The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-30
Light Reading and General News



81. Joseph MO- Herald.
Yesterday Ia one of the Catholic
churches la this city there was celebrated
a marriage, in which John Hoffman and
Catherine Metz we're made one. Them
Is not much in the simple announcement
yet, thereby hangs q tale. which we give
To our readers a. twas told us by n friend
of the bridegroom. During the war Dr..
tween Prussia and France. Hoffman
was one of those who was bon duty bound
TO render service 10 his country llcNas
engaged 10 Do married 90 O. gih named
Catherine Metz, and not liking the hra
OF exposing his valuable person Oh The
/ bullets OF the Frenchmrn. Do, conceived
/ the idea of emigratiug tO "a countr, whrre
I he need not become "a bold soldier uuIr.-
\ he wished. But then n little pecuuiqry
difficulty presented itself ne hadn't
the means 70 pay his passage ont of thr
country, and In his extremity De- applied
| 10 his fancc. She had with au csc t1
some day keeping house for Hoffman.
saved up her wages, and fortunately hll
IN her possession at that time about 5000
/ This she freely gave her lover. and hr
babe her a fond farewell and secured paa.
sage for America.
Gradually he worked Dis way tu CHE
city, bat fortune. which d. courtgl .u
sedulously. never smiled on him. and he
began 10 despair ui ever returning tp con-
summato the Vow be- had spoken H.
wrote % this effect. and 0n last Saturday
was agreeahy surprised by receiving 90
telegram from her dated iu Now York.
informing him of her arrival there anil
her intention to immediately come tO So
Joseph.
She arrived here yesterday morning.
and ere noon the happy couple were
made one. She has paid hgr own way
from the old country, and besides -hp
brings enough money with her iU buy thr
necessary furniture 90 begin Housekeeping
such devotion Ought 90 meet Will iH
re@ard, and wc hope the uowly married
couple may never regret their action
Charlotte 1troutc.
A shrinking, retired. ucar--iehtod
woman waits and waits among iht York
shire hills, wistfully saying tu hcr-rlt
"What shall do.' II ha- been o. LONG
sore trial 20 watch and wait as -ho hls
done. In her lifetime she hu- known
not a few Of her own age who haED IHu.
since solved that problem; some au UuI.
ded and happy ia their homes. other.
have found their true place as teachers.
writers cor artists, and are crowned with
honor. This woman has great surr1Na
and sore LOSSES, aud her day i- wcIniU.
ON 70 the afternoon. still sho hH. heard
mo- voice bidding her go work Boo thovlup-
yard. There /. lcttprWuttDu ta Words.
worth, while She stands there u the mlI-
kct place waiting for the master. chat b..
in my opinion, the most pathetic rrY
ever heard in our Lifetime "@.r'
she SAYS. II earnestly rutrnai 5000 o..
read and judge what ] have scui you
From the day of nay birth t1 thi- day.
have lived la soclu-ion here among the
hills, where ! could neither know what
was nor what / could lo. have read
for the reason that / have eaton bread
because it was q real craving nature, audi
have written On the same principle. Nut
now / have arrived CO.. an ago when must
do something. The pUWpr I posses.
must hc used Go q certain ends and ua
do not know them myself ] must a-A
others what they arc worth, there I. Dob
one here to tell me 81 they are worthy
and If they are worthless, there BE- bob ono
10 tell me that. / bcscccb you t1 hDIp
me- What She sends to Wordsworth
then is poor; she has written many
volumes all poor has waited iu The mal.
ket-placc and done no work. but at lo.t
the Master. walking there, secs her Wist-
ful face turned toward him, and snys.
600 into my vineyard" Then shc bends
over some small folded sheets of coarse
paper, until her face almost touches, aud
in one book She storms thc heart of
England and America. and Boo the ono
hour that was left her she won her
penny. -ROBEKr COLLYER.