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One question, however, she so far forgot herself as to answer, namely,
as to whether she should change her residence. She replied that she
purposed soon to leave town for an indefinite period. A further question
designed to draw out some information regarding her acquaintance with
Mr. Dunreath, whom it is certain she has for a long time corresponded
with, met with no reply beyond “I will bid you good evening.”
Miss Brewster is certainly a very prepossessing lady. In addition to her
beauty her voice is particularly well modulated and pleasing. She is
decidedly above the medium height, and has a queenly air combined with a
brisk, business-like manner, which gives evidence that she is at once a
lady and a shrewd woman of the world,—an indication of anything but the
helpless state into which most inexperienced women would have been
thrown at so sudden and astounding a change of fortune.
In the gaslight and with such a color Miss Brewster had the appearance
of being not over twenty-three; we learn, however, on unquestioned
authority from a former schoolmate of hers, that she is just twenty-six,
having had a birthday last week.
Miss Brewster is said to be a very devout church-woman of the
ritualistic type, and usually attends the Church of the Advent.
The Hub is certainly to be commiserated at the prospect of so soon
losing a lady who would otherwise become one of its most admired belles
as well as a leader of its most cultured society, and we trust that her
stay though indefinite may not be prolonged.
Three of the one hundred and twenty-seven letters received by Miss
Brewster during the first week after the above newspaper extracts
appeared will serve as types of the whole.
LETTER NO. I.
JONESPORT, PA., _Jan. — 18—_
DEREST MISS BREWSTER HONORED MISS
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