The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-12

|sls .. grateful. .. thankful, ! said 10
my eli. "skisldy. you arc . noblcliplr
creature. t,w could I doub, you!"
wkus was ihiakisg dcss sweet
thoughts, suddenly Il entered Into my
hcadi ''Uh t.corgc. whai q scl6.h. scl.
Ii.h maa you arc, thinking oh nothing
bu, yyur own Joy, and wrapped In your
s~n desires; YIN cssr for nothing, only
III. jpy q. bcing ~ loved. Think q mo.
mea,' Would IL no, 10 Ear letter Tor
Skiddy In marry Dis Tree ,aan! Would
he not CIV, her trrc,io'a, Inc gold rings!
While YOU could no, even ~ much NJ
give her the PLANES, kind IL . ring!
With him che would bc rich; artcr q
little while she would forget you, and
her life would 10 Gar happicr!" Ny
heart sank like lead at desc tough;s. !
Gel, worsc than ever; icl, twas duty to
urgc her ~ acccp, him. Then s,J spoke
In me, and said, "Wha, II rich free
woman was Ia come Ia me and say. III
YOU marry me will give You freedom
and iiuc Clothes and should take her;
what would Skitldy think II me! She
would say. lie IL q man II no honor. or
principle. lie love. dc freedom and
Do moncy-bc,tcr dan hc loves mc, when
he has sworn he loves me better dan dc
whole world ] can not respect him
any more OATS H." says l, "no more
could I respect Skiddy II she acted so. I
know wha, ! will do, will 20 10 Skiddy,
AMI say will give her up u she wishes
10 leave NE. bu, II she will still cling To
mo I will love and cherish her NIL my
life, and say she's worthy Ia bc do wife
oh any man In dis world, dat ! WILL"
40 I 90, up aud wen, into do rom
where she was anil told her oil I had
thought. "Why, George" she said,
..whai Tor have been waiting oil dis
time, IL I don't 's,ect 10 marry your
And now after waiting five years, Just
now when We can bc married, Why
should I leave you?" I couldn't say .
word, but folded her TO my heart, and
never Artcr da, did ! doubt dat dear lit.
uo lauy love.
Dc time drew near, when de missis
was 10 90 10 Phils.lelphia, and Skiddy
was so delighted ~ 20, for she loved u
travel with her missis, when all ii sud-
den lie mississ father took Il into his
head dat Skiddy should not 20; 10 said
his daughter WAS too 'strav'gant and HI
would not lot her take = lady's maid
We did not know what do matter was, b.
was always willing do young missi'
should take Skiddy aiore, but ais time
be said no. Well Skildy took on awfu
bad, and hes missis sos right down IN
Try with her father; she told him Skiddy
wss delicate, she had always gone on
oh do town In summer, and Il she ~
manned Ia town during do hot weather
shc would ct sick; but he would not b
turned. 20 Dc missis went widout Skid
dy, but she told No when she came bacl
No should be married. Ski,ldy gricve,
much because she could not 70.
Two weeks after missis left de typu'
fever came In town and Skiddy was taksI
sick With Il. A week alterwspd I wa
laid on Do bed cant tell you how
felt. only could think about Skiddy
whom I feared should never SO again
, I used to tell do doctor 20, hut he woul'
only laugh and say, "rolly, folly
George, you will 80 her soon; she Is gel
, ting along nicely" Ebery day . mes
! sengcr brought me tidings dat she VA
/ growing better; still l ielt sick when
cher I thought Oh her, did 80 long Il
sec her, hab her with me! When ! va
, getting well, Just 40 ] could cit up 10,
, hours, Was looking out oh de windo,
D and saw . friend Oh mine come into d
house. He came 10 mo and said:
, SHAVE you heard from Skiddy
sYes,"I answered. "word he's ju
been sent dat she Il better"
i "Oh, George" said he, III can't BET
4 to tell you. hut must; dis great wrou
!, shall continue no longer. You mu
o know all. Skiddy Il dead!"
Y When he uttered desc words oil I
! lie seemed 10 20 from me, too.
Y groanod out, III knew she would!
a told 'Cm so! Take me 70 her! Who're
4. shcl tell me, quick!"
v lie said, "De funerals now going o
L could not bear you shouldn't know
/, Massa would almost kill me II he knt
ut told you; dey said 'twoald kin 70
70 tOO?"
70 lie took hold oh my arm, helped I
OF out. Vas 50 weak, could scarce
I walk, bat crswled along. had 60
I about two squares, when I looked
10 and saw . hearse coming along =
I mourncrs walking AFTER. Oh, lad
I could you know my agony! Igsve Q
q great CIV, then al grew dark and I
~ lace downward on de sidewalk. kn
D; nothing any moro, but dey told
to arterward dat dcy took mo In . Oh
Irt and den carried me home. l grew I
IN, lirious and became worse and wor
70, but at length got we'll.
I; I thought, Why did God leave q
he Why could not have died and joir
N. her! Without her life Vas nothing
ed me; my wicked heart rebelled. I 1
mt 20 angry with God dat Just - Dc pl
led was In my hands she should b TAX
nv l incurred and moulnsd for her till
Ii. heart grew sick. was like man r.
elt whom oil feeling had 6ed, 70 outw'
Il appearances, but inward I kept nurs
art my wicked thoughts against God. !
On. how unjust He Was. I, poor Cd
No was permitted to have one great Joy
great II not greater dan eny white %
sr, and now Il was gone, all gone. ]
% lady, I don't regret Il now alldoes o.
20, feelings have vanished. Through 81
Of, dy's death got religion; By her dea
,ox saved my soul, and I feel assured d
4 Q meet her In heaven. l know Oh
id. waiting for ne. Lady, Il WAS not r
In that ah0nlA n love her! 1 made