New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-19

ner rivals could not but admire her girl
lsh grace and naive frankness. It was
not long before she had many ad-
mirers at her feet, for her reputation
Tor wealth was most enticing to those
seeking fortune in marriage.
Conspicuous in his attentions was
young gentleman of pleasing address
and promising ability, whose name
just then was in everybody's mouth.
At a celebration Of the anniversary
of the battle OF New Orleans he had
delivered an Grafton that had at
tracted general attention and the
press of the city was loud in praises
Of it's exquisite sentiments and lofty
rhetoric. Raoul Chappelles was law
student in the Office OF an old attorney,
and, like many others, was quite poor.
A gambling father had left him with
out sou Of his mothers estate, and
at the age Of nineteen he had COM
menced the study of the law, subsist-
ing on what he could make by COM
mercial collections.
His family connections gave him
the entree into good society, and, poor
as he was, everybody saw a brilliant
future before him.
The beautiful West Indian girl and
the law student met frequently, and
1T was easy to see that theyoung man
had made a deep impression. The
father OF the girl at first pretended
not to notice the advances of Raoul,
but as month after month passed and
the acquaintance between them rip
ened into all intimacy, he startled
the daughter one morning by the an
nouncement that he would admit
Raoul no more to his house. The
fiery, impetuous temper OF the girl
was aroused at this, and for some
days she would not leave her room
or hold communication with her
father. Surreptitiously she conveyed
billets doux to Raoul and mutual love
was acknowledged.
There were stormy scenes in that
old negress was placed on guard over
the girl. Her meals were sent to her
room and her only promenade was
in the back garden of afternoons.
Love laughs at locks, and regular
correspondence was kept up between
the lovers through the hair-dresser
that came every day to assist the
young lady in her toilet.
One morning IN May all this ended.
A family carriage containing an old
gentleman and his daughter stopped
near the wharf occupied by West In
dian schooners and both alighted. A
number OF trunks were carried on
board the Tres Hermanos, and that
fleet little vessel was soon on it's way
down the river bound for Porto Rico.
Two months subsequent young gen
tleman, we'll recommended, entered
the college at Grand Coteau to study
for the priesthood, and by a coincidence
society at the same time missed RaOul
Chappelles.
With the budding of trees and the
first warm breezes from the south,
Lent of 1850 was ushered in, and all
good Catholics crowded the cathedral
to hear the gifted father who had Just
taken charge. The report Of his elo-
quence had been such that it was SAID
another Massillon had come to earth.
His feryent sermons produced quite a
religious excitement wherever he went,
and New Orleans was not slow to pay
him homage. His success here was
not less than elsewhere, and never be-
fore had such congregations filled the
old edi6ce.
Benevolent, ever attentive to the
wants of his flock, and leading the life
almost OF a saint, be SO endeared him.
self that his Pensioners looked upon
him not only as q religious 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 popular
ity was unbounded.
It was about this time that a. lady
in reduced circumstances opened a lit
tie store on St. Anne street, and for
awhile supported herself by the sale OF
artificial flowers and in giving music
lessons. It was reported that she had
relinquished all right to large legacy
conditioned that she should never Wis
it Louisiana, and had come to New
Orleans on account offormer pleasant
associations. There were many ru-
mors af1oat as to the reason of this
sacrifice, but the little lady evaded all
questions, and the gossipers were left
to surmise. She attended church reg
ularly, never failing to be there when
the good father preached, but always
left just before service was over. This
had been noticed by many. Once she
met the father in the alley below the
cathedral almost face to face.
She hastily drew her veil
down and hurried by him, while the
dignifed pere walked on entirely I'M
conscious OF the little woman's efforts
to hide her face.
Years passed, and the trade in altar
candles had become one Of the recog-
nized industries OF that section of the
city. OF morningsthe neatly dressed
proprietress OF the establishment
could be seen deity at work ornament
ing those tall ones of wax, putting on
here leaf and there bit OF silvered
paper until they grew into gorgeous
! affairs.
One evening the shutters of thefront
window, wherein were exposed num-
bers of these wax candles. were put up
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