The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1870-12-17
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J. Leach. 'Dh! leach me TO Forget" H"'
sadly the closing line Of that old .ong r.
from he' lips whst was It tha: made tn
s""~s Qniv~r =. Il with pa;n. what hiddr
~psings within her heart. deep core w~r
t""eh~d by .ihos- words. what VA. iti,ha
"as ~ Young s"-m-d t"imp'or~ ,h- kpow'
edge L. f"rgrtlWbst s*d blight had tn"
~s.lv fallen s,hw~vt her path to mar th
hr;gh.n+'s of Iif-'s d~wns Hes lif- seem
b~autifa'. full It joy and ksy~ty. yet Of
there ste*Is acres. h-s face shadow As
cloud will steal ~cross ih~ sky. wha, .e,:rr,
snemcsi~a ria~ I" wsfi the cloud 80 audden
llv o'~r si fsce but = moment before 90
brieht.i aome w"d. .sn,,,.- look. some r..
'ur-.. which srcslI vividly some scenes o1
by. gone ho"ss. 9w .a. ..t.
NJ ,hinks l see her ~ in h., childhood
-"~ny h.,m~ she dw-it. the sunlight # be,
h.me had l"v.-i. cares.ed. by parents
b'",htr< ssd sisters. = qai.t, dreamy child
who iov-d better to h. xlone with bonk~,
Aowers ia"'l bisis b.n~s,h the forrest tree.
,han smd c"mpSni"ns cf, her own .ge
viewing III. ~ one might stand upc,, f,
'n"us,s*in top ~"d view the busv strife II
~. Aisssnt city wi,h mo- desire to mingI-
with its busy scs"es. caring hr none b.
vo"d The circle Of home. silent and shy
whes in the pre-@nc~ of strangers and even
With th"ss, st hnm1. pmriag ont An almost
ido!aasous love 1T mn,h-s's feet, thus she
grew to the brink II vomsnhood, knowing
little ofthat tuJl,ih str~sm called lifa anon
there came change. ,h~ra came one VII"
N friend occa~ionsllv visited ih- family !;
ao,;eing The bs-hful GIL be v"old s.,me
times aA.ls~e~ her ~ ." old-s bsothes nigh,
do. yosng aaA timid sistr. grssda.s'y b.
won her confidence. By talking books and
~ in their pa>sionsts love of music they
f"usd symp.ihetic chord: many happy
hours were p.e+d Together. ah- seated 1t 'hs
piano aud be- stan,I;ng beside her turning
her music and prsisiag h-r rapid improve
n,ent. o. in th~ dreamy moonlight sunm~r
ewes seated on tho rps,;c ..e~t beneath thr
old o~k tree which shaded the doo.. with
her guiiar she Sang .ad played the olJ~"
songs Of love. u"coosri"as that within the
hsa.s u b.'th they w.keaed . derp rer
ponce.
Months d-d. and brought tho parting
hour With aed, y~t hopeful h~a'i., they
parted; months. p~rh1p ps years must elspse
IRE they meet sg.i"; then came long. lei
tess breathing ever the oldsn story Of un
love, how she treasured them up,
n uncoo.ciou. that m Argus eye w.
watching her add hating her "A !. riv.l. 10
IL her youthful innocence abe dreamed not
of cau.ieg sorrow 70 any. Time went on,
H., happy 10 her dreamy life, ii .eemrd a.
L Iifr contained c-ugbi but j,y for her;
but suddenly there c.mr change. !. il
.qme gushing sp. king fountain. brigh,
With spring. soit sunlight, had suddenly
been ftos~a II it, play. ! ,os~ Just bursting
INTO beauty hsd been d.sh-d from it,
pray |; jealousy. With ane. ring hand aimed
lie sh.tt suf<st for the destruction Of her |
happiness; under the guias Of f.;sndship
he came. sofly @hi:p.ring Of klsehood |
~ tsvsshesy. bringing slmost positive
prqof d deceit. :aatil stsn1. BY wounded
prid. rad d'::app.aated bope that young |
nean !saprq, tnes boundary OF tsust,ng
and becsme : proud cnld 70 |
usn; With bite, sco.n che cast ,om h., |
~ t*pderaeaA returned every token RI, hi.
Owe nor e;sptsioed h-t veas,n u. him, !, she
|old a..n. q her g,ir.:. '6ot al;6rd il within
IT hesrt that none mighi k.ow bow .he
'u6sred; all noticed ,h~ change. A moth |
~ scoring love devi".d the cause. and |
% her alone she confessed hev secret; time |
vrnt on. she mingled nav with the
sud gay, snd thev'. were none
NOR. gsy than she. Suitovs plead fcr her
owe. hot rh- .hsd none to giv.. Many
wondered II bet csim iniiiIr.ence TO III. lit. |
.le dreaming ofthe biesk and arid waste II
he hees 'hslov, while g.siag on her bright
md smiling faoss Tmea ruthless hand !
'eemed N touch WITH pity her fair br..~
'or it !@ft ao trace. bat what maitered that
"a her. in mind she felt weary "A If hnv.d |