgive m
could you realize nov entirely l am shu
out from the world in this beautiful Parl
hemmed in as it is by mountains and hav
ing no connection with the busy life out
side save the stage that comes in ever
other day. Don't think l am about I
plunge into rhapsodies over the scenery.
shall spare you all that, knowing the
Aunt Mary has written you, and that he