St. Landry democrat., 1880-01-31
JEANNIE'S LOVER.
The Late Calamity on the Tay-A Scotch
Lassie's Romance and Its Sad Ending.
From the Pittsburg Telegraph.

scotch girl, who had been carefully ed
ucated and brought up in the middle
class of Scottish society? If you hav'
never had the good fortune to see one
your life has not yet reached the zenitI
OF its possibilities. A bonnie Scotch
lassie with the /" lint-white locksn tina
Robbie Burns loved to speak of, witt
big blue eyes, that are almost childish
IN their modesty and shyness, with pref
ty, round checks that wear the lovely
pink tints of perfect health, with sup
pie, slender figure and neat foot, en-
cased in sensible, thick-soled boot
and slim hand, slightly Drowned by
the absence of gloves. A classic" with
all this is as pleasant a sight as one
could wish for on these cloudy, disagree.
able days. just such dainty classic
could have been seen in household in
Allegheny little more than a week ago
She is not there now. She does not ex.
list save in the memory of her friends
and ia that great receptacle of sorrow,
the past. In her place there is wom-
an with nothing of brightness or happi-
ness about her. She has "big blue
eyes, but they are dull and expression
less, all their brilliancy being washed
away by frequent weepings. Her face
is pale, cOlorless and thin. The spright-
ly grace that once gave charm to her
walk and her figure, has gone, and she
walks about like an old woman who has
lost all hope and has discovered that
the world is full of bitterness and care.
The first and second pictures are of the
same person so far as actual indemnity
and name are concerned, but oh! how
they aretat variance in heart and SOUL!
The change is striking, and it came
about so suddenly, that the writer
sought to learn the cause of it all, and
this is the story that was told to him !:
Some time ago gentleman who lives
IN Allegheny went abroad for pleasure
trip, taking with him his wife and
young children. Some of the gentle
mans immediate ancestors had been
born in Scotland, and he desired to
spend considerable time in that coun-
try, and did so. During the visit of The
party one of the children was taken
sick at Dunkeld, a little town in Perth
shire, on the left bank of Tay. The
town had but few accommodations.
but as the child was too weak to be
moved, the family were compelled to
take lodgings in q hotel and wait for
the little ones recovery. The mother
became worn out with watching the
sick boy, and his father asked the doc.
tor if he knew of any one who
could be obtained as nurse,
and promised liberal pay. The
doctor said he knew just the
right kind of person, provided she
would consent to serve as nurse. She
was Jeannnie, daughter of the clergy
man who had formerly had charge of
the kirk, and who had died, leaving his
only child an orphan, poor and almost
friendless. She had always been good
to the poor and needy during her IA
theirs lifetime, and after he had left her
she had gone to the house of friend to
remain until she could obtain some kind
of work. The doctor told JEANNE how
matters stood, and she at once declared
her willingness to nurse the sick child,
and accordingly took her place at his
bedside. The bright, cheerful face of
the girl and her winning manners made
her great favorite with the children
and their parents, and, when they were
about to leave Dunkeld, the mother in
sisted on JEANNE coming to this country
with her as governess of the children
and companion for herself To this
JEANNE objected stoutly, and said, with
many bushes and much confusion, that
she could not leave Dunkeld. Then the
reason came out. She was engaged to
be married to the young man whom she
had known since childhood, and who
was to marry her as soon as he was able.
He was a guard on the North British
Railroad.
"Why could not Stewart come too?''
said the father of the boy whom JEANNE
had so faithfully watched. 81 will find
work for him in Pittsburg, and you need
not be separated
Then it came out that Stewart had
sister who was bedridden, and whom he
had to support, and this was the reason
why the marriage had not taken place
before. JEANNE was persuaded to go
to Dundee to- see Stewart and ask his
advice, and heswas urgent in his counsel
that she should accept the liberal offer
that had been made to her, and 60 to
America. He told her he would follow
her here when he was able to provide
for his sister. Stewart added that the
doctors said the sick girl could not out
live the winter. Poor JEANNE was all
tears and sorrow when she left with her
friends, but she heard regularly from
Stewart, and on arriving here she soon
became accustomed to her new life, and
liked it greatly. About a month ago
Stewart wrote to say that his sister was
dead, land that he would leave for Amer
lea about the LIST of January. jean
MES songs and smiles became more
frequent, and she looked forward
eagerly for the arrival of the new
year.
On Tuesday last the papers contained
the account of the terrible accident to
the Edinburgh train on the bridge
over the Firth of Tay. JEANNE heard
about it, and hurriedly read the meager
account that had been sent by cable.
She did not say much when she finished
the dispatch until her mistress told her
not to worry about Stewart, as he was
probably all right. Then she began to
sob and cried out, at isna' all right; it
was Stewards train and Stewards
drowned" Next morning came the
particulars of the disaster, and a list of
the names of those drowned. Stewards
name was among the list of the train
men, and when JEANNE read it she went