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76 her to her room at that hour. She was looking over her letters when he came, so she asked him in and handed him the letters to look over. While he was reading them the door was opened by a servant, who informed the proprietor that this gentleman had been in her room all the night.

Those would-be ladies, who were so envious of her, were exulting at her supposed downfall, because she was young, beautiful, wealthy, and connected with some of the best families in the country. The lady under whose care she was sent her immediately home, supposing that was the best thing to be done. On her arrival, her particular and best friend, Mrs.—, who was a belle at the time at Saratoga, and is known and sought after at all the watering-places, went immediately to Newport to see what the trouble was. On her arrival she made inquiries, and found there was neither more nor less the matter than her engagement with this gentleman, who had disappointed several ladies, and were angry that she should succeed where they had failed. However, they were married in a short time after, and went to Europe.

It is not often young people who try to blast each other's characters; it is the married belles who do so.

The season of 1857 was very gay at Saratoga. Ladies were there from all parts of the country. I missed but very few of the gay throng who for many seasons had added so much to the gayety of the place by their presence. There was a young married lady there under the care of her mother; her husband was not along. There was also at the hotel a gentleman who had formerly been a lover of hers, and he now paid her so much attention as to create quite a talk.