New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-16

wouldn't be wise at ALL My sweet auntie is In
the nastiest Of humors all day. ana ~ , sSaI, al"
suppose, be up in town very very soon. and taen
we shall see plenty Of each other =. a.. ..L. .n..
How very odd Of Mr.. Smmonds 20 I h0I, I wsr
an idea into his head remember the Dali per-
fectiy-you got me quite the most delightful straw
bery-ice ever tasted. after the third wal.z. you
know. Dear me. what guy EveiSn nexsr IN ali
my life met girl with less taste ana Seu sne Is
not bad figure if she would put SNOW ~ AZ 70
Symonds does he spell his name with y. o., or
doesn't he? Anyway, I'm right once ana ms
waiting for Bella is quite too comicaa. l aon .
fancy he would care to 40 II, H n sne I'm almost
positive little Bella, when she pecoues of - n ths
won't look at poor s. that Is I II she III naS IS ' as
same feeling about him aood ans fellow but don't You
think lust a little bit of a simpleton? As far
as I'm concerned, he's welcome to dream about
me- brine tine p Sm deff e letters YOU
about were formal answers TO letters ne Thought
we'll to address to me / don't wonder he thought
them unsatisfactory since ne .ens ;b sua Ao" N'
| don't quite know what to say. dear, about
your going to Tenerifre. If you think he is
s seaS ne'S ought 10 to Be done And yet don't
like the idea of it; Heaven only knows what
fances he may inoculate you with II seems not not
altogether fair that others should suffer for his
every way. Amiabity doesn't in the least com-
mend itself to me in man i may be R virtue ne
men. to my mind, it's real drawback. Even
S money '* The 1 Do this Come here win You
me, though perhaps ought to be ashamed to say
it. Only, of course the man must be nice -ooking,
and gentleman. As for your auntle women.
they're hypOcrites. Teddy, i think, II no worse.
Aantie tells me over and over, again, that when
she was my age, butter wouldn't melt in her
mouth. Well. she put the sea in chains now
adays. if she had her own way Make what
you can Of that.
/ shan't like you being away. of course. 1t
will he like doing without ones Jacket in winter.
and the sooper you go the sooner you'll be back
How sweet of You to be thinking Of me in
Naples! can imagine it down to the core
blue arrangement would suit a-ahem q young
lady who is decidedly blonde?. why, sir.
nothing could suit her better. 1t is harmony IN
blOnde!" And then you would color. you silly
old man. and turn suddenly to a japanese pot.
six feet tall and tell them to keep it for you, as
the very thiAg above all others you were in want
not men. we Of the other. the feebler, sex would
not think anything like as much Of you as a
whole as we do. Individuals among us would
lie the nearest approach to the love that somehow
comes to light between as things are. Don't
iidget. dear. as you always DO when ! talk my my
real serious. I'm not such an accomplished old
dissem bier as auntie What's in my mind
must say out or suffer from , what gentlemen
would call intellectual indigestion. He's a
hideous old creature. this " frend'-a fellow
named Tucker. with million or SO made out Of
confectionery. That's auntic's style, You know.
How She would lift her eyebrows Tor what pass
for SUCH were to tell her what you had been
doing in Naples; ! verify believe she would try
| or something of the kind. But i hatter myself
it would take good many keepers to keep me
there.
Do you think you would like me in pale gray
velvet with emon-colored lace cuffs. and broad
undulated straw hat to match? That's what ]
go out in now, and if l may Judge from the
faces of the world. il is success. You'll say ii
is little too-too, expect. That's just like YOU.
You'd rather see trump. scorned of the world.
so you might have me all TO yourself. without so
it won't do. Teddy. What's born in the bone must
come out in the blood; and so Pm not my
poor mothers daughter for nothing. Even
can walk on parade In manner that is really
sweet. She'll go far by-and-by or I'm not a
prophecies, mean. What a bother these dis
| tinctions Of sex are It's hundred and one
pities our ancestors who set them going hadn't
the wit to see they would all get abolished some
day. The good time coming for MS has about
come, l guess, for surely there's very little you
| do that we also maynt do.
Thank you SO much. dear Teddy for the lovely
| ring you sent me. That makes the fifth from
| you. We must pray that shoot forth a new arm
with new fingers for. except the thumbs. I'm
| about full up now. PIT l shall find place for
this YOU may be very sure, and think it awfully
nice of you.
We'll, Bella, if our auntie says we must go
| out with her, of course we must. because we are
| q pair Of obedient nieces but | entirely agree
with you, little sister. that it would be charming
| if we could. for the wishing. have companions
of different kind. Don't Singer in that in
| famine way, You silly lassie. you couldn't guess
| whom l would summon hither on the wings OF
| the wind"
| Could you though, Teddy?
| The child has just come with q peremptory
| Kidding from auntic and so I end in abruptness
| Your loving RAY.