The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-11-15


True. true," the sweet bird sang.
NEVER LOVED BEFORE.
Miss Aurelia Hastings was five-snd-
twenty maybe six and-twenty but
still of an exceedingly romantic turn OF
mind. At that age, perhaps, We should
pardon girl little anxiety ON the
score of getting mate and, no doubt.
Aurelia had felt that anxiety. but an
uniorIunete peculiasity had. - far.
prevented her fron realizing any
natTimonial hopes ahe msy have enter.
taiuod
THIS pecuiiarity grew out of her
1omantic nature, and was no more nor
Sess than desire to we'd with a man
who adnever leved anybody, and who
loved her entirely.
Now, considering that it i quite i'm
possible to find man OF manageable
aRe who has not loved at least half =
dozen girls, it cannot be at all surprising
that Au urelia, at five of six-and-twentv.
remained single.
But, on the occasion of q small and
select party, at the house of a neighbor.
she was much impressed with the beauty
OF pair of dark and splendid eyes
belonging to gentleman whom she
had never met before-a Mr.. Dudley
Shaw-a gentleman of limited means.
limited brains, some taste and an inOrli-
nate amount of vanity.
He had seen a good deal of what
people call " the world" but which
find means, in plain English, dissipation.
In this festive pursuit he had disbursed
what little money he had started in life
with, and at the age OF tlree-and-forty
found himself with dozen gray hairs,
plenty OF elegant garments, and vul-
carly speaking, "nary red"
As such IN estate ia life y NOT yerv
hilarious, Mr.. Dudley Shaw felt il 10
require some variety.
"Marriage," he reasoned, ''impart-
eth rsspectability aud position. III
marry. I may find fat opening for re-
munerative business somewhere. Bat I
rejoice not In the acquaintance Of any
heiress whatsoever, aud my case de-
mandeth Immediate attention therefore
I will marry the first eligible maiden
who presen!eth herself, with iust little
money, and then-we shall SEQ what We
shall see."
Hzwai with this conclusion fresh and
firm in his mind that he went 70 Ma
BeiRley's party, and met Aurelia Hast
ings. She naneuvered litt4e. aeyoune
Ladies' of 26 can maneuver, and soon
caught an opportunity for an introduce
ton to the possessor Of the splendid
eyes. 81 ......-, ~-, 49,. g.. -
He, rshrewd. keen rascal that he was.
saw through her innocent little tactics
ut once, and commenced tllereupon .
counter-series. Very shortly, too, he
discovered her penchant for first love.
In conversation he endeavore,lt to show
her that he was very favorably i'm
pressed with her, and she did no: con.
ceal that she was-wen, will say, much
interested in him. s.e.t.,',',,...,.le
But she observed that he seemed 4
little sad. He rolled lis ewes. he sighed
furtively. he bit his lips and evidently
had"' u secret sorrow" somewhere un-
der his waistcoat. In short, he enlisted
her syrnpathies, and thus laid the found
atiQp of a stronger feeling than pity,
though one akin to it. e.4r ..,A
As for her, she seemed on the straight
path toward captivation. MIR. Shaw's
Eeck-ie, his manner. his whiskers, and.
above all, his eyes, had insinua,ed them
selves into her admiration in a wonder
fully short time and to wonderful ex-
tent.
The only thing she feared ives, that he
must have INDUCED in the tender pas
sion before. And, as we have seen, she
scorned the thought Of accepting u heart
that had been defaced by the image of
another than herself. = sf3%
When the party broke up that night.
after Aurelia and Shaw had been mo-
nopolizing each other to a scandalous
extent, the gentleman offered her his
arm, and they walked together to her
home.
"Respectable-looking house, thought
Mr.. Shaw, as the door closed upon Au.
relia. Bespeaks respectable family.
Got little money, I fancy. might do
better, maybe, but it would he blessed
aight easier to do worse. think I'll go
&pby jingo!"
Al Aurelia had invited him to call, he
soon found occasion to enter this " res
pectable-looking" mansion. and to ex-
hibit his "secret sorrow" once more to
Aurelia, in the best parlor.
II i odd how fond people azs q show
Ing their psivaAs gzielA I hsw . -
low Who captivated three separate Gkh
b disappointnent in early IL. 111
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