New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-03

! UitL "head piece on hes. Fifteen year
| older than Billy At least: s,.s she calle.S il
bu: !c was Jonr2 u years and q Oh
snachiNations Of ssus shagNip9 sex, ant
man % slueh in hove IN az Ry life. ant
+. I though BE made 10 sfoss - conceal it. there
. ! wae nothing MaudliN % seHsiMeAsai IN hi
/ exhibition Os IL 1t vas = love 90 ss1stin2
| 80 6esr:ltu2 md honest that e seemed d
life h:sn cut Of - Common nsanhess snG
iE.insesities u hum anisy.. Alice hat beer
= ~:,foa--o! that type which fhilo.ophe,
Somebody advises man ~ 1nafH.. hei
husband was N che State prison TOT lite
tA.eor.iins T., Philosopher Som.boJy. IL
shs.;iA haze been hanged: but in either ease
| tn. a,jec: Is Att1ined, namely: 60 render j
difficult 70 sppr0ach Ma. !. with the coa
t.As.s.i sxsellenc:es az NJ. L..
aioU. e,x weeks af.e: sh. came ",. hoy
h:on;ia: ont che s.aii ana handed Bills =
letter. Without :lan.ins y: the supe, -csi;.
.:o,s .- opened i: and read nearly page
shea Le took W tas eAvei":se And ;.',sed
a.;s.
..A!ice." Ls ss;ti. ''tb:s il yc1: Setter. |
opened I. By mistake: bus i: j. 50 queer
should like 70 read il il yoa dom. object
Here. yOu :.aI il :r.: aad 49, VIA. goa a.
make .! IT,
Il don't understand I. u. s:i,' ~. said,
.f'.s CHANGING hastily through IL. Il. read.
like = .0vs letter. and the signature il new
to Tie. 't;eorg. Thosni.ke'-l really don {
know any one OF that Dani~.'' Then she
sse2t 20 the stove and raised the sridiEoa Cn
which the meat was ec.iln:. IN doing -.
she held the letter III such . position What
the flames caught il and spgAns UP round
her hand 90 that sh.. WAS forced to drop il
inf" :hs tire. Was i: al accident. She
said was and U:te:e1 many reSre:Ss!
| exclamat;c0e.
Eu. three weeS after there was another
| letter IN the same hand. !. was given 10
Billy ~ before: but after ;eak;a: o: tbs
! address he brought il 70 aer.
| ''fouN let me read tina. one. won't yvu.
Alice - sr said. .'if any one chooses to
prosecute yon vita uES.:c0Is is.tes~, ]
! Ough. to know it,
She opene.. th.. letter sn1 read aloud th.
first few llnes. ana then CLOSING it. she sol:
S!l!y What suppeC was just ready % pa. On
the table. and ska: h. shoa!A see she roe
before 0ed time.
''Au right" he said: ''i.ut !"n'e ;e: i: e:
burned this time will you:'
She promised him. and - wont to the
table With the othes men. ~ coon a. he
sat Gown, che Sls candle and went 70 her
SOoA. She was only gone = short time. but
when she returned she burned 1be letter "a
observed by her husband.
After supper, when the men had al ysue,
he asked her to read The letter 20 him.
why. Billy" she said innocently. IL
burned is up: out I saved the sisaSt1S., -
YOU Told me, and here i: Isl
Billy burst Ous into q ee.neest 6. suspi.
"lous ansee ana disappointment. ''Why
dldUt you read THAI letter to- me. Affect" he
sSiN. "IOur conduct co0vic.S you Of com
plicity with this fellow. know now that
you answered his last letter: that you knoU
perfectly veA -: shSa: 81. uasu VIC v5o:s
'w'hy. Eiiir." che .aid. Il Rad sh. letter
TO yoU, and yOu told NE t. save the e:g1a.
ture. which have DONE
''Alice.' no cried. turning ~ white ~ .
sheet. and trembling eli over. ''ipy God. I
how yOu have deceived me-. iOu are seii. I
ing me = lie. and SON know 10. OH, ALICE /
to think how ! trusted ye". and now -
he sat down srcEa very tsin:ness. and !
wiped his cold face and sha.ieA his eyes
with - hand :has looked palsiei and dead. |
went 20 him and touched iis curly hair |
caresslugly. ''she can ~ p:Aiu il, Rlliy. To
dcEh.." { suggested.
Apiail it" ne geesn-d bitterly. ''Sh.
can explain hell away. and darkness. and
al! che Gin and hypocrisy Of this miserable
world. .. gov don't know bow this little
thing throws high: upon man: other
things thai we're . mystery e. me- before. (
But trusted her SO: took all for granted
would have been ashamed to iasV.t beg
by suspicious question"
Pretty soou my husband ca,n~ in aai !
tried 20 comfort him. His confidence in
Alice was unboUnded. though! ! must con
TESS ihs. had become G!.tvustfuI Vt her
honesty. That che was Gognila ant OF my
mlstr1ss she betrayed ~ many ways. but
chief. IN the desire che manifested 10 dodge
my eyes when they we've fixed upon her.
had told Mr.. Brown how Z tel, toward her.
and he blamed tie severely tor 10. ''Nou
women are always SO un iUst 70 each other"
ne SAID. Like most good men. ne welded !
n great degree 20 that supercias charm Of !
manner that women of extraordinary tact !
acquire BY association with many men. and.
without knowing IL. ne w:ss ey..!ea;!y us,
! little Infatuated.
Il know there is rla,I.iLi. exclamation
u :hls.' he said 20 Bil.."I am sure you J
lave not been deceived III Alice. II .h.
snt good. true-heartef woman, dom. |
nav OF any," He should have said. Il:
he ism: good looking woman" etc. BIZ.
he had spun a web aboG: him gu. Of he. !
races and hev beauties. and he ssw through
. but dinsly.
All this tine Alice had not css:eI ...x.
lain. but stood like a statue by the dish .
ar. and waited. as supposed. Tor chance )
. throw some winning card into he:
ands. beng perfectly well awac. of the
'c: that her n!1ub.. :OE.W. Ec:,..l Hc:
.rve he. now.
Mr.. Brown walked towar! her with tie a
itentica o! urging her to sag scn.eth!n. III $
e: own Justification. when suddenly. wish Z
Nest tragic scream. she pushed pas: us | 4
nd wer: out o; the house. ''Pret:y well
one. l said ieaiensiy t. myself: 'iu ali !:
reliability acting is your natural vocation. )!
aadame." ]: was a cold night-abou. as y
I'D :ss ever comes in oar genia! r!:n:a.e- 8
,ere wGuld BE ty0s: be.or. morning. :!
Goa. Lizzie: said My. Brown. go after :.
:: :.nI beg her to Come hack: sa. :.,.y IL. .,
&c herself in sons way !.
"So. the slightest danger" a',s.tve,. tho :.
meal individual: thus addressed. 81
a i'' 1 ate: M he: Il. ' s s ss
,e minutes. and cam.:o 1, wi,'lc.,. .er. :,
ny an! ! were slit g: b. I'll. si,e IN =
81 :ou:d not find hes he said. ''Y"u g. al
I'll hun: aes. Billy. sne vii: e.nls when "a:
:: s sai he's. a" NJ. II SIC VIII 10 asg' .;
-So.., said D.:i:-:; 'I.s. i. . ~.s..a t. 81
E. .. others sas!: s nsI not ,:si,,; /"
r, ss.i. Eyeea ss ssr rei M Ms g:srn "
cana Uneasy Not that l feared sny. "
IN :'ase eerio:s tpan shas Alice .nigh: /
ak. hegsel! sick Syrbefng on. 50 !a.e. SO Ia
~ shouid have tc's ~ori. t. DO. Blu. Ia
lat interest moves tte heart q: pocs ha. p,
'H.'y like = seIisl snte,estI Th2. tt
0uptea - senerd! ito started aft.s an
:. went 90 the = n and called iev- v:
ed her unit! wai hosrss. There wa.
answer AZ first was sexed. then As
,htened. What aea!i have happened he
am~ back :n,o tho house, ami sent M:. ne
OWE. Bills stall refused ~ go ole: her Sh
- il "l.." he saii. 'eUe wDcld no: no
,.eas himself IT, canning a:tes her lie
could wal: W tho ags a. wei; ms
ans place Sos ise mex: NOSE il the Ms
He. But being al Is!simac. the c:e sa
ns Es could no: sls was ss wai:. He Ia! We
the grand genius Of patience. :S.uk ira