Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-04-14
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Some Old Love Letters and Their Efnsci
on Two Young Lives.

Some Old Love Letters and Their EfAct
on Two Young Lives.
@Greg, are you awake?" calls al
tumbled heap u femininity upon the
sofa.
Il am"
And wreath of cigarette smoke
floats above a masculine head lying
comfortably amid heap Of cushions
in the big armchair.
1--WE just come across these old
letters in my desk. Pm going to
read them aloud"
"I'm at your mercy"
an poke up the fire first. want
more light. There Just listen to
this, now:
MT OWN DEAREST GREGoRY-For
the last time write you thus. Yes,
1t must indeed be So 1t has been a
happy, foolish dream, but now it.
must end. To-day l release you from
our engagement. A marriage be-
tween US would be most ridiculous.
We are both so very young-too
young to decide so important a mat
ter. Mamma says so, and I am sure
she is right. We have had long
talk. Besides, your salary has proved.
itself too small for one.
Now, dear friend, do nothing RASH
Men do not die Of love. Your life is
not your own, so no experiments with
laudanum. Do not come to see me.
My mind is fully made up. | shall
travel with dear mamma and see
more Of this great world than have
hitherto known.
Now, write me a nice letter and
tell me that am very sensible girl.
Be brave-no nonsense. And re-
member that am ever your devoted
friend, Lucy.
That was a nice letter 70 read
-, - - - = ae----s- - :
i1d apid yon so,,I receive H Ib,e}E be}Eerer dinner
might have known you did by your
ateful answer. Here it is:
MY DEAR SIR-You are, indeed, a
snsible girl and l am proud of my
title friends judgment. You always
ere trump. My mind is much re-
eved by your decision. have often
bought that perhaps we were trihe
polish, don't you know.
l didn't like TO say so myself,
nough.
You will pardon the brief character
this note when l tell you that
ON Wayland is waiting for me. We
re just off to the club to dine.
BY the way, that report in regard
} his sisters engagement is false.
he told me so herself this afternoon.
nd now good-by, little kitten. Be
Apply; but of course YOU will. 1t is
he warm wish of your friend,
GREGORY.
P. S-Regards to your mother.
.ppreciate her. You may not always
ave her.
Silence.
What villain you were.'
A sigh. A chuckle from amid the
igarette smoke.
"What fools girls are!" from the
Ofa.
"'Tis easy to forgive them for it
5 long as they're pretty. Go on.
iead your answer.
She reads:
SIR!-I have heard before OF the
ransient nature of mans love, but
low me to assure you that have
ound yours more ephemeral than any
et on record.
Interpolated chuckle from the big
and vigorous responses of
Wretch!' from sofa. Resumes letter:
AS for Miss Wayland, l am glad
omebody finds so much to admire
bout her. The poor thing never had,
my attention before. | hope you
nay both be happy.
Voice from armchair: %She was
beauty"
Voice from sofa: "She was horrid.
Great, big, ugly thing"
$50 on"
"Hum! Where was I? Oh, here"
Reads:
As for my mother, she inherits her
] have not spoken, to
her to-day, And now, good-by-
What a word MAY you forget the
'uin you have wrought 10 a young
girls heart! shall pray for you al
ways. May death soon claim
Lucy.
"What a wretch you were.'
"a very clever wretch, l think. y
"Was it tEick?"
at was - and it succeeded. -
Boston Globe.