The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-01-22

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IT individual, who might have been
ages from twenty-five to fifty. He VIC
:, black clothes and a white cravat I
/ hat was always smooth and glossy I
a boots looked as if they had been Fren
!; polished; his hair was brown al
: combed smooth, and he walked as If
: was measuring the pavement with b
D steps. Heleft the house at one hour az
f returned at another, neither o minu
! earlier or q minute later and he il
dulged his poor heart with the your
I lady for the same space of time ever
day.
i" And the heroine? ?''
"The what, mister ?"
!" The young LADY, beg pardon"
i "Oh, she was nice sort of perso
of two or three and twenty; light-hear
ed, but quiet in her manner, with goo
complexion, pretty enough features
taking them all together, and light blu
eyes with the hazy appearance of shor
sight.
There, go on to the meeting"
"I'm a-coming to it. 1t was one da,
that the Parlor and the young lady were
out; and the whitefsh being frieG
beautiful, was standing at the window
wondering whatever could have hap
pened to keep them out so long, when
the clock struck one and sees nv
young man, as usual, open his door,
come and glance over to the young
lady's window with the tail of his eye,
walk away down the street so steadily
and straight that one or two stepped out
OF hisway, thinking he was measuring the
pavement. Well, who should be coming,
right In his front, as if for the express
purpose of meeting him, but our two
ladies' /! I declare it put me in mind of
the appointments in the papers, for the
sake of matrimony, with somebody as
has honorable intentions and means
secrecy.
" The young man went on for a while,
as if he meant to cut right through be-
tween the mother and daughter !; but
his courage failed him at last and he
stopped at window. and stared in at
the bill, Day School for Young La
dies, as if he had never seen such
thing before In all his born days until
they had passed sometime. He then
set off again, and disappeared without
turning his head"
To Ee sure it is, y said my 1andlady, |
: and the only meeting they ever had,
or that very day the Parlor had let
er from France or Scotland or some
'ther place abroad, which made her
,ive me a weeks warning; and at the
nd Of that time they went off and I
lever saw them more.
And is this your story, madam ?'
sked I, getting in downright rage.
told you from the first, mister" "
eplied my spare landIady, faring up,
that ! had no story to tell, and if you
ont choose to hear the end of it you
an Just LET it alone, there r.
Il is the end, my dear madam, that
am dying to hear. You have SO inter
sted me, and have SO charming q way
'ith you, that really"
Well, well. It was eight months
efore heard anything from the ladies,
nd then I had a few lines from the
arlor, telling me she had given up all
fought of returning to America, as her
aughter was now well married and she
as going to ive~with her. I hardly
lew at first what the letter was about /
who it was from, for the young man
as gone, too he went soon after them.
to one Of the western states; out on
q Pacific slope, / believe they call it
so I heardand what with crosses of
y own, and the tax that congress was 7
ing to lay upon furnished lodgings, 7 :
q forgotten all about them. BY the 7
ID of the year things were very dull Z
To me. The parlors were empty, and 4
g two pair back had gone off without I
ying his rent. The New Years morn |.
8 OF that year was sitting alone, for 4
9 girl was out, and thinking to myself +
lat was to be done, and what differ +
t New Years this was a.going to be Z
,nn many that could remember, and. y
nging for good, sociable. prompt
ying lodger, when all Of sudden "
ock came at the door that made nv 20
art leap into my mouth. Not that il lssal
$ loud, long knock -c1attef, clatter. I'D
utter nor a apostman's 's knock ra- tatt sstt
was three knocks three moderate.
surely strokes Of the knoeker, with k
acisely the same number of seconds |; ;n1
tween them, and / could have sworn Ikl
knocks were knocked BY the young Ein
q, for many . time and Oft had i E
ard them on the door On the other bio
. Of the way. ,o1
: hope to gracious you were right, = kso
dr., lin
Never was wrong in my life, said & VI
landlady, " when I felt anything. SI'
ok coat, white eraYa, smooth hat. !
ssy boots Frenoh polished), brown Ito
+, ail we're unchanged. he Looked Hell
adily AZ me FOL some seconds when ISdc
med the door. and was iuat going / ia
ask him how he did, and wish him 4 / be-
ny New Year. or something that way, { vi
sn be just said lodgings Yes, II,
said /. please to step in ! and 1 | Ia,
MAD him irata hha g,ar1ayt T4a 3sa5.@,g I,41,