The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-06-26

twice to see you. that you did not hkr
those sort of low fits that something's
him even while III your company. Ia
noticed them since, Hannah continue
arine, with d sigh.
"Piagne on my tbougbtless tongue, for ssss
ing such a thing 70 fex jon, my dear child
He was q soldier, you know, q good many
years ago-before be was ~tWeaty-and fought
for his country. Perhaps he may have seen
sights then hat made him grtieye to think upon,
without blaming himself. Bit whatever it
may be, / meant not, gatharine, that you
should take such Q passing word 70 heart H
he has some little cares you will easily sooths
him and make bin happy
AS the northy dane spoke, thss VISITORS
brow gradually clearel and after some further
conversation galharine left IL cottage light
ened lit heart with The thought that her Old
friend approved Of her following the course 70
which her INCLINATION led her.
Catharine Smith WAS indeed veil ertitiedsto
pay respect to The ~coursels ofs Hannah. The
latter had never married, and had spent the
greater part Of her life in.the service Of n
wealthy tfanily at fMotpeth. When she was
there, the widowed mother Of Gatiarine had
died at Newcastle and, 10 learning OF the
circumstances. Hannah, though d friend mere
~ and no relation, had sent fpr The orphan
girl, then len years Of age, and had taken care
Ut her until she grew fit To- maintain herself by
service. On finding herself unable I'd continue
n working Life longer Hannah retired to New
castle, her native place, where she lived III
humble comfort on the earnings Of her long
career Of servitnde. Catharilie came back
with her to Newcastle, and Immediately en-
tered into service there. Hannah and Cath
aripe had been two years 10 these respective
situations when the dialogue which has just
been recorded took place.
On the succeeding expiration of her term of
service, Gathariles was married to the yonng
man whose name had been stated as being
VIM. Hutton. He was a joiner by trade, aud
bore, as Hannafi had said, On excellent char
acter. The FIRST visit paid BY the new-married
pair was to the cottage OF the old woman, who
gazed on them with d truly maternal pride.
thinking she had never seen SO handsome a
couple. The few years spent by Hutton in
the army bad given to- his naturally good
figure an erect manliness. which looked as
well in one Of his sex, as the light, graceful,
figure, and fair, ingenious co~untenance of Cath
arine, was calculated to adorns one OF wonan
kind. Something Of this kind, at least, was
in the thoughts Of Hannah, when Caiharine
and her husband visited thedames dwelling.
Many a future visit was paid By thessame
parties to Hannah. and on each successive &C.
casion the old woman looked narrowly. tl,onph
ms unobstrusively as possible, into the state 81
the wife's feelings, with amotllerly anxiety to
know If she was happy. For, though Han
nah, seeing CathaiiDes affections deeply en-.
gagged, had made light of her own early re.
mark upon the strange and most unpleasing
gloom occasionally, if not frequently observa.
BILE, in the look and manner Of William Hut.
ton, the Did woman was never able to rid her
W mind altogether Of misgivings on the
subject. For many months after Gatlurinets
marriage, however, Hannah could discover
nothing but open, unalloyed happiness in the
air lad conversation Of the youthful wife. But
ut length Hannah's anxious eve did perceive
something like a change. Cathariue seemed
sometimes to fall, when lyiisiing The cottage, into
Ills OF abstraction, not unlike those which Ind
been observed in her husband. The aged dame
had telt greatly distressed at the thought d
her dear Oatharine being unhappy, but for a
long time she held her peace upon The subject
trusting that the cloud might be a Temporary
one, and would disappear.
It was not so, unfortunately. Though IN
their manner to each other when toretber.
nothing but the most cordial affection was III.
servabla ; Gatharine, when she came alone "a
see Hannah, always seemed q prey to some nm.
easiness which oil her efforts could not CONCEAL
from her old friend. Even when she became
for the first time a mother, and with ali The
beautiful pride Of a young mothers love pre.
scented her babe to Human, The latter could
see signs of q secret grief imprinted on Cath.
arine brow.
Hoping by her counsel to bring relief. Han.
nah took an opportunity to tell the yoppe
wife what she had observed, and earnestly bs'
sought her confidence.
At first catharine stammered forth a h,r.
RED assurance that she was perfectly bapnv
and IN a few seconds belied her words by
bursting into tears and owing that she was
very unhappy.
But can not, Hannah" she exclaimed
Il can not tell the cause-even TO yon.n
9 Don't say so, my poor GathaFine.n RENTED
Hannah sit is not curiosity that promnis me-
TO interfere" As
"oh, no, Hannah replied the young wife
II know you speak from love 10 me-.
- Well thpp y oan4.,,.I ~