Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-11-11


hoods and misrepresentation, succeede,
in winning the unsuspecting parents owe
to their side, and by her interference witt
her daughter, the marriage was broken of
This was more than the young maj
could stand ,and at the end Of the volume, b.
discontinued the publication Of the paper
and left for parts unknown.
Years rolled on and we find the youn.
printer successful lawyer residing il
New Orleans. He had there gained
name that will ever stand not only as being
an influential member of the bar, but re
spectacle and honored citizen of the Gre
sent City,
AS the yourg lawyer was sitting in hi:
Office one afternoon, reading he was inter
rupted by a gentle rap at the door. The
lawyer answered the knock with his pleas
ant come in The door opened, and the
figure of female entered. She seemed
about thirty years of age; she had been one
of the most handsome of her sex, although
time had cast its shadow over the freshness
of her features:
Are YOU lawyer?' she askedin sweet
musical voice, frsrrs.al -.a .rrrse
i have the honor to belong to that pro-
fession'
L have case l would be happy to have
you attend to- she added blushing.
What is the tenor of it?'
1t is divorce case. My husband,
shortly after our marriage, took to drinking
very hard, and having squandered our
means, has now abandoned me altogether
and am forced to take in sewingto support
myself and child
Il will do what can for you, madam,
and | think there will be no difficulty in
obtaining one.'
The lady gave her name as Mrs. Young.
and said she was boarding with friend at
No., Chestnut street, and then left the
office.
after she had gone, the thought occur
red to him that he had seen the face before,
and the more he thought the more he was
convinced that such was the case, and to
satisfy his curiosity he resolved to visit her
the following day. The next afternoon he
called at-Chesnut street and there found
the person he was in search of sitting in a
nicely furnished apartment, with a rosy
checked boy by her.
AFTER talking on The various topics of
the day, he ventured to ask her if she was
native of the State of Louisiana.
No, sir, l was raised in Virginia, and
lived there till shortly after my marriage
Did you not at one time reside in the
village of M--?'
4 resided there several years. she an
swered, as she scrutized the features of the
lawyer.
i suppose you were acquainted with
the citizens generally, were you not?'
Yes, was partially acquainted with most
of the inhabitants said she.
Were acquainted with young man by
the name of w. who published a paper
there?'
Yes, was very well acquainted with
him, as we were engaged to be married,
but upon interference of my mother, and
some others. it did not take place. Here
a tear was seen to steel down her cheek.
DO you know what has become of fhim?'
Il do not she replied, but would to
God could find out where he is, for al
though 1 was forced to slight him, he
would still be friend to me- she said
trying to hide her tears with her kandker-
chief
Then, madam. he replied. you see
that man in mel am that printer, the
one that loved you abore all others, and the
one that you would now trust as a friend,
He is all he was r
She sprang to his arms, their lips met,
and the love they had for each other years
before was kindled anew. o,
Ellen, my only love, nothing on earth
could give me more pleasure. than this
meeting. Often have l thought of you
since we parted on Vlrginia's levely soil,'
They talked over the times they had
when young. How they had taken moon
light walks in the garden, and exchanged
pledges of love and finally she told him
how she had been deceived in her husband,
for instead of being southern merchanthe
proved to be gambler and drunkard.
The lawyer succeeded in getting di-
vorce for her, and they passed many hap
'py hours together, but they were not nu-
Imerous, for the next spring she fell vic
tim to that tearible disease, yellow fever.
The lawyer ever proving friend, took the
youag boy and adopted him as bis own:
as he was never married, he had none.
Il have finished this story. all but one
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