The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-06-22
Eli Perkins.

Yesterday I" ! was just as happy as
big sunfOwer," but to day my heart is
| full, [ can hear it beat" | feel like say
ing, I'm broken-hearted milkman."
Listen to my story"
| 81 knew little widow" Her name
was "S5weet Evelina," and she was the
only daughter Of cold Grimes, that
good old man."
owe met by chance'-" "twas in the
early spring time" less than GA hun
dred years ago." "In the cottage by the
sea- ltong Branch). "Twas calm
still night" when the stars, Beautiful
stars, stars" ,, alone 4t in the Happy home
This dark girl dressed in blue"
Sweet Evelina" was " Sitting on the
stile" watching " A bold sailor boy,n as
he sang "a wet sheet and a flowing sea"
IN his Home on the rolling deep"
She was handsome creature, and she
wore waterfall" It Champagne Char
ley7 had seen her walking down
Broadway" he would have said 80, she
is such a charmerw
" As | met this little widow" "She
cast a sides glance and looked down.
Art thou Dreaming, still dreaming
Sweet Eyelina?n asked her father,
" A tine old English gentleman"
r.My heart is over the sea- father"
replied the unhappy daughter, "'my
always, single, and 4 should like to
marry"
waves saying p" asked cold Grimes,a
when listen to the Shells of the
ocean,, father, | fancy hear them say,
Paddle your own canoe but, father. |
prefer to have somebody paddle it for
me-"
elf were only married. continued
EVelina, I'd be gay and happy In a
cot IN the valley [ love-"
"'Sweet Eyelina," l said, "'Tm a
young man from the country and L
nave naye no one to love, none to caress me =
Wilt thou Come to my mountain
o" Yes, I should like to mar1v.'n re-
piled THE beautiful dreamer,' "but
NY NY hIst love, Captain Jinks,' 4 can
"' Won't you tell me why, Robin p I
interrupted, as | took from her hand
The last rose of summer ''Tis but a
littl,e,, faded flower Give, o give it
me-"
"Ask me not why, Eli" she replied.
then saying, " Tis all for thee,n as she
handed me the rose and asked, "Will
you rove ule GlGu as now "
90 With all my heart l love thee,n I re-
plled, would call thee mine own; !;
, am fancy free,' 'The girl I left be-
hind me- She has learned to love anoth-
er,' and now, Sweet Evelina,' You can
live i'll my heart and pay no rent.'n
81 can not think YOU'RE foolino
me-" she replied, and then smiling
e That bright smile haunts me still,I
{ " You'd better be off with the old love
before you're on with the new.' eyes
Eli" she continued, "Can you say
, "Good-bye, sweetheart, to 'Kittie
Clyde Annie Laurie Nellie Gray,
B!ue-eyed Mary and Widow Macree,
and let them all go up in a balloon fo1
! me?"
5 !, Yes, dearest, Loving, I trust il
t tGee' as old Dog Tray.' S o 9 % .sTeei ef
: Eveina,' I never could Drove false t.
) thee" sObbed, and leave THE ole
, folks at home,' When the swallows
: homeward tiy,'" I continued, Evil
5 thou Come to, the little brown
: church 81
Breathe softly Eli" said Evelina
: Cant you Wait for the wagon?n
No.. My dark girl dressed in blue
> Come haste to the wedding;' You shall
: be the merriest girl that's outj 'Thor
= art so near, and yet so far"
| Evelina fell into a trance. "Sleepins
t dream, love- dream, love, of FAult
= Lang Syne," she mulmured in he:
f sleep. Then taking, out her handker
] Then she continued, S"I will offer the,
e this hand of mine, if Thou will Low,
$ me then as nOW,'H
5 Andsend:off Dandy JIM CHAMPAIGN,
s Charley Pat Malloy,'' Ben BOlt.3 Oh
Dan Tucker and all THE boys il
2 No, NJ" exclaimed Sweet Evelina,
2 "NOt for JOseph;' you ask too much
!, How | love the military YOU ma
t have John Anderson but [ can no
0 give up Captain Jinks > %, the Captain
: with his whiskers,' for He was hand
q some man."
e False one" | shrieked, looking on
t on the 'Mnrmuring sea,n How can
= leave thee F'When thOu'rt gone from
: my gaze like beautiful STAR and I an
), wondering Where are the hopes that
f cherished You will think of meg'n
e asked.
: eyes, I'm leaving thee in sorrow
: and I'll think of thee,' she replied, a
n she tripped Lovely as a Rose,' 'Alonj
: the beach at Long Branch hummin1
: Then you'll remember me-"
e "Then, Sweet Evelina,'n [ said, Is
i must say Sweet love, good night t.
: thee,' 'Ye soft blue eyes good night 8
cannot sing the old songs for Ny hear
q is lonely now.' With my Heart bowe,
9 down. [ thought It is better to Iaugl
: than be sighing,' for We may be hanp
!. End, said, " Landlord, fill the fiowin
/. BOWL and Wen drink, boys, drink
until Five o'clock in the morning.n
Z. SwIFT's HUMoR.-Dean Swift wa