Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-10-25
POISONED BLOSSOMS.
AYoung Girls Love Ignored and her
Honor Blasted.
The Terrible Sight Young Husband Wit.
messed on his Return from Night Of Fes-
tiyity.-A Letter Of Explanation.

"Some men might be base enough to-
deceive and wrong those who never in
iured them, but Senor Herique Crespo is
the very soul of truth, and he would
never deceive me- me" - ''
These words were spoken by Senori a
Adele Trojuil!a, youag and ravishingly
beautiful girl, tn daughter of a widow
lady residing in he extreme outskirts of
Sonoita, in the northeast of Mexico.
"Do you think he means to be honest
to your asked her mother.
a do. haveraet Henrfquel 30 often,
and although / know he belongs to a
proud snd rich amily, that doesnot pre-
vent rne from worshiping him."
"No," returned the. mother, "'but it
may prevent him from caring to make a
little unsophisticated country girl, who
has scarcely ever gone beyond the limits
of her mothers apron string, his wife.
Hennqueis very gay, and Adele, loving
you earnestly as do, l must tell you
that have looked with fear and tremb-
ling upon this dangerous intimacy, and
now, when you tell me- that be has ask
ed you TO share bis name jand fortune
my heart grows SICK, for I see in your
soft eyes that the great treasure of your
young life has ben given. | shuddeI,
Adele, when 1 think oft, for the feeling
you have cherished for this man you
heart Vii never know another; and
should. he be trihing, which 1 greatly
fear he is, the consequences to you, when
you shall wsken from his pleasing
dream to the stern ieality of life, will be
dreadful" a. .fi's ~
Adele's only reply to these doubts of
her mother was a little unbelieving smile
which curled her red lips. She .'l III
DID NOT SHARE HER MOTHERS FEARS.
She could mot mderstandEwhy such a
weary look of care should rest upon her
mothers brow. Adele vas searre past
her seventeenth year, she knew little of
the world, its isorrows and wickedness,
and could not believe that the words to
which she had listened were not as true
40 asthercsponses.she had rbreathed. And
as she thought ofthe hours when in their
long rsmbles over the hills, and, as
shroudsd In the pale moonbeams, shs lis.
tened tstkoss thrilling tones, the pleas
ure OF that memory was only exceeded
by the rapturous joy that swept through
her being when she Thought of the bless.
ed future, and her chird Yet Unborn
That Henrique could be false to her, she
had never dreamed; and she could not
realize how their relative positions
should affect their ever being happy to.
gether-for did not love make them
equal?, With the great love surgins
through her heart, she Knew that were
she queen of the world and he nsfneless
and ?. .nniless, no other than lie would
ever claim a thought.
Time passed in its ceaseless course
and as months had escaped since Hen.
rique had visited the humble hone 20
Adele, the whisper had trsveled thAt 9
beautiful heiress was soon to we'd Hen
rique. At tfss aanouncsp spnesl aSlitaf
shiyer of pain sened 70 pas6ser ~
slight form Of Adele, which only hel
mother, watching every motion, saw
And then the pulses of life stood stiI
for moment, and the rosy cheek ant
warm, ripe. lips blanched to the ,liyic
whiteness of death, and so remained
But in the eyes once so soft and mild
there was ~ E..l .. G..s-.J 30
A FIERCE, WICKED CLEAN,
while the oriy words that passed tn,
rigid lips were spoken in a hoarse un
natural voice, and her mother hudder
ed as she heard them.
a IL am sorry he has done this, for hi
sake, mother. : For myself, it, matter
not now what may do s-p .'.
Henrique Crespo was a man naturall