Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-16


'Mrs. Trowbridge, l believer
A graceful bow was the ladys answer
and the visitor added: ''Mr. Truesdell."
81 am pleased to see you, Mr.. Trues-
dell" said the widow, as with a motion
of the hand she invited him to resume
the seat from which he had arisen on her
entering.
81 have called, madam, to look at this
property, which ! understand is for
SALE" said the gentleman.
eyes, sir; l will show You the proper
ty with much pleasure. But l must first
ask you to excuse me for few minutes.
My little boy will entertain you until l
RETURN" and Ruby came forward with
ready confidence and signified his will
ingness to make himself agreeable.
81 hope you will buy our place, sir"
he said, as they were alone. eff my
dear papa had lived we would have kept
it, but now mamma says We can not"
GLOW long has your papa been dead"
:'Three years sir. Did you ever see
my father 7"
"No, dear child. have been living
more than q hundred miles from here
and have made no acquaintance in this
vicinity until lately" the visitor an
swered smiling.
'Mama has told me of some cousins of
papa's that | have never seen, and
when first looked at you l thought you
might be one of them, because it seems
to me you look like my papa. He had
side whiskers, just like you have, and
his hair was of the same color, and be
was about about as large as you. Here
is his picture" and he pointed to very
fine oil painting on the opposite wall.
Mr.. Truesdell was standing before the
picture, studying it with much interest,
when. Mrs Trowbridge returned and an
nounced that he might now see the
house and grounds. An hour or more
was spent in this way, affording an op'
portunity for such casual and incidenta
remarks as the occasion called for
Ruby was one of the party, ofcourse.
'Ts this little boy your only child
madam ?" asked Mrs. Truesdell.
, The only one living. Ihave lost two
dear little girls, one younger than Rub!
and the other two years older"
"I have two little girls" said MI
Truesdell, "and had one boy, who,
living, would be about the age Of yours
9 He died about three years ago, immedi
, ately after the death of his mother"
Don't you think, mamma, this gen
tleman looks like ?" iuterpose
8 Ruby.
a "Well, yes, little, perhaps" answer
: ed the mother, smiling.
0 II am much pleased with the genera
S appearance of the property, madam,
f said Mr.. Truesdell, "ana may see 20
o again in regard to it,"
y "You probably know, sir" said Mrs
Q Trowbridge, "that my interest is lex
,. than half the real value. A mortgage
t now overdue, holds the larger share"
l. Mr.. Truesdell did not intimate tina
he had lately become the owner of tn
e mortgage, but simply remarked that
g he concluded to buy the property til
If mortgage would give her no furtht
s trouble.
81 wish yon would buy this house an
g come here to live, and let mamma an
% me live here too,' said Ruby, lookin
II up wistfully into the face of Mr.. True
!, dell and at the same time grasping b
r, hand.
r. 1.-THE mother could have got hold
" the boy at that moment she would hay
t. given him an impressive shake, but |
,e was on the other side of Mr.. Truesdel
is and any attempt to stop him with wor'
" might lead to something worse, SO 81
1t simply remarked:
81 have several other pieces OF pro
q, erty, some of which l have been tryil
d, to dispose of, with the hope of savll
er this, but the best bids, thus far, ha'
1e been worry low"
ne care those pieces of property al
at encountered !"
IN eyes, sir, every one, more or LEI
ye The property that my husband held W
be rising in nominal value when tho
mortgages were put on, and he thong
" he could carry them safely, but rea
re ton came, and now my interest in pro
OF erty on which he placed a high val
q. amounts to but little"
ks "Your experience, madam, has be
,or lie MANY thonsands.n said Mr.. Iru