The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-10-06

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and steered away from the capsizc,
schooner. AS the lady murmure'
4 for water we poured some down he
Throat, mingled with q little brandy
This appeared to revive her little
and having spread our pea jacket
on the bottom of the boat, laid he
down, where she shortly went t,
sleep.
We now tried to ascertain our DO
sition, but after various attempts t,
do SO were obliged to acknowledge,
ourselves lost; what made our posi-
| ton worse, was that We had neglect
ed to bring compass with us, anG
this, added to the wind, which hat
now begnn to blow q perfect h,sr1i
cane, rendered our situation a yer,
dangerous one. The waves were
beginning to dash over and into oul
boat, when, to our great JOY, we saw
the steamer for which we had beer
waiting in the early part of the night
making signals for a pilot.
We at once ran down to her, and
handed up the lady, who WAS now
greatly revived, saying we had pick
ed her up off a wreck. She was al
once carried down into the cabin
where every attention was shown
her that her situation demanded
The principal stateroom was prepar-
ed for her, and we soon had the sat
isfaction OF hearing that she had re-
viyed sufficiently to take little nour-
ishnent, and was sleeping soundly.
AS the wind was blowing with a
perfect fury when We crossed the bar
and being anxious to restore our
charge to her friends, we continued
up the river to this place. About an
hour before our arrival here we were
sent for by the lady, whose name
YVES Inez di Lara, and with many
tears informed how it happened that
she had been cast away in the Cult
where we found her.
Her father was a rich Cuban plan
ter, and with two gentlemen and her
self had gone out for a pleasure sail
in his yacht, when they had been cap
sized in o squall and drifted away
from oil help. They succeeded in
reaching the bottom Of the boat, to
which they al chung until all perish
ed except herself. Their sunierings
were dreadful, and she no doubt
would have succumbed to them also
but for our timely rescue, for which
she again thanked us with tears in
J her eyes. She looked so beautiful in
her great sorrow for her fathers
death that I would have willingly
drowned myself at her commands;
but my love was restrained by my
older and more prudent companion,
who pointed out to me the difference
in our wealth and social position.
The worldly but pla., truth forced
upon me determined never to see
Inez de Lara again, trusting to time,
which heals all things, and my natur-
ally active life to erase from my mem
DRY, or at least from my heart, the
remembrance of one who L could not
now give up withouta mental anguish
which it YVES impossible for me to
control.
Shortly after we had thus been
made acquainted with her story, we
arrived with Inez in the city, where
she had friends with whom she
quickly recovered her bloom and
spirits.
CHAPTER II.
Inez having no intimate friends in
Cuba, and during her recovery hav-
ing made here, she determined to re-
main in the Crescent City, leaving
the management of her plantation on
the Island to an overscer.
AS for myself, despite my resolu-
ton of never seeing her more I hav-
ing closed all my affairs at the Passes,
also made New Orleans my home.
Having obtained q position as clerk
in a wholesale house, ] worked early
and late for gold, with one end and
one object-that I might lay it at the
feet of my Inoz, and seek her for my
bride.
Capt. Tugg advised me to try and
marry her as it was, and live On hel
money, saying that as many young
men did this, and would do it again
I would neither be first nor last. But
Icould not bring myself to do it, and
determined to be the equal of my
Inez in fortune or not seek to gain
L