Year: 1875

lady, member of the oldest and bes
families in that State. She was The
reigning belle in the society in which
she moved. In the course of time sht
married young lawyer of the highes
respectability, both as regards talent.
and family connections In due tint
they had a son born to them. They
were exceedingly happy.


The lawyer, in the course of his busi
ness transactions, became some way oil
another entangled in quarrel with 6
brother lawyer. A duel was the result
In the contest the husband was killed
The wife became inconsolable A Sc
we're lit of sickness followed. When
she recovered, the only thing to lavish
the whole affection of heart upon was hel
son. Her entire attention was given tc
him.


After year or two she was surround
ed by an immense number of admirers
and several made proposals of marriage
She denied them all. Her heart was
true to the first and only love. At last
many of her admirers importuned hel
to marry them, offering her fortune, sta
ton, everything that would be likely tC
win a woman's heart, but of no avail
She replied to them that she could not
give them her hand with her affection
her heart was with the buried dead.


The woman found that these ap.
proaches were made to her so often and SC
earnestly that she withdrew herself from
society as the only thing like quietness
but even the letters wouldannoy her. So
she determined to get out Of society en-
tirely and seclude herself in some retired
spot. She did not care where she
went, if she could only secure quietness
and enjoy the pleasure of training and
cultivating her boys mind and have his
exclusive society. He was a noble little
fellow


Well, after looking about for a place
where absolute seclusion could be OBJ
tanned, she be unknown, and the climate
would be congenial, she determined
upon Florida. So she removed to a
retired spot about mile or so from
Oca,a, where she found a small hut al
ready built and suited to her require
ments. She purchased it and there
remained for some time, when unhappi-
ly her boy was taken sick and died, and
was buried near her house. She planted
an acorn near by, that was found after
his death in his pocket 1t has grown
to be large tree.


Alone in the world, without soul to
converse with, she fretted and pined
her life away, her only consolation be-
ing in her communications with her Ma
ker. She prayed for peace and obtained
it. She had no domestic servant to wait
upon her, but cooked her own meals,
etc.


Occasionally she would see persons
approach her little home, and not wish
ing to be seen, would retire to a small
cave near by, where she could watch
the movements of strangers until they
were gone, when she would come out
again and take possession of her little
shanty.


One day she walked into 0cala, for
the purpose of obtaining some medicine
at the drug store. She was closely
hooded and disguised There was a gen.
tleman in the town, however, whom she
recognized as an old suitor. She immedi-
ately left, and was lost to sight quickly.
The gentleman saw the eyes he thought
he knew them; their influence in the
past had kept him awake many night.
He was at first staggered with the
thought that it might be her. Indeed
he was almost paralyzed, for he was sim
gle and remained so for her sake. When
he recovered his senses sufficiently to
know what he was about, he turned into
the street to look for her, but she was
gone, and no one could tell him anything
about her, or in what direction she had
gone. He searched the country all
around, but his efforts were fruitless.
At last he had to give up the pursuit
He was very unhappy.