FLORIAN - The Most Traveled Man on Earth
FLORIAN - The Most Traveled Man on Earth
FLORIAN - The Most Traveled Man on Earth
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Elizabeth Florian Talcott, later in life<br />
[C<strong>on</strong>tinuati<strong>on</strong> of the letter, written by Azelie Felicite Florian, the fourth daughter, now 12<br />
years old.]<br />
My dear Papa,<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> face of the Indian whose portrait you sent us frightened us all. If all the inhabitants<br />
of America look like that them, I would rather be an old maid than have a husband like<br />
that <strong>on</strong>e. I hope however that in New Orleans there are more acceptable <strong>on</strong>es, and I will<br />
take so much care before coming that I would be neither a wallflower nor an old maid, I<br />
hope.<br />
We had lots of fun recently—we had a ball. I was to play the castanets, but I was so<br />
awkward that I couldn’t use them. We will also have a big masquerade for the “breaking<br />
up.” 41<br />
Adieu, my dear Papa, believe me to be always your obedient and affecti<strong>on</strong>ate<br />
Azelie<br />
41 This phrase, written in English, may refer to an end-of-term school party.<br />
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