Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1857-01-10
True nenevo'ence
Or, it ID better &c Give than to Rsca.Te.

. And you strip yoarseif Of comfol
for the sake OF adding to this rich mer
chants gains r
The widow replied with aushe.
a check " il may seem q light thing to you
bSs the thought that am slowly an,
surely wiping every stain from my hus
bands honor, is tay greatest eafiisi,
comfort, Mr.. sIioe.s his last creditor
and God wiling, every cent shall b,
paid
;, Her coarser relative responded with al
enlphatic Eddie stick y aud angrily lsfi
ler presence.
" AT last haye IT, said silver voice
ard u aseat face, glad and brilliant,
! b.'tttened up tie gloon.
Only see, methaf ten dollars all
my own; ten more make twenty: so we
shall have nice little sum TOR Mr.. Miu-
er."
Iezg trembled on her mothers Iasbes.
and g5ttered on her pale cheek. is i.
to be t;s price Of ,ay liz, nay precious
ore poagnl- :. !; lis tie caaker
worm a. u uessrt oi beautiful ao,sss !.
Must gis .heaupto wAry toll, sac
/ f't,ee 3i'cn ae altar OF daty! Caa i. te
that Hoj rsessees H."
liza she.s ataer mothers feet, VII ere
sLa .adta.len with ali the bandou OF
ca:t9, her glance fastened to tho shining
gid
Lifting heg glance she me. .ha. Of her
mother. fna of apxss.y touched with scr
row. -ssudt.en sn.ie broke over her del
lcate fe.tares.
!" I was ouIY thinking Of .he end'ees
thugs this money would bay-.lou't
| look so grave mamma such beauty
d q was.n shasy fer gou, ard neai
crimson cover tos hat un,idy old arm
chsir; i bill, &yer 50 little, OF carpet to
par down bg he he'd that Your fee: seea
Got EEL lhis cold floor, and pretty cap.
besides co-.!. ensi tea, anu sugaT. and such
s:ee co,ntoyts!,!s things. Dus never
mnA"--acd sas snrang to ha- feet. !
1,astloI b.,ck her brown car!s, and Dire. |
oa ter nea. H~tIs boanei-" aeyeT mind,
II mag Be write bea. ons OF these
dass, tbat'.I make you aud rich. Aads
dssr ta.,:..e., you shall faia ii your own
c.s.riagc, and may be thoss thar scorn On
Us low. oa!y because we are poor. mag
" thankful for our notice, A truce to
rs,ssas.ace,r she sr.ve'g con .int'sd "slern
ss4iitg tells nee to ~ ,!'rec,ly up TO Mad
ison street. hul Mr.. Miner. give him
Aess ,~rnly dollars, take a receipt, and
than come home and seal and sing to
INV mother"
Harriedly Eva passed from the house
aioag the nsrros streets. As she vent
otword, street after street ciyergee into
pleasant width and rasee-liueI sp!ehder.
ire houses If greatness aud wss...h gilt
tsse,l ii their marble beauty uadsr she
golden sunlight. Up broad Steps,
trough portals cared ana shining.
pissed the unid steps Of Eva Sserne.
At ti,st the aonpous SERVANT smiled a
coutemp,oas denial but af.-rs moment
perhaps solteaeL BY her childish simpiic-
ity aud wlauing blue eyes, he deemed it
best aot to deaY her urgency and she
eaLers,l this palace of Il r'cis mans home.
softly her feet sat.k in the luxurious
Iail>csrpe,, Statsafy IN bronze and .
,natb3e lined the way to the staircase
'I'be spent.or OF tlie room iato Which
ii wa usneree!, seemed ID her iuexperl.
enced sight too beautiful FOR use, ard lie
WHO eau.a ii, with his kindly glance and |
handsome face, tue noliest perfection oil
manhood she had ever seeli.
Well, my young,'' be saisl, b'andly
smiling. 80 whom am | indebted Tor
Lhis pleasures /,
Ny father, sir, died in your debt
ssia Eva, bInshingly, sieas;ng very soft
v. ''By the stFictest economy and verJ
lard work, my mother aud | have been
able to pay all his creditors but yourself,
If You viii be kiud enough to receive
t.e balance ot your account IN small
;ums-!am sorry they mast be SO small,
.ir, we c;sa n the course OF very lew
ears fully liqniiate the sum. and then
We shall have fulfilled my fathers dying
wish. that every stain might Ee wiped !
rom his honor She paused q mo-
u.nt, and said again falterngly, my
ather was very unfortunate. sir and bro
seu in health for many years, but sir, he .
was honorable, he would have paid the
asst cent if it had left him beggar." ,
Mr.. Miner sat while thoughttul'y his
lark eyes fastenad upon the gentle face
before him. After moment Of silence,
,e raised his head, threw back the curl
10 mass of hair that shaaowed his hano-
some brow. aud said:
!. .enan,har uonr father well. | rel