The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1869-06-19


cious interference Of parent. and guardians
only renders him the more impatient and
unruly and the PRESENT instance was n"
exception. CIand-stin- interviews were
arranged; accidental meeti g. took p'ac'
vt the houses Of mutual friends. till the
whole ended in the gentleman proposing
an elopement.
Efie. after protesting sb" couldn't pos
sib'y think s,f s"rh y thing. a"i after
many vain attempts to ronj ctnr" what
people would say. at last, with g'acef"
hcsisancy consented.
Rage. frenzy. despair. are weak words
to d-sc,ib. the emOiions Of John Andre w.
when he found his house had been robbed
Of its cli-frst treasure. His f,>t impulse
was pursuit. Il was nigh, when he ST.,
out accomp4 nird hy ;rusty hired man,
long in his employ and confi'"ncr. A.
the two gslloprd along, M Andrew
horse stumbled. precipi'xting his r;d'.r TO
the ground. and falling heavily upon him.
He VAS taken up inssnsible. aud carried
to the nearest house. A physician wa
called, who pronounced the injuries Of a
most serious If not necessarily fatal char
acter.
A soon "A cvnsciousWess returned, he
dispatched messenger for. nephew o!
his. lawyer Of not very good t"pute. re,
siding in a neighboring town.
When NJ Lewson. the nephew, arrived.
he was left alone with his uncle at th-
latter. request. A, the end Of an hour
the doctor va. summoned. and requested
by M. Andrew, to notr his signature to y
paper, to which he then affixed his nam,
declaring It TO be his will. and asking tl'
doctor to snb.c,ibs it IA a witness, which
was done.
On hi. nephew's suggestion that anothe'
witness was requisite. M Andrews named
Mcpherson. the hired man, and requested
the doctor TO send him in.
Mcpherson. it seems. had been sent on
eome errand; but a. scon as he returned
The doctor Communicated M. Andrew 5
message, and went himself to attend a sick
call ia the neighborhood. not deemirg
his presence there Immediately necessary.
| When h- came back he was astonisbe'l
to find his patient dead. Such result
had not been unsnsicipsted, but its sud-
Jenness took him tv surprise.
By NJ. Andrew. will. which was pub
Ilshed some days after hi. d.ath. tn.
entirety. - hls property was devised :"
his - Wbo had attended him in he
last Everything WA in du
fornl cPherson, ono Of the wi!
nessSGI Mt to previous intention
had saisgdt6 Scotland shortly after th
funeral, and vas not present before tn"
Judge Of Probste. But hi. hand writing
waa proved, and the evidence Of the Re-
maining witness Was quite satisfactory
He had .sen the teststor append his sig
nature, had heard him declare that th
paper WAS his will, and was positive III t.
At the time, be was Of sound mind an''
msmovy. ata
! Poor Eliza grief when she received tn.
intelligence Of her fathers death. was tos
1 profound to Be de~prned hy the news o!
her own disenherison. a
Under ai! the circumstances, one would
have thought that the young husband
would have been unrr,bitti"e in ten,lernes~
and sympatby toward his .orvowing briJe
who had sacrificed 10 much for his SAX.
AnDso be would, had b. desoted'y love
her. but hs did n.t.
The fact il, his whole heart and sou.
and mind were occupied with previous
attachm4nt-n0t for another; the far,h-s,
possible from that object was himself
This aff-ction,- which Was Of the most
ardent description. had met with bligh
| ed disappointment in his wifs's loss OF
fortune aud with her unceasing grief and
continual self accusation she Offered ~
reproaches TO him -h. bad but Ii,ti
| patience, and soon gave her to und~rstaHs
~ much. The man who. = month hrf,rrI
would have besn ready TO put on mourn
|ing had she io-t her fayorit- canary. turn
ed hi. back apoo her ia the hour of real
aiIlic,ion.
When. At length he was found dead in
h:s bed, one morning. after night of ca
roussl. che coronees jury said il wss .',h.4
sctx God~-his blessing you viii call il,
Ugs oousis, instead Of making any
psovss.on Tor h@r whose rights be bal
mcsl unrightsor.ly .npplaatrd. lef. he's
wkelty d.p~ndsnt on o.hesa, and ha.i 30.
| ~ lound I home il the hpuas q ~ d.
uied ftien6 of her kih~s she might bsv.
| 49, ah~lt~slsa waadsrsr. Il.
Tom llanxlsld. VIM had casually mails
| ihs ac,isaistsans Il tho ydene willow. h.-
came setply ihtssssssd n ~ c.a.e and
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