The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-07-03


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Tie VlllessCharles Harper, Henry Adam
Tshe first Of these was thesP :.
the three Of French extraction, hail
Canada, and Of the most generous
persons alive be was . little cider a.
her favorite and = favorlte Az her
house before Philip injured his happlnsa s
his appearances IN the place. But ne wa q
simple carpenter, and was forced to succntab
TO the superior charms Of professional man
probably he deserved Ito be discarded, for
apart from his generous nature be was one OF
the most yeritable of huntbugs, and could tel
the white lilo X without twinciagg, and With as
much con,posurs as It be wassitting down to
eat his dinner and it was told with snch o
straight face that one gifted with The most
acute perceptives would readily be deceived
but in this be meant little or no harm. How
ever he was forgotten, aud the deed had the
appearance OIL long RIM to come. Lie be-
came low spiisitcd and left The Ilace. Secretly
liz left it, and nobody knew where but on his
being missed the two lowers were left without
any. serious. obstacle III claiirlb tLair affection. and
the result Of this was that their attachment
became warmer han ever.
He accompanied her to balls and other
amnsements, and wherever they went they we're
recognized and left an impression behind them.
The slrolled ont III the country Oh moonlight
and, III shortsstheir happiness was com
plete. He was shortly taken down with sick
ness---a malignant sore throat was workiir tia
effects oj him; lie laborea under its biighi for
a fortnight during TINT time she miiIiistcred
unto him, and erred him she alleviated his
sutferings, and by her kind management be was
Better III 4 much shorter time than if lie was
u1cared for. On his recovery lie liked Her the
more. They were shortly after married, and
the marriage had every appearance Of being
happy, &a4ea@s t4;4
But married persons have, more 81 il less. air
f~fculties 10 encounter, and d succession .uf ex-
perience has proved that The idea oe If. after
tine deed is sdens, il. not so fiel.vent as before.
some, and very many, would wish that things
were changed, and that they were once more
in the enjoyment Of !. single blessedness.p 10
use the phrase applied to that most resuectable
body OF the ouiflunity.- bachelorsgh al the
head Of which is tie first citizen of lie United
States.
But the dye was cast and it cannot be said
that every specimen Of humanity ii d paragon
Of perfection we have our faults, and some
times serious ones they are. IA person who
shows too much perfection appears to be TOD
moral, and apparently Innocent of the various
sins OF omission, iisithe one al)tt1s to bes,l,e by,,o-
critic, while on the other, hand the one who Is
straightforward, makes no attempt to screen
acts, whether good oil bad, andNis the same
70 OIL men, is likely tosbe the best man and Tie
better member of society though he be over
taken by omissions IN his younger days, those
very omissions will teach hin, a lesson "a h
practised III his maturity, and lie vices and
folly Of those younger days will atone for and
become snbservientsto the ripper experience Of
biz hitter lite.
The habits Of Philpot after. this went, III d
measure, to confirm the constructions Of tbe
characters instead Of being the kind and at.
tentive husband, he NEGLECTED his wife, and took
no pleasure III her society. His evenings were
spent in the bar-ronms, aud very freoleotly
wonld he return home early III the murnine.
intoxicated, and as frequently remain
away for. several weeks 'sitholIt icing heard
from, and when he did retarn, he would i'll
treat her and give his wife no peace.
This manner OF life was carried on for better
tWo years. re had very few sober mo-
ileh.s, qua ne ran largely lnto debt, TO different
le.sIls' lor Inc solace OF ms existence. He
a.aaa y suea az extent mat It greatly weak
snsa pl1'l' ana he was obliged 70 quit the place
him Il sAsg nn n;n,selt, III sor nus creditors were after
~. putihs luls long Time he contributed
iioelins TO the support OF wife, and she had