The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-06-26

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voice, whisii struck me. .s
Who is Pere AnloineH / yentured 10
ask. And what is this tree tia, seems
10 interest you?' -' ....
Twill tell youi' .r..,.
Then Miss Badeau toli me the follow
ing legend. which / think worth writing
down. Ifit should appear tame to the
reader, it will bs because l haven't a
black ribbed silk dress. and strip of
point lace around my throat. like Miss
Badeau: it will be because ] haven't her.
leyes and lips and music to tell i. with,
coniound me etc ,-HsuI 20. ID.
l4,a s7soa Ga H. .5aF 4...asr "a .ym
l.a5 ,,g. THE IEGEND. -.r cr
Near the isvee( quay )and not fat from.
the old Fiench Cathedral. in New Or.
leans. stands fine date palm, some thir.
Ity feat high, growing out in the open air
as if it's roots were sucking sap fron their
native earth. Sir Charles Lysll. in his
Second Visit to the States" mentions
this exotis: "The tree is seventy OF eighty
years old; for Pere Antoine. q Roman
Catholic priest. who died about twenty
yearsago, told Mr.. Bringier that he plant.
cd it himself, when he was young. In
his will, he provided that they who sue.
ceeded to this lot Of ground should for
felt it,if tlley Gu, down the palm"
Wishing TO learu something of Pere
An.oius's history. Sir Charles Lycll
made inquiries among the ancient Creole
inhabitants Of the taubeurg. Tha, the old
priest, in his last days, became very much
g emacia,ed, that he walked about the
:. streets like mummy. that he gradual )
dried up, and finally blew away. was the
d mesgre resul, OF the tourists inSestiga
tions. i.' s7t fHrs E.
This is all that is generally known o
Pere Antoine. Mis- Badeau's story
clothes these bare facts. r".gI oh
When Pere Antoine was a very young
man, he had friend whom he loved az HI
loved his eyes. Emile Jardin returned
his passion, and the two. on account o
their friendship became the marvel of tn
city where they dwelt Que was heyc
seen without the other; for they studied
walked. ate. and slept together.
Antoine and Emile were preparing
enter the Church: indeed, they had tax
: en- the preliminary steps. when circum
stance occurred which changed the colo
Of their lives. ~. L's. .r g.
A foreign lady. from some far Of il
p land in the Pacific, had few months b.
fore moved into the neighborhood. I'll
l." lady died suddenly, leaving girl Of si,
teen or seventeen entirely friendless an
unprovidpd for. The young men had bee
hind 10 the woman during her Hines
and at Ter death. melting with pity
' the forlorn situation of Anghce. Il
daughter, swors between themselves
love and watch over her as if she We
their sister. gaH Et s8'iaong l1a d
se, Now Anglice had wild, strange bea
'y.that made other women seem tame b
S side her: and in the course Of time I
Young men found themselves regardiI
their word no. SO much like brothers
irst. They struggled with their desti
90 maniully, for tie holy orders which tn
were about to assume prccluded the id
-. Of love. g1..ps' 1t.y r. 73.o-e
NV But every day taught them to Le me
fond of her. So they drifted on. L
weak like to temporize. Bog '-E' ..i
n, Que night Emile Jaidin and Angl
we're not TO be found. They had flown
but whittier nobody knew, and nobo
save Antoine cared. 8'usDegio
Ii was heavy blow TO Antoine, -
. he had half made up his mind 10 run
'c' way With her himself. a-.. su.t
A strip Of paper slipped from v
umn on An,oine's desk, and futtOred
s bis feet. % ya.r Cos ..4 .rp3r''
: "Do not be angry" said the bit Of
d. per, piteously; ,"forgive us, for we Low
Three yeas went BY, Antoine
entered the Church, and was already 10
cd upon as rising man; but his face
pale and his heart leadcn, for there '
.,a' no sweetness in life for him. g.@
. Four years had elapsed. when let
covered with oullandiGh stamps, a'
o.. brought to the young priesi:--a le
M. from Anglice. Sho was dying; wo
., he forgive her? Emile. the year !
49, vious, had fallen victim to the fever /
ragged on the island. and .heir child, Ii
iiss Anglics, was likely to~folloW him.
7T pitiful terms she begged Antonio to t
lone charge Of the child until she was
,Iiss enough to enter convent, The cpl
sent was finished by another hand. inform
inoe Antoine Of Madam Jardin's death; il
4 Of told him that Auglice had been placed
vessel 10 leavelhe island for some W
rsty ern port. d. -, a., ,.-...,. 81
enss The lsltef was hardly read apd v
uen. over, when little Anglice arrived.
seas beholdipg her, Antoine uttered or
snly 10y and surprise, = she was so like
still woman he had Worshippsd.
hair. As man 3 tears are more pathetic
, ,be women's, 30 is his love more inlent
WED not more enduring, or half go subtle,
,k a. intenser. y N-'bt - = y ~ ~
ding The passion that had been CROW
iome down in his hear, broke out and law
Mr. it's richness ou this child, who wa
r. in him, not only the Anglice Of years
~ but bis friend Emile Jardin also.
little Anglice possessed the wild. STR
40 to beauty Of her motber--the bending,
idly lowy form. the rich ti1t OF skin' tne II
lshes tropical eyes, that had almost maze
with toine's sacred rcbeb mockery 10 ml
ysrn. For month or two Anglice was
ly unhappy in her new home. She