Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1861-08-31

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ess for them, l eagerly proposed
Miss Hanson, and her examination
proving satisfactory, she was duly
installed In her new situation. She
found it to be easy, pleasant and
profitable: and my mind being Sc,
at rest regarding her, turned my at
tention. exclusively to the duties Of
my profession, resolved to postpone
tor year or two the pleasant du-
ties Of courtship. | judged that
We would both be better fitted for
the faithful discharge Of our engage.
ment, seeing each other but seldom,
than we should otherwise be. To
be sure, it would have pleased me
we'll to have received frequent let.
ters from my estaemed Clara : but
q she expressed herself very much
averse to letter writing. 1 would not
require her to distress herself for
my sake.
Several months after Miss Han.
son entered upon her work as gov
erness, the eldest son of her EN-.
ployer game home, a graduate from
college. He admired Miss Han
son, from the first moment he be,
held her, and it was not long before
he made her aware Of the fact
He was pressing in his suit, he was
wealthy, he was present with her,
and my lady love transferred her
affection and her engagement to
him. The employer, discovering
what was taking place, was enras.
ed at his sons folly, and at the Ia.
dy's presumption as he called it,
and would listen to nothing but an
utter abandonment of the engage.
ment. He turned the young lady
away and she proceeded to New
York in search Of another engage
ment. She had entered into other
arrangements to teach for SIX
months-I do not remember where
when her lover Suddenly appear
ed before her, and insisted upon a
private and immediate marriage.
She consented, and after the Ger
emory the bridegroom went his
way and the bride hers, for the
term Of six months At the expi.
ration Of that time they again met,
and proceeded to the city of De-
troit to reside.
At this time no spirit whispered
in my ear of danger or trouble
Calmly I labored on, only now and
then pausing to think contentedly
of Clara, and to feel renewed salts.
fection that she was we'll placed
But suddenly / heard Of her con-
duct-of all except her marriage,
and Of course she was lost to me as
much as though I had known her
to be welded. / could not over.
look such deceit and heartlessness.
Five years rolled away, and on a
wild and stormy night, 1 arrived at
Detroit. Feeling much fatigued,
was at once shown to my room at
the hotel. Hardly had l been left
alone, when some one knocked on
the door next to mine.
who's there I" said q woman,s
voice.
Father" was the reply. Mrs.
Jenkins is below and wishes to see
you. I told her that You were not
very well, and had retired but she
will take no denial.n !,
"Then she must come up here. F,
pa We can never dress again and ]
down to her." /,
"Let me zee, what was Mrs. Jen. &
kins' maiden name r. asked one ofl
the voices in the next room, when ,
her father had Withdrawn. 5
Hitherto my position had been q \
c,ontemplative one before the fire, {
hearing all that was goiue on which :
could not be avoided as the parti. Q
ton was 90 thin.
Whyl she was Clara Hanson i.
don't you know-ehe was nm old /
in Boston years aoo.0 +
You may imagine there ~ i
very sudden and violent alteration :,
n my state Of mind. Starting Vic. =