The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-12
A CLEVELAND ROMANCE.

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A yery romantic story reached the
ears of a Leader reporter yesterday, IN
voIyiug a former teacher in the pubic
schools of this city and a wealthy New
Orleans banker. The teacher Is lady
of refinement, and is very attractive OF
face and form. During her vacation
last summer she accomanied an excur-
sion party to Europe. On the steamer
she became acquainted with a portly
bachelor, a banker doing business IN
New Orleans He was also on Faca-
ton, and being very agreeable soon
made friends of all the excursionists
He paid marked attention to the CleYo-
land teacher and promenaded with her
upon the decks very frequently. They
talked of poetry, OF philosophy, put
never of love, and passed the Tune very
until the steamer reached
Queenstown, where all disembarked, the
excursionists going TO London ana Ine
New Orleans banker to birmingham.
Suddenly the banker appeared IN Lon
don. and secured apartments at the
hotel at which the excursionlsts were
stopping. He was travelling alone, ana
asked the advice of some of the ladies
of the party as to purchases he wished
Ia make for friends in New Orleans
The school teacher accompanied HIM
on several shopping expeditions In Lon
don and assisted in the selection OF fne
aces and silks and elegant 1ewelry.
I leaving London, the excursionlsts jour
neyed to Paris, where they were shortly
after ioined by the banker. In Parls,
the teacher again selected quantity OF
.ilks. bric-a-brac, and fine pictures for
friends of the bachelor IN the United
States. A very pleasant time was spent
in the French capital, and Whatever
nlaces of interest that were visited By
HE teacher we're 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 aupht to do with their frequent and
apparently unexpected meetings FROM
paris the excursionists went to Rome,
and On the second day after theirarrlval
the bachelor banker registered at their
hotel. In Rome more purchases were
made, and, after being packed In great
iron-bound boxes, were shipped 20 Ne"
Orleans.
The teacher was one day prostrateed
with the Roman fever. For days she
tossed upon a delirious couch, but the
bachelor saw that flowers and little dell
eocies and nurses and doctors were al
wavs on hand. Finally the teacher
recovered, aud after thanking her kind
friend for his goodness to her she turned
her face toward America, and Rome and
the beaming features of the big hearted
hanker fadsd in the distance as her ship
nIowed its way through the deep waters
of the Atlantic. you were alone ana
sick among strangers" said the bachel-
or to the teacher, just before she LETT
Italy, "and as you kindly assisted me IN
selecting little tokens for my friends III
New Orleans, | was determined to repay
Won for YOUR trouble and see that you
were properly cared for until you had
In due time the school teacher arrived
in cleveland, still weak from her serious
illness. Shortly after the Board OF Edu'
cation issued solemn decree to the
affect that the public schools should
onen upon a certain day. The school:
opened, but the teacher OF whom thi;
little history relates was too Ill TO pc al
her post. The board generously granted
at a special meeting called Tor the pur
nose. the sick teacher short furlough
But when the time given her elapsed sh'
was still too weak to assume her duties
The board shook its large head lm
natientlv, and declared that it woult
give the teacher just one week IN which
fo get we'll. If she was not ready thei
to take her place her successor would o
annointed, Such action and languag
bore heavily upon the sick teacher, ant
instead of getting better she got worse
The last day of grace was speedily pass
inc away. and the teacher, feeling to-
i'll to work, was gazing out OF her nItl
window. into the street below, wonder
ing what was to become OF her II sn
was really turned out of her place.
Presently a carriage stopped below
and a gentleman rushed up the step
and gaSe the bell jerk. The door wa
onened and a familiar voice asked
9SSiss Laura - lodged here. Bein
| informed that she did, the gentlema
asked to see her, and was shown mt
the narlor. 1t was IL o'clock before tn
banker took his departure, and when b
did he had the promise that the teache
would become his bride and assist hi
in spending his vast wealth. The we'
ding was solemnized not over one mont
aoo and the Cleveland teacher Is no
tSe mistress of one of the finest esta
i;sbments in New Orleans. When 81
was conducted to her elegant home, Il
heroine of this tale was surprised to 3.
ali the laces, silks, bric-a-brac, ana Pl
, lures which she had assisted IN poISha
inc for unknown friends in New Orleal
sr9ead about in great room, and vi
still more surprised when the hapl
Groom told her what she saw were pre-
, ants to his bride. The moral OF tn
true story is, that all good-looking, !
! ined, and eyen-tempered school teacne
should spend their vacations in EnroT
|. Cleveland Leader.