The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-08-05

Loo IN Philadelphia, and remove to some
part CT the country where her private his
tory would remain unknown.
To make money for this purpose, he
had more and more extended his specu-
latlons, and they had uniformly proved
profitable. If Mr. CHEESEMAN'S offensive
conduct had not have forced upon him
painful consciousness of his position with
regard to the object of his devoted affec-
ton, he would have liked to remain in
Mobile few years longer, and accumu-
late more: but, as it was, he determined
to remove as soon as he could arrange his
affairs satisfactorily. He set about this
in good earnest. But, alas the great
pecunlary crash of 1887 was at hand
BY every mail came news Of failures
where he expected payments The wealth,
which seemed SO certain a fact a few
months before, where had it vanished p
1t had foated away like prismatic bub-
bic on the breeze He saw that his ruin
was inevitable All he owned in the
world would not cancel his debts. And
now he recalled the horrible recollection
that Loo Loo was part of his property
Much as he had blamed Mr.. Duncan for
negligence in not manuuiitting her moth
er, he had fallen into the same snare. In
the fulncSs OF his prosperity and happi-
ness, he did not comprehend the risk he
was running by delay. He rarely tho't
IF the fact that she was legally his slave :;
and when it did occur to him, it was al
rays accompanied with the recollection
that 5ae laws Of Alabama did not allow
hiai to emancipate her without sending
ner away from the State But this new
er troubled him, because there was al
ways present with him that vision of 90
ing to the North and making her his
wife. 50 time slipped away without bis
taking any precautions on the subject
and now it was too late. Immersed in
debt as he was, the law did not allow him
to dispose of anything without consent Of
creditors; and he owed ten thousand dol
lars to Mr.. Grossman. Oh, agony sharp
agony.
There was a meeting Of the creditors.
Mr.. Noble rendered an account Of all his
property, IN which he was compelled to
include Loo Loo; but for her he offered
TO give note Tor fifteen hundred dollars,
with good endorsement, payable with III
terest in year. 1t was kn wn that hi,
attachment to the orphan ne had educa-
ted, announced almost to infatuation; and
his Proverbial integrity inspired so much
respect, that the creditors were disposed
to grant him any indulgence not incom-
patlblc with their owr interests. They
agreed to accept the proffcred note, all
except Mr.. Grossmau. He insisted that
the gTl should be put up at auction. For
her sake the ruined merchant coudescen-
ded to plead with him. He represented
that the tie between them was very DIFF
ferent from the merely convenient con
nections which were So common that LOO
Loo was really good aud modest, and 50
sensitive by nature, tnat exposure to pub
lie sale would nearly kill her The self
ish creditor remained inexorable The
very fact that this delicate flower had
been 50 carefully sheltered from the mud
and dust Of the wayside rendered her a
more desirable prize. He coolly declared,
that ever since he had seen her in the ar
Dor, he had been determined to have her
and now that fortune had put the chance
In his power no money should induce
him to relinquish it.
The sale was inevitable; snd the only
remaining hope was that some friend
might be induced to buy her. There was
a gentleman in the city whom | will call
Frank Helper. He was Kentuckian by
birth, kind and open hearted,- slave
holder by habit; not by nature. Warm
feelings Of regard had long existed be-
tween him and Mr.. Noble; and to him
the broken merchant applied for advice
in this torturing emergency. Though
Mr.. Helper was possessed ofbut moderate
wealth, he had originally agreed to endorse
his friends note Tor fifteen hundred dol
lars and he now promised to empower
some one to expeud three thousand dol
lars in the purchase of Loo Loo.
at is not likely that we shall be oblig-
Ell to pay so much, sad he. "Bad debts
are pouring in upon Gross,nan, and he
hasn't a mint Of money to spare just now,
however big he may talk. We will begin
with Offering fifteen hundred dollars and
she will probably be bid off for two thou
sand"
"Bid off! O my Cod" exclaimed the
wretched man. He bowed bis head upon
his outstreched arms, and the table be-
meath him shook with his convulsive sobs.
His friend was unprepared for such an
outburst of emotion. He did not under
stand, no one but Alfred himself could
understand, the popularity Of the ties
that bound him to that dear orphan. Re-
covering from this unwonted mood, he