Year: 1874

made so public. II Pressly was nearly
set frantic by these newspaper reports
and the publicity the marriage created.
l. wish you knew him. He5is sedate
and dignifed. He has learned the
world through his fathers absence most
Of the time, and his mother having
been dead some time. However, his
father would not consent to let him,
have his inheritance before he came of
age, which will be one year and three
months from now. As [ said. we had
an understanding, and we separated.
His father sent him to Carlisle, Pa,
and four weeks ago procured a divorce
on the grounds Of desertion. He then
sent him to the college at Bethlehem in
Pennsylvania, where he is now. i have
not seen him for nearly two months
now, he having been at Carlisle and in
Washington until came here. There
was nothing like delusion between
us. and the papers in Washington spoke
highly Of my conduct in the affair. l
understand Pressly's nature thorough
ly, as he does mine, and we could live
together for years and never be startled
by anything coming up in our lives or
characters to create any bad feeling.
He was brought up in society, in all
the glare Of Washington, and is tired
of it, and 1 know he loves me, knowing
me as am, and I do him.
will wait patiently until he be-
comes Of age, and as he writes to me q
di, orce will not stand between US.
have faith in his love, as l said I know
him so we'll, and know that it is no
young boys .infatuation. He has an
old head on young shoulders. He writes
to me every other day, and if you will
call around to my clearinghouse will
show you his letters, which will go far
to remove the credulity with which you
look upon this affair."


She would then sit silent for while,
occasionally speaking in marked terms
Of her husband (which she still calls
him). After telling the above, and
seeing the look Of interest and
astonishment (the latter, it
must be confessed, was at her bearing
and language with which it was re-
ceived, she said interrogatively ''quite a
romance, is it not! Yes, it is a 70.
nance. We met so singularly. Twill
never forget that ght. He was intro.
duced to me by Mr.. Stoddard one
night at the theatre, and he walked
home with me. On the way he was
speaking about some watering place, ,and
asked me if would not like to go there
with him and visit his sister, a we'll
known married lady of Washington.
thought he was insulting me, and gave
him reply accordingly, which brought
our conversation to- a close,
after he had begged my pardon, and
said he was in earnest. We have
often laughed about it since. He has a
brother older than himself; but / never
met him, although I have seen him at
the theatre several times. Neither did
ever see any of his family. excepting
his father, on the one time, just after
We were married. His father never sent
| any word to me, but Pressly always
told me everything that occurred. I
did not expect to come here when left
Washington, but was going to New Or
leans. am going back to Washington
in four weeks, as we have
a grand ballet there then.
will work on in my profes.
sion until he is of age. never re-
ceived cent from him, but have mad&
my own living. 1t will hurt him when
he gets my letter telling him I am here
at the theatre. have not lost q night
since We were married. Very few ot
these people you see about you know
my story she said sadly as she looked
around at the actors and actresses


Thanking her for her kindness the re
porter left her standing among the gay
men and women. looking like one wh<
was lost in the throng Of apparently
careless people.