Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1859-03-05

strange mystery which captivates her
iinag gination.
This second letter was more tender,
more passionate, more charming than
the first. Nine. D. r.-read it sev-
eraI times, and could no. help thinking
about the delightful mermau who wrote
such bewitching letters.
On tke subsequent day she attached
her line to the bank, and left it swim
ming in the stream, while she withdrew
to hiding place upon the extremity Of
the island. She watched for IL long
time but saw nothing. She returned to
the place, withdrew the line-lhere was
the letter!
This time an answer was requested.-
1t was, perhaps, premature. yet tue auda~
cious request obtained full success. The
reply WAS written alter some hesitation,
aud the hook dropped into the stream
charged with letter which was intend,
ed to say nothing, md affected sort of
badinage, which WAS, nevertheless, bull
|etin Of a victory gained over the harsh
severity Of d woman until then unap~
proacLabIe.
Mme D. had too much shrewd-
ness not to guess that her mysterious
correspondent employed, instead Of ma
yic, the art of skl.ful diver. Scrup'es
easily understood restrained her from
that portion Of the bank where she was
sure the diver would emerge from the
water.
Bur this game of letters amused her.
First it pleased her Intel ect, and then her
heart was interested finally her feelings
and her curiosity became 50 lisely that
she wrote: ,.,s.. aazss5.= a.szs
"Let US give up2this testing, which
has pleased me for Tie moment but
which Should continue 10 longer, and
come with your apologies to Chaton.'
The lover answered.:
"Yes, if you will add: Hope"
The irexorable lady replied:
If only word is necessary to decide
you, be it SO 7"
And the word was written.
The young man appeared, and was
not loser. The gift Of pleasing belong
ed to his person as much as to his style
and he had made such rapid progress
under water that it was easy TO complete
bis conquestzo on land:
4 Thus Nine. D. caught hus~
band without wishing it, and in spite Of
the VOW which She >llads taken never to
,re-marry.s Holding. the. line,. she Lad
been caught by iheSs fish, s.
IA SrRoNG MINDED CANDIDATE FOR
MATRIMONIAL lady advertising for
Husband in The Water Cure journal
Egives tlexlolowlng description of her
Self. She certainly has some fine
points: - T. 7@
| am just twenty, butHwill not marry
before | am Two years older. i am a
grad uate Of the Marietta Seminary. I
can .do,ana love to do alpzmanuer of
nous u<eworkss;;. from making pies s.and
bread to washing shirts; I cati ~ all
kinds of sewing, from embroidery to linz
sey pantaloons; lzscau kate, ride, sing,
dance, play. on the piano or spuuuy-
wheel, or DO anything that may rea-
sonably be expected Of my sex. If res
CURED | can at theaparl of a Ounce in
society Of the "upI er ten" or tue part
Of a woman among women. As for rid
ing, here allow me make a banter; any
man may bring two horses, give me
choice and ten feet, and then if lie over
takes NE in mile am bis if not the
horse is mine. Beware
| am believer in hydropathy, and
use no tea or coffee, neither do | wear
corse,s; but am willing that my hus-
band should either, if he desires. | be-
lieve in woman's rights" but believe
that | have no ri ght to meddle with poll
tics or mau's business in general neither
have the men the wight to NEEDLE with
ours. AS for appearances, am neither
tall nor short, large nor small, bu! | am
Just as | was made. | have never at
tempted to alter nv shane or color, AS |
am perfectly satisfied with the same
By Iops am styled handsome; ; by the
young men Oh whom please 10 smile,
| AIN styled the heigth Of perfection by
those 1 frown upon, the devils imp"
by the wise and sober, am called wild
and foolish but by my female acquainl-
ances MOLLY" and by my Uncle l am
called "Tom.'
If marry, it will be man who uses
10 spirits, tobacco or profanity. He may
be young or old, handsome or honely,
ri b or poor, but not in the extreme. He