Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-12-19
No.

Y liltle glFl quite destitltb, and ] Thought il
my duly 70 project her. Tie child was
j sent 70 me faw-bbned, Eawtsy r~reBlpte "a
+ twelve years old, with on atg6l satinl IL
, The lait eye, which was drawn down ipte
. the corner She was immediately ssnt f.,
nns 9ftho lest schools near tho mstrnba-
! lts
Possessed as / vas 6flarpe btebstv.
may easily be concluded that | vas con.
sidefad a great pfizs in the matrimonial
lottery, and | was I nay say. almost bs.
sieged t. take unto myself d vile pVi If ms
numerous relatives aud afadaiatanaas,.
Eyefyb tdy called ID s1g nv batsa ami
grounds, and everybody bfoeabf tbeir
daughters, and | WITS allted eyerywbara.
and had % give dinnets III return b,l
whether It wis | had acquired taIrbstaF
habits from tho quiet aud secluded tvay r.
whigh had So loag been with me E,}b.s
after my mother death. Or tba4f VA
frightened By the many traps aid SPRINGS
laidEih my path by anxious mothers, M.
tain u is that hster ltit Tho least i6eii6a.
tioh T. ehaHse my condition aud ~ tbe
age ct thirty ] was still uamgrfigj, mud sat
down ny tlu59 around tHe as a e9Bfifnaj
pacnei9r. ~ the t1eaHiimo nly two prold.
Fts had rrotvn 1p. The bow whose pnt,,
was Edward, had been sent Il, q1Iiars aa1
had decided Upon entering the ebursb, ne
had q valuable living which / estld riya
him as soon as Tho I'D inetmbatl disl
IN the mean time he bad taken orders, and
was residing with M. me airt. Aarpti,
ma had now arrived at Tie hps Of nipe.
teen md II was not possible Tor her f.
remain any longer at school, This Baf.
picked me however, as II was naeassarv
TINT she should be removed. I decided ~
On sending for nm elderly rotation i, -
tigttn ts chapef9be In the house., Tbe
offer was accepted, and Us soon ~ tho iii
lady was established, tie yotire iado vac
sent Tor anu eane home. She Whs no
longer the aWbafd, sefaFay child, bat
grown mp into o very fine young wotnas
but although her figure vas fine, and her
~leature5 regular, the squirt OF tho eve VIVA
so fatal to good looks that Ii vas u%hpless.
ant - leok al her. | found her aafsut.
Ptislled, humble. aud aisclip1ats and ysrv
soon this addition to my establishment
which, bad go mitch dreaded beeaue d
source Of comfort. The house was morn
cheerful and au parties being goodiem.
pered, time passed merrity kWay.
Bel9fe SIX mouths were ovef I th6pabt
That perceived an attachment growing In
between my two prot s6s. THAT tRetss
was q little 90 her side | felt convinced
and | thought that uniting them would be
very good Idaa. | sounded Edward sn
this subject { his reply was any tbibg bnt
satisfactory. lie said, that although Gs
considered ii bis duty 70 bay eygrf aften.
lion e aay iamats Of my house. be did moi
e%o1sffef VI at OIL likely llat be should ever
consent TO be united to young person who
bad such on unfortunate defect al Ansa inA
had Ia her eye. There Che subject drop.
ped, Edward was d remarkably hand
sotue young man, and as ! thought t1at the
gtd was smittsn, / was not selFv to ba b.
Turned that the living had become vacant.
Edward WIS Immediately installed and
with many expressions Of afatitudB ha
quilted us 10 take possession. Fof i year
after he loft everything went on ntistv.
AhgeIna appeared 10 think no more gf
bun, and devoted berself entirely to me.
By degrees became more interested In
her and her detect from habit vas moi
80 pefcePtible IL fict, I gradually became
attached b her, and ghe returned nv alGte.
ton with every mark Of reciprocal feeling.
after q time ] made her an Offer, and vas
accepted. u was arranged that our union
should take place In six Woeks. Angelina
received the congratulations 81 Hi hoe
friends, md thought that bad every PROS.
poet Of baPpiAess. About Aia Time d Or.
man doctor clue over who had performed
s9fne considerable operations on tic eve,
md had been very successful fl cases of6L.
iqGity Of vision. As | th6aeLh ii would m
5e We Advantageous iftlig deieet III An.
{9lina could be cured ! went ii towa,
otl6d The 8 'fgs01 ont, and took bin dozen
With ne to my co~unty.seat. lie saw An
teliha, and Promised an cA5etaI euro III
he Wottd submit 10 the operation. sBs
tds anl i sofpe weeks she femaiaed IN
datke0ed elInmbef u0ll hsg eve coatd
ecctoe its strength. At lat lie ltsht
gr4dGa n admitted, and ii was fgl4d
hat The care was perfect. broggatbs
p a gelna aad sD8 behe1d herae e.
so c@ftaisiy. ney that tie defeet waa re-
q was hhf4 y possible 10 selecta
woin41 m0rg bgalIfsl Glaa sbg
vas.
"Oh!' c2etnimgl sbe. as sbs firmly eat
81 band up0l ny Shoulder. swhat a degt
] gratitude Do | 6ot H. y~ou~-yhat
ataisfo ] am of your bounty ! You
me lgf0ranl, ftendt ss--t01 llays
ne AMI protected ne. Egaorpd
% withy0nf love, ard n6g you haggn nd
I'd the glft IT baauty-how can | bs
efficiently gfatefgtT'
folded her ia my arms, and re0fiad-
lyon can prove your affection and re-.
ard BY concerning 70 be- mine DC soon as
1t was arranged thai the ceremony
1oald take place In three weeks, and
role 70 u Isvord to come and oficiatg %.
q the happy occasion. Ten days before
day appointed Edward made his ap-
s%afancf, coagratulaflng me upon nv
1ores, and cougrat1iatine Angelina Opon
r improved ch1uns. For myself, 4 can
Wy say fbaa, like those who had loved
II once, ! became devoledly and atdent-
attached, as | counted the monents A.
Until che was mine. / vas oblIUed
go up 10 tow0 on legal business. and
U lawyers, az u@ssaal, Weyo 10 d~illlorv.
1t vsnt PIP every day 70 hurry their
ogements. AZ last, By dint az eontjp-
pressing, eonniyed fbaf the papers
hich 1 wanted were ready on the dsg be-.
Wedding, and I took them down
It'll ms.