St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-03-29

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"In love With herr You never
saw any one so infatuated in your
life as Richly is. Why. | believe, if
she refuses him, it will be the death
of him!" IN, !. II,
Mrs. Pierre st. Lawrence looked
the fond maternal to perfection, as
she confded, to. her dear friend and,
confidant the lelisAtfulfact that her,
son and heir, Rich St. Lawrence,
was desperately in love, With Miss
Iheodosia Del Vale, tue brilliant
beauty and heiress Who had com
pieteIy turned all heads aua hearts.
IN, the, exclusive circles, OF, society,
INTO which, she had been in PRODUCED. 7
Her beauty was certainly striking,
Denoush to. have warranted any
lamonnt Of aainirattioa. Size was
decidedly Spaplsh. : i'll. appearance.
with glorious, teEder, yet bri.li;9rtl
dark eyes, and Il warmly clear com,
piexion, whose luscious rose- TINT
melted into pure. CREAMY oiiye, Sd,
was tail aud exquisitcIy formed
with Il luxurious greeefplIess il,
every movement: aid Rich ST.
fEaNreIce woryEiTped her. :
"Doyeutknnb ,Isaia ?sare5 Z sBalt
rh bio my Gss,as sM # she refuses
J They were friendsasef, these two
and yet, more strictly speaking,
intimate acquaint;ncts, rather than
lures dnd ibrtftfehcasa had srbth
apart, rather than together, since
their boyheod days. ut. Lawrence
had developed pto the hanghty,
self-assured naistoefat Ms cfnIdhootl
days promised, and into the hand
1 some blonde beauty of face and
beard his blue eyes and yellow hair
had suggested, y - :.
! Howard Leaningtsn Gas not so
fortunate in his money possessions
us his early prospects had promised.
Instead Il lahg h6atlhdaHf hon
to the large fortune his father was
supposed to possess, he found HIM
self IeeessitatedFto take his p|aceiin
the office, where he enjoyed Il large
I salary, besides fairs share in the
RI concerns profits. Ills business
talents, and patient, intelligent fore
thought, were broaght into active
requlsition and strengthened; and
he was Young man of whom older
men spoke well. ss And h loved
beautiful Miss Del Vale, with the
! FIRST, truest love Of his grand young
heilft. Z E -..SEatH ,n4hdI'E -f21ti ~
So it came TINT the two men were
rivals-dashing st. Lawrence, with
his money and his muther's infiu-
ence as a f,rshion and society le.sler,
to strengthen his wooins;and How
ard Leaminston, Bglaver, more re-
served, with his good, truthful face.
!. And bennington had never init
mated to st. Lawrence his ownfeel-
T ings, while Rich made no holy Sc
cree OF theln, but boasted openly. as
if proud of his subiugation--asif il
4 We're Impossible for:. llinlto love and
not be loved in return. ..t
Tonight laIr. St Lawrence sat in
his easy caairiand told Howard he
should certainly blow his brains out
if Miss Del Vale refused him; and
Howard thought, with a great. quiv-
1 ering, PAIN at his hearth what desc
7 latiolf and permanent void Would
be left to him, if the dusky-eyed
! Girl should tell him heRwas nothing
Ito her.
and 4:ags sBf%ta 'f'" h e { s' asSss
occurred to you that Miss Del Vale
might have some other preference
ljtEan Yourself Did yea;Ecrer think
that YOU are not the only man who
loves her-who stakes his whole
hrppiness upon her love2 Have you
never heard You surely must have
heard-that piiss Del, Eaiie Was be-
J trothed long before she came here?
A Little pale look of pain was III his
own eyes rs he spoke. St. Law
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