The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-04-19
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fNks nY{da Il q F6sScftNtss home with him.
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az III fsmily aFSin.ss ffttaA NJ sprupies npont1
s4Ifinx aa5hnift6ft NiS,m, adsssT ftdhd ont. from Mt
9NVfS n N36xSftT r tKds bcNl::edtgsaSSed solely as
royerna 3aRss wafd, md tlkts he had himself
Hni1 nv VVSl1ESrf II advance the whole OF winch,
\ Hbhbc INV 81 s0thef, fSSdsbceti intercepted ny
Ina ISaf6cF. Tte money 81 course was gone
vEdk3M ffAia6 Syfdf3kfDesEfAYt0 neE nth each remittance,
MA tits fnSdf0oa liz letters That was ilaru
Ii 6ls87 f61hd: 6ut; withg great 10y and comfort,
lhEtEE INV lNijfFSshb twns truly NiliAh 10 Feer--her
A~atbcrs legitimate haifcs Aii I had been ! led
to hsI3eys XII I aernuEJ md wicked lse.s The
History 6fhefah aticf aud mother was one
Uf 4bose f9inily tragedies only too frequent,
Tkk4baickss ~ 1SSut6HSsyf iiHf them being dead, are best
3~forrotten,a I 5halfnok reviyethe tale
III isto7s asdffuRSim 3ffx Sutherland sailed for
ts4Ddia. Befofoa&&GGE dqxxtftttccd England, be made me
,5ajfN rtsf9EanE NIL ais stead over Zilah Lc Ppers
RSdrhinr ft6Hrs5 hS#F u Handsome maintenance. He
suSid NJ M shtdBrtH9Aa Wc should all i've happily
0rEthefs- HUI wv NV mother, and Until he
Nts1fume sbSa2fEAksfa Mie spent u short time with us oil
AZ Iii cco16tfSseatzsAH time which, looking
back unon II, seeHs IN It's eight days Ike
separates years "a saas
so,iQ6t t01saspcaks 0lf Nlllah, the unmoyed
center 81 u mmNHI1tys convolving tates. she re-
mnSninef stift and silent sas eyer--duit, grieyed,
slttumu1il;SStss1ses I toll her agradlaiiy md gently
sthc whole trnth aud explained from how much
she haHs beena n MA: s s ri seemed as. sr spenas a j.
af,erIitcnt sher heaJt nag neYer pseli 'q mSs ~
Sioyc 4 she .sassa yes q a|l mere e al ~ ~. un Y
evidence zol .wggnlfl ly Ssna s sns saS ~ M us =
Keeping entirely pns y III s " ". asoa m+i ! ,
nor Ssdid ls t n sa lancn noss "a q ILL., IT, e1 naa'eo ~
reproacpiilty himself 20 me WIN pelas negls sls
fdf q. his charge ,oat % nay y alo aos Ra.t
trusted ~ ne giris utcle " : pe.ng ~. ~, o@ a.,
protector II ne only reFla WI " eyer l'iaee ~
Szillah,s personal ~ sell Y. was 81 .n IN sl VT taa a. psau -
AL eyes adding, WIN 3 na,lxlsn, r math nv
liked tiayk, sOrIe 2 e eHs une aay III III. liot rIa
told me something S1liea expialneu tllls; !, Sn y.
satds ", hat y p s engage V: Z young iauy y
indi1, wnc ,St on st W. e sst u lnelt n ~ aa y
died. hes md meyer cared mlcn lor women :
society since gIsss ana ms mo.ner 'hougn1 woula
grobaoiY reser marry. Alter nls uepar s1s
shc tod ne the TnQie story. NY nears Dlea
eyer every pa ang , tnat h N, nag s y ~ Mas
90 good and noble Q man. Anu when ! el AnoW
about this irs!llierence 70 ~ women w /! lei. lhe
more gralclli!y wnat trus. ne saowea ~ hie ~
f1aking me Alllahs guafdiah ~ ms aosahce.
and wishing me n, to write 70 MN regularly q
her welfare Inc iast WORDS ne sag were 70
ASK me 70 30 ana see ms mother o,len any
then &c pade God pless me- ana ca,iea me lne : ms
70 Dear friend. ne was very kind Always!
We had q quiet winter, TOR my health was
mot, good being often delicate in winter
time. My mother md Zillah took care OF me,
and I was very grateful for their love. | got
well at last, as the sprirg-time began, and went
on in mysold ways. a
There are sometimes long pauses in ones
lie---deep rests or sleeps Of years--in which
month after month, and season after season,
Aoat on each the same during which the soul
lies either quiet Or torpid, as may be. thus,
without any trouble, JOY, OF change, we lived
for scyeral yearsT-my mother, Zillah lie Poer,
aud !. One morning found with q curious
surprise, but without any OF the horror winch
most women are supposed 20 ieel at mat iact,
that \ was fnlrty years oldi we discovered
PY the same reckoning that lillah was just
nlup'een:. ! tenemper sne put i ut alsnlns
s4ss ti ssa nnue ~ 'hG g'ass, aheio WIS ~ !.
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