The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1873-08-30
" "UNCONSIDERED TRlFLES."

Eli Perkins in the Grafficl
| William Leland introduced another
young gentleman to a young lady last eve
n'ng, at the same time whispering in hi
ear
"She's worth six hundred thousand dol
lars, it she's worth cent, my boy"
Then he went and told the unsuspectine
young lady that the young gentleman was
worth just half a million in his own right
After that, the remorseless William wen,
on dancing just as if he hadn't committed
a great and heinous crime.
"What was the resultg'
Why. the innocent young man was all
devotion. He purchased two three-dolla
tickets and invited her right straight over
to the Congress Hall ball, sent boy after
five dollar bouquet, promenaded on the
bridge, and everything to make that young
lady happy. She was happy, too. A halt
million is enough to make any young lady
happy.
Well, after dancing four squares" and
three rounds" they took a stroll! up and
down the long hall and sat in the window.
That is the correct thing for .spooney"
people to do, they say. Then be unhos-
omed himself He invited her to dinner
at the lake. He told her how he longed
for companion in life. How he was not
ambitious, and
"WslI,, M. Thompson, what qualities
would you ask in good wife I" asked the
trembling Miss Brown.
"Oh, nothing particular, only good
health, even temper, intellect uality, beau
~, q stylish & CURE, good family, Aue
conversational talents, elegant manners,
'Surely not money" interrupted Miss
Brown.
"WeIl, no, money is not essential 10 .
lady, Miss Brown, if-"
I'm so glad you're not mercenary, MI.
Thompson" gasped Miss Brown, "for since
father lost bis property and we've been
boarding my mescenary gentlemen friends
have oil dropped of, and@
"But, ~ was saying, Miss Brown,
wealth is not essential in lady if gen
t!eman is handsomely endowed. but As we
lost all our property in the Chicago dre,
and"
"Oh. gracious Mr. Thompson, do let US
60 back and dance that last lancers."
As they passed back over the bridge,
neither spoke word. The silence was op-
pressive. They walked as if borne down
with ruined hopes and disappointed sx-
pectations. She sat languidIy down, while
bis eyes, a moment ago 80 glad with hope,
now looked the picture Of despair, and
rested eorrowfuIIy on her Is bouquet. 1t
was sad, solemn sight to see two pure
young souls buried in such deep grief, each
a victim Of misplaced confdence-mis
placed confidence in William leland. Is
it thus that disnterested affection is to be
betrayed day after day in Saratogal Isl
thus that beautiful mxidens are to dream
70. an hour Of hope, Of happiness, only to
be disappointed and deceived Is it thus
that the guileless heart Of mashood is to
awake from the "sweet dream Of love" on.
ly to find hopes shattered and expectations
ruined Alas! it seems even so.
A NoDLE FERRyMAN.-Three miles
from Demopolis, on French Greek, AIaba
ma, ferry was once kept by q gentleman
whose elegant manners. commanding ap
pearance, ard splendid eyes attracted the !
attention of all who passed that way. The
man was Colonel Nicholas Raoul, who
had accompanied the Emperor Napoleon
in fhis banishment to EIba. When the
Emperor left that Island, it is said that
Colonel Rsoul commanded his advance
guard Of two hundred grenadiers. In Ala
bama Colonel Raes! was 50 poo that he
Fsrried passengers over French Creek him
'elf In sight of this scene of his daily
toll, in an humble cabin, lived his wife
and children. Madame Raoul, who had
once been 4 marchioness, and also maid
,s-honor to Queen Caroline, under King
Murat, WIS a brilliant Italian beauty.
From the glitter Of royalty, with its robes