The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-04-01

whilst her husband was seated on a
Dortmanteau, with his head between
his hands, watching her. Her eyes,
turned towards heaven. were still wet
with tears, and when she had finished
she made the sign of the cross with a
smile, as if she were going to paradise.
Without saying a word, her husband
kissed her, and taking her up in his
arms, lifted her into her hammock as
if she had been a child. 1t was very
hot night, and the gentle motion of
the ship seemed to soothe her, for
after lying still for few minutes
My dear, said she, more than half
asleep, aren't you sleepy? It's get
ting very late, Tn sure
He remained in the same position
with his head between his hands, and,
finding he did not reply, she turned
her pretty little head over the edge Of
the hammock, and looked at him with
her mouth half open, and not daring
to speak to him. He hesitated for a
moment, and then said with an evi-
dent effort: My dear Laura, the near
er we approach our destination, the
more apprehensive | feel. | don't
know why, but it seems to HE as if
the happiest part of our life would
prove to be the first part of this voy-
age
81 feel exactly the same, said she;
and [ hope we may never get there
"'And yet, he added, clenching his
hands together, my darling, | notice
that whenever You say your prayers,
you always cry. That worries me ter
ribly, for | know whom you are think
ing about, and | fear that you regret
having come with me-
II regret!' said she, in distressed
voice, and starting up. Regret, too!
and to have followed you! |, who am
your wife, and who know my duty al
though | am but seventeen! Why,
my mother and my sisters all said it
was my duty to go with you to Cay
enne. [ wonder how you can think
such thing for moment! How can
you regret anything when l am with
you to help you while [ live, and die
with you If you dier
1.-The young man heaved a deep
sigh, whilst he tenderly kissed the
pretty hand and arm she extended to
him.
'Laurette, my darling Laurette,
when | think that if we had only
waited for four days they would have
arrested me alone, | cannot forgive
myself
She leaned over the hammock and
stroked his hair with both her hands.
She laughed like child, and said a
number of pretty, womanish things to
him which | cannot repeat, then shut
ting his mouth with her little fingers
So that he was obliged to listen to her
"'Are you not much better off with
your wife, who loves you, my darling?
/ am quite content to go to Cayenne
[ shall see the savages and the cocoa
nut trees, like Paul and Virginia, and
each of us will plant one, and see
which will turn out the best gardener.
We will work all day, and all night
too, if you like; and | am strong, too
look at my arms, | could almost lift
you up. Don't laugh at me, for [ am
a capital needle-woman, and there is
sure to be a town where they will
want that sort Of thing Besides,
can give lessons in music and draw
ing, and, if they know how to read
out there, you can write for them
THE poor lad gave bitter cry
when she said this.
"'Write, indeed, writer he said.
Why was | ever taught to write?
It's only fit for a fool to do. I be-
lieved IN their talk about the liberty
of the press. | only wrote half-a-
dozen lines, which were read by those
who liked them, and thrown into the
fire by those who disliked them, and
only served the purpose Of enabling
them to persecute us. It was bad
enough for me, but for you, my angel,
who had been my wife but four days
only-what had you done? How
could | have been foolish enough to
let you come with me? Do you know
where you are, my poor little girl, and
where you are going? Very soon, my
child, you will be sixteen hundred
leagues from your mother and sisters,
and all for met
''She hid her face for a moment in
the hammock, and although, situated
as l was, | could plainly see she was
crying, it was impossible he could do
so. Very soon she reappeared with a
smile on her face to cheer him up.
"'At all events, my darling, we are
not over rich just now,' she said with
a shout of laughter, and holding up
her purse. All | have is single
louis. And how much have you got?'
He could not resist her winning
ways, and laughed like a child.
Upon my word, | don't know. |
had a whole crown piece, but | am
afraid | gave it to the porter who car
ried my portmanteau aboard.
Never mind, one is never better
off than when one has nothing. Be-
sides, there are those diamond rings
that my mother gave me, and they
would fetch heaps of money. Do you
know. too, | think that good-natured
captain is pretty well aware what the
contents OF that letter are, and that
we are recommended to the governor
Of Cayenne
"'Perhaps, said he, who knows?'
81 am sure of it. You are so good,
the government have only exiled you
for short time, and don't really mean
to do you any harm
1T struck me she might have
guessed correctly the contents Of the
sealed letter that had 50 puzzled me,
and jumping up, quite relieved at the
idea, [ stamped on the deck to call
their attention, and shouted out an
order to extinguish the lamp. 1t was
blown out at once, and | heard them
laughing in the dark like schoolboys
on holiday. As [ walked the deck