The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-05-20


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pose ofinducing from him a recital
of some OF those marvellous tales
wherewith he had, on former occa-'
SON. regaled him. His purpose was,
however, 30 fAr forest Ilsa for when
he came there, he1ounds - had ND,pe
tnends with him IND r. Hoyuk he
was not anxiUtfN to mako ms wifc's
conduct matter Of puhliAs talk. he
sat, therefore, the whole evening
aearly in silences for which, how
ever. they made full amends by their
boistcrous and drunken noise. he
sat ms late M any, and k.tt them " Hh
the full determination OF putting his
plan into effect that very night. On
his way home he trod casually upon
" piece OF apple riiri lying III the
path, and, slipping. fell into the mirc.
for it had been raining all that day
too. AT first he was not n little put
out but, after little reflection, re-
nesnbcr'ng that this very tnisch"nee,
might be made serviceable 70 his
scheme, with disordered dress, ben
ding knees, dropping mouth, aud half
closed eyes assuming, as much as he
could, the boarlns ofa drunken many.
he presented himself at his door.
HIS wife. a'thonsh 1t was now late
in the night, had sent the Servants
to bed, and had herself snt up for him
"a mark OF attention thar so'ne very
loving wives do at times pay to their
husbands often more to their annoy
ance than comfort. In the present
instance however nothing could nave
hirpehtd more to i.essomour wish.
he moment ms "ffe saw h'nh' hef
taee finished even to darkness. and
her large hiacr eyes W'denra I" a
great SIZE rs she s',id III toie nan
on anger nan or dread ny
M.f'sn' "na' Is inns WHAT mas oe-
iaien n'se
We peeh WIN some friends my
love, ne fephsa' speakinS 'hiekly.
Mar,yh Maftvh she answered
ana n'' n't mp ana si.oos iiHr ''""u'
".1' '',,e 20 my ne" VIII 'oiio"
f",Ik y. y.
' ",i'' heeorui''s'T ""' :. WIS
pe'''se size ana 'ott'," nun ana she
iaS Gown 's ms sac WITHOUT s'eah-
i"s ""'" !" nun ne Pf'''i'ae" :"
DE asleep t"o"sh' ne "'a 'fo' re'i'y
an ' ,.' '''i' "o'. ~,
'no''s''' ''''' s',e--i'r 1,,e '"sseo
''|''' anu S'.,h'A 'ei ''H''' :, no"
anu ''''i 'i''''ei'"s :" he''h anu
~ sou Us ' ,, 'l"Ae' ,i'' r'se'
, III, "r'sse" ierse'' an" rex 'he ropil''
ne "no'f Oh '',"' u'' ne s'ase'i az
nome .s'gh'"s 10 nave " o'" mead
'e''e' '7n' wa yer. a''en,iN' 10 nun
onl III n' way hi'''eol AT ms e'''''oe'
81 .n' '".e cory. ,1 ,sea,n u, :" wv" w
'if't '''FS "e 'epe''t'" '"'' 'NPc''-
'fcf'' ma WIN hsa'1y ."c "''f'e sue !,
er.N, saF'hs ta"' -hrs ai,ee see,hed
que hTHt s","'fs me ".''t MY "a'
ne tr''.' IL a th'rn iiine' ana '""f'h'
ana 'h''' hi9h' r'''' III" nor come |" MS
hch at an: he next morning she
spoke TO hha, nor '''e hr7t time upon
'iie snnJect; she eNPrcsseh more sor
fo" IMAM ahg"f-'aikea khia'F I"
! him-s'nd III" mad hoped once twice
= II ct.
nome 'uii 81 illnor might nave peth
'nishap but she now 'eit forced t"
rear mat "F"nkehh1Ss was an usage
"'th MN ana she begged him. WIN
tears III her eyes as lie priced hef
happiness. t" stop IN good tirne' ere
1t DID, III truth become an usage
He was moved by her earnessness'
and PROMISED i.er' ana, ut the time,
himself determined to his4n'ci her no
farther on his head hut impulse
winch somehow he could not resist,
urged HIM few days to break iis
word. lwice more his conduct caii'
ed forth pressing entreaties from his
w,fc-the last time indeed. they
Were mingled with some reproaches
but II all was OF no effect "poh Les
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