Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-04-10


There eas nnce q young girl, The daughter pf pa
rrp,s we'll i,arn, mud 81 ops time itch, but WHO had
Itsl ned saais il, circumstances. Until her If.
tepntl, yer. ibe family lived IN Lyons. depending
entirely f., subsi-leuee upon The labor OF her ia
,bet. Rome better bores spthtg up. aud Induced
tltsn then 10 conts 10 f'nfia; ba. IL is difficult 10
.,ap IN Inc descent down tbs tiah Of mi@fptiuue.
| Fat ,htee ysat4 the father struggled against posf
| efty, bit III last died IL an hospital
Tho mother 5000 followed, and The Young gpi
wa4 loft alone. the ~teaupant Of Il s1ftet of which
the zen, was not paid. If ll,ers were any f'tty
| roanfetud with ibis story, this sas the aht,'nent
for her arpearahet; hut none cane. The young
| ula rem ,inrd alone, without ffiends Of pfetfcsets.
t,,rassed b. debts Which sbe could bot pay, and
seeking IN =aiD sn,te sptfies Ut sin~rl"ynfnt She
foun ] t,ofts. sill II wsH nerest AIRY for her 10 have
food, One day passed on which che tested nutbieg.
Tho night that followed WIS ~sleep.ess. Ffs'
dsy was again passed. 'wi'hsas f,od. aud The t'oaf gill
was forced into Tho rtsofu ion af begging" She
covered her head With her mothers veil. the only
| heritage she had ~feteissd. aud. s'oeptng so ~ 10
simulate age, she went out into Tie streets. when
lhe,e, sbe held %, her innd. Alas, lha. hand
WIS white, and Youthful and deIieate! Sine felt the
necessity Of %eoyetiag II up 10 tho folds Of tho veil
| ~ Il It hand ban ~lepfosiod. Thps concealed, the
poor girl held out the hand 10 d young wdiian
| who PASSED 60 one more happy than herself. md
| asked, "A aou, u single sou 30 get bread The pc.
| tit,on was uniteeJel. An Cd man PASSED. The
nendiesnt thou ths thot experience Of tho dis
tresses Of Ifs nigh, have soffentd ono like hin,
! Lui she was IN erfor. Experience had on|y har.
| lenrd. not sofiensd his heart. 7s1- rs isu
.1'he nigh, was cold and rainy. aud The hotf
had come when tho night ro'ico appeared TO Keep
the streets clear Of oil mendicatits and suspicious
characters. At This period, the shrinking g%,f't"ok
courage once more TO hold out her had to . pas
saf.by It was a young mar. He stopped 81 Tie
silent appeal, aud, diving into his pocket, pulled
out n peice Of money which he threw to Der, be.
ing apparently afraid TO touch q hing 80 misefa'
bic. Just as he did this, one Of tho police came
to The spot, aud, placing bis hind on the girls
shoulder; exclaimed. sAh, ! have caught you
have | 1-you are begging. 10 tho office with
you! come aloug'.
.The young man Lefe interposed. lie took
hold hastily Of The mendieant, Of her whom lie bad
before seemed afraid 10 touch, aud, addressing
himself to The polio man, saiI rspfovipely, 'Tbi'
yoman Is not a beggar. No, sac is~-sho Is ONT
uborn / know but, SIR said the ofiicer-- !
Tell you she is All aequalntance Of nine, rereale'
the Young stranger. Tben turning TO the girl
whom he took for an old aad feeble WON ~, b.
continued, Come along my good dame, aud per
nit me 70 see you safely 10 the end Of tbs street.
Giving his arm 10 The unfortunate girl. be ilief
led her away saying, Here is @ peice Of a hun
dred sous. /. is. oil | baye-iaks II, poel wo
man. eas ~ 1@
The clown ola hundred sois passed from you
hand TO mine continued the lady; and as yei
walked along, supporting my steps, ! thef
through my veal, distinctly saw your face an
figure -
mn fgursi' said Frederic, In amusement.
Yes. my friend. yoar figure returned bis wifi
it was TO mo tina, you gave aims on tina. might
II was my Iife-ny honor, perbsps--lhat yo
then savedt' '#@
You q men,lican'--yon 80 young, 80 beauf
fuI. md now 20 rich > cried Frederic. 7,i
yes, my dearest husband replied the lodi
I have in my life received aims-cncc only
and from, you and those aims have decided m
fate for life. On the day following that n,isere
bio nieht. an bid woman, in whom ! had inspire
, some sentiments Of pity, enabled me TO enter ss
asmp.tress into d respectable house. Cheerful
,ess returned to me with labor. / had the goe
fortune TO becpme q favoritc with the mistre
whom I served, and indeed I dil my best, by ur
/. wearied diligence and care, to merit her favo
She was often visited by people in high III
One day, Sir james Melton, an English gent
! man of great property came 10 the establishme'
, with a party Of ladies'. He noticed ME. He +
, turned again. He spoke with my mistress, az
learnt that | was Of good family in short. leaf
! nv whole history. The result was, that he 8
down ly my side me day, and asked me plain
y If. / would marry him. r ~ q I'll
MARY you!' cried ], in surprise. s 81 d
BIZ lanes Melton was a man Of sixty Ia
pale, and feeble looking. In answer to my g
c,smstion Of as~tonishmen., be said, : Yes, a
+, YOU if you will be my. wife am rich. b
!, have no comfort-no happiness. My %re'a'is
. seem to yesrn to see me in the grave. ] ba
= ailments which require a degree OF kindly ca
that il not 10 be bought from servants. ! ha
heard yonr story, and believe vou 70 be one W
e will support prosPe'ity as well as You have do
: adversely. | make my proposal sincerely, al
, hope that you VII agree TO IT, 4.c Is
!. AT tina. time, Frederic con.inued the Iat
I Ioved uou. | had seen you but once, but ID
:. occasion was TOO memorable for ne ever TO fore
! it, and something always irsinna.ed 10 me tn
we were destined 10 pass through life 'ossth'
: AT. the bottom Of my soul | believed this. 7
every one around me pressed me to accept
). offer made to inc, and the thought struck me Il
! | nigh, one day make you wealthy. AT lene
nv main objection to Sir jane. MeIton's prol
sal Law in a disinclination 10 make myself I
INSTRUMENT of vengeance In Sir James bar
!: aenains, relatives whom be might dislike wl'he
good grounds, Tn objection, uien stated, OF
increased his anxiety for my consent, aud fnai
under the impression that It would be. afier
earring .4raanee The lergta # fe1 ely e sejee'
advantageous settlement Offered 10 me, I conse
i ed to Sir James proposal.
This part Of M story, Frederic, Is really
., a fairy tale. !, a poor orphan, Pennies a
:, frriendless, become the wife If one Of The rich
= barone,s of England. Dressed in ,iiss, a
b. sparkling with jewels, I could now Psss IN
:. carriage through the very streets where. = !
:. months before, I lad stood in The rain and da
Il Mesa mendicant!'
- Happy Sir James, cried NJ de la T''nr
:. this par. Of the story !; he could prove his i
i. by enriching you!'
He ,oas happy resumed tie laJs. {
Il. marriage, So strangely assorted, proved much m
elf CONDUCIVE, il is p obable, 10 his comfort thar
of be had welded one with whom all The parade