Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-08-04
THE EMPRESS or MOROCCO.
A Strange but True Straightforward
Episode.
From the New Orleans Times.

avn NlN -NNN N'it'esllN AslAtaNs
OF all social conversational enjoyment
with which we have ever been delighted,
we class that of revered but departed
Scotch lady, for several years resident Of
this city, one who at the age of 70 inter-
ested both young and old. She had seen
and conversed many times with the I'M
mortal author OF the Waytrley novels; had
been 10 his presence when the literary
world was on the OH uire to find out their
author. She entranced us by her verbal
pictures Of the Braes of Yarrow, the pleas
IRE grounds Of Kerfed, woods of Kailzie.
Mont Bepger, Donholm Dell, and a hun.
bred other places.
The following narrative we believe Is
truth, The subject OF the tale is "Katrine,"
the daughter OF plain, honest man, who
had charge of the grounds OF Glenormis-
ton, around which the silyeTy Tweed, over
its bed OF white pebbles, curves in the
form Of the letter s. There he and has an
cestors had lived for years, raising their
families honestly, comfortably, relgiously.
We feel respect for the laboring classes of
Scotland, above that Of any other peasant.
~. We feel that if thereis land on earth
where love is pure, unadulterated senti-
ment, unadulterated by interest by fashion
or 'ank, 1t is the land Of Burns, and we
reau his "Cotters Saturday Night with
everglowing pleasure
Obedience to parents is still taught there
with the same impressive solemnity as UNI
der the Mosaic dispersation, and idleness
and the extremes of fashion are not, as
here, considered the acme of happiness.
Daughters assist mothers, and from gen.
Grafton to generation preserve their sim
plcity of habits. Katrine was remarkable
for her beauty, and her delicacy Of figure
had exempted her from the hard labor OF
most girls of her class. There are some
natures 81 poetic that under any circum-
stances they cannot be materialzed, and
thus it was with katrine. Along the banks
and oraes of the Tweed she often strollcd,
gazing upon its encincturing heights, adj
miring its villages, orchards, mansions and
its antiquities where "boil Tweed's eddy
ing currents. "
- SO many charms by nature and by ant
Do there combine 70 caphyste tle heart"
that her love fox them became irresistible,
and her fancy, like "the silyery current,
flows with uncontrolled meanderings." A
soldier, but Just home from the war there
saw Katrine and often essayed to join her
in her strolls and participate in her faneies.
This her father observed, and with the
sternness Of Covenanter forbade the
promenades. Obedience for time was
observed but at length her habit was re.
sumed. The soldier had become the
ardent, fascinating lover. An interview
was observed by the father and punished
with the utmost severity. Even the rod
was substituted for persuasion and reason.
To the nature OF Katrine this Was insdp-
portable. She Immediately took service
with an Edinburgh family who had passed
the summer in this romantic count ".
promising her lover TO meet him in New
York, and in some mountain land of Amer
lea find home to be gilded by their love.
Doing everything clandestinely, none
but the most fearful results would follow. |
Oh it is insanity for any young woman
fiom palace or cot to go forth secretly from
her parents, the guardians whom her Crea-
tor has given her, and inspired with love
stronger and more tender than any other
human emotion. Though parents may be
unwise, severe, penurious, young women
can never safely act in opposition to them,
if thew are not absolutely vicious. From
Amy Roberts to girls of the period the
rule is inviolable- slopements. secret mar
riages, clandestine correspondence, end
in disgrace and ruin. An honorable true
lover can stand the test Of parental vigi
lance, can brave obstinate opposition.
In small privateer-for these events oc-
cured during war Kstrine wildly en-
bsrked, with a heart buoyant with love and
the hope Of meeting her lover. But ere
they reached the Azores they were seized
by an Algerine corsair, and carried TO Al |
RIGA Terrible was the agony and remorse
Of poor Ketrine In disobeying her earthly !
parents she had neutralized her trust and
confidence in her Heavenly Father. Men
may be bold, defiant in6dels--may be be-