Daily Republican., 1883-11-28
A Cleveland Romance.


story reached the ears o. Leader re-
porter yesterday, involving a former
teacher In the public schools Of this city
and a wealthy New Orleans banker
The teacher ia a lady OF refinement anc
IL very attractive of face and form. Dur
Ing her vacation last summer she ac.
complained an excursion party to Eu
rope. On the steamer she became ac
4uaintsd with portly bachelor, q ban
ber doing business In New Orleans, He
was also on y vacation, and being very
agreeable soon made friends Of all the
excursionists. He paid marked atten.
tiOn TO the Clevt land teacher and pro-
menaded with her upon the decks very
frequently. They talked Of poetry, Of
philosophy. but never Of love, and pass.
I'd the time very pleasantly until the
steamer reached Queenstown, where all
disembarked, the excursioDists going 10
London and the New Orleans banker to
Birmingham.
Suddenly the banker appeared in
London and secured apartments at the
hotel at which the excursiOuists were
stopping. He was travelling alone, and
asked the advice of soihe Of the lad %
of the party as to opurchases hc wished to
make for friends in Ne " Orleans. The
school teacher accompanied him on
several shopping expeditions Ia London,
and assisted In the selection OF fine laces
and silks and elegant jewelry. Leaving
London, the excursioni-ts journey d to
Paris, where they were shortly after
joined by the banker.
In Paris the teacher again selected q
quantity of silk, bric.a-brac and fine
pictures for friends Of the bachelor in
the Uniled States. A very pleasant
time was spent in the French capital,
and whatever places ofinterest that were
visited by the teacher were visited by
the banker. The two met at almost
every turn, but nothing was said by
either that would have led the other to
believe that love had aught to do with
their frequent and apparently unex.
pected meetings. From Paris the ex-
cursionists went to Rome, and on the
second day after theirarrival the bacbs
lor banker registered at their hOrel.
In Rome more purchases were made,
and, after being packed in great iron.
hound boxes, were shipped TO New
Orleans.
The teacher was one day Frustrated
wi h the Roman fever. For days she
tossed upon a delirious couch, but the
bachelor saw that flowers and little
delicacies and nurses and doctors were
always on hand. Finally the teacher
recovered, and after thanking her kind
friend for his goodness to Der she turned
her face toward America, and Rome
and the beaming features of the big
hearted banker faded In the distance 40
her ship plowed it's way through the
deed waters of the Atlantic You
were alone and sick among strang rs,
said the bachelor to the teacher just
before she left Italy, and as you kindly
assisted me in selecting little tokens tor |
my friends in New Orleans, l was de-
termined to repay you for your trouble
and see that you were properly cared
for until you had recovered
In due time the school teacher ar.
rived it, Clev land, still weak from her
serious illness. Shurtl y after the Board
Jt Eluca ,ion issued q solemn decree 70
The fleet that the public schools should
oren upon q certain day, The schools
opened, but the TEACHER OF whom this
little history relates was TOO i'll to be al
her post. The board generously gran.
ed, at q special meeting called tor the
purpose, he sick teacher a short fur
oush. But when the time given her
lad elapsed she was still TO weak to
assume her duties. The board shook
IL large head impatiently and declared
hat it would give the teacher just one
week in which to get well. If she was not
eady then to take her place her SUE cessor
would be appointed. Such action and
anglage bore heavily upon the sick
,,acher, and instead of getting better
he got wOrs".
"The last day Of grace was speedily
'assing away, and the teacher, feeling
till too i'll to work, was gazing out Of
er little window Into the street below,
what was to become of her
T she was really turned out of her
lace. Presently a carriage stopped be-
ow, and gentleman rushed up the
teps and gave the bell jerk. The
oor was opened anil familiar voice
sked if Miss Laura-lodged here
Icing In nformed that she did, the gentle
ian asked 10 Sec her, and was shown
ltO the parlor. IL was IL o'clock he
,re the banker took his departure. and
hen he did he had the promise that
1e teacher would become his bride and
ssist him in spending his vast wealth.
"The wedding was solemnized not
yer one month ago, and the Cleveland
sachsr is now the mistress Of one OF
ne finest establishments In New
r cans. When she was conducted to
er elegant new home, the heroine of
lis tale was surprised to 900 all the
Ices, silks, bric-a brac aud pictures
'hich she had assisted in purchasing
,r unknown friends in New Orleans
pread about in great room, and was
ill more surprised when the happy
room told her what she saw were his
resents to h,s bride, The moral OF this
'ue story IL, that all good.looking, re-
ned and even tempered school teachers
nonld spend their vacations in
urope."
BADls this Aven1ssg l.,
Those who delight In tripping the !,
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