New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-10

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answer IN return + sir n,srtbs r
lhad s212 in cash CT nod I;vad
with the strictest eco, T er.,osod ssfa, r.,
Minnie. telling her to rs. a
and thst would meet hfr ~ NV rr;vai Panr
days after this as the asteruoon haat ca,ne Il,
was on the wharf. and Is the steamer came r,,'
tho fr4t faea that saw yyaa tba ~ ~ srlf,.
beautiful GIRL who had nv heart srtrsiy Thsrs
she was. and she never looked more beautiful
| than when steuuing graeefutlv mon tha wharf
she took hold Of nv arm as If she would null ii;
of. She had no iuooaae-Y,o chance. sof dress
eyen-notbinp but a little. close. brown boofl. ].
/ Isir ealIen frock rather sharf o. ehected
| anrnn tied ronnd with a white fame a little
gork -noc-et with a cotton bandkeTchief thin
biz. and some other trifiiue articles in Ia She
Had a na;r az coarse brneans and M Stockings
| And vet Minnie with her dark Aou;no hair
around her shoulders. was the most, beautifuI
yirl evar Tn,eei hsr rare narfacr;or IL
fca and Sgnra av;entIv attefsd tha a,1antior,
| of all who passed us in the street She wore
away all the clothing she had, and her uncle did
not know til at she was about 10 leave him. She
| did not condescend TO tell him a word ,bout II.
nor To ask any more fayors of him, tFan she had
from the first day she was placed under his
protection fl35l E7zEzsl ei-1
"Where are YOU going - Minnie injured,
a. we nassed mn the street. and she smiled in
nv face 80 sveetiy. that / thought she could mot
really be ssa little lower than the angels
ssWhy. we are now poing to the house of the
| Rev Mr-- To he married p said + isJIast1
.swhat, in these old clothes. and 80 soon y,
/ eaperlv inoI,;red Minnie
z ssCartainIv J, said !. L x,v ,Ialav -, Ss1
She hung her head thouebtfullv1 and repIiea
Is could ro ont 10 work and earr, somf decent
clothes.''
ssI will do the work 81 said I. g and xou rnuat
oo mn to our little eottage. and petI INV break
fast. dinner and sumner and not work verv hard
either. and we will hare some new clothes and
i enioy ourselves at onr mn, home
Minnie could hardly stand nm AGAINST This
new life was opening before her she was nc
longer slave. but about to act for herself. and
sbe was overcome We stonned and rested in
the Pare TIL She became more eomnosed. and
then We found the good minister. and were mar
ried T had nreviouslv oot II ali ARRANGED with
him We walked directly home tn the neat III
id cottage. which had hired and cornfortably
furnished-and here was Minnie's Home She
was seventeen and I wass nineteen vears of ACE
, We were botb happv as two mnrtals eould nos.
sfh1v he In a few davs She had t;dv clothing
! prepared, and every thing was lust as we could
wish il to he Her nncle found oT,t all onr ar
| ranpements and came In fake Minnie. h;s &c moor
! relation hack bv force Bnt I obiected. and
+. Minnie did. foo It was onite foo late. So. he
7 rave IL nm ssSH
We lived along. the bann;ess creatures on
: earth andsMe were nrosnerons Fverv thing
touched seemed to turn to money. took ioRs
: "a nv own aeeount and everv one nroved' profit
Z | ab1e nnrcbase3 reo1 estats aId # rosa in
value. When I was twentv.nine wears old. |
D found that was wortb a comfortahla fortune.
e and owed no man dollar. NV success was no
) ass surnrising tn popself tbsn 10 othars Ahout
sbis time 7 eIsa learned thai INV old master
Scott. had been unfortunate and lost his entire
: property He was poor, and had even asked for
.harity Minnie and I concluded to sro and see
aim He bu, st into tears a. She came into his
: 5resenee. He acknowledoed he had treated her
: improperly: but she begged that he would not
Y .ay a word about it pail him the old debt Of
e 40 with compound interest and added enough
v 10 make him comfortable Poverty had made
, che old man tender hearted and he seemed truly
y q realize that s.no6r relation VAS nat 60 had
heinp as he once sunnosed - = g
j Bnt II was really Eayd for him IN cornnrebenf
= now Minnie could he kind and generous ID hin
! n his 4fiiction. She occasionaily visited him
! md always carried him some little things :
: =0nfort, and had n cheering word for the oil.
i man. whose harsh treatment Of her when sh