The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-04-18
From he Louisville Courier.
1hs 0ovsrnor's Dtsfy.

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We were very poor, Md ths Gov.
ernof, ny nothss aad I. We LIVED
n . little cabin on General Linton
farm, snd aaw . hard time. nv
father had died wksn vss sixteen
years old, leaving o. nothing bat an
ho.est rsputation and, although l
wss stort and healthy, my wages
wers very low, and I had to toll lass
aad carly 10 provide the the necss.
:aries Of life. Bot suppose l would
have bees happy aad contested
enough; that h, 70 nuch 10 q ~
sssssissed norsalr usually are, IL II
Asdn't been fos y women. don't
kncw Why n wss thai Helea Linton
made ssch a. Impression spen me,
for she had, BY ne means, those great
and noble qualities BY which men ~
. general thing are attracted toward
the opposite ssx. o. the contrary
she was proud, arrogant, aud over.
bearing, and l was confident If she
thought Of me II all, il was with
feelings Of contempt and disdaln
alone. Not on account Of nv nor.
soaal appearance II il true for
though | wa, trough aud useultivs,ed, |
aad ny h.sds were hard with sxces.
awe toll, and my face browaed BY
exposure to the sun, still / had won. |
dsrfsl strength aud great agility, aad
my hair and eyes we're n dark A.
midniEht, and nsny said that l was
handsome. Bat ! was poor, and she
was wealthy; Twas General Linton's
hired hssd, aad she was General |
Liston's daughter, aad II WA the
old, old story. II must have beea
her bevildsring beauty that drew me
more and more toward her for she
was q qssssly looking girl, with
AasAing eyes, aad nsgai6csst dark
brown hair, and forn tall asd ma.
jestio ana stately. Bet whatever il
might have ben, ! Al csstsin Of oss
thing, asd that ID, that learned 10
lsvs Ass With . nAddssing, painful,
consisting psssioa that scanned about
10 asvoas ~ whole being. tried
very hard 70 smother it sad to drive
her image from my heart knew
! might y we'll think Of plusking
down tho moon, or the stars, as to
have dared 10 asPirs to her Assd. Bat
IL was oil Of no avail, aad The more /
struggled the moro l became en-.
tangled, until At length morning,
aoca, aad night, there We hat one
face that NV, and bst one voice
hat l heard, and that was the face
md ~ voice II Helen Linton.
What wss wont Of al, 10 me, In
,ons way she discovered ~ secret.
How I ear hardly toll. They say
murder Will ont, and Ne sans ean
nost asssssdiy b. md shout love. !
led never spoken about II to ssy
,ne, not even to my mother, and ~
% Helen, I had scarcely ever spoken
o her on any subject. II il true
hat sometimes she would give me
nstructions in regard TO tho flower
,ardsn, which General Linton had
elected me to .nsgs, having, a. he
aid, more opinion Of ny taste In i,
uck matters thaa asy Of The rest Of .
u Xefk9sR.. hpt sha ~efsaVpeAf~ds. :
Ike . star from afar od, and knew !.
be distance between rs TO b. ~ vide
I'd q lapssaibls. Ii
Oss day shs cane isto tas ssrdss .
,hes l vs. u vesk there, and, in :
,ellsd BY ssns uskaovA power, - =
we're, I gssAsrsd saa psssssssa V .
.sr . shsies bouqsss Of aovess a.A f"
rhsther il vss ftsu ny guilty leoks
hat 80 thea discovered Ill, AID d. 4
sruinsd to check me IL ths begin =
ling, OF whether sAs bad already q
,robed 10 the dspths Of ~ hsert and
hought l Was prescriptions. ! know 6
rot but certain II 10 abe never spoke
o Nc aissr that. Che had bees In
he habit Of giving me nod Of re-
,cssition Whenever she net me b..
ore this, but svss afess 80 passed
ne By without even . glance; dis. ..
lain within her haughty eye, and
contempt upon her ncornful Zip. You
.ay know that ny liis was u wrstehsd
q 4 could veil BE-. uscd 10 sit dows
,y the irc, IN our little cabin, sftrr
nv hard days work was done, and
,rrss my wrstchsd fsto, and call God 4
unjust in what / considered the dis
INJECTIONS ne made in the human
ace, bu. l little knew then what the
anal voula be.
c,.ss. ~ so.u.,v. nv lsdIer I
- ss..t.,ss, ~re svssy .smmes I
~ s ~" IN. ~ .,...A ~ season II
III 1 ;...s H.H s.d 4 20 happened that I
'"'o n -. s.s.s Inc rr,t .
'ns %..,...:' ss.sd A r.hvr b.
~. ~ ..r.,4sd 10 h. vealthy,
49, "a i..Ss... h cs,,slsly va,
..S !. ~.srs v,yy long bsfcvs be
.....1 rav;ss devoted atses.
10 0e,srsi I.isson's daughter
~ -. W.. ..n.~h - ~ that
80 80 i,sIt,a,.d a. Ne
~ -, u..1 n ~, ~ our little
-. h,;sAt ,,-n~ even.
= :. ,hs Fc,s.t ROAD. A. Il wss
NJ =" ~" ~, r,.ne;,r horses, hs
s"'. AZ y" a..Iiv .Sove .bs,. vhiper-
~ 81" ~ love and teudsresss
sas s W., ,,.s.,,s. "a H.. Win .
s ~" -, cl.sf ..d Z smils apes
=" s-s-Ls, ose eyesing
s ~ ~ -.tch;sr then - they
~. go *. Wild Ola.
80 a.. coljso kalo thai tAe
-. ~ sunset threw upon