Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-06

l IMPRESSION xue l8Ioef OF I0o KAI1 u 0xS>
pretended not to notice the advances o:
| Raoul, but as month after month passed
| and the acquaintance between them rspened
| into an intimacy, he startled the daughter
Que morning by the announcement that 10
would adrGit Raoul no more to his housa
The fery, impetuous temper Of the girl va
ovoused ct this, and for some days sha
would not leave her room or hold commune
cation with her father Surreptitiously she
conveyed billet doux to Raoul and mutual
love was acknowledged
There were stormy scenes in that big
house on Esplanade street An old negre<s
was placed on guard over the girl Her
meals were sent to her room and her only
promenade was in the back garden Of after
Moons Love laughs at locks, and q regular
correspondence was kept up bstwean tie
lovers through the hair-dresss- that cams
every day to assist the young lady in her
toilet
One morning in May all this ended A
family carriage containing an old gentle
man and his daughter stopped rear the
wharf occupied by West Indian schooners
and both a.ighted. A numbsr Of trunks
were carried on loarl the Tres Hermanos,
and that feet li:sle vessel was soon o. Its
way down the river, bound for Porto Rico
Two months subsequent q young gentleman,
well recommended, entered the college at
Grand Coteau to study for the priesthood,
and by a coincidence society at the same
time missed Raoul Chappelles
III
With the budding OF trees and the first
warm breezes from the south, Lent Of lSJ.
was usherei in, and all good Catholics
crowded the cathedral to hear the gifted
father who had jus. taken charge The
reports Of his elo4uence had been such that
it was said another Masillion had come to
earth. His fervent sermons produced quits
a religious excitement wherever be went,
and New Orleans was not slow to Fay him
homage. His success here was not less
than elsewhere, and never before had such
congregations filed the old ediice
Benevolent, ever attentive to the wants
of his flo K, and leading the life almost Of
saint. he so endeared himsslf that his parish-
toner's looked upon him not only Is a relig-
ious adviser, but warm friend The success
of his first sermon was not abated by the
many that followed, and two years after he
had taken charge his popularity was un-
bounded
1t was about this time that lady in re-
St Ann street, and for awhile supported
herself by the sale Of artificial flowers and
giving music Lessons II was reported that
tho had relinquishei all right to large
legacy conditioned that she should never visit
Loai lana, and had come to New Orleans
on account Of former pleasant associations
There were many rumors afoat rs to the
reason of this sacrifice, but this little lady
evaded all questions, and the gossipers were
left to surnise She att nied church regu-
larry never failing to he there when the
COOL father preached, but always lef. just be-
fore service was over This had bcen no
ticei by many. Once she met tie father
in the alley below the cathedral almost face
TO face. She hastily drew her viel down
and hurried by him while the begui!ed pere
wslkei on entirely unconscious OF the little
wo,naus efforts to hide her face
Years passed and the trade in altar can
dies had become one OF tie recognise indus
tries o: that section of the city. Cf morn
ings the neatly dressed proprietress OF the
establishment could be seen deity at work
oraaulenting those tall ones Of wax, putting
On here a leaf and there lit Of s.ivered
paper until they grew into gorgeous Affairs
One eTening the shutters of the front win
dow, wherein were exposed numbers OF
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