West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-11-08

eii 'Do no'htuSS liat accompany young
womanhood.
One day Bee came rushing into our
chamber with q newspaper. Her eyes
were brig hit and her cheeks scarlet.
80 Dee, !" she began, "'ust listcni /
found this among the personals;
- Young man OF high culture desires a
correspondence with a young lady OF the
most elevated ideas, purely with view 60
intellectual development Address +. r.,
PiRinfiell.'n
"who is hel'' ] asked, stupidity.
''Who is he? He's Great Unknown
He's a poor fellow who is inst as bored
and unhappy as we are. We must an
swer it,.
wish could say tried to dissuade
her, but the truth is that seized upon
the idea as an excellent one. had
heard OF the vulgarity of personals, -
but this was so elegantly worded Bee
caught that thought, as it was passing
through my mind.
You see he's real gentleman" she
salo wisely. Nothing in it about fun
or 'ii1tation.' all he wants is TO be in
tellcctnai."
''And we'll answer it together. and
make up name of our initials. B. ID.
}ella Iunn! But how shall we get
the lettersa'
Why, we can tell Kitty Fisher. ="
(Shc was the postmaster's daughter
You know she often distributes the
mail.
SO we conco, ted an answer, n very
short and dignifed one. In reply came
long epistle full of quotations fIom
Emerson, and condolences from 'E. II. -
lie was misunderstood by every one. he
said, and no one could guess his 10Y at
hnding Miss Dunn willing to smooth his
dark pathway by pouring upon IL a flood
OF intellectual light. couldn't help
thinking Miss Castor would nave called
that mixed metaphor
lie could see from her note that She
was person Of the highest cultivation.
Wonld she kindly tell him, In her next.
II she enjoyed Milton, and what she
thought OF Word d.worth. and who was
her iayoriie noveist9
''IIe must be lovelyr' said Bee. 'I
shouldn't wonder il he turned out 10 be
college professor But, Dee, dc, he
get his capitals right, and isn't his
punctuation queerin
THAT makes no difference said ].
with dignity. "They say genluses never
can SPELL and certainly capitals and
punctuation marks are quite unim-
portant-except to Miss CASTOR. lie
probably has a soul.above such things. :"
Time went on, and with il the CORE
srondence. AS spring approached we
be IAN to think 81. r. must he feeling
the effects Of overwork--hc hal told us
that he was a brain. worIer-for his let
ters grew more careless and less intel
leetnal. lie wanted 10 see Miss Dunn.
Wouldn't she send him her photograph
or just bit of her hairl At this Zee
looked grave; harum scarum as she was.
sle still had a keen sense OF personal
dignity.
Il don't believe want to write any
more, she said. "Perhaps he isn't as
nice as we thought. Let's drop it,"
AS usual, / agreed and we did drop
1t; but VIC had yet to learn that n bali
once set rolling does not stop at the
word OF the sender We dropped the
correspondence, but "E. r." had no
thought of doing So
Frst came pleading note, begging
10 know II ''B. D.n were III; then an
other, almost harsh, asking IL she meant
10 throw hun over. Presently arrived
one which made us look at each other
with frightened eyes, and wish we never
had departed from the beaten ways Of
decOrum.
II am coming TO Colville 10 see you. 4"
lt ian. "Of course, ] know well enough
Bella unn isn't your real name, but /
shall fnd yop out II YOU want TO make
things smooth, just write and tell nc
where to meet yoq"
Zee says when we read that we ought
to have tainted, for we certainly were
miserab'e enough. Desperate as we were.
there was still nothing for us to do but
wait, and so VIC went about the house
from day to day looking wreiched, and
feeling oh, cannot tell how we fc,t
Nobody but those who have Ii, ed ia
momentary fear of disgrace can even
imagine.
At length, when we had grown 80
frightened that we trcm bled at the sound
an unfamiliar step, mamma came into
our room one day, and seated herself,
looking cry sweet aud determined.
't iris" she said, "won't YOU tell me
all about it, What is the matterg"
There isn't-I began, aud then !
couldn't go on. We had been bad
enough, but neither Zee nor had really
lied yet.
:. ear girls you are very unhappy, 3"
said she '1'm sure an Older person could
hclpyou. Won't you trust meg
Then, with one accord, the twins be-
gan 10 cry, aud, also with one accord,
they plunged forward buried their faces
in her zap, and kept on s0bbing. be-
lefe there never were such tears.
Mamma has sa Il since that her muslin
oycrskirt was soaked with them, aud
that the d'css, as long as it lasted,
showed thc effects 0f The shower.
When We could speak. she began
questioning as gently, 81 the same time
ttroking tic naughty heads in whi h tho
mischief bad been Matched By degrees
she got The whole story from US. and
though She did not utter one reproachful
word, SIC knew well enough whot sho
must think of US and what we bad done.
80 wonder we coull not meet her ewes
While We crouchcd there before her, a
knock camou the door, and in rushed
Kitty FISHER our acc0mpl.ce
80 girls I'm so frightened 70 she cried
too much overcome 90 notice mamma
Giles hcrci' We sat up and stared at
her We even looked over her shoulder.
haf evfectinR to hear him coming up
tho stairs
"Tell roo all about it, Kitty" said
mamma, with decision 81 know tho
whole story
eyes, ten her groancd Bee "sho
knows 81 all
'l wasin the Office. BEGAN Kitty, her
eyes almst starting from her head. 'aad
% young man came uD to the window
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