The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-11-08

her and proposed marriage and
was accepted she thinking it q
very fine thing to have a lover
from a large city.
Shortly afterward they were
welded, and went to st. Louis to
live, her husband taking her to
his sisters home. His sister was
a spinster of uncertain age and
temper. but having a large inter
est in the firm which her brother
represented, carried things with =
high hand and completely ruled
INN. When the young wife was
introduced she was first found
FAULT with because she was Young
then because she was pretty her
manners, clothes aud acauaintan
ces were all criticised aud con.
demned; the husband, not hav.
ing courage enough to uphold his
VIE, siding with his sister.
10 Louise, q petted and only
daughter, this treatment was
ma1en'ng. TIE resented it, and
matters went from bad to worse.
FINALLY, without taking even a
change of clothes with her. she
she ran away in fit of despara-
ton to this city, where she Joined
the h!ppOdrOme, Az related.
The young lawyer listened to
the story with painful interest.
deciding only on one thug, that
she must not renew her circus
lite. At first she insisted rejoin.
ing the company when she was
vel! enough, but dnally yielded
to his suggestiOn-study for the
stage, as she had considerable
dramatic talent. This she did
with Miss Fannie Morant, who
asks $500 a term for two terms
and with such success that she
felt warranted in making her ap
pearance at McVickers last sea.
son in the Two Orphans, and un
der the name of Miss Meroe
Charles.
1t is needless to say that the
young lawyer paid the expenses
OF her dramatic training and fur
nished her outfit. but it is need
fnl to add that his efforts for her
were made with a disinterested
ness as it is beautiful in the gen
erosity of a man toward the wo
man who is loved, Her conf.
dence in his honor he held sacred
by upholding hers, and go it hap.
pened that afterwards, while on
a Southern tour with Edwin
Booth, who took a kindly interest
in her, they played in St. Louis.
and among the audience was her
husband, who at once recognized
her.
The next day she received a
long letter from him expressing
sincere repentance for the past,
acknowledging his lack of cour
age, and adding that his sister
was now dead, aud that if shc
would return he devote the re
mainder Of his life to making her
happy.
This letter she sent to the man
who had so generously hefrien,lod
her, with a note saying that to
him she owed everything, and
promising to follow his decision.
Realizing that, the offer meant
for her honor, comfort and peace,
he answered in one word.
"Return," which she did, and is
new settled in her own home i'm
st. Louis, and that is the reason
that the world theatrical knows
no more of MerOe Charles.
Nineteen out of every twenty
Radical voters in Louisiana are
colored, yet the ticket for which
they IRE asked to- vote in Decem.
Der next contains one coIored man
and five white ones. The coIorcd
race is getting pretty hard up up
when they suffer them selves to
be bamboozled in that way. NJ
wonder Pincbback quit the con,
vention in disgust when he saw
what tools Sherman and his gang
were making Of his race.
I III you want anything fol