Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-15
Welded AErsa ralarY YEARS
4 story Of Real Life IN which Figures
the Letter That Never Came.

the Letter That Never Came.
Il have seen desc. ptipns II a good
many swell wcIdi.~. said the colonel
from Virginia. but ] was present at a
quiet, simple ccrc.-.I: over ia George
town that wa u t.... Wac knew about
it a genuine roui.l.c. Tie marriage
Of the Rev. Dr.. =. .enry Davis and
Miss Annie \. Hunter at Christ church.
In Georgetown, By the E,v. DIR. Stew
art. is no fairy tale.
over thirty years ago Annie Hunter
was a pretty. red checked maid. be
longing TO a well known Virginia
family. That was before the war. when
the hospitable Virginia planters kept
open house. and when a house full of
guests was an every day occurrence.
Annie Hunter happened TO be visiting
at the house Of her bosom friend during
a Presbyterian convention in the Vii
lage. The ministers were scattered
about at the different houses, and
among the guests ut this particular
mansion was a young theological stu
dent who had just passed his eXamina-
ton for the ministry. and the briliancy
of his examination was the talk Of the
whole country round absut. He was
as handsome as he was bright. He re
manned long enough TO become quite
fascinated with pretty Annie Hunter
and for her friend TO be greatly taken
with him. Neither of these facts was
known. however, until later.
"A week or so after his departure
Annie Hunter received a letter from
the young minister. IL was a great
surprise To the girl. FOR while il did not
contain "a proposal exactly, il wa 5
worded as To mean that, if replied TO
in a similar spirit. IL took Miss Hun
| ter only about two days 10 realize that
she was really in love with the hand
] some young man. and she proceeded
to write a reply. While engaged in the
pleasant task her intimate friend en-
| tered Annie's room
oh. you are writing a letter. An
nieT she said. Well, I'm going TO
the village and will mail it for you.
" Never mind sd Annie / won't
trouble you, but will send il by the
post boy
But her friend insisted. and the re
suit was that the fair letter writer
sealed her missive and intrus'ed it to
her friends care.
she knew about what day TO ex-
pect an answer, and when that day had
passed and no letter came, and the
months followed weeks, the girl felt
much chagrined, but her pride prevent
ed her from telling any n Of her
trouble. She endeavored 70 Danish the
memory of her tickle lover. The whole
thing wa a secret for several years,
when a mutual friend told the disap-
pointed girl that the letter had been
destroyed by her bosom companion, to
whom she had intrusted il Annie
could not and would not believe it. but
when several years later the same false
friend prevented what would rave
teeu a happy marriage with another
sUitor she could doubt no longer.
she never told her secret, though,
and it was only years afterward tina
the family knew the story. The young
ulll-lfF VA ttAAltu u tAAiNihE my
became prominent and popular, and In
the curse of years married. All this
| Annie Hunter heard from time to time.
and could not help thinking what her
lot might have been. She was still
very attractive, and before she reached
middle life received numerous Offers Of
marriage. She was engaged more than
once. but the engagements all came 20
nothing.
There was a Presbyterian conven-
ton in Winchester recently. which was
attended by the Rev. DIR. Davis, a
more than middle aged minister. He
heard in some way that Annie Hunter
was in the neighborhOod, and wrote a
polite note asking permission 10 call 70
renew an old friendship. The request
was granted. The minister came. lie
did not find the pretty girl who won
his heart over thirty years ago. but his
Did love was reawakened. Annie then
learned for the first time that he was a
widower. and lac learned for the first
time Of the letter that never came. Ii
didn't take long for them TO come to an