Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-10-29
A FAlR s-HEPHERDEsS
A Young LAZY Leaves an Elegant
Home 60 Take charge %
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san Antonio Rxpes. ~
A reporter Of lAe Kxpsess learned
from a Mr. James Holt q NeaeAN
the particulars eta history that pnOr,
erly handled would make tie web and
woofefas N,MAa,iS a novel as Was
ever written, LIS tAe Stosy NfA heAa
6hl SRI wAe Volea(ANN leaves an the.
laxarleS and &SANSeS 81 AhAAN0tal
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liver % tke Wills 1t NtNAS
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aa9SARrM wealthy ana tNeS psrSotN
wAe lAvsSA& apSe her al that wesltA.
&sA VaNAAsS A Sc&aoAte 0(A eA.
SAsAt& Se@laArS, naturally ANSAt
asS NwStHSS AeS VITA a beauty.
@ANSAle@ N It's t6vSaeSS she be-
MMA without an e&Srt q s0tfeS.
AelA Her ScesS@ from WORTH der.
%sSN&Se& her brown stone house on
CsNtsNl SlgeSN were thS eaVy 81.
3aaaS and he aMSSSSa ga Few, Her
AtASS tHSk her with hlm 70 Pans
wASS SASsAaa heo&Ms he Ree ia the
AsaSNSAa colony there and Aor toilets
ws;& &eaSwhea at leaetA in la Nj
esrVe saS NNtcA Many admirers
had eSpNe& d her hAnd-mSny
wealthy n6AleSSa had offered them
Se,Vts II msrsSScA Aat 81 in vain,
She WeS he tASRe a. conversation
alike II ne salon ae6 DE cafe, and
While al &&mlNes he many charms
Sc vas Se6S&6re6 Sol& ana hesrtleSs,
Her asrsasS at hast became vexed at
hetS0RJSeae& re.essl Of such splendid
S6srS ana &Sa al Ia their power to
mAka hex maycy a wealthy English
AarSaeG bat without avail, When
.p~oSsS Ay her AtAeV for an explana-
.G6a Il her strange conduct she re-
MSt&atN Acknowledged she was in
love ana had bean since her child.
Nod With the son Of the manager Of
her fathers coal mines in Pittsburg.
This 50 enraged her father that he
forbade her even to mention the
Young mans name again, and uuthink-
iuely told her she must select some
eligible parti 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 a few clothes, and tax
ing what money she had in her purse
at the time, took passage on al out
ward bound steamer for New York.
Arriving there, she telegraphed to
her lover in 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 a quiet little marriage at
Grace Church the next day, and the
spoiled child Of fortune was the wife
Of a brawny, muscular miner.
But the question now arose, what
were they to do, for she had no money,
and what little he had would not last
long, as he sacrificed his position in
the mines when marrying her. After
much thought and a great amount Of
planning, it was decided to come to
Texas, and here build for themselves
a home. He pre-empted and pur-
chased land and sheep in Taylor
county, built a house of two small
rooms, and while she cooked, washed
and attended to the humble avocations
Of household drudgery, he looked after
the sheep and cultivated a 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
above. Their very isolation brought
them closer together, and strength
ened a love that was as pure as it was
eternal.
A year Of perfect but quiet happi-
ness passed by, when the husband
broke his leg, and the work of watch
ing the sheep devolyed upon the wife.
Nursing her sick husband and looking
after the outdoor department took up
the most Of her time.
But one afternoon as she was walk
ing toward the house in her simple
country dress, a party of gentlemen
rode up, and one Of them was her
father, who had been searching for
his daughter since her departure from
Paris. Hearing of her marriage 10
New York, he bitterly repented his
hasty words, and had followed her to
Texas. Calm reflection had taught
linn hat hers had, after all, been
the better choice, and he was only too.
glad to recognize in her husband a
so~n.in-law. He persuaded them to
give up their home in Texas for a
time and return with him to Phila-
delphia.