The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-01-19
The Qaorest ess7 5of
now /. r1cAMr WAS fgErTFT TED N
ILLINOIS
rtsrom tbs Litohfsd (IH) fonitor.

rtrom thsLitohfh QH) 4onitor,
About fogr years Ego, as mar , as we
can learn, there dme to E'tst'i.eit u
from Mssonri. nhp abort 9O xears %
aa u" calIine himself sCasola heEe ne
ang,s<ed in the occupation OF hoattihS
hn3ss keeper and teamstert "ith MN
nus nOa = Toinan, apparently ahont, %
raa,s did. who presided over the az
.aest;c department OF CaVoi9 She le,
ne, nnasasted herself as the widowed
ggnnSi,fer-in- law of the man, and had
two children who passed rs her chill
dren and the mans gfand-chiidEeii.-
She was generally known in the negh-
ho,,,o,d rs the widow Cavoit." Both
+y,a n,.n and the woman represented
tl,ot her husband, dying, had COM
,,e,,ded her and the children to the
core of his father, with the urgent re-
oness that he would always remain with
and protect and care for them. the
tanily were considered br those who
knew them as honest, respectable peo-
Mo and the fidelity with which Cavolt
fulfilled the trust reposed in him by his
departel son was the subject OF fire.
auent enlogium.
AS time passed on the Cavolts made
many acquaintances in the town, and
some friends. Among the latter was a
Young man named Reuben A'crs, an
honest and thrifty Young Worklngman.
Mr.. Akers became frequent visitor at
the Cavolt house, till friendship rIpen-
ed into kindred and tenderer senti-
ment. The contemplation OF the Young
widows many graces of person and
domestic virtues were too many for
him. The oft-quoted advice OF old
Weller to Samivel to, "Beware OF the
yidders," if ever heard by him, was
forgotten in the intoXication OF 'Love's
Young dream,n and well, last March
he and the widow became man and
wife.
At last Reuben thnngllt so, but donbt-
less, the law would take another view
of the subject, as, in fact, Reuben does
now. Tie ceremony over, the first to
grasp Reaben's hand aud wish Him
much JOY was Cavolt, the aged and pi-
Gus guardian of his deceased sons
widow and children. The Mush!nG
bride received the salutations and con
ordinations of her friends, and every
thing was rs happy assay 20 or 50 =
marriage bells.
The honeymoon passed lin fact, 81,
months PASSED without any apparen'
diininution of the honey, or IFS pal!ins
Oh the taste. At the end Of that t!ms
a brother OF the bride, who in the meat
time had come TO Litciliiei.l, let an i'm
mense cat out of the bag; otherwise, il'
l.. i II foS hot ~
volt was the husband OF his daughter
in-law and the father Of his grAndchll
dren-.tiiat is to say, that he w;ls !lus
band and father, and not all father-Ir
law and grandfather, the dead soa an,
lis diving CHARGE being light and air.
creatious of the play fnl fancy OF u:
and Mrs. Cavolt.
Naturally. Ruben Akers was consltl
erably excited when he heard tn
brothers story, and he went inmc;i
:stcly to old Cavoit 70 inquire as to 1t
truth. The patriarch acknowledged
the corn frankly. lie said he was al
and not wishing TO leave a Young WI
dow destitute to struggle for iiyitl
for herself and little ones in IN un.eel
ing world, he Thought /" mucii h@tt
to have her united TO a worthy aud IL
tusirinus Young man to whose tendt
care lie could safely iatrust hey he
he should he called to another and
better home. During the few re,Raii
ing years of his pilgrimage he wonI
gladly Sl,ale her with Reuben.
Instead Of being overcome with ems
ton. or sootlled or satisfied with tk
explanation, Reuben few into rag
and immediately abandoned his Ia
interest in the cunjugal claim; whcr
upon, shortly after, the Cavolss, y
aud young. with bag and baggage, q
parted for parts unknown.
What sticks in Reuhen's eraw Is Il
handshasing and congratnlafion of
Cavolt on The wedding day. '.W ny
said lie, s.the old scalawag was t
first to wish me joy
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