Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1886-10-14
A TRUE HEROINE.
Poor Miss Narcissa and Her I'm
conscious Bravery.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. Z. 1872.
Ay Dear Chariottc-Pray forgive me
for not sooner replying to yomverv kind
and welcome letter | assure YOU that
my time has been very fully occupied
by my new duties You ask me CON
corning those duties. At present am
only a copying clerk at thirty dollars
month Not u very princelv income.
You say, but remember that with my
influence ] shall very soon he promoted
TO a higher and more lucrative po,i-
ton. For the present sister selma and
/ are struggling to make both ends
meet and appear as BELTS my fathers
daughters.
Selma, as you are we'll aware. still
has a small income OF her own. from
funds invested by her brother.in.law.
l know your husband ha, not a bioh
opinion of Mr.. As integrity. but do
not think he could be so base rs Ia de-
fraud his brothers widow. We arc
Tor the present in humble lodgings on
; street, where the cooking and at
tendance are not quite what we were
accustomed TO in those palmv DAYS
before the war" OF course. our re.,-
dence here j. merely Temporary. a. 1
feel sure that our friends. who are
much better acquainted with the TOWN
will assist us 10 lind q more congeniaI
home. You know that the wife of o,ir
senior Senator j. cousin nf my
father brothers wife. She will Jopbi-
less prove q kind friend. a. She has
frequently been guc,t I'd "The
Cedars in happier DAYS. Mrs. Judpe
Blank. who also reside, here. was F..
dear friend OF my -ainted mother
and Representative c. l.. As Won
know. the son of my fathers oldest
friend. Thu-. YOU see. dear Charlotte.
when they have had time to answer
our letters OF Introduction. We shall mo-
longer bc n strangers here. but win
through them. obtain the entire In The
most elegant society OF the capital. Of
when Our dear mother has 40 often
loId as Selma insists upon my max
lng % fresh toilet every day ON my re-
iurn from Office, i'm order 20 he pre-
pared Tor callers, hut 80 far. none of
'hrm nave found time fo call. e, the
season has commenced and they doubt
jess have many calls ou their time:
but no dpubt they will call very soon.
on ten nie of ihc marriage Of Colonel
-aviIlr. PRAY dear Charlotte. do not
imagine That we were ever aught save
very gpof friends and please present
mN SINGER congratulation. go himself
and bride
So iar have not found a publisher
tor I'm the Red Dal- bul have re-
copied 10 sind wilt ..try again. and If
NOT ucce,-lul vii. when my salary l.
raised. publish 10 eco my own expcn.o.
q which time fa- ! am assured by Nil.
atiua Dui-. who once wrote booi
called 'Le--pn- for thc Young of
which J Jed ever heard) success and
jaime await mo- With love 10 YOUR
vcc. children and Kind reearf. fo
Your husband am. dear Charlotte.
your hncrre friend.
NhE,r--N BLAcKfoRn.
regret 600 -ny that Selma s.
health b. no better but as ! feel puife
sure. uo worse She viii dUuhflr.. r,-
cover her strength BOO tbc -pmug. which
i-. ] Hm-tOid. mild and cHrly season
hero. though scarcely th1f of our more
southern Cline
So wrote Miss Narci.sa BIactfprd fn
hcf friend Miss Iuuquir. resident of
hrr own native town Rrd.haudcd
war mad taken from hii.- Narci.sa and
nor i-ior ihcif father ami ihe rotrto
husband oi iHc latter Mr. Abbot.
bad mover recovered from fbe terrible
shoes ~ receiving fhe news Of ber
husband dcuH which wa- forwarded
Through na lines on a ,oiled -rrau
'i paper ~ '"i"u' ~ariilc, 0f whD-e