The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-09
From the ST. Lonis |
Love and 5-20s.

Arespectable family intlis' city, living
on----------st rect, have been somewhat eXcr
| oised OF late by the denou; ment of an AT
| fair, the circumstances of which are slight
! IL iinged with dash of the romantic
| The head of the family, it may be well
enough TO state, was formerly a produce
Newfoundland some years since retired
| froin buyiness. lie had an only daughter
named Bella, who was the pride and
hope Of her fond parents. Some three
years and hall ago, or q little preceding
the outbreak of the rebellion, Bella was
on Il visit to relatives in Georgia, and be-
cause acquainted witha chiyalric son Of
the sunny South named Robert Smith.
Robert was i'll his prime, and Bella was
impossible, young and lovely.
Acquaintance soon ripened into friend
ship, and friendship into a still more ten
der passion. The lovers became betroth
ed. Bella returned TO ST. Louis in June
lSGl The name Of Robert Smith was
frequently mentioned by her, butflrthei
than this she ncvtl breAthed the secret OF
her love. She carried on q. secret cores
pondence through the .ebel mail, which
was carried forward quite secretly, and
concealed from her father, he being a
strong Uuion msn. About a year ago,
Bella returned from an afternoon visit,
and told her parents that she had lost
her diamond breait pin which was valued
at $1,000 The loss was advertised in the
city papers, butno clue was obtained Of
the lost gem. The police were also Motif
ed Time passed on, and a couple Of
weeks ego the old gentleman made alran-
gements for takingv' journey East. Among
his valuable papers he hada number Of s Z
POS, which lie concluded to deposit for
safe keeping during his contemplated
absence from the city. Ga making an in
ventory Of his valuablts he found, TO his
great chagrin and surprise, that six of his
20 bonds, amounting to 5000, were
A,thorough search was made, and The
missing bonds failed to turn up. As he
was positive that the bonds were contain
ed in certain drawer, where none but
the members of bis family could have ac-
cess he did not mention his loss, prefer
ny TO wait for the revelations that time |
might bring about. The trip East was
postponed. One day last week having oc- i
,asion to purchase some more 30 bonds |
rom broker in the city, judge Of his
urprise when he found that the bonds
old him Ivy the broker were the identical |
ines that he had lost
On further inquiry from the broker, I
md from the parties from whom the for
ner purchased the bonds, lie was aston
she'd to find that his own daughter Bella
lad some weeks previously sold the bonds
or gold. Bella, on being confronted by
Itr father, confessed the soft impeach
sent." She did not hesitate TO confess
be deed, and her purpose in doing SO.
he confessed that she had not only sold
be bonds, but that she had pawned the
iamond breast pin for gold and sent the
roceeds.by rebel mail to her friend, Rob ,
ri Smith, to relieve him and his aged ,
lother from want. The Kind father, on =
caring the above statement, did not
hide his erring daughter, and said not !
ord in buke. h
lie overlooked The little DEPRESSION in e
lprecation Of motive-perhaps passion !,
lat could better be controlled by kind
I'd loving treatment than by harsh mea- 7
lres. He forgaye his daughter, but fer i
le purpose OF preventing further CORES
,ndence with bob, " he keeps a proper C
rvelance over her actions, and requires q
n nst TO leave the dwelling, but TO get
adv for trip with the family East, to
me watering place inorder.to spend the I
miner. Meantime the companions of i
Tia are surprised at her absence from ii
r accustomed places Of visit, and won q,
r what can be the reason for her seclu- a.
N. Ofcourse VIC are not going 10 tell as
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