The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-02-04

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only sickiy limitation Of his old, bright icos. |
After awhsie ne as.ed Bat you spoee Q. a us
grace. VINO mas nisgraoed the name % ou'
.Do you remember Roland MSaver1s hano-
some, conceitod, over6eertng tel!oM y ..a
!" Yea, very well. What OF MN ne oisEaace@
ever since we left Corinth." Z,
well, must first give you the prelude 70
| that disgrace and then its sequel. re.nSps,
after yen have heard all, you Will reahxo tnss
there are worse misfortunes, harder trials snan
the 1oss-of departed arm. Weaver vas
msrried man but this fact he conceaie9 IRON
most of his companions: Handsome, talented
| snd possessed Of wealth, no might WIN womens
| hearts but could never command respect from
men,. He had left his wife loving, eWe ee
! we were stationed Mt Corinth, he conrted anu
won the affections of q young lady OF that
place"
| What! and he had wife-one VINO AoVeo
him, too :"
/ Dudley Eroaned aloud as he asked the cues,
tion-thinking at the time how one man co ,nsa
Z would give his life to possess.
Yes, his wife did love him Well, l suppose
| at first he only meant to fiirt with tho younG
admiration: but finally all TESTING ceased, and
he became as deeply in love as the poor girl
herself. heard from some of the boys that
he meant to marry her, had sworn to do it, and
. dared any one to interfere between himself
3 and his wild passion. heard of it; learned
/ that the girl was o young, sweet, unsophisti,
. Gated creature, the idol of her old parents and
8 beloved by all who knew her. sought out
. Weaver; demonstrated with him, recalled to
q mind his poor, Trusting wife, and appealed to
4 altar, his duty before God. Words were vain.
He said he had already wrongod his wife be-
d yond repair, that he, had ceased to love her,
t that his heart was beund up in this young,
v trustipg creature, and that he would rather die
t than Be separated from her"
a sob, bold, bad man ~ mnrmured Dudley.
d 80, base, unworthy lovew.
o "Finding that nothing could be done with
him, several of US boys determined, for the
n sake of his poor wife, to prevent the commits
b sion of this crims-and also to save an limo.
Q cent girl from the harrible fate to which his
). wicked solfishness would doom her. Hearing
@ that the day was fixed for the marriage, We
q called at the house and saw the parents Of the
!. young lady, convinced them Of Weaver's nm
d worthinese and exposed all the baseness of hi,
d conduct both towards his wife and theil
daughter. 1t was terrible trial; but the cir
acted nobly. She dismissed him herself from
It her presence aud bade him be true the one hs
.. had sworn to love, protect and cherish.
or had beee her fcet love. She had believed II
Of him, trusted him next to God loved him NOR
~ than home or parents. ana the blow was !o'
" great for her Young neart 70 Dear. quo uies
three weeks after her intended marriage day !!
Dudlcy's eyes flashed hre, while mentally b
y, contrasted this devotion with thae OF on
lis whom ne mad iovea ana pei.eVeo III as 'h
- purest, best of earth's creation.
CO 80 much Tor the preande, now lot the sequel'
w continued Stanton. . Alter his exposure am
to her death, weaver disappeared. he knew
was despised, disgraced-and perhaps .emors