The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-11-10
FAIR sHEPHERDEss.
FROM HOME OF LUXURY TO TEXAS
FARM LIFE.
fsan Antonio Express.l

FROM A HOME OF LUXURY TO TEXAS
FARM LIFE.
fsan Antonio ExpressI
A reporter of the Express learned
from a Mr.. james Holt, of ConchO,
the particulars of a history that prop
erlv handled would make the web
and wool OF as romantic a novel as
was ever written. 1t is the history of
"A beautiful girl who voluntarily leaves
all the luxuries and elegan"ies of
beautiful home in Philadelphia TO fol-
low a lover to the wilds of Texas.
Blanche Thomas was the only
daughter of wealthy and fond parents,
who lavished upon her all that wealth
could purchase. A graduate of cell
ebrated seminary, naturally bright
and vivaciOus, and with a beauty
matchless in its loneliness. she became
without an effort, a society belle. Her
/ dresses from Worth, her equipages,
! her broWn-stOne house ON Chestnut
! street, were the envy of many and the
/ ambition Of a few. Her father took
/ her with him to Paris, where she
/ became the rage in American colony
there, and her toilets were described
at length in La Minerve and Figaro.
Many admirers had aspired to her
hand-many wealthy nOblenen had
offered themselves in marriage, but all
in vain. She was the theme of con-
versatiOn alike in the salon and the
cafe, and while admired for her many
charms, she was considered cold and
heartless.
Her parents at last became vexed at
her continued refusal Of such splendid
offers, and did all in their power to
! Ia lars 81,
| baronet, but without avail When
pressed by her father for an explana-
nation of her strange conduct, she
reluctantly ACKNOWLEDGED she was in
love, and had been since her child
hood, with the son of the manager of
her fathers coal mines in Pittsburgh.
This so enraged her father that he for
babe her even to mention the young
mans name again, and unthinkingly
told her she must select some eligible
party within six months, or cease to
be his daughter. Thinking him to be
in earnest, and knowing him to be a
man of his word, the poor girl packed
up few clothes, and, taking what
money she had in her purse at the
time, took passage on an outward
bound steamer for New York. Arriv-
ing there she telegraphed to her lover
i'll Pittsburg, who did not even stop
to change his mining clothes, so afraid
was he that he would miss the fast
express that was to carry him to the
object of his affections.
There was quiet little marriage at
Grace Church the next day, and the
spoiled child of fortune was the wife
: of brawny, muscular miner.
But the question now arose, what
were they to do? for she had no mon
ely and what little he had would not
last long, as he sacrificed his position
in the mines when marrying her. At
ter much thought and great amount
of planning, it was decided to come to
Texas, and here build for themselves
a home. He pre-empted and purrhas-
ed land and sheep in Taylor county,
built house of two small rooms, and
} while she cooked, washed and attend
: ed to the humble avOcatiOns of house
hold drudgery. he looked after the
sheep and cultivated few acres OF
: land. No thoughts of past splendOr
, came TO disturb her calm tranquility
, and perfect happiness, but every day
seemed to be fuller of pleasure than
, the last, and their happiness was as
deep and eternal as the occult skies
2 above. Their very isolation brought
them closer together and strengthen
: ed love that was as pure as it was
eternal.
2 A year of perfect but quiet happi-
ness passed by, when the husband
broke his leg, and the work of watch
: ing the sheep devolved upon the wife.
/ Nursing her sick husband and looking
, after the outdoor department took up
most of her time.
/ But one afternoon as she was walk
} ing toward the house in her simple
: country dress, party of gentlemen
/ rode up and one of them was her IA
Their, who had been searching for his
daughter since her departure from
) Paris. Tearing of her marriage iii
New York he bitterly repented his
: hasty words, and had followed her to
= Texas. Calm reflection had taught
him that hers had, after all, been the
better choice, and he was only too
r glad to recognize in her husband a
, sOn-in-law. He pursuaded them to
give up their homo in Texas for a
2 time and return with him TO Philadel-
/, phia.