The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-08-23
THIBODAUX, LA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 23 1884 .3-' -

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only buried her face deeper in the fra.
CANT flowers but neither did she resist
him when, putting both his arms around
her, he drew her closer to him, holding
her in his strong embrace and pressing
passionate kisses on her bowed head.
"Speak to me, love-" he whispered ;
"only one tiny word, Kathleen"
With passionate impulse she threw
both arms around his neck, scattering a
fragrant shower ok white violets over
him,
II love you, Fritz," she murmurcd.
and, breaking away from him, she ran
to the house.
The next day tho young man left for
his new station. Il was q full month
before he focnd an opportunity to revisit
his old home. All was a. he had left 1t.
except Kathleen, and she seemed changed
how he scarcely knew. Q
Ihefe Wa siyness, . reserve about
der manner; less OF the girlish simplicity
which had Aways charmed him, and
much more Of the lady; q certain con-
stralnt Which he had never noticed be-
fore. When he spoke to Hans about it.
the latter pooil-poohed it, saying that i
was the way with girls, and that ap-
preaching lnatrimony always sobered
them.
And, although Fritz Left his old home
with a certain anxious foreboding, you'll,
IS SO hopeful and love 80 trustful that
his fears were soon soothed, if not en-
trely forgotten. by the friendly letters
which he received every week from old
Hans, full Of accounts Of their welfare
and tender messages from Kathleen.
But one autumn day he received two
! letters. The one in the crampod hand
writing Ct his old master he laid aside,
to tear the second, bearing huge Gov.
ernmental seal, eagerly open. Here at
last was his dream realized, for his pro-
motion had come. He was offered the
fosterei Of Langenfeld. with Q good H.
come and certain privileges ON account
OF his lonely position.
For it was lonely, high up In the
moorlands where the air is always I'M
pregnated with snow, the vegetation
stunted and overgrown with lchen and
hardy moses, which are swept nine
months in the year by wintry blasts.
Far above the line OF dowery meads or
thriving corn fields this dreary home of
cold weather harbored only stunted trees.
starved sedges, or hardy hchen. His
nearest neighbors would be five hours
distant in . small mining town, and the
weather = seldom propitious tor much
intercourse.
viii Kathlesn bs happy thers,"
was his only thought; - for himself.
be thrilled with life and delight at the
prospect Of 90 lonely i position With her.
He stretched himself up to his full
sturdy height and kissed the letter which
brought him prospects of 10 great hap
piness. With his bronzed cheeks. his
deep, piercing blue eyes, shadowed by
overhanging brows which gave to his
face grave expression, Fritz Linden
was fne-looking man, and one not to
be easily swesved from his steady pur-
pose.
Full Of eager joy for himself and hesi-
tating consideration for Kathleens he
opened the otAe1 letter, end, Is his res
dew over it's pages, his mouth set and
his face grew hard and aahy pale. When
he had come to the end he crushed the
letter s&vagely In his hand, and, lift,ne
his sugar-loaf-shaped green huptsman's
hat from off o brow whose fairness con.
trasted strangely with the bronzed cheek
beneath, he muttered TO himself some
solemn vow. and, throwing the letter fer
from him, he groveled on the earth in
passionate outburst Of teass. d ssg-spr|
The letter that changed the whole
scurrant of Fritz's being. ran thus:
NJ BELOVED Sox: whsrs shall tind words
to break so grievous news 70 you, for the gries
II yours, poor boy, - well as nina.s Dur
Kathleen 1: ours no longer. Yesterday shs
All can learn sthat be hss been seen much
Recognized At he W s staten 1ns sosether ss "o 81
it ali ends. TO have deceived, not only her
dCtlug old father. but also her aiianced hus-
band, shows lack Of fooling and honor which
poo1 Fs s. ss nsse .esa ss om
low nor to bring her bach to Us. She il dead
to us, and henceforth have only you, my
dearly loved son, to lna upon. Cone 70 me
when you can leave, for the Blow Is mortal, and
! feel have not long to tottee under ID crush.
ing weight. We can but grieve together, 90
come to your afectonate uncle,
HAm Bxz.xsa
80 there was . quiet meeting of tho
two men struck by the same blow the
one being 90 much nearer his grave by
1t, the other having formed through Il .
grave for his pride and hopes and youth.
Fritz accepted the Government position;
for what place could be too Isolated, too
lonely for him nowf Hs czsyed some
savage spot wherein 10 hide his grie1,
where he could pass the rest Of his days
far from . world be had GlvaNs found 20
txeacherouA xg4s
"Fnta, Old Hans AAd said h parting
With his nephew, "H abe ever seossss
your path IN the future whom I an Dad
and gone, deal kindly With he1 for my
sake, It yoa cannot loR yom owns And
nov farewell, and may No know resig-
nation. II hapninaea Il danied n. nv