St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-06-22
LOVE AND A BLIZZARD.
How Kate Betrayed the True State
Of Her Mind.

The sweet air. untainted by the foul
breath of the town. blew. rs it never
does east OF the Rockies" in regul lar.
rhythmical swells.
Although it was early April. the
prairies were green. and covered with
the hardy blue and crimson flowers
which bloom beneath the snow. II
was just the day, of all others. when
confinement within four walls il in
tolerablc. and the joy Of mere animal
existence demands expression.
On the piazza OF her fathers quar-
tiers. Katy Dare was standing. looking
at the sky. which was unhidden BY
architectural defOrmities, undim med
by the smoke of trade.
''Oh, gift OF Gocs Oh, perfect day!
Wherein shall no man work, but play"
she sang softly. That's just it; We
must do something. Think OF letting
this glorious weather 60 by without
recognition. Tomorrow we may be
perishing with cold"
Quickly the dainty maiden ran be-
meath the row Of prim cottonwood
trees which looked more than ever
like hop-poles in their leaness state.
and raped impatiently at the door OF
a quaint old adobe house which stood
with its many blinking windows facing
the battle-ground. Mrs Rensome. tie
wife OF the Captain, who m0thered
every girl in the garrison. and was .
perfect mine OF new and delightful 60
cial projects. would know just what
to do with this June day which some
way had slipped into Aprils calendar.
Seated in the pretty parlor waiting
for the busy housewife, Katy Dare
made lovely picture. From tho
crown of her curly head to the tip Of
her tiny shoe. she was simply irre-
sistible. You could no moro classify
her beauty than analyze the perfume Of
violet. There were no standards In
her case. She was herself. and there
fore to be loved. The strongest
minded person well fortified by theo-
ries, became her most unreasoning
slave. Absolute. unconditional sur
render was the fate of all.
The wife OF the Chaplain. NJ - Mo-
Graft. who had long since constituted
herself the moral policeman OF the
garrison. had been known to defend
the most bare-faced hirtations on
katy's part, and lay all the blame upon
the victims of her charms-''those do
signing young men,"
From the gray-haired commanding
officer, TO the colored striker of the
youngest Lieutenant she was queen
of hearts" Sweet and gracious was
her sway. Even the most obtusc no
ticed that there were fewer card-par-
ties at the suffers store since Katy's
return from boarding-school;a and brave
indeed was that man who ventured into
her presence with his lips tainted with
wine. Yet she was far from perfect;
a more willful. arrant little dirt never
lived. Her love affairs kept the gar
rlson in state of breezy excitement
The number of pale. woe-begone young
men who periodically asked to Dc ex-
changed into far-distant regiments.
was legion. 1t was darkly hinted that
ever; unmarried man within 4 radius
OF one hundred miles had proposed and
been rejected.
Major Dare protested that the disci.
pline Of the Seventh was being ruined.
the men did not half attend to their
duties. and then begged Katy to for
give him for his cruelty; and 1t last
the suffering victims Of her Irresistible
ways found themselves regarded Is
presumptuous offenders. Still the armv
OF martyrs grew.
AT the time when our story opens q
consumpiive Episcopal clergyman was
softly signing at her feet Rev. James