Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-10
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Nothing OF the klhu-hoe my nto'10,
an adventures, do doubt. You're q
swindler. Isuppose. Drive orr e
| j inwardly vowed to assassinate that
man some dark night. My companion
grasped her pongee fierceiy. i I''ilI' ?
"Oh, I could beat him!p she said
savagely. ee Ra q asai - -
trembled at this ourburst.
But, however, she said, laugh
iny, "tl,at's not my uncle. He's a.
very aniet man. l saw him about
eleven years ago. He only came to
see me once-I suppose because am
poor relation" ilsa' g"'.l'. 2''. ]
Here abe laughed AS if poor rels
tion was something funny-which IT.
isn't. ~ - ~" Li iN".is i''ii tNt
Then we triedthe second Mr.. Floyd;
he was the uncle. We found him
reading book of sermons. 2HfEe
aecosted HIM, and introduced my
self and his niece. Then 1 explained
everything, and turned to go. -
He stopped me, and inquired if L
would do him favor. Hs.t1 Hf# Hi1.
answered that would. 80 ls g2i
| s.Then,r said he calmly, " take
this young lady and put her on the
cars. l desire her TO return immedl-
ately to Cedar Farm" s.r,.t a.
i 8. Unclew said she. .r...s...r.. :,
"Niecew said he, '.do as l bid you
am your only friend. Don't make
me Your enemy by fool,shness. Stay
at Cedar Farm, and am your friend ;
leave Ce.ler Farm, and you may regret
it! Cor
We went. Q, 49,
She sobbed. Looked prettier than
evcr.) g ao,
! Il can't go back she replied.
s. They don't know left. | am afraid
to go back" .,ssaea at4li .tsa -
..Then," said /, . what will you do r
81 ,lomt know, said >ns deiantly
(prettier still). g But won't 9" back p
; 1 found myself in a nice preslicament
: IA young lady, aged eighteen, ON my
han,ls, "a bachelor aged thirty.
A sudden Thought! would!
"My DEAR said |, 81 will take care
of you.' 81 Il
, "You!" (Astonished and prettier.)
"Yes, L! Marry me ! Instead OF my
niece, be my wife; will youp
She eoMld not give an answer i'm
mediately. Such important questions
! require delil,eratiOn. She was silent
+, about two lsinntes, and then said:
"fiike you."
/" Bless yOu,' said l.
sand you want some one to take
care of your
, 81 do"
E 81 will marry you, for that room
isn't half dnstel.'
: She was angrlic! She was an an
e gel! L embraced the angel!
j" And that little room is such Gun
ming little one !" 9
: Words fail to express how handsome
{ she was!
!. We are married.
: And that's the way it happened
~ London Society remarks that
{ .s Alter all, III hs,king ont for wife, q
man must consider how she will show
at the fireside, rather tlian at parties
You can learn 40 milcl Of literary ant
+ tpstI,etic tastes, the favorite book,
{ that are always in hand, the music
! that is regularly studied and sung, TIN
). kind OF associations. and the genera
: order of tastes. 1t Is 10y far the bes
way of getting mp Irritation which il
r not umptasantiy done under parpnta
eyes when such eyes are kindly AM
lHuignamt. Love-making is an uncom
mon pleasant employment for the win
ter nights You niay talk of the l,ey
ills of young men when they come ml
to town; but there is no better safe
guard than giving such young fellow
the associations Of home and a swes.
woman. Parents make an i,Dmens'
y mistake in taking too severely none
tary "a view of a young fellows pros
= poets. never knew a young fellow
I under ever 40 dun a clund, who, witt
I, purpose aud ability, could not w0rl
out his way into the sunlight. Bette
Z even the long engagement, OF the earl
!, marriage, than many other supiOs
g tions that might he put"
!. In dialogues between "a soldier am
. a peasant, after stating that the coul
E. try had been betrayed during the II
IT cent war, adduced proof that a
n the generals were living. Yes, NC
III . n