New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-04

th1thee va eouve0o0 ~ mourning peCuuAl
in the wy Of incident, for We had taken q
night train and saw but little of the country
through which No passed. rs
Niagara greeted our approach with ita
wonted thunders. but tho weather became
vet and disagreeable just after our arrival
and Cors's sympathetic disposition seemed
sadly affected thereby. Her sky was over
cast. She pointed. To her there was NO
thing mice" about Niagara. 1t was .
damp disagreeable place. The rain prevent
ed her from going out in tho day time; the
noise kept her from sleeping 1t night. She
was restless and dissatisfied.
In vain l urged that We should be al IL
Ill unto each; that - she was my sunshine
also should be hers.
She demurred. She did not believe there
could be any sunshine at Niagara for any
body. For her no rainbow spanned the
Falls. She. wanted to leave and 60 bach
home at once. could not account TOR he,
strange reluctance to remain, and began to
fear that she was too sensitive plant 70,
every dsy weather, and that might find il
difficult to make her ~ happy % had
wished.
reasoned with her; told her that aftel
the storm there would be fine weather; that
she should not permit herself to be brought
90 utterly under the control Of exterior in.
a uences; that We had joined hands for bet
tor and for worse and should bravely &C.
cept whatever fortune came.
But Cora was like Rachel without
Racheps cause. She refused to be comfort
ed. Ny utmost efforts failed to summon
that hopeful cheer which 30 becomes the
bride. 1t annoyed me to find her given up
to humors 20 unwise as they we're unkind,
and We were on the verge of Q quarrel be-
fore either was aware of the possibility Of
such an occurrence.
The clouds were yet lowering when we
left the Falls, but We had scarcely got fifty
miles away before the sun came ont in his
glory. and when We reached New York the
weather was ali that could be desired. We
remained there all night, and when We en-
tered the train the next day We found the
cars were filed. just opposite to where We
were seated were . gentleman and lady, sp-
parently just setting out on their bridal
tour. They appeared to be excessively fond
of each other, 90 much 90, indeed, - to be
utterly oblivious or Indifferent to the pres
enoe of strangers.
A little before the train was ready to
move, the conductor, accompanied by an
old gentleman and New York detective,
advanced to the loving couple. The old
gentleman was storming like mailman
and demanded his daughter % earnestly -
ever Shylock demanded ducats. He de-
clared che was trying to run off with q
Southern vagabond whom she had indis-
creetly become acquainted with, and he
WAS there to demand his rights and prevent
her flight.
The lady screamed; declared that she
was lawfully married to the gentleman be-
side her; that the marriage certificate was
then in her possession, and that her hus
ba nd, 60 far from being vsgabond, was q
worthy and industrious merchant tailor Of
Richmond, Virginia.
Thereupon the detective requested her to
show her marriage certificate. and as che
was about to do 60, Q venerable gentleman,
who sfterward proved to be q judge of the
Supreme Court, requested the detective to
pause in his proceedings. He then asked
the lady how old she was. She replied that
she was twenty-five that her husband, who
had been Southern prisoGer, obtained en-
ployment after the'close Of the war in her
fathers dry goods store; that while thus
employed she became scqusir ted with him,
that they were ultimately engaged, and
that now they had completed their engage.
ment by entering into the holy estate of
mstrimony. Her father, she added, OBJ
iected to the match because he wished her
to marry q man as old as he, and altogether
unworthy of her love; ore, indeed, whose
wealth was his sole recommendation.
The old judge then turned to the father
and the detective. observing that the law
was altogether on the lady's side; that hav.
ing arrived at the years of discretion she
could make her own choice, and having
made it che had passed beyond the control
of her father, and was IN duty bound to
clesve unto her husband.
But the father would listen to nothing of
this sort. He said that no outsider should
interfere with his affairs, and thereupon
attempted to seize his daughters arm with
. view of dragging her from tho car.
The husband thereupon arose and said to
the father, ~ respect you for the relation
ship which happens to exist between us, but
you must remember that this lady is my
wife, and if you lay your hands in violence
upon her you will do so at your peril"
There was sensation for moment; the
train was about to move, and the detective
said to his employer, I'VE had better
leave"
They did leave. The train swept on, and
\ roseate curtain lifted on the old yet ever
new drama of 1.-TWO souls with but single
thought"
"That woman" whispers my wife to me,
lis the greatest fool ever saw"
asked her reason for this strange con
,lusion.
She replied thue: "Why, you see, she had
wo offers of marriage, one from rich man
Who was able to indulge her in everything,
he other from tailor, and if there is any
hing on earth do desplse it is q tailor.
True, the rich man was older than the
allor, hut what Of thats What do sensible
women care for age in their husbands, if
hey have plenty Of that which makes life
and age endursble. With enough