Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-01-05

with money, Jewels, and everything + coul
require. At length Aurora's father gave
Iete III the country, Of which was evident
~ the hero. A moment occurred in which
!, thoughtess Of all bnt my love- [ threw my
self a suitor at her feet She heard ,na wifi
modest dignity, while tear of low, whiei
dimmed for a moment her fine eyes, con
/. WINGED me that pride was not the onl1
emotion which ayitsted her heart-yes,
discovered that vas beloved
| was an irnposter, bnt Heaven is nv wit
ness, |: deceived her not without remnrse
In her presence ] remembered nothing bu
herself; but in the stiffness of solitude soph.
STR and passion Disappeared leaving {
dreadllI prospective before me. When
associated the idea of Aurora with the mis-.
erab'e fate which was TO fall upon her, her
figured TO myself her delicate hands EN-.
rioyed iii preparing the coarsest nourish-
ineHt, | shrank back with great horrnr, OF
started up covered with cold perspirati On.
But seit-,oVe would come to my aid. aad /
Thought # she truly loved me, she might vet
be happy. would devote nay life, | swore.
to the task OF strewlug flowers along her
! path. But all my hopes all my fears can
not he told. Suffice il to say that her father
| believed me, when presented my estates as
being IN Daupbiny, Distant province I
! would not allow farihing Of Auroras por-
tlon to be settled otherwise than on herself
/ 50 there was one baseness of which was
guilty.
| We were married At the altar shiver-
| ing ran through my VEINS a general trepida-
! ton seized my whole frame, and [ should
lpevttabIy have sunk to the earth in food
of tears, had not some one come to my rescue
The silly crowd around mistook the last cry
] -.
4 fortnight after the marriage as had
been arranged bv my employers, at whose
mercy was, we started to Monteimart, my
unfortunate britie believing we were going
to a far different place. Several OF the en-
graYers were themselves our attendants.
DIS 5a.Sed and acting as couriers to our mag
nlhcent equlpage. The awtu! moment of
exposure arrived, and when 1t did come.
it proved more terrible than | had an
ticlpated. The ensravers caused the car
rage 10 be drawn up before mean and
miserable cottage, at the door OF which sat
my humble and venerable father Now
came the awful disclosure, The poor, de-
ceived, aud surprised Aurora WAS handed out.
The cngravers came up, pulled of their
dis -aises and be whom Aurora SO poirtedly |
refused. exclaimed to her;
No. madam no, YOU have not been horn |
or brought up for an eDgraveF7 such a lot |
would have done to- much honor to YOU. 4 !
bellows me nder is worthy Of YOU, and such |
Is he whom you have made your husband q !
Poor Aurora scarcely heard what had been /
said The truth had flashed upon her, and |
she sank back in 4 swooa. Recolect that !
I had now acquired considerable share OF !
seRstbiity and delIcaey from my late life | |
!avisaed np0n her the most tender care yet |
hat Tt,yh+
avaling. She recoveredat length her senses
but the moment her irenzied eve met mine, /
- Monster " she exclaimed. and again be-
care inetnsiblt / proftted by her condition
to remove her from the sight Of those VINO
had gathered around, ana 10 place on All
humble straw coacn.
Here remained beside her till she open
ed her eyes mine shru7k from their glance.
I he first use she made of speech was to in
te,rupt the broken accents OF love which tell
from my lips. and to beg to be let alone for
time. The niece of the curate oI the parish,
however, who chanced to be by, remained be-
side her toT she was but eighteen, and seemed
gfai Of her attentions.
Hcw shall described the horrible night
which passed. 1t was not Oh my own ac-
count that suffered or feared She was in
nv thoughts dreaded above all, ior my
love was still predominant, TO see that heart
a!eniated whose tenderness was necessary TO
nv existence: TO rad GOODNESS In that eye
on whose look my peace depended. but 1
copld it be otherwise Had | not baSeiy- ;
vlleIv. darkeued all The prospects OF her life
and 0verw heiued her with lntoieFabEe shame :
and anguish That night was punishment I
which would have almost wiped out my less
er sin Frequently it may be believed | /
;ent to know how Aurora was. She was
,alm they told me, and, indeed, to my sur {
Prise she entered in the morning the room
where [ was. She was pale, but collected. !
fell before her Oh the ground but spoke not.
~ ou have deceived me- she said 1t Is
~ your future conduct that my forgiveness |
nus depend Do not take advantage OF \
he power you have usurped. The niece OF +
he cfrate has offered me an asylum. There
will remain till this matter can be thought {
# calmly Ef
Atas these were soothing but decetfui {
words Within day or two after THIS event s
he interval OF which spent IN forming wild r
rope for the future. received at once two a
atSers The first was from the engravers.
he canse Of my exatati0n and fall lhey c
wrote 10 me that my acquaintance had oesoS k
n them friendship Tor me that each orig :
nattv subscribed certain sum for the eSecu- /
lCn Of their plot, that they would supply me a
With money and everything necessary tof my
ntering into some kind OF business, and IN. a
uring the creditabIe support OF myself and e
Aurora The otherietter was from Aurora
Some remains of pity" she sassE which i +
eel for you notwithstanding your condnct, f
induces me to inform YOU that am III Lyons, +
+ is my intention to enter convent, Wheh c
viii rid me Of your presence; but you viii P
q we'll 10 hold yourself in< readiness to APP
eaf before every tribunal in France, TIL a
AYE found out which will do me lustice and p
reak the chain in which you have bound
our victiu.o
| hurried to the curate's. but could learn s