The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-03-08

| PeA0 AoI tne luXuf1eS winch surrounded
him was too heavy. The only being he
had ever loved was lost to him by his
own act, and every other pleasure palled
on his taste.
Lady Augusta was an only child and
an helresa. She had been taught from
her infancy to think 50 much Of herself
| that she had become cold and selfish.
She never gave q second thought to an
others wish if her own pleasure clashed
with it. What to her was the wish of
father, mother or husband2 She lived
Tor herself, and even the birth of little
son did not make her less selfish.
The heir was q tiny little thing When
Eugene, with great ceremony. was per-
mitted to peep beneath the accumulation
precious item from light and air.
He attempted to remove little Of the
superabundance of covering that he
nurse held the hannels, the tip of q very
red little nose was alone visible
"Oh, sir, pray, pray don't do that |!
You might be the death of the beautiful
little lamb; the least draught on these
| precious little dears is often fatal, Sin. !"
said the nurse.
Indeed! I should think you were
more likely to kill it from sutfocation
and want of air." said Eugene, as he
passed ON to the bedside Of Lady Au-
gusta-
The nurse looked very red and indig-
nant as she turned away, muttering some
thing about gentlemen not understand
ing nothing about it.
Lady Augusta was reclining in her su-
perb bed The blue velvet and lace cur
tains were arranged with scrupulous care,
the heavily embroidered cOunterpane
folded back, revealing the snowy sheets
with the deep flounces of Honiton lace
She was herself in q perfect nest of
downy pillows and lace. Her hair, most
carefully arranged, was concealed beneath
. charming little cap, and she was alto
gether most exquisitely got up.
Two maids and nurse stood round
her bed, one tanning her, the other hold
ing q vinaigrette, while the nurse sup
ported fairy like china bowl, from which
her ladyship was slipping.
"Oh, Eugene!" she exclaimed, as he
approached and took her hand, "you see
me iving!"
II certainly do, =" he smiled
But only living! Fan me, Ellen"
The maid sighed and vigorously famed
her mistress. 81 have been very near
death. Eugene" she continued. lan-
Yes poor dear. groaned the nurse;
Every bed!"
!, II am sorry You have been so III. but
don't talk so loud, Eugene" inter-
rapted the invalid. "Susan, my vinai-
grette.
Eugene bowed. and was leaving the
bedside, when he was recalled
''Have you seen the-the-2"
baby, my dear ?" asked Eugene
: YES" she said, family.
have seen it, Augusta" And wish
ing to make some amends for the cold
ness he could not help feeling, he added,
"And very nice little fellow he is'
"Nice!" she echoed, in dangerously
loud tone for one in dying state. He
is the ugliest little thing ever saw in my
ife."
The nurse mumbled something of
young gentleman, especially young lords.
always being like that when babies, but
as they grew older they got prettier.
"Then don't bring. it here till 1t has
grown older, she SAID
anu OCUtAxuk ACIOCkX y COO4kOxt4bUl0
position, she was soon asleep.
With feeling very nearly, if not quite.
of disgust, Eugene left the chamber and
locked himself in his study.
On this very day six months he had
haunted him ever since, but no word of
complaint had passed those pale lips.
And then the children. What 3 con-
trust! Was the noble boy he could not
own to be compared to the pinched up
little thing he was obliged to call his
heir? And it was for this woman Eu-
gene had bartered the beautiful, devoted,
fond young wife he had taught to love
him, and who would have died for him!
for this fashionable doll, who, in the
first hour of maternity, could speak dis
paragingly of her offspring!
But he mad no right to complain, as he
now bitterly did when, pacing to and fro
in his study, he thought Of all this. He
had married Lady Augusta only for her
wealth, not for her personal qualities and
virtues; and he had not been deceived
The exact amount of bonds and money in
the funds, OF landed property and houses,
was correctly stated; but he was too
wTetched to acknowledge it was deserved
The only real happiness he experienced
was in his visits to a little cottage at the
foot of Richmond Hill; and on this day
he ordered his horse and was galloping
in that direction.
Mrs Falconer was the daughter of a
farmer, and had come up to
London as o servant. She was simple
and foolish and actually believed the
promises of the son of the house in which
she was servant, and made false step.
She was obliged to leave her place. Her
betrayer maze no provision for her, and
she was Obliged to become nurse in the
Lying-in Hospital, where Mrs. Watkins
had engaged her for Geraldne's chll-
iren.
Her own little boy was put out to
nurse, and she took the little ones to the