The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-06-17
"Hash," said she, blushingiy.

i'.1et, TOR the sake of that other,
stay at home this day /"
For your own cake | would do
so gladly, dear one, had not promi-
sed James Champc, the miner, to
meet him some miles from here, to
| show him I; new ''l..ad,' for which he
and his company promise to pay
richly"
81 regret The promise all the more, +"
she sighed for that man, though
know that he is Il coward, is yet the
| more villain. lie claims 10 be :,
lIennesscean, but the noble State OF
tennessee never gaze birth on her
soil 10 such u recreant dog as J feel
in my heart that he is. Remember
that he has been here often"
"1es, on business for the eoHai,a-
ny, of which he is the head"
'Ou the prctencc OF business raih-
cr. His eyes, lusiful, vicious, scnsu-
al, have often made n,c slluddcr whcu
he looked an me.
Il will attend To his case, and give
him warming this day. never to enter
my house again" said Bcnnedett",
while his fare raled and his eyes
flashed. "But, I.onisa, You know
better than all the world how sacred
i ~ l hold and keep my promises.
l must GO
She said no more, but kissed him !;
aud ~ he passed down the ravine
in which ,.,vir ho;;sc staed, sh..
watched his form as long ms sh.
could see it through the mist and
tears, and whispered how prayer
for his safety. Womanlike, I'll"
though. not of danger for herself, all
her fears were f.,l. him
On the evening, or rather we'll
along in the night, which preceded
III" morning which opened thi, story,
band OF rude, coarscly dressed meu,
whose faces were r.pulsivr with the
signs Of r.pu!sivc dcbauchrrv, sen
suaiitv and dissipation, We're seated
! lit 81 rude sltaittv. about three "r
,ouy miles FROM the h"rn. Of Brn",ict
to. The mining tools around them
proclaimed their cztsnsible ocrupa-
ton; but the weapons hanging about,
and in their heits, coupled with their
sc",indr"Ilv looks. told them to be
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