The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-01
are sometimes deceived. Iou think

you that in a year or two at mosts ]
shall be a helpless cripple-a de.
formed ugly woman as s 81 i
aWhat do you sayl?9n cried the as
1tonished youth. issssfs ass
g "Ofacourse it's extremely embas-
RAISING. for me to tell you this more
humiliatingl still have, to complete
my confession. But the truth must
be told. I inherit from an ancestor
ia curious disease large wen on
my right knee: Every daysit is get
ting larger. In a short time it will
utterly DESTROY my symmetry Of
form, and burden, uitArapgh life
with iittlhss4aa cripple. for wife, Do ron
still wish to marry me?n's sad1
,"Well, you see, I was not aware Of
lthatt--hlooWf could I know it2p u;sseq
b isQ9b, asgiir . ! knew how it Wopalldl be-!
and the rs apparently lilaiseonpssealaste gigl
pressed her face down into her,hapd
kerehhiefs and sobesa as il her heart
Woulldd, break break. sspi aaa a.i.tr 5afls
r .WV!Yccllt' nlowv,,you Sec ''loeas Cd !
"sOhh, j Nj, air57rr,a don't make, any
excuses ID hays haven't a'tI the, h heart TO
blame you; bpt. pray ri an.,tl lgi.eell
mother e that 4 have b asag smg So
cre ltYia Say that yos saa pot at. naarEy a q
girl With an in uals e d iseasersthast
wcns are c aIts al nya anything bt
that i II tod yqp. and the ypuAsg lady
left . the room , to inform l her amotller
that NJ s,.Ii 5Il wanted wanted t L9 see her.
The matron came in q II radiant liz Il viii!
smiles, aesyiidegtlysexpeeling l the faa-
E4n1'ouncement chat hs, had won her
daughters con 4. a,.s and that bl it was
ler privilege to name the day for the
nup pjaIllWA What bat was her estoaish
Bnpepts .thh ena TO le4 learn that there was
IS tpoIbe NO weddings gnsdlf i7.l, .sosase ia
Il s'lN.e AZ wedding-7lno 9 Ysdddipgg2 Why
not, sir2 Has my dangh ter refused
4! wv fLIagsa III ii !ssdw OF tnsmsg
q mo, madam; I, myself, have with
drawn. my suit for her hand. J.
sMay | inquire u se s rea iasnl awhyT'
!; WELT = / dislike e l Bay ''aa' 1911
: ''Bat 7 insist On Known noWing,' . s''' -
It was not an 4 Z easy sjl' task III. y 9
had laid out for hinmissse..f,l bnut Sc 81,
buckled 70 il Bfafasiy. tss'i =. a'heS 2
Weil,. you know your 5i2t dlapghtsfa p i
amictedswltI scri serious m ii lsifgS'a' z
aA29Wpha What, i siir?sstaam aai1fm-si'E
4 .sAsse Serious q alady!s' ,safaq salb
h II never Heard of iht.:eaWIat lleSfad
|ef 4 rnatady saraIy; fdfRAaghter afilicteu
with, since yod know s. ach about
|as?"s 'There was aacdta, cruel Igieah,
|in Mrs. 49, eyes, 5,i,sa said fhfs,,
whislfm eisffe.o shfVeEo os'' =
. "What kind of a malady, sif1 She
repeated. ten asneo a5t lIgnodi aal
u ''Well, Ilhear she'sogotia WEN on
Eher 5leg.D 81 saitivijsoi s.it sads af
|ai 'sAa~hat7" ertedathc lady, aas'shs
i1ounded from Reca5haifDas If "a
abombsheH had exploded beneath heis
&c sAawhas,l sir'2' She screamed, her
eyes blazing aud her form trembling
with passion.I < at.5 10 aaav tsal ed!
- "a awen, madam -ashe's got awen
ION heraleg.'aa sw baa .sad 7sdleaa
aa Mtis false, eir-ansin famousfalses
hood --how dare gyoa sayiso?as and
the lady, in thew eliemehos Of her
anger, bnrst intoieearslo 4sd'aoV sd5
Il "Wcll-now madsar, Fam sorry
Fyoua make q fusipiabonsit; but ydu
knewoaman dohsawautaof MARTY ri
|girbwith a weifoa l.sriasgp il q
81 rBis was more taaiif any I aelff reg
|ulatali matrontlc oaia stand espeeil
|allyia woman dwf5a s6ok tsuicch 4 pfidd
|tih her beautiful dauglaer.a sue rose
|np with a screecti ti}stt Would fave
|aone no tlfscredft' itoH d 'woanded
|sagle,, and asher Eyes glahcsd Ia
Iquiringl aroanti the room MI. ssa! !:
bmade a bolt for TIC aoor:. 2 'hs'2ss
F, "rI s send ny sSh after you yop p
scoundrel.s rh teach you you, ltooh} talk
1sbout girl With a Wen ee1'e n Ter lsssg9
p But Mr. go never paused. He
mad got 1 enough Of tuat 'f faulty taa
Hast liiH a iifetiimase:s aRs lie 1rvssshissti
Eshe middle oof'tliee street, ah,t Began
to mop the Precipitation from tx e.:
br9 ga.hh be n, n,pFI r. sadly, Hs4v
IS soUh marty girl with awed 81
| hertieg1 as TO- eaebuatJpsqthass al
lwomaniagain.t aaine1o 10 ,sas 11u
II 9'soa Ri 100
b rIHE sPaFs. jEspasitim did Inn
1p,aXp As, largely ss n e.gsr Ceptssnais
tsiow, but it amused a larger mum
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