The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1852-01-24
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THE MASON'S WIFE.
A TRUE TALE.

-qa 1.-THE MASON'S WIFE.
TRUE TALE. .ss
In 1910. having arrived at years oi
Sc manhood without fortune or other ap.
aspaiahces promising successful comPe'
II tition with the. business men OF nay ma.
tive State, (Kentuckyl | turned my
thoughts towards the far off West and
South. astonishing a more appropriate
field for. ,yonng and enterprising men,
who might possess the moral courage
10 Withstand the hardships and tolls In
1Iefdent to pioneers Upon conference
with three other young men in similar
circumstances ,-we-determined to wend
saour wav to- the wilds Of Texas, and I'M
+. nediately set about preparing ior our
.loutpey to that foreign land. as Il was
then esteemed. o4t a...@5as 80.
We all met at Louisville on the frs,
day Of July, where we were detained
some days waiting for boat On the
=. evening of the, third day a aststnalll low
wafer, craft made her appearance, on
:, her way 10 New Orleans: and knowing
"a large, class of boats could not then
navigate the Ohio. we lost no time II
SECURING berths- Though small and
uncomfortable. the boat was very much
crowded with, cabin and deck Passen-
gers, bound for different points on the
Mississippi together with some who
were about to expatriate themselves,
Land make an abode in the land OF pro-
mise To whiehwe were bonnd.5 f
It were. vain task to undertaseg to
depict the feelings which stirred IN our
.besoms as, we gazsd upon. the floating
ssi;lrs aud stripes of our native land, Tor
ihe last time; ,Tis tEas enEs s.s.9!! P9!aoyantt y.E,t
hope sweet hope, whispered that day
wntlfd come when thai lone ant modest
Star which had but dawned upon the
horizon would, by the magic power OF
The Saxon race, shine with resplendent
glory in the mighty galaxy destined to
ctusfer around the cold thirteen" But
as set out with no intention TO draw
safsncy sketch. but 10 detail some little
events which will illustrate TO some
extent the benign Influence nt,oour
glorious Order. must proceed with my
simple narrative Nothing of much
interest. occurred after leaving. Louis
wife. until we landed at Smithland.
iinrrouth of Cumberland riverl except
that our boat formed a familiar acquaint-
ance with. the numerous shoals and
saud-bars with which the Ohio is well
supplied a;yen te yater lsh nlty low 2
tS. Al sSmithland + several passengers
came on board, and, among the pnmher
"a very dignifie,I and genteel looking
lady, apparently about forty years old
and her daughter, some eighteen OF
nineteen.. The latter was SO beautiful
and bewitchingly Interesting IN appear
ance that any attempt OF mine to de-
scribe her would fall far short of the
reality. but must be permitted 10 say
that such was the impression made
ppons my mind that | could not realize
the faci that her home was upon this
broad earth as connected with the chill.
dfen Of men. And yet to the astonish
ment of all, these Interesting being:
took u deck passage, bound tor the
mouth of Red river, On. the followiH g
morning the clerk, as usual, went below
to collect passage money me elde.
LADY informed. him that she had abou
as much money as would meet hls De
rysarad, bnt II he look Il all, she and he
daughter would be placed on shore
pennyless among strangers. The. feel
.na and gentlemanlys clerk declined t
saccent, the, money until he could state
sha. facts 10 the captain and receive hl
snrders- The captain, on hearing tht
statement, desired the clerks.t to deslst
promising to call on the ladies himself
and in. a few hours did SO and spen
some tirne very agreeably IN their com
pany. and took occasion to repeat hi
skefIss x[. ,skS<sis zfi5t, ss sdurir b the day.-
THE day f6Ii6wing he also coftInuee'
s91fs talfs, aid made on one occasion
asDtffe advances towards the young lady
1aRnichiIesd her TO believe his intention
daskrs fiUt OF the most honorable Kind
hFeekfin kee1f9 the insult, and reflect
Tne nt,Sti her dependent condition, she
ttSs for an instant embarrassed and un
certain what course to pursue, but be
ing possessed uf d Strong mind ant
aataicE pBrEs utiot, she SOON fecoveret
-as8Ns seah6onsseb and gave the captain
a signal of distress from the: degree
called MasoI1fc, sometimes given to The
wives aud dan ghters ot Master Masons
.The captain recognised thsl signal
lafenped back as ii electrified and will
snnIsled hands, beseschlngly inquired
N the name Of God, where did yet
obtain that !n
she answered with sweet=tonec
ayn,ee. and With all the Innocence OF al
aags, tom nv husband father ant
.Thisnnexpected answer seemed onlJ
"a copfnse the captain the more, tot ~
esstsiniy hsd-nof supposed she Was
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