The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-15
your vocation makes it impossible. She
can never be the wife Of all actor.
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can never be the wife Of all actor.
am bound by deathbod oath.
Since my little Nellie is in the pro-
fession, too, this may astonish you, but
ara speaking in accordance with her
poor fathers wish. ....
When married. my late husband, he,
like yourself, was on the stage Ours
was not happy union, confess it
frankly, yet we loved each other at the
beginning dearly enough.
Dependent upon precarious profess
sion, we were forced to take what offers
we could get-to accept separate engage
ments, to live apart, one in the north
when the other was in the south, one
wandering east when tho other was trav-
cling west. If we encountered each other
at railway station occasionally, we
were fortunate. In that way we learned
to do without each other, and coldness
began.
Before he died we were reconciled,
bnt we had both learned from expert
ence bitter lesson. On the morning Of
his death he signed me to approach and
made mo swear to protect my Nellie
from my own unhappiness. l swore it
in his own words. They were that sho
should never marry an actor.
You will see that, bound by death
bed oath, have no alternative but re-
fuse my consent to your suit. But, with
sincere regards, l am always your friend.
MATILDA ST, EyREMoSD.
Charles Copthall, ESD, 900 Throgmor-
49,. -
mond, Folly Theater, Strand, July l,
1893:
MY DARLING NELt--I sec your mis-
giving had foundation, for this morn
ing's post brought me polite note
from your worthy parent signifying
that she can never consent to our mar
riage.
, Now, my sweetest girl, this seems to
me awfully hard linesl The fact that
your poor father was a broker and went
Smash is, so far as can see, no earthly
reason why you should not make me
happy or why should not make you a
good husband Moreover, from what
you say, your mother appears to have
objected to every offer you have ever
had. can't say am sorry she did SO
if she hadn't, You wouldn't be FREQ
but the fact remains that she refuses
yen to every one, and the inference is as
clear as the MONDAY sun-out of Lon
don.
You draw sS week, and you admit
to being 25. Yet she treats you like
child, pockets your salary and allows
you out of it bessarly 10 shillings for
chiffons and bus fares. How long will
you permit such rascally state of
things to continue? You say you arc
sure che will never give you to ME. /
dare say not She finds you much too
valuable to part With Be courageous
and defy her! love you with my whole
heart, and / will not SEQ your lie vast
ed in this fashion. If you wear the ac-
companying flowers in the second act
tonight, | shall understand that Mrs.
st. Evremond is not coming to fotch
you, and l shall be ut the stage door
when you leave. Ever your devoted
CHARLIE
Miss Lydia Coptbsll, 49a Pemhridge
Square, W., to Miss Augusta Gusher,
Tho Grove, Kensipgton. July lS,
1892:
My DEAREST GUssIs-I am writing
to you In despair. 1t will be the veriest
line, but should hate for you to learn
the awful intelligence from any one but
me Charley is married. You know
what 1 have always hoped-my brother
aud my bosom friend! But the dream
is over. Indeed ho has shown that he
was never worthy of you.
He has married Nellie St Evremond,
the actress. Mamma is distracted, and
I--well, you may picture me! Ho ran
away with her tnot mamma, the aosress)
and now has actually the effrontery to
say he is happy.