The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-03-08

holding consent-to visit her old pupil
occasionally. These visits continued
until the family became exasperated :
by noticing that their daughter (now
grown into womanhood) loathed the
company of all young men, and was
! particularly uneivil and averse to re-
ceiying the visits of one gentleman of
whom they highly approved, and who
they thought would be desirable hus-
band for her. This greatly incensed
them, and being the most influential
and wealthy family in the town, they
brought all their influence to bear
against the poor teacher, and raised
such a feeling against her that she lost
her position in the school, and was OBJ
ficed to leave and seek a subsistence
elsewhere. She came to this city,
, promising her girl lover that she would
soon make home and sendfor her to
r preside over it. She worked hard for
wear or two, but did not succeed in
carrying out her wishes.
During this time she wrote daily to
. her beloved, endeavoriDg to keep her
hopeful, but it was without avail. The
= Young girl moped and refused to DO
comforted, and she was fast passing
J. into q condition of hopeless melan-
: choly, when her friend wrote to her to
d come and share her home, such as 1t
q was. This, much to the chagr1 OF her
parents, she resolved to do. They
, told her if she left their house she also
left her position as daughter; that
not one cent of their money should
ever enrich so cruel and SO undutlful
"a child. All this was without avail.
She left her luxurious and beautiful
abode, and they saw her leave them
- them for life of poverty aud labor,
-, with stern eyes though aching hearts.
~ She came to. her friend, who was
80 earning bare subsistence, and who
- was living in a small third-story back
80 room. Thus united, they resolved to
-. cling to each other 'until death did
- them part The elder was the pro-
"a WIDER, the younger was the house
~ keeper. Often suffering for the COM
aod forts of existence, they yet-so they
averred-were happier than they had
~ ever been before. They had no soeie-
. tv, cared for none; but they were to
:. each other all in all.
After time the elder of the two,
worn out by Oyerwork and anxiety
..,, fell i'll. Poverty was at their elbow
- starvation stared them in the face
-. Friends were informed of their condi
~ ton and came to their relief. Th'
teacher, who, although poor, belonged
"o- TO one of the best families in the State
snas was quickly surrounded by friends
80 Brothers and sisters clustered aroun
80 to aid aud serve her; but she ha'
49, eyes, and thought only of the youn
girl who had left home and friends TO
H., her, and whom she must soon ieaN
49,. lonely and heart-broken. Sufteriil
the most intense agony, she stroS
- bravely to conquer all signs OF pall
r.. When all hope of recovery was owe
she could not die with those impiorif
eyes DcottCHliS uSA W lSee'S '~A>- =,
- spasm of great agony, said:
- ooh. darling, turn away your ia
~ and let me go!"
AS the young girl sat by the side
ilheu the he'd and buried her head in t
CIV pillow, the sufferer passed away fr'
earth, leaving one mourner who
Idly or 'eso''''''
ion OF Ihs mourhcr ie.uiuo" W ~
a in. and her parents now hoped that as
!. bod yeired influence which had aliena
! hest her from them had been removed,
H. mr. would in time become reconciled
refrac assume ha'ufal ieia''o
i friends again. But they were door
-,;s;tor to bitter disappointment.
- rour Eight years have passed since
twas separated from the friend of
"a sbe heart and her bereavement is
H. present to her mind. She sits alon
- tho her own chamber, her eyes liked
of on; vacancy for hours. She never 4
,,,o;n in part willingly in any conversat
,ooIn never seeks the companionshrl
Ia f,o parents or Of other friends. 81
"a .o1k- not insane-so. physicians say.
health and memory are good. '
she talks at all her conyersatit
rational and intelligent. 1t is the
- over by medical men that this abne
-, +ho;r condition of mind will pass OH,
.hamo that she will manifest an inter
aohor life, friends and home; but her Pr
-. friend utterly despair of any such fav'
f oovcr- change. 49,
ID and INFLUENCE OF PARENTs.-lt
and OBJ lated of LATTE, the famous r
the OBJ banker, that he owed his rise to 6
seemed trivial circumstance. He went,
She des poor boy, to beg situation
ands and rich merchant in Paris. His !
the gov was refused. On leaving the Ii
he would the merchant, he Glanced to see
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