St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-15

ZION mad the unDluShlng effrOnterv to
indite series of letters to her prefer
ring request for clandestine meet
ing. To these missiveS she said she
accorded the same treatment which she
beStOwS on the countless epiStieS which
unknown admirers send her, and burned
them in the CRATE from whose glowing
embers she gathers inspiration for her
poems. But when her t0rmentOr dis
regarded the proprieties OF Ordi-
nary love-lorn correspondence, and, as
she claimed, sent her letter with the
grossly impertinent invitation to come
down to New York. attend the theater,
and go back to TarrytOwn next day, the
fair poetess could stand it no longer
She adopted the novel and questionable
experiment of sending letter of ac-
ceptance in reply To the invitation and
then hurried to New York and poured
the story of her woes into the ears Of
Police Captain Westervelt, writes a
New York correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune. While she was comforting
with the police and receiving their as
SuranceS that the case was not one of
abduction, and that they could give her
no aid, the gallant admirer was cooling
his heels at the Grand Central depot
and waiting for his lady love, who came
not.
The man is Henry T. Morton. He is
employed as commercial traveller H
was called away On business the day
after the appointment, and thus kept in
ignorance Of the imputation cast upon
his name. A reporter learning of his
return, called upon him and elected
story which lay bare the tender history
of two loving hearts and reads like a
page OF lola. The following letters
best tell the touching story of the at
fair. The first OF these was evidently
the opening wedge in the correspond
ence which succeeded. In answer to
Mr.. Morton's first letter, stating that he
would like to make her acquaintance,
MISS IRVING WROTE AS FOLLows:
MAY 8, 1SS7.-My Dear Mr.. Morton: |
hasten with the greatest of pleasure to
comply with the request contained in
your charmingly unconventional letter
of the 9th
cit is needless to say that your bold
ness is pardOned. How could | help it
when it is coupled with so much gal
lantry? But lei me add, on condition
that you tell ME who you are. / re-
eeive great many letters almost daily
containing requests similar to yours.
The majority of them are consigned to
oblivion, but when they take my fancy,
or when they are from people have
heard of, make it a point to reply.
Most of the letters are from the 'curied
darlingS OF New York society and q few
from literary students or journalists.
When read your letters | thought of
the time-wOrn adage, Faint heart ne'r
won fair lady," and because very evil
IDENTIFY you have not a faint heart, but a
very brave one, decided that you de-
served to have your request granted.
''Since l have granted throw it is only
fair that you should answer the uueS-
tons that follow:
when and where have you seen me?
Am right in suppOsing you resident
of TarrytOwn? DO you desire to be-
come acquainted with Inc? fancy that
you do, since you speak of having de-
sired an introduction. How did you
know my box number? But, above all,
will you not tell me when and where
YOU have seen me?
stead of merely few lines, l will leave
a page or two of what | yet have to say
to be continued in our next
In the hope that we may have the
pleasure Of meeting each other in the
near future, and also for another letter
from you at a very early date, | am,
very truly yours, NINA IRVING"
In a letter of May 20 she apologies
for not having replied to his last most
welcome letter long ere this," and tells
him that she had been made ill for over
a week by walking to the train to meet
a friend and getting oyer-heated. She
again begs him to tell her what he looks
like, and all that because she is exceed
ingly anxious regarding her unknown
and gallant admirer." She thinks, too.
l,nt no hos tho o11 fou I>f 10
cause he has seen her and therefore
knows the color of her hair and 1.-THE
height of her figure" She bids him
''good-night-a sweet goodnight and
in a postscript asks: "HOw would you
like to meet me some afternoon at Yon-
kers Bridge or DOobs Ferry?" But the
next letter savors all through of great
fervency and the dog days. In
it she says: 81 am sorry
to learn you had a headache.
Poor boy. do indeed wish that l had
been there to soothe it away. l think
the touch of my hand upon your head
might have helped it. People say that
| am mesmeric and magnetic, and all
that. am glad that you do not wear a
beard now for do not like them.
PLEASE DON'T WEAR IT ANY MORE
for my sake. Now, have Il great favor
w ooh VI yOu. w Ill you uO6 Cdll Oll HE
some day or evening next week? Can
you call Sunday evening, July "a?
Please do; want to see you. Write
me about it Immediately" But now
the tOrrid July weather is past and the
matter has got down pretty late in the
fall, and it appears that Henry's ardOr
has suffered a chill, and that they have
not heard from each other lately. for
Nov. 80 she wrote:
1t was, indeed, very great pleasure
to hear from you again. ] really sup
posed you had forgotten all about me.
Need l say that | am happy to know
that | was mistaken? [ congratulate
you upon your recovery. l will be very
happy to receive a call from you and
see my unknown but entertaining cor
respondent. will be delighted to re-
ceiye a call from you next Sunday after
noon, Dee. 4, at any time between and
4. At 80 | am due at the house of a
friend, where / have promised to spend
the evening. But my time is yours be-
tween and T.
| Will tell you your better way. You
may take the 30 p. m. train from New
York. reaching here at 2:31. This will
bring you to my house at $50 if YOU
walk, t2:40 if you ride. We will then
have an Interview of over an hour. A
return train to New York leaves at 4 :07.
Or. II you prefer q longer cal, take 1855
q. III. from New YOrk-l1:53 here-and
call on me at p. III. In order to find
me either take carriage from station, or.
If you prefer to walk, go up Main street