Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-05-14

friends in London. Was going
direct To Liverpool. Mrs. Lee and
! drove down To see our friend OH,
ard luokrd forward to the pleas
nrr Ut N citing her on board the
steamer. My last days in Paris were
,lrnt in saving good by to old
friends. and buying presents for
sister Sell and the children. got
every uouveante that | could find,
and trit we'll pleased with my ST.
l,ctina. At last | was on the steam.
rr. and stood looking III the ship
moving away. BY my side MAS The
widow, and Thought that had
never seen her look 80 lovely. |
-xnl,,h III the knowledge that she
knew no one on board. | WAS her
only friend, consequently | should
have her all iu my self: This WAS $50
| said To MYSELF what ] had Tor
weeks been longing for. Was | IN
Lowell TlatqurS,ion had moi occur
red To me. iclt supremacy happy,
aud Thought the situation delight
/ i'ul. waS ready to do anything
/ Tor this fair creature. She had onl,
To command: ! was al eagrrncSs to
obey. soon had opportunities OF
showing my devotion.
The following morning came
ont on deck very early, aud was
surprised to find my little lady at.
ready there. She looked very mis-
cradle aud very pretty. The morn
Ing saintatious over, | asked her
how she had slept.
4 haven't slrp, at ALL she said,
IN Il ticttui. childish way, which
( thought charming. such II noise
I'll night she continued. Il c"nld
not get to sleep; and the smells ae
simply dreadful. ! must have AN
other room. Ill rather sit up here
all night Than sleep IN that hniii'
vlacr again. Don't You think, Mr.
Rrmiuglon, IT you asked the cap
lain ~ SpmrhuhN. he would CIV,
me .iuthtr statrruom" and her biz
eyes lookrd inQuiringlN into mine.
trrtlinis. said. i will 90 a
once aud see about II. and II thrI,
is uu other. You shall change viii
me-. Take my loom, which * ;
uuu,l one, and ~ don't mind eth
~ nui>,. ~ Smells, your room VII
suit III" We'll enough.
, Here liugh leaned over his rhai
4. ~ L.
and said To his friend: Il mus
have had il pretty bad-rh, Wi
; llam>.-tu have said thar. for luI
hnnw ihaj cant endure either
had uiol ui ioud nuisr. But
/ tur. cot cNrlNthiu. when urdrr TIA
, influence 81 hose rNrs. and whcI
she rNclaltnt. .bh. ho; | cotttlH'
, let vun dn that. | tr,l that my tat
was sealed. and that ! should tax
the nose and sHtlis.
. The neat thing that | discovcre
was that my lady liza! 40 S,a rllau
There was only one lrii. and ilG,
- had been >loken for; hut | l'al
/. duihl, the amount, and the cha
}. MAS NINE.
.You are So kind. Mr.. Bennington
she said i don't know what
!. should have done without YOU.
!. lm not tit to travel alone, she adj
+ 81 ~ - childish voice.
60 | l"ugrd 10 press her to my lira
| and tell ot my love: ami II 81
4 would but let me, II wonl'i hr II
10Y at nv lite to care Tor her.
q n,nnrd all this; am sure ! dl
, BAT there were too maul penl'
e AROUND me to speak. Sh" sal VII
her hamds folded in her lap, al
d lonl,d divincly unconscious.
~ The third day out the wealth
II became bitterly cold.
/ i am almost frozen. sald WI
!, -. What shall do. | ha
e nothing to- wrap around me-, I'll
~ shall have Ia stay below, and,
,r dean, il is 80 uncomfortable thrl
n THE iarc tHfnta mp 10 mine "
;. that of sloi!rd child.
- Now | had fine English rol
" ftitH ! Hd't HNi' ~ ~ y
II know everything NJ SEA is 80 h'
n. rihly damp. II had been grt
al ,.ominri Ia me. and knew ! shm
of miss il. But What at thatI
K. rnnldn't see the woman ] loved n
~ fer. so got il, and tucked her
~ up IN il. Her delicious smile
ks paid me for the sacrifice.
nc oh. how nice" she said. az
pnt her hands under the warm n
, .It seems to me, Mr.. R-mlnet'
re that ,on have everything TO ma
pd one comfortable. ] never heard
en- such man. ] am ~ glad TIA
In. came under iunr care"
So | WAS ~ love stricken that /
,r,. not reflect upon her arpai"nt
I | consciousness Of the fact that ]
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