The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-10-12
SMITHS GooD LUCK.

was always a lucky fellow, and The,
most fortunate thing that ever happen
ed to me was being born Smith,
Listen:
Three years ago I had been Tilted,
and was out of money. That doesn't
sound very lucky, but it was the pre-.
lude to the best kind Of luck. con-
Guided to go into the country, down at
Plymouth, to my unclo's house-par-
TALLY that the murmurs ofthe sea might.
soothe my inward perturbation, partly
to save months board.
I stepped on board the early down.
train, It was fall OF silly 6 o'clock
passengers, mostly men. The sun was
Shining on the water, but the fog was
hugging the banks and clinsing to the
FURNISHED surface of the tide. sup
pose poet could have made something
pretty out of the sight; but | only
wrapped myself closer in my overcoat
and looked at it sulkily. After awhile,
I got to listening to two men who SAT
), behind me.
5 az pretty girl with a fortune isn't
!, always to be had for the asking"
{ ooh, but the girl isn't asked, | take
, it. It's Ill arranged by her aunts an{
y she'il aeq,tiesce. She's shining pretty
e but a mere ehild-not sixteen, | be
lieve. They had another fellow book
ed for her, but. he died down in New
Orleans of yellow fever last fall"
"And she's never seen this Smith"
y ssNo, nor they neither. The aunt
a plotted with Nj. Dunbar, the guardian
e e and he picked Smith for them, opene'
IN correspondence, and got Rose to writ
&c a letter or two. Smith processes to b
~ in love with her letters and her pic
ture, but Of course it's her money
forty Thousand dollars if she marie
: before she is. seventeen"
sllIf the girl amounts to anything, il
is, asdeuced, shame, ,Fta.a
~ 4" She does amount to. something
nd She has the making Of a splendid VIZ
is man in her, but, nobody knows it,
TO cares, They. were bent only on savir
res the money for her. If she forfeits it,
ppe goes ito some pet charity of her Graz
old grandfather's, He was always
old tyrapt, and, as eccentric as tt
- deuce" .@,- l .,.gfss5
sHeYou know Smith ~ =.
,P . "only by sight; but know d chu
shtt of his, Burton, and got the story, wi
Nv NJ a copy of letter. Of the girls. L
fly lscen her many a time down on t
led shore; always with her dragon aunts
giihi ai!ssWhere's the letter" '-h''' 1'
to sa've got it here in my wallet. NJ
: you know the right sort ola man wor
not have his girls letter hawked abe
~ among his associates. He let Burt
: &c have this copy, ard Burton gave it
re- me-. Let me tsee-this is it. Listen
and "DEAR. MIR. 5SluTH-My aunts "
inns me to reply to your kind letter.
'eA not know what to say. l am, not
customed to writing TO gentlemen,
V. / mus5 tell you that WAS sorry to h;
~ aunt Sophy send you that picture
me; am not near so pretty; 1T Il
the tiers me very much. You are SO ha
ynn some that You will want heaut
ders wife; so ! don't think You ought to
deceived. : ldon't want to marry,
p rom my aunts say ! must ON account OF
a a, money, and perhaps it will turn out
SAINT fright. / am very lonely here. wo
wilhtliSe to live in large city, and 3
No. lsophy says you will do everything
Slin, please me.
noes Have You any sisters9 VIII J
mother Ike me? Railways wanted
- tiers and IA mother of my own. i d
know what else to tell you, except
ARE il you love me, Iwilldo whatever
bank, want ms TO. a.ra Il
.egms Very truly yours,
r. % sTt+s RosE ROGER:
-, - Then comments, and a laughing
cussion Of the letter, Which cert:
Ian was very unique. Rntlas we, IA
IsY. along there was a bump, shock,
~ cars stood stillsand everybody WI
CONSERVATION.