The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1886-12-11
QGc II,;oooaux Gclatillct
DEC. II, 1856.
AWRONG WRIGHT.

man. kieit beside him. Tn tile OpnO
site side of the ned leaned Paul DerinG
the dying man ) s,tp>on.
Eighteen years b-fore Mr.. King had
married Panl's moth-r. a widow with
one child then five Years old.
"Thele's something. | ought to have
told you, Hester the dying man said
to his wife. ..Dnu't think hardly of
me when yon know it, after All dead.
Look in the little drawer in my pri-
vate desk wlI-n l am dead:
That was all he said.
The widow found the following letter
in the desk. She read it Ille day nj. Ell
the funeral. Ii ran thus:
My DEAREST WIF4-I have never
told You that before | ever knew you I
deceived and betrayed M. or l WAS
led to believe so, and | left her. She
died Lot long after. leaving i child, Il
little girl, whom | never 10 ,hed after,
because Of the bitterness I st.!, ir,t
toward the mother, aud because l did
not believe she Wits my child.
If my first Was AN %ianocent woman.
then l have bitterly aud cruelty wrong
ed my own child, and l leave to you
the task of fading and risliting her.
If You tind that 1 have wronged my
first wife | want you to seek out ms
child, and Paul must either marry he!
or give her the money | left in my will
to him. | should like tn .m to marry.
l trust all TO Paul honor.
The letter fell from Hester Kings
hands. An angry light cleaned in her
black eyes. (
"Paal's AouoY3s6 not be tried
she said bitterly, lie shall never know.
It shall Le my secret"
She secretly set on on foot inquiries
which resulted in satisfying her, reluc
tant as she WAS, that her husband had
cruelty wionged an innocent woman.
Almost at the same time that this
convictioa Was forced upon hel, hex
son, to her horror and dismay, annonn
ced that he was thinking of marrying.
Paul had poured the waoie wealth Of
his affection upon a girl who was only
a poor music teacher. He had met hey
as the house Of a friend, to whose little
girls she was giving lessons.
Mrs. King knew human nature too
well to openly oppose her sou. She.
therefore, made no objection, bat ask
ed him to weigh the matter well and
not t, be in % great haste.
Then, having obtained the girls adj
dress, she went, without her SOM
knowledge, to see her.
In spite other prejudice size was in.
pressed by Edith Bonds refined and
Cultured appearance, as we'll lis by her
beauty, sweetness and dignity.
o'U 'NA HduhfS tHdl ilef So!:
loved her, and it was evident by Tie
hot blush, the dropping OF the sweet
eyes, that he did not love in vain
Then she told her that if Paul married
her 1t would be at the sacrifice of his
Whole fortune, though lie did not know
it.
Finally, she asked her to go away
where he could not find her.
Edith Bond was violently agitated.
Mrs. King she said, edo you
think it is fair not to give him a chance
to choose between lis fortune and meg"
"He would choose you.'' Mrs. King,
answered, despairing!y.
"Tnen," spoke Edith, ''if your sor
loves me so much as that, Are you not
afraid you will destroy his happines.e''
He will cutter in being separated
from you, Of course" Mrs. King an
swered, coldly. "but lie will get over
1t. He will live to thank me for inter
fering to prevent his throwing away a
fortune and making himself a %pauper.''
There was a few moments's silence.
and then Edith Bond said gently
~ think You require too much OF
him, Mrs. King +; but you are hi. moth
er, l will promise you this ; will 60
anywhere where your son cannot see
me for q year, if you promise me a,