Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-05-26

BaltEazar Polo was true saint, who had
assisted at the funeral of Louis XIV--a kind
hearted and charitable man. and pous Chris
tan An affair of love had led him, in the midst
OF many perilS. to New Mexico God had final
II settled him at Adayes, to take care of the
bodies and souls of the inhabitants Here he
taught those to read who had capacity enough
to learn, repeated their Aves to the little chill.
dren, cured the yellow fever, proposed riddles
to the young men and played with the girls, On
Sunday, at blind-mans-buff-a very new play.
which he had himself introduced, together with
melons and sun-fiowers Father Polo was at
once the priest schoolmaster and physician of
the village. He was indeed an accomplished
man, of very tender conscience, profound
slumber, sensitive heart, enormous appetite, ,and
OF physognomy without spot or blemish, eX-
cept that he had a cataract over his right eye,
which had been originally much the best Of the
two. Thus it was that his vision was weak
and uncertain. To the worthy priest the
brightest day was only as the feeble twilight
of the morning, or the timid rays Of the moon
when first she rises above the trees But he
was so good SO pure-hearted, so charitable, 50
full Of excellent intentions, that no one allow
ed himself to laugh at the innumerable mis-
haps he committed-so much respected was he,
and in every way so worthy of respect and re-
gard.
The day came when mistake of the good
priest was followed by much chagrin and many
tears. At the time | speak Of the most beau
ttul girl III the village of Adayes, even in the
Judgment of the women themselves, was There
Sc Paccard the daughter of Frcnchman who
had married Spanish wife.
Not far from the village lived young man,
the son Of Spanish father and French moth
er-a fine looking fellow, somewhat more Span
ish than French, as Therese was more French
than Spanish Our nero, dissatisfied with tend
Ing herds on the prairies Of Avoyeles, had emf
grated near to Adayes, where he had purchas-
ed small tract of land and elevated himself
10 the dignity of proprietor. He lived with
his father and mother and whole army of sis
teFS, In small cabin which he had erected with
MS own hands. Richard Alyarcs then in his
twentieth year, was the handsomeSt man in the
village, notwithstanding he wore the costume
oI the pralries-a straw hat, roundabout
anu buckskin pair Of pantaloons, with mocca
SINS to match
Alyares saw Therese, and loved her The
'eSe dropped her eyes beneath the burning
Saze OF AlvareS, and grew alternately red and
Eae AVares, too, when the dark eyes of
iaerese fell upon him, was similarly affected
AZ the end of month or So the young girl
went to consult Balthazar Polo Bad as
m nA eyes were, the worthy priest saw her blush
Yes, my child" he said, eyes, my child
l understand you. 1t is true the young man
not rich and you are very poor but you
ait Doth honest Industrious, and of fitting
aye you love one another, as see very clear
! and 1t is not for me to forbid your being
happy
ABOUT the same time and tending to the
sale result, that is to say, to marriage there
"as gong on, between a couple of maturer
ears courtship less passionate, perhaps but
Is[ more prudent and more respectable. Madame
IIag9eUaoyere, the widow of a wealthy planter
ra rul'less and past forty, had lived eighteen
WI irdls on her large and fertile plantation
r"Hcther from idleness or weariness, Madame
ra4oeaoyere had determined to receive the ho-
IaSe ol an old and wealthy Frenchman, who
ro ose'ated like herself near the village of Ada
~. NJ. Dulac, the rich Frenchman in ques-
Sr 'Du was little man, over sixty years of age,
ipocnondrical to the very marrow of his bones
,ois went to work, therefore, to ingratiate her
.in. "iSH The ridiculous old Frenchman she
''M the most unbeard Of oficiousness.