The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-04-26
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"One, too, that only wants me for my fortune,
and nothing else. It is very wrong, md cruel,
and unkind Of him, and you may 80 and toll
him So"
Tell WI " said l, bewiidered by this out
burst Of In nation, and great confusion OK
personal pross11ms.
@Mr. Sutherland, Of counsel Who else
would ! tell? Whose opinion else do ! care
forf Go and say to him No" she added
aruptiy /: no, you needn't trouble him with
any thing about such a foolish girl as !. just
say, | shall not marry Mr.. French, and will he
be 50 kind as TO give him his answer, and pig
him let me alone = Here, quite exhausted
with her wrath, Zillah sank back and took to-
saw that she did not read one line, that her
motionless eyes We're fixed and full Of q strange
deep expression. l began to cease wondering
what the future would bring. Very soon at
terward | went back to Mr.. Sutherland, and
old him all that had passed just the plain
facts without any comments Of my own. He
apparently required none, found him sitting
composedly with some papers before him--he
had for the last few days been Immersed in
business which seemed rather 70 trnuble hin
he startedsa little as ! entered, but Immediately
camesforward and listened with q quiet aspect
to the message had to bring. could not tsll
whether it made HIM happy or the contrary:
his countenance could DO ct times 80 totally
impassive that no friend, dearest or nearest,
could ever md out from 1t any thing he did
not wish to betray.
"Ihe matter is settled then" said he, grave
"; viii write to Mr.. French to-day, and
perhaps 1t would % as vel II We never aiiudet 70
what has passed. !, at least, shall not do 1t tell
allah SO. But, N me future, say that entreat
she Keeps no secret BACK IRON you. Remember
this, my dear Sassia watch over her as you DO
love fer--and you 40 love herr continued ne,
grasping my hand. answered. mat dld, ana,
God knows, even then l told no lie. She was
q very dear child TO me always. Mt. Suther-
land seemed quite satisfied and at rest. lie
paae me a cneefiul goou'py, Which / Knew
meant that 1 should 60 away, 80 accordingly 1
went. fassihg the d~rawihg-room aoor l saw
Aillah lying in her Old position on tho sofa 50
would not disturb her, but went and walked
for an hour under q clamp of tir:.trees in the
garden. They made a shadow dark and grave
. and still 1t was pleasanter than beng on the
! lawn, among the flowers, the sunshine, md the
: bees. l did not come in until dinner-tincD
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J Mr.. Sutherland did not join us until we
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