The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-01-14


n RE Clifford station vas crowded;
8 like every other small town the
arrival of the passenger train vas the
supreme recreation of its Inhabitants.
Vehicles Of every description lined each
sssie Of the platform, ghateHer the cir
cumstances; aos so with population
that the weather alone at times cru
ely disappointed. But neither weather
nor circumstances ever prevented the
presence Of a man who for several
years almost every day stood in the
same place, IL the same unobtrusive
position; and most curious did it seem,
Tor he was apparently unconcerned.
Still, a close observer might readily
seB that 4tnile no muscle moved. his
e@eep-set eyes searched each hating
earsthen as they slowly again moved
away gradually increasing their speed,
and the shri11 ghistle 9ent the even
ing air, something of it's dreariness
Cell upon this mans soul as Ae re-
trased his steps hGmeNard. At times
some few would meet him on his way
lack to his suburban villa, and as he
quietly blew upward the smoke Of his
cigar his apparent insouciance would
bring forth the remark: Here comes
the colonel from his evening Stgoll.'
Colonel Hunt was Of medium height;
his square shoulders, erect carriage
and energetic eoantenance, even to the
CURVE % his grey mustacne, revealed
the officer. Years before, while fight
!. ing the Indians, q wound aboue the
eyes caused him to retire vita a modest
income. At 10 he was married to a
gifted woman, who was ambitious and
abreast OF all new IDEAS. The married
state so1n became to hee one 90 dull
2nonotohYs iDasnuch as Mr.. Hunts
complete retirement from public life
had been q keen disappointment to
Der. She was not prepared to appre-
ciate tho quiet waters in which her
bark was moored, nor the change in
her husband brought about through
inevitable circumstances as well as
through her vagaries The little inter
est shown BY him in the great move
ments iU her world eNasperated her
to degree. This gradually brought on
state Of mind and IF things that
eventually destroyed all hope of hap
piness between them.
One day after weeks of silence. grow
ing more painful every day, Colonel
3Rnt with enforced ca1m advised his
wife to realize her dream and leave
2og the great city where. OF all others,
aocial problems we're ever questions
ct Issue, and he added sareastically:
7 must be in touch with the times,
If not educated to follow the trend Of
thought; the new idea seems this:
not SO much os a home, but good men
without it You desire to
provide for yourself: ViH see to that,
consider all settled
This ambition which caused suca q
painful estrangenent between two be-
1Hgs efninently fitted 60 understand
one aaother. seemed to have warped
Mrs. Hunts generous nature. Frank TO
a fault, she had become strangely Sc
cretive. Col Hunt had been keenIv
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