The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-01-31
WASHINGTON LIFE.

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Washington Letter to Chifriends or
A young, pretty, a been trained
girl found herself educated, po-
support, and, as Departments was
up carefully aprotectors had been
sltlon In onepy the Confederate bull
proposed,le property left to the fam
taken fausted, and she must herself
let. her daily wants. She did not
Hyo call upon the Congressman, al
..ough she knew him well, but wrote a
letter in which she made known her sit
uation. No answer came, and so she
called. The man looked up from his
dry business letters, and the pretty,
pleasant face was much more to his taste
than the documents, and committees,
and financial questions. He promised to
use his influence to obtain for her the
position she asked. And
WOULD SHE COME AGAIN?
and he would tell her of his success. Yes,
she will, but when she goes it is with
heavy heart, for a wOman's fears are al
. ways greater than her hopes. But her
heart is lightened and tears of delight
fill the pretty eyes, when he tells her
that she shall have the place. And she
is SO happy, and goes home thinking
how good he is, and she will be so at
tentive to her duties and show him how
much she appreciates his kindness.
By and by they meet in the corridor, or
on the street, and her face brightens
when she sees him, and she is so glad to
meet him, and tells him so, and her
honest delight and gratitude are so
grateful to the man who is overburdened
with political trickeries, and the knowl-
edge of men bought and sold like so
many cattle, that he finds genuine re-
lief in her childish conversation, and al
most before he is aware has promised to
call upon her, and soon finds time to
make the promise good She is so glad
to see him, and he would be less than a
man were he Indifferent to her prefer
ence.
AGAIN AND AGAIN HE CALLS,
until some malicious gossip makes some
insinuations, and at the next call she is
in tears, for "they'' are talking about
her, and what shall she do? He tells
her that he must not come there any
more, but he can not give up their
friendship, and will she walk some time
on a certain street, or in the public gar
den, and he will see her ''iust little
while" And the walks are repeated
and in the long summer twilights they
wander through the beautiful parks, anC
she tells him all of her sorrows, anc
griefs. and what she hopes for, and how
glad she will be when the brighter day.
onl hour ,,,uah hn hoe to ba,
him for. And he tells her that he is no
very happy at home, that there arr
many reasons why it is not by any mean
an ideal home to him, and how mucl
brighter the world looks to him since h,
has found such dear little friend VIII,
is so earnest and sincere.
And some of these evenings, under TIN
pines or the naples, words are spokel
that neither ever dreamed of saving
and there are demonstrations of affec
ton, with great deal of soul in them
too; for man, unless he be double
dyed villain, can not risk the impulse o
such occasions and act the lie any NOR
than he can smile a hearty, genial smil
while his heart is full of bitterness. An,
as the days 90 by time and place are no
wanting, and the same old story is toll
of "the love that sanctifes all things, an
the spiritual kinship which the evi
world can never understand" and III
same old scene is enacted over again.
THE STORY is TOO OLD
and needs not to be repeated here
Then there are regrets, and apprehen
sions, and reproaches, perhaps, for tn
child (for she is nothing else whateve
may be her years. is anxious and un
happy, and the intervals between hi
visits seem an age. By and by he get
deeper into business and his calls mus
be postponed, and after awhile she be
comes impatient and chides him for hi
neglect, and what she calls his indiffel
ence, and her words hurt him, for
knows he is in the wrong, and no ma
cares for, and when he is gone she sot
herself to sleep, awakening in the morr
ing only to repeat the wretchedness.
That evening is but sample of man
that follow, until tired of explaining
and coaxing, he ceases his visits altt
gether, and more than likely plays til
same drama elsewhere, with some equa
ly unfortunate circumstance to fave
him.
/ venture the assertion that not one
a thousand of these entanglements is II
result of deliberation. There may |
villains there doubtless are many
who are on the lookout for new sens
tions, but that any reputable class
business or public men make these vie,
a subject of study and deliberation, al
a matter of plan and cold-blooded ca
culation, is. in nv opinion. among ii