The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-04-12

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struck ne as odd' In 10 inollsnssvs I inattet,
especially asl wss any thing hut ! sEeS isoy-]
erness To please ard reassars ~ go q
me =. your pst passaI.s' y w y qsiAI !
III don't think "a Mhs Pryor. 1t's ~
vee1s and disorder, md you cans endure taat
And the ground Is very wet here and thera n
am sure you'll not like II 1t Ill Y
e Oh, shut will, IL cnly 10 plcass y0u, al
lah, ,Nsaid hid /, determined to bc q oncc &rlag
and pacific for Isaw trace of her oA aulleii
look troubling my pupils fAce, a. il she did not
like her haunts to be intrudsd upon even by
me. However she made no more open 0ppo-s
[sition, and we entered the grounds, which were
almost English in their aspect, except In one
thing their entire desolati6n. The house might
not have been inhabited, or the grounds cult
waited, for twenty years. Tho rosesbc1s grew
Wild great patches Of white clover oyesptvan
the lawn aud flowers garden, and oil the under
wood was one mass Of tall fern, II g5
had not gone far in and out Of the tangled
walks Of the shrubbery when found that Zil-
luh had slipped away / saw her at q distance
standing under tall Portugal laurel seemingly
doing nothing but mediate - new occupation
for her; 80 I left her to it, and penetrated
ldeencr II, what nv old French roycrness would
| have called the bocare. NV ftet SINK dean n
fern. amidst which / plunped. irving 10 rnthcr
great armful IF that and az wfld.Aowers: far
| / had. and hive stil. the bebyish propensity of
wishing To nlneIs every thing ~. and never
can conquer the delight / fcel IN losing myscIf
in wilderness of yecetation. In TINT 0bliyion
lof childlike content i was happy--hanpicr than
| / had becn for 4 long time. I'he ferns nearly
hid me. when heard q stirrinr in ne bushes
behind which took for some harmless animal
| that | had disturbed. However. harcs. foxes.
lor even SQUIRRELS do not usually rive loud
i" Ahcml i" IN the pcrfactly human tone which
followed, AT first I Ind tcrrors of some struy
| keeper who might possibly shoot me for n ra6.
bit or . poacheT titl i rccollected / was not ii
1 England but ia Ireland, where unjust land
lords are regarded as the more convenient
enme. 4 w s.'g 5i's7 q
Ahcmin y reiterated the mysterious voice
/" aheml Is It YOU. INV anpelY" Never could
auy poor eoyerness be more thoroughly dumb.
founded. 0fcourse the adjective was not meant
for me- Impossiblel Still it was unpleasant ID
come into such near. contact with q cnsc 81
nhilanderinr Mere phiapdorinr Ii nust be
ifor this wns no yillage-trysto, tic mans accent
being refined and quite English. Bcsiles, little
i MS knew Of loye-makipg' il struck me that in
anv sarons attnrhmcnt rnonle 4 II ~ ,ynn,d ma mrve, il
adaress ono S onother hy tbe ssllv t;tlc of e NJ,
anael" IT Il mnsf he some ma H;rtnt;onH mini III
m among the stroll;nr v;sitnnta whom we D.s oc
cas;nnalv mat ~ IN hnnch nna wbn bo,
i lprobahlv, wandered up throurh the,ratc whicl
Rasr rfosn;js M m m en5 ~ ,'ss.a M,
more oni;slert;aI ;sc5s,, I'D ison fh;s mrsee,
gentleman / lkew;sc aid q 4 ham IL ns ian,
q conId ana ;n,melsiatey collcd nnt ~ l Zil
iah Wherennon there WINS n hastv rustlino j,
fhr h bushes wh;ch howevcr soon % snhsiled' IN,
tho tho Mace % hecame nn;te st;l % nga;n without M NJ,
ever ave having cancbt sight of eihe yerv comnlI
mentarv in1ividnaI who had IN this eyten,por
manner addrssea mo os his q g angel @ y = Cer
] ta;niyn / thonght al 'mnst hnvs leen M 4,
visible to him as he to mo or he never wonl,
/ have dane it.n - III = @ = ! r. = - ~ ,,',
!, ( 'ZlIah Joined mo ouicllv. sho looked ball
frightened. and said She fsured something m wa
/, the mnttcr had seen any thing? At first
| wns w on the noint Of tellinc ber ali. hit some
/ how II now anncarea n rather ridiculous nos
i tion for n royerness to he placed into hny
shonted far assistance On beinp addpssed b
Q an unknown admirer, and besides / did no
). wish to nut INV love.notions into tl,e rirl'
' hend thew come quite soon enough of thei
: own accord sd | merely snid / had bee
Z startled by hearing voices in the bushos--tha