Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-23

he has loads of money, but, bahl He made | mo tiredi Tomorrow we part forever, per | haps; that is, Will and l. And he has not | yet declared himself. Idon't know why I should think he means to; perhaps only be- cause I want so much he should. He may | be waiting for the last night on board. We'll, | he'll get a chance tonight! 1 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, Esq.l
 PARIS, June 9, 1887. My Dear Bob-I left New York in such hurry that I 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 thar useless. l therefore followed the impulse of the moment and fled. Whether 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 q little affair had with young lady-a very young lady named Miss Charlotte McIlvaine, from Chi cago She awfully pretty, about 19, of the light hearted, happy go lucky sort, not much discretion, but very bright and amusing, and quite hirt 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 I knew saw unmistakable indications that 1 had made what is vulgarly known as q mash" From this time on, feeling in devilish humor, in spirit of pure cuSsedness or recklessness whatever you choose to call it, 1 led her on, IS much as l dared, till 1 got myself into something of a scrape. The last night were on board was a beautiful moonlight one, the sea was smooth and we sat long time on the forward hurricane deck, 1 making ihe most extravagant speeches, which any one put child would have seen 1 did not mean word of. But she apparently swallowed it all. Finally we got up to walk, and as we stopped moment to gaze at the moonlight over the side of the vessel I put my arm around her waist, and when she turned her face up to mine I pressed an ardent kiss on her lips, which she warmly returned. Imag inc my feelings at this moment at hearing q stern voice call "Charlotten in exclamation and horror, and turning, to find myself face to face with her ma" The breeze that fol lowed can be more easily imagined than de- Scribed. Picture to your ready imagination the fearful maiden, the abashed (Suppositi- 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 meanm
 Echo only answered.
 "Go to your room at once"
 A faint sob.
 "Sir, you will please forego all attentions to my daughter in future"
 But my dear madam, pray permit mo to explain"
 Not word, sir" and off the dragon flounCed, leaving me on the whole rather glad that no explanation was called for from me
 What can man say when ho has made precious ass of himself, and is caught red handed! What Charlotte told her mother I don't know. I got q glimpse of them the next day getting into a cab as we were leav- ing the steamer at Liverpool but as came directly here 1 have not seen or heard of them since.
 This town seems lively enough, but every thing grates very unpleasantly on my nerves, and have had enough of it. l don't know where I shall go next, but I shall probably land in Monte Carlo a little later in the sea son. Whether 1 break the bank or the bank breaks me (and the latter alternative seems rather more likely to occur0, shall at least find some distraction. If I could only stoI this internal thinking machine of mine might be in a measure contented but I can not drive the thought of Katherine out oi my mind, and the idea of the treatment she received from that fellow Barton exasperate: me so that 1 think if I were to meet him should pick a quarrel with him and challenge him on the spot. l never have seen him, anC | haven't the faintest idea what he looks like and yet l have feeling that if we met irl,.N ! when we do meet, it will be his life or mine | By the way, 1 performed the heroic, lift saving act yesterday, which ought to secur, me a mede from the humane society. wa. l walking ill the Rue de Rivol when saw l man, very drunk, trying to cross the street | He had nearly reached the curb where wa | standing, watching him, when he stumbled and fell heavily. 1 grabbed him by th collar, just ill time to drag him out of thu way of q big van, which was almost upol him and which would certainly have killet him if it had run over him. He seemed un 1 hurt except for a scratch or two on his fac 1 drunken men never get hurt-and as I say he was fellow countryman of mine of tn better class, though rather seedy looking, thought would save him from the hands O 1 the police, so l called fiacre, bundled hin in and ordered the cocher to drive to m,
 
 care of the concierge, with instructions t. put him to bed. AS I am leaving tonight shall put couple of louis in the hands of tn hotel people here to pay the fellows boar' and leave him few francs for pocket money so that he won't be strapped in foreigl land. If he's honest he will learn my ad dress and pay me; if not shall charge it u to the patriotism account But I would lik to know who he is, and whether we have an mutual acquaintances. Yours, WILL. From Miss Charlotte McIlvaine to Miss Susa
 BaScom.l
 MONTE CARto. Nov. 10.
 My Dearest Sue-This is the most fascir ating and lovely spot you ever saw from sex eral points of view. Ma didn't want to com here bit, but was crazy to see what it wa like and so bulldozed her into it, and SC here tonight just before dinner. When W went into the table dhote the frs3 person saw was Will Winthrop, you remember is the man told you about having met 0 the steamer last spring. He saw us rigf away and came over and spoke to us di not know just how to treat him at first, bl we got along all right. Ma was quite nice