The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-03-29
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aNho s1eA 4 ~, MI \ aske3 theF
stafing With epsu 90. = " ststng3 wsse
some rare sight. NJ Pryor" l "A think
Ing fegSettdlly that stoala be hescs(uetk thats
Ard not *IOassia II. ma Sesiar tls axid N
stassd, ! sadcd with On sd6sts "a - ~
new gevsrnessp SO under NJ sdpShte ~
nouncemeQt I appeared at tAe paS3ds11QQe.
The room was rather dark there We two
candies; but one bad beM exiting Suished ed
was 6sins hut.isdly rellghted y s11eteds As
illst saw nCthtng cleasty then 4 pegce1yoe q
little pale laay sitting it ono end x We tAbaes
and two balfgrownsnp girls dreeeed in going.
'outto-teA" /" costune, scAted plimly ogethet n
the solk These w. third bni ~ xAni6hsd
out e the door - ] eatesad 4 S.;
Mis- Pryor, believet" satd . tmid
voice, 20 tinM that + ccsld hardly believe
that It WaS; q Indy addressing hef, G0tctue0 n
glanced a heE a. wes ! little woman. with
pale hair, md li4ht Cyps frightened &l00kiNG
eyes that Just rose. and ~ In . minute q
sad "a 80 At1e Frycs, end; ;ccncl1d<d Ia1k
yes and held out hcsitstingly thin, cod,
than otherwise; !; Tor l felt really sorry for her
SssS s1Sf 1pSt4<p ~ IVA
any body to DO afraid Of me. NY daughters,
Miss Pryor" she then said IN louder tone.
WhereupOn tho two gifb rose, courtesied,
biushed seemingly mos litom Awkwauneas
than ln0dcsty and sat down again. shoOk
hands with both, trying 70 take tho initiative,
and make mysck sociAble and a hcme~A dit
that OF ny In III ho1sa. sSsS ,s
% 4vSnoa tarVx{1u fAnhs ~ II sskk.
fully IN hich y Mis- Zillal - t0s Seuie1a-
bered M: Sutherland had !nsnticn tl!t I.
name 10 biz letter, end IL peculiarly natarally
struck me. .s !. &. y, e. .
Tho mother and danghtess looked rather
blankly et each other, md the former nh
This IL Mis- - Poer and Mio Matilda ~.
lah y not in the room at present. !"
"Oh, = third sistet 4" obseryeds
s.ss ssH No, Maam, rather pertly answered Ms
IA Poer Zill y not onr sister at ~ but only
livery kind TO, and keeps at his expense, and
who uentls our stockings and brushes our hail
Of nights, and whom we are very kind 70 also.' \
nOh, indeed was all ] said in reply y
this running stream Of very provincial y-spokeu
and unpunctuated English. wns rather pn.
zled too tor u my memory was c0rrectr and
SSuS0ny LVssUaAuuscW 4Mss 3utasCtietaue = AuvtN$f
very clearly, probably because they were them
selves 30 clear he had particularly mentional
lmy future pupil Zillah 10 Poer, and no Mis-,
Ie Poer besides. ! waited with some curiosi
ty for the girls reappearAnce; at last ven
tured TO say: Il should like to 500 Mis-
lillah ! understood here ! hesitatci, bu
thought atterward the plain speech was th'
best" understood from Mr.. sutherland tha
she was to % my pupil !, -. &. !,
~ couIse. q eoeIso hast,Iy n sac w Wy
anu lancleo sne Holoured s''gntly. Sa5ohne
ac'cn yg.r COUSIN. hg .ta.
Casonno me suls'ly went o1s, ma snolsly z, Y
MrneI U'loWed " 'Fl osuof snan nesssll
snSagn caa ~ cal'alsn, g lasnet sssvan 1as.
.as9ion' wlM snort Pe..acoets, snoft s'eess1 V:
an0 = og nrown-nolMna plna,o.c' ~
woudh stay to % dresseo expa'nea Ca!t
ilne ~ iond Whisper 70 ner mothcr ae wnic
Mrs. - Ioer looked more nervous ma "
comlor.ape ,nan ever. MeanWh,le ,,W l observe 4,
my pupil. nad mncled tne ziilah go careluii
lntrus.eu to my care Dy M. Sutnefana 20 \
grown yoang lAuy, VINO only wanted nhls!
mg. even thoaghs sue might W peaus,
: WIN some surprise lo9nu ner h1lEcesl
girl--w,'n ah oilve complexlon, iali ninuo
ups, ana EYES very niack anu nrlgnt. one w
uhtlully uressed whicn looked tne worse, I'D;
SDe was RtmOSt woman yJlOuRn ner Qul