San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-11


what mamma would say, but well would
not hesitate very long.
MAY %.
Hoorayl Land at last 1t seems awfully
good to see something really green again,
we've put up with the dudes so long. When
woke up this morning could see from my
berth that we were passing along the coast
of Ireland, and by the time finish this we
shall be in Queenstown harbor. We shall
land in Liverpool tomorrow morning. A
number of our fellow companions will leave
US at Queenstown, the two dudes among
them. | think could have "caught on" to
one Of them if had wanted to- They say
he has loads Of money, but, bahl He made
me tiredl Tomorrow we part forever, per-
haps; that is, Win and l. And he has not
yet declared himself Idon't know why l
should think he means to; perhaps only be-
cause | want so much he should He may
be waiting for the last night on board. Well,
he'll get a chance tonight l will write
you again from Liverpool Must close this
to catch the mail. With lots Of love and
loads Of kisses, your own LoTTIE-
From William Winthrop. ESQ. to Robert
Brown, Esql
PARIS, June o, 1887.
My Dear Bob-I left New York in such q
hurry that l hardly said good-by to any
body. You knew how matters stood be-
tween Katherine and myself, and when re-
ceived her reply knew that she meant what
she said, and that argument or entreaty
would be worse than useless. l therefore
followed the impulse Of the moment and fed.
Whether l did wisely or not remains to be
seen. We had a comfortable but not rapid
voyage, which would have been duller than
it was had it not been for little affair had
with young lady-a very young lady
named Miss Charlotte McIlvaine, from Chi
cago. She was awfully pretty, about 10, Of
the light hearted, happy 60 lucky sort, not
much discretion, but very bright and
amusing, and quite a flirt. To escape my own
reflections, which are, as you may imagine,
far from pleasant, I devoted some consider
able time to her, more, in fact, than | should
have done. The first thing | knew l saw
unmistakable indications that l had made
what is vulgarly known as a mash" From
this time on, feeling in a devilish humor, in
a spirit of pure cussednesS or recklesSneSs,
whatever you choose to call it, led her on,
as much as | dared, till | got myself into
something Of a scrape The last night we
were on board was beautiful moonlight
one, the sea was smooth and we sat long
time on the forward hurricane deck, making
the most extravagant speeches, which any one
but a child would have seen did not mean
word of. But she apparently swallowed it
all Finally we got up to walk, and as we
stopped a moment to gaze at the moonlight
over the side of the vessel l put my arm
around her waist, and when she turned her
face up to mine | pressed an ardent kiss on
her lips, which she warmly returned Imag-
inc my feelings at this moment at hearing a
stern voice call "Charlottel" in exclamation
and horror, and turning, to find myself face
to face with her ina" The breeze that fol-
lowed can be more easily imagined than de-
scribed Picture to your ready imagination
the fearful maiden, the abashed tsuppositi-
tious, lover, the irate parent; but no repro
duction by your Photographic intellect, my
dear boy, could equal the actual scene
Charlotte, what does this meanp'
Echo only answered.
$50 to your room at once"
A faint sob.
"Sir, you will please forego all attentions
to my daughterin future"
But, my dear madam, pray permit me to
explain"
mot a word, sir" and off the dragon
aounced, leaving me on the whole rather
glad that no explanation was called for from
me-
What can man say when he has made
precious ass Of himself, and is caught red
handeds What Charlotte told her mother |
don't know. l got glimpse of them the
next day getting into a cab as we were leav-
i,,rr fhac II IL L,,Ao
directly here / have not seen or heard of
them since.
This town seems lively enough, but every.
thing CRATES very unpleasantly on my nerves,
and have had enough Of it. | don't know
where shall go next, But shall probably
land in Monte Carlo little later in the sea-
son. Whether break the bank or the bank
breaks me land the latter alternative seems
rather more likely to occur, shall at least
find some distraction II could only stop
this Internal thinking machine of mine /
might be in a measure contented; but can
not drive the thought of Katherine out Of
my mind, and the idea of the treatment she
received from that fellow Barton exasperates
me so that | think if l were to meet him
should pick quarrel with him and challenge
him on the spot never have seen him, and
haven't the faintest idea what he looks like,
and yet l have a feeling that if we met
should recognize him instinctivefy; and,
when We do meet, it will be his life or minel
By the way, l performed the heroic, life
saving act yesterday, which ought to secure
me a medel from the humane society. l was
walking in the Rue de Rivoh when saw a
man, very drunk, trying to cross the street
He had nearly reached the curb where was
standing, watching him, when he stumbled