St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1894-02-03

"What are You going to do about 1t
Isaac?" Mrs. Evesham asked. meekly.
do! suppose ! must go to New
York and see the silly creature through
the mess she has got into. After all
she is my brothers wife, and do not
propose to have her drag us into fur
ther disrepute if can avoid it,
For a moment a softening smile
| played on Mrs. Evesham's features, az
she called to remembrance the pretty,
blushing girl-wife her brother-in-law
Hal had brought with such pride to
show them sixteen years ago-nay, she
was even touched with q slight pang OF
remorse, for had she not promised the
handsome scapegrace that she would be
a friend to his '.wee wife," If ever she
needed one?
Isaac" she said, timidly. pursuing
this line of unaccustomed thought, do
you not think we might do something
for Esther and her children?"
Certainly I do," her husband
snapped. when I said was going to
New York to see them you did not sup
pose was intending to take SO long a
journey merely to make morning call,
did you?'
"Ah, I am glad Of that" Mrs. Eve.
sham exclaimed with unwonted anima-
ton.
s.Yes," the lnmberman continued,
glowing with the conscious pride of
doing good action. ESTHER shall have
the best advice it lies in my power to
give her.
'But something more than advice, /
hope" his wife persisted.
Why, yes!' the rich man said. .I
had perhaps better not go empty
handed. You can collect the dresses
and things you and Jane have done
with and | will take them with me.
They viii cut up splendidly for the
little girls
For o minute Mrs. Evesham's face
flushed an indignant objection, but the
long force of habit was too strong for
open opposition to her husbands judg-
ment, SO she sighed faint acquiescence
and departed to prepare the parcel.
1t was on the very morning OF the
trial that Mr.. Isaac Evesham put in an
appearance at the widows house in
torty-ninth street, much to the dis
comfort of that unfortunate lady. who
had really never appreciated her we'll
to-do brother-in-law, whose interest in
her affairs had never manifested itself
In any Tnore substantial way than a
dictatorial interference, which she was
ungrateful enough to deem impertinent,
'sThis is a most dreadful occurrence.
Esther" he said, with solemn wag of
his head, while he patted the children's
checks with his hot, flabhy hand, ..but
blood Is thicker than water, and could
not see my brothers children dragged
into this newspaper notoriety without
an effort to rescue them.n
He disapproved OF everything she had
done, reprobated her carelessness In re-
ceiying inmates in her house OF whesa
she knew nothing, rated hsr worse than
the caFoAeg Ind done for permitting the
stranger TO take the photograph,
thought she was foolish In receiving the
little girl into her family. and growleti
heartily over remissness in not at once
applying to him for advice In her dilem-
ma. But he was properly indignant al
the coroner's treatment Of hep-=not at
thS fact that the official had dealt harsh.
lY with an unprotected lady, but that
he had been rudely overbearing with
his, Isaac Evesha,n's, sister-in-law.
II viii teach him lesson which he
will not soon forget" said the irase
iss'-sh herman,