The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1856-09-27
been for him aud her, had he never left

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her side.
When they separated for an intends
absence Of only ten or fifteen days, .h
was very sad and fearful he, more TIN,
usually gay aud joyous.
Il shall soon be back ma petite Barba
rtne,' he cried, and ,hsn--' he kisse,
her and whispered the rest.
Blushing and smiling through her tea r
like sunlight though gentle summe
cloud, she returned his kiss and prayet
the Bon Dieu' 70 guard him while he wa
gone. Singing light Creole air, he
sprank into the beautiful cotton woot
canoe which was ,o'bcar him to n poin
where be would take steamboa, for the
city. and il, peeled By four sturd,
negroes, soon bore him from her sight.
Ten. twelve, fifteen days pest still he
came not. He had written one letter in
his usual cheerful style, Immediately OF
his arrival in the city, bnt none came
after that. In it he had told Barbarine
that there were pretty lodies in New Or.
leans, tut none so beautiful as herself.
Day after day. after the tenth day Of
his absence had passed, poor Barbs rine
was seen when tie frs, rays Of the sun
kissed the dark bosom of the Bayou, q,
the point where they had parted and
where she would first catch glimpse a,
his form when he returned. Fifteen
days passed and h. came not, Often her
bright eyes we're dimmed with tears and
sighs instead OF glad songs, escaped her
nrs.
1t was the evening of the twentieth
day; she sat alone on the piazza Of the
house, for the honr was late and the elder
Baskerville had retired. Her guitar was
by her side but she touched it not. Her
ear was listening for the sound of oars,
and that night she listened not in vain,
and as the glad sound reached her ear
she bounded with wild cry of plea sure,
like bird freed from bondage, from her
seat and followed by her attendant, hur-
ried to the water side. I, was Henrique.
With a cry oil gladness. such as only
swells up from q young. loving heart, she
t rev herself into his arms as he stepped
upon the shore, and pressed many burn
ing kisses on his brow, and between
them uttered many an endearing word,
gently chiding him for his prolracted ab-
sence. and asking his reasons.
But he had altered strangely. His
manner to her was cold add restrained,
his answers vague and unsatisfactory
True, he gently returned kiss or two,
bat his lips were cold aud icy. To her
inquiries il he were i'll or not, he replled
that he was well; yet in walking from
the boat 10 the house, he asked not il she
were well, nor did be speak one wcrd Of
their approaching union. Poor Barba-
rine retired that nigh, to a s'eepless pill.
low wel,ing it as i had never been we,
hetore, with her tears.
The next day Henrlque, in the pres
ence oi his parents, opened the cases
which lie had brough, from the city, and
gave TO Bariarine the Jewels and Iaces
and silks which he had purchased fer her.
Bat rich, rare and beautiful as they were,
they were almost worthless in her ewes,
Tor few ard c.ld were the words which
accompanied the costly gil.. Shortly
alter the dinner hour was passed, instead
OF retiring TO take a slesta, as was his
usual custom, Henrlque sprang into a
small canoe which The ever kept for his
own use, and padded off down the Ba-
you alone. Before be visited New Or.
leans, he seldom entered that boat with.
out asking Baraarine to 60 with him,
and often, as they glided along the fiowry
banks OF the Bayou in 1t. had he listened
with pleasure to her sweet voice as she |
carolied the gay songs of the Creole |
bellies.
With a sad eye and heavy heart she
watched him as he padded swiftly f.om
ner view. II was late before he return
&c. and again he met her as eodly as
before. Day after day it was thus he
never missed his accustomed row on the
Bayou, and still as cold as when he frs,
'e,arned. Meantime, the parents were
making every preparation for the bridal.
Poor Barbarine felt strange present..
nent-felt ,ha, bridal never was to be.
One day, as she saw him depart down
he Bayou at the usual hour, new tot
anne into her heed. There is a secret
with his trips from the Bayou
The murmured, and will discover it.
Calling the negro girl who constantly
l'tended her, 10 follow, she hastily un.
noored another canoe and silently fol-
ewed IN the direction which he took.
,eeplng close In the shade OF the huge
otton woods which lined the shore, SO as
lot TO be observed by him. For a couple
i miles he kept down the main Bayou.
hen turned up narrow. winding and
BEAUTIFUL creek. Her cheek .a1shed with
new born hope % Aedid so, for up this
reek was lovely sppt to which he had
tten taken her--a fayorite bower where
hey had sung and talked of love, and
'ainted bright pictures of the fu,sre. -
,areiully and silently she followed him
p the winding creek and saw him reach
ne dense grove Of live oaks which front.
d the place, faslen his canoe and disap.
ear between the moss-hung branches Of
he gnarlcd trees in the direction of the
ayorite bower.
Soon her canoe was moored near the
ame place, and leaving her altendan, in /
!, she stepped noiseiessly to the shore.
was lovely spot. The ground was
overed With velvet grass and sna nuled