The La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 1, 1880 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. I
STA.TE DIRECTORY.
linvi'iiior—O. M. BOBBBTS.
l/.out«u*ut Governor—J 1). H V\KK>.
A Uornev O en.r»l—GKO. M o O l.MHK-
Comptroller—S. II. J> A It I1K Y
Treaonrer- F. H. LUBBOCK. (
Coiumlulauer. Land OIUco—\V. ( . XV A I. I
* * Supreme Coart i
hini Jimtice—G. F. MOORE-
(•.uiUMt jutico.-R- K umn^^
Appellate ( onrt:
i. li/fflSKlKB A QKORGB CLARK.
PROFESSIONAL.
w
LA GRANGE lli\A
H. LEDBETTER.
attorney at law,
La a range, texa
R. J.Andrews.
■J.T. Duncan
$k®t
INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS, NEUTRAL IN NdTHINfi.
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LAGRANGE, TE^AS, DECEMBER I, 1880
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NO 41
Daisy’s First Winter.
“So I have you at last, Daisy ! To
tell tlie truth, I hardly thought Undo
Richard would dare to expose you
to a winter of city dissipation.”
VOh, you know you promised papa
we should l»e very quiet, ns is suita-
ble /or a minister's daughter, so he
foltno fear."*, < '
COUNTY DIRECORY.
DISTRICT OFFICERS
Cr.nrt* commence ou tbe Second Monday* in
May and Naveinbor, and continue nix weokn.
' COUNTY OFFICERS;
Count jjTtfcUe-fJ • Of SXIFHL.
County Trtumcr- -R. T.MAM1IAW
Cotinty,A»»e»sor-<- W. S. WUJSON.
County Collector--J. IV SCATES
County Surveyor—II. A. DOSS.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS :
llont No. 1. 4-T ^DBBTTER.
itoat No. A.K. MCDOw •
neat No. 3. K. H. JPOKDTR A N
Beat No 4 GUo. 8EYDLl.lt.
TUo Connty Commissioners’ Court meet* or
rv three months, vis: On the Second Mondays
n Fobrnnry, May, August and Novembur
County Court of Fayette Connty meets tin-
Urst Monday in each month for criminal liusi-
ums, and third Monday io .Ian nary, March, May,
July, September, and November, lor civil and
probate business •
JUSTICES AND CONSTABLES.
Beat No 1 . > J. Roseutbal Justice; B. 8 .
Tutwiler Constable Court Last Monday ill eai’b
month *t tbe courthouse
Boat No 2. Mnx Meltzen, Justice; A. J.
K Ujpplck, Constable. Ooujtmeets iiivets Tbnra
day after 2ad Hominy, lit Fayettovillc.
Beat Vo. 3.' E.' llcnbel, Justice , John Ran-
kin, Constable. Court Third Monday in each
month, at Round Top.
Beat No. 4.0 11 Hall, Justice; I Y. Eai tbman
Constable. Court let Monday in oadi month
at Winchester.
lie at, No 0. C. Moore, Justice; B. Moote,
I on k table .Court Thursday after'let Monday
in each month,at West Point.
Beat No. 6. W. XV. Sloan Justice ; A.
Ouckrill, Constable. Court 2nd Monday, in each
month at Flatonia
Beat No. 7. Tlios. XV. Smith, Just ice; C.
Looders, Constablo. Court Thursday after 3d
llouday in each month, at Aumiaiiuvulv.
Boat No. 8. A. D- Paulus, JuSth*; L. II.
Weatherly Constable. Court Thursday aitor
tFourtU Monday at Schulenlinrg.
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TOWN OFFICERS
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- LA GRANGE.
ihpir reputed vast possessions. „
Handsome scarcely described him,
and ns Daisy felt the spell of his bril-
liant conversation, us well as ntlmiretj
his beauty, she auknupi’hjdged Amy.
was right in all she liftt said in Ilia
The IcffuViiiiiwffctAicg/irt that night
developed vcip' fast.
i Amy’s parents, pleased to gratify
Twogirls were seated together in )lllcir dttUg^cli 8QOIJ p,rew opcn
tlje buow king smiles with the great* .daily saw her attired in.
Daisy was conscious of a some*
thing, she could not deline what, in
MayffT'-J. T* DUNCAN
Cwstablo-LOUtS HOMUTII.
alilprincu—J. T. Campbell : W. E- Jitniiiliar ;
A. J. RoBfntlml ; A. Huidusek ; Jolm 1J.
Holloway; H. Mcbna; A. Tiling r ; It. II
Rholps.
Tho Council mottff In tho Mayor*a office, on
the First Jhlr<1 Wednesdays in every
month
11. TIMMONS, J* U. BltOWN
rpiMMONS & yiROWN
.ATTORNEYS AT DAW
ANDREWS DUNCAN
Attorneys at Law, •
LaOrange, Texas
.fly Office in the Mayor's Office.
T. J. PAINE,
attoenbtatlaw,
LAGRANGE..........TEXAS.
Will practice in all the Courts ol
Fayette County. Office in tho Ma-
•oiiie Building.
R. II, PHELPS. A. HAIDUSKK
pIIELra & 1IAIDU8EK,
Attounbts-At-Law,
riatyrange, Fayette county, Texas.
(J^*Officc in Masonic Building.
J W. SMITH, M. I).,
* PliYSICIAN & SURGEON
Offers his professional services to tho
citizens of LaCrangc and vicinity.
Office over Willenberg’s store. Re-
sidence at the Renfro place.
FOR SALE.
MJr river farm, situated six miles
below LaGrange, 450 acres of which
about 850 aro in high state of cultiva-
tion, with 16 good rent houses. fiO
acres in pustnre, and the balance in
timber. Plenty water and good rent-
qrs ap ihe.placc. Terms easy.
a#vf5 ftm ’ <f. A. SthtnIjR.
a room, which might have Deen des-
ignafed by an artist, so perfect it
was in all its luxurious details, 't hey
were‘’Cousins—one a wealthy city
banker's only child, tho other the
daughter Of ’a’, country minister.
Auny was a vivacious brunette,
whose every motion was so quick a»
to remind one forcibly of a biilliaut
humming bird. Daisy was a sweet
rose-bucl of a girl, with sensitive mo-
bile lips and deep gray eyes. It was
her first winter in New York, and
the first time sho had ever been
away from home.
“Noxv, Daisy” continued Amy,
“you have been quiet for three days,
and to-morrow I'm going to take you
out. Show me your party dresses.”
Daisy flushed a little as she rose,
for she knew the almost limitless ex-
tent of Amy’s xvaivlrqjle.
Amy’s politenefes -‘was ■ severely
taxed as she looked at the tlireo
prettily-fashioned costumes which
were Daisy’s party chesses. It
amused her to think of going through
a season of city gayetjr .with only
three white dresses ; but she only
•aid :
“They are lox’ely, Daisy—just
lovely 1 and when they are soiled 1
will supply you ; we are ol the same
height.”! ■ • Ht Is. i> .
Daisy"flush deepened arf she
rather proudly said:
“I didn’t expect to go to many
parties, Amy; and when they are
soiled I shan’t go to any more.”
Further speech was impossible, for
Amy seized her and Iter strong
young arms, and, gently shaking her
exclaimed • Y/. /
“Daisy Allen, take that ! I mean
you shall make axxinter of it. What
if uncle is a minister? Make up your
mind to do everything and anything,
and if you thwart me, woe be to
you.”
Daisy was only eighteen, and full
of life and fun, and once having cast
scruples aside, she entered heartily
into all Amyl# projects for their
amusement.
But Amy could not overrule her
cousin, when, the following evening,
she found her determined to wear a
white dress to a “German'’ they
wero to attend. So she had to con-
tent herself, when her offer of a rav
Ishlng “riel-blue’* allk was refused,
with looping and dotting here and
there the simple dress with pure
whito rosebuds. She herself wos at-
tired in cream silk and black lace. »
Daisy had formed great anticipa-
tions of pleasure, as wbat young girl
fresh from a quiet home would not ;
and they were abundantly gratified.
Sho did not do injustice to Amy’s
boudoir lessons in xvalting, and the
graceful white-robed girl was the
most conspicuous of the many belle*
who saw with envy their complexions
fade beside her fresh loveliness.
Vis a vis to Daisy in a “LaDciers”
was a gentleman, whose eyes had a
mesmeric influence, in that they
made hers droop. She watched him
in the pauses of the dance, and tried
to make out the dark, st^rn face.
Was it stern bccauso he did not ap-
prove of the gittcring scene in which
he mixed, or simply indifferent?
Such were Daisy’s thoughts. ‘ But ho
was soon forgotten wbcu kmy intro-
duced to her an Apollo in modern
garb, and took an op|K>ilunity to
whisper in her ear
“Princo Chat ley, Daisy 1”
He immediately claimed her hand
for the next dance, t
Mr. Le Roy, or “Prince Uharicy”
as he was called, was the greatest
catch of the season. Ilia parents
were dead, and he the inheritor of
>n pirew
ign/icenl <
their hoosp 1'6| Ji magnificent enter-
tainment.
Daisy’s pride succumbed to the
strong desire to be beautiful aud
charming, and she yielded to Amy’s
coaxing and consented to wear ope
of her cousin’s costumes. Dr, Allen
would not have recognized his little
daughter as she glided through the
brilliantly-lighted rooms on Mr. Le
Roy's arm.. Her djeps was of piik,
the color of the palcst-petal of the
musk-rosc, with a film of point lacq
falling in poll folds -down to the end
of the sweeping train. Her hair xvas
powdered, and a cluster of p&l'dpink
buds, just the color oT'TTM vlrtUT
nestled in the soft puds yust'befbw
tho little ear. -------------
Charles Le Jloy, v{h*9e;>Jafto, jff
such matters was considered faultiest
pronounced her .the most bftjmti^il pf lui^d then dashed on, held by a firm
eat approval, an elegant cottar, with
aitejim of clipped bay*, was drawn
it) front of t,bo Egbert mansion,
lay, muffled in a soft aeal mantle
klihcd with blue, which Amy had
wrapped around ,bec In Uic hall, de-
sceuded the steps, and’was carefully
lifted in by “Piiuec Charley.”
Than, with a courteous bow and a
g y good-bye io Miss Amy ttand-
HgitUitho doorway, away they went.
It pas tbq first anow of th*. year,
tft icfhlbtho avenues were alive innu-
m Liable aloighs with their gay ecou-
tyanW. It seemed to Daisy like the
lb rnivals she had read of, as they
g! ided swiftly along.
Prince Charley” was used to it
al), but not evidently to the sweet
beauty of the face beside him, as hia
(Undent looks testified. And before a
very gieat while he had road in the
frank eyes that his hopes were not in
vein, and under the cover of the robe
had held for an instant the little
trembling hand.,
* But suddenly Daisy’s eyes dilated
with horror, for right before the fiery
bays, endeavoring to run across tbe
rojad, was a little hqy. VA scream,
and tbe bays reared high in tho air,
all the beauties lie had seen. He
scarcely left her side, and many wfSnis1
hand, and urged faster and faster by
a firm voice.
the significant looks as one and an^ Looking back, Daisy saw a little
dt^rk object in the road, and beside
if! lifl innr if f nrwlerlu TV n o tlw* /vein.
other noticed his attentions’. He.
had hitherto bsen particular lo single
no one lady for attention, hut had
been courteous to all.
••Now Princo Charley’s caught at
last,” was thc-eomment of his circle..
Daisy was in the conservatory,
resting after a long waltz, and Mr..
Lc Roy had gone to bring her an icet. lifted, ai
Sjfn'feVhat WAricfl,' M? leaflet! pLilon.
among the perfumed foliage, which
entirely screened her from view,
when some words she overheard
made her start erect and listen with
a compression of the sensitive lips.
This was what she heard :
“1 only know that she is Miss
Amy Egbert’s eousin--a Miss Allen.
Yes, she is lleauliful, 1 thought,
when I first saw her, a man would
deem himself lucky who won the
love of such a wo tend. Among that
frivolous throng she conducted her-
self in such a natural, unaffected
manner. It made one enjoy ourself
ouly to watch her.
A few words were said sue did not
catch, and the deep voice went on.
“You see now,' Adele, what a
change a few weeks in this kind of
life makes. Look at her to-night—
one of society’s most worldly vota-
ries, exerting herself to win a smile
from the *heatt pur-excellence/***
r The voice /stopped, and looking
around the orange tree which stood
before her, Daisy saw the tall, dark,
•tern-looking map she had noticed
boforo, and by his side a slight,
youthful figure—probably hia wife.
When “Prince Charley*' returned
he for some tuno found a rather dis-
trait partner. But ho' had noticed
tho costliness of her attire, and tho
superb diamonds in her ears and on
her neck, and he lnd made up bis
mind here wns a girl whose beauty
satisfied him and who must be cor-
respondingly wealthy, so he exerted
himsolf to please, and was soon suc-
cessful.
Amy xvas highly delighted with
Daisy’s siicccbs, and being herself
engaged, raude up her, rrtititl hpr
cousin, should be, too, before she re-
turned to |her conntry home.’- And
who as eligible as Charles Lo Roy.
So that young man found things
playing right into his hands, and he
made the most of hta opportunities.
Daisy was swept along in a dizzy
whill ofjdeasarc. ><fltkJi/nj^glnj(tjon
was dazzled, her amhitfon plsased,
and she thought her /heart was
touched.
She xVroto home frequently, but
her letter? were cautious. She knew
in her inmost heart her parents
it, lifting it tenderly, XYas the gen-
tleman whose harsh criticism upon
herself she had heard.
The whole occurrence took hut a
few moments, ajid they were out of
sight.
Cowering down in her scat, Daisy
'ted an uxve-struck face to her com-
-Ch alley—why
was pursuing.
One afternoon—one of those when
“Oh, Mr. Le Roy
did yoxi not stop ?” i.,
It seemed ns if ail the blood in his
body rushed to his face as he re
plied i
“Daisy, forgive me, but I dread,
as 1 dread pain to myself, seclug it
in other?. I will seek out the boy,
and do ali that money can do, hut I
couldn’t have stopped.”
It was a terrible beginning of
Dnisy’s love romance, but she had to
bo satisfied with his words. It
turned out the boy wan not seriously
injuried—so Mr. Le Roy told her
the next day ; and Daisy soon for-
got everything else, save that she
loved and was loved.
It was now time for Daisy to re-
turn home, and so eho had postponed
telling her parents of her engage-
ment till she should see them ; she
was anxious to go. ,
Amey had enjoyed the edat of in-
troducing a new star, and ci bring-
ing about tho most conspicuous
match of the season; and, beside
that, sho dearly loved her cousin, so
she was sorry to have her go.
Mr. Allen and his wife were
wholly unprepared to find their
daughter had grown in three short
mouths to the dignity of a lover; bat
they were indulgent parents where
tho happiness of her they loved bet-
ter than themselves was couccraed,
and did not check her enthusiasm os
she told them ubout him. He was
to visit them in a week, Daisy Raid,
and they waited till then to express
an opinion.
One day, a wqpk later, a hack
drove through the little village to the
parsonage gate. Charles Le Boy
gave a blank look around at lie
alighted and stopped to pay tbe dri-
ver. As ho wayted slowly up the
garden path the blank look changed
lo a contemptuous one, and he with
difficulty smoothed aiyay both ex-
pressions as he reached tbe door.
The parsonage was a small, neat
house—nothing elegant, indeed; but
io bis eyes, expecting to see an im-
posing structure, it seemed very
plain and significant. He had not
^iiown Daisy’s lather was a minister,
having never cared to ask about her
would not approve of the course she fopHy. for he had Ihoughtand truly,
that only immense wealth could pro
cure the magnificent costumes be
his manner, as he greeted her and
was presented to her parents.
She watched him curiously, too, at
tho supper-table, wondering at* bis
strange manner, and disappointed
with the impressions he wss making,
which she saw was not favorable.
But she soon know what was tho
trouble. Just before the meal was
finished t|ie servant brougUt ino
letter io Dr. Allen, which ho laid be-
side his plate to read at his leisure.
As Daisy and Mr. Le Roy walked
from the supper room together, he
turned to her and said ;
“May I eeo you alone, a few min-
utes, Miss Daisy ?”
Daisy looked quickly up, and
started to see in his face tho same
expression which it had worn whon
lie explained to her why he had not
stopped hia ilyiog horBes. She led
him to the library, and the door had
scarcely closed when he turned and
hurriedly said :
“Miss Daisy, instead of coming to
ask your parents’ consent to our en-
gagement, I have come to give you
back your freedom.”,
Daisy gax7u a faint cry, and looked
into his face with piteous eyes. For
an instant the selfish nature of tbe
man wavered ; but lie went on:
“I did love you—Ido!” here he
drew her to him, which Daisy pas-
sively suffered him to do, “but It is
only just to tell you, I have lost all
my fortuna—I am a poor man, and I
wbuld not doom one so bright and
fair to poverty.’'
“Oh, Charley,’' with a glad little
laugh, “is that all I”
Tie saw the situation at a glance,
and changed bis tactics. Withdraw-
ing his arm he said, coldly: “All 1
it is enough. Poverty is bad enough
for one, but for two—*'
The trcmbiipg, pitcous-eyed maid-
en changed to u majeslio woman, as
Daisy suddenly lc » lightning flash
read the truth in the cowardly eyes
which evaded hers. The glamour
fcU from her eyes as she confrontsd
him with the gesture of a queen,
“I see it all, Mr. Le Roy. Nay—
let me speak (as he tried to interrupt
her). You saw me with my cousin’s
costly dresses and diamonds, and
deemed me rich; you needed a for-
tune to mend your broken one, and
you pretended to love mo 1 I sec—
I sec it all I”
She drew the gleaming solitaire
from her finger, and laying it in his
hand calmly awaited his next move
monk
There was nothing (or him to do
or say, and he immediately took his
departure.
If be felt a momentary shame it
soon passed away, as he looked back
on the little parsonage, and thought
how nearly lie had compromised him-
self.
As soon as tbe door closed on him,
Daisy wound her way to her moth-
•r’s room. What was her surprise
on opening the door to find her In
tears, and her husbaud vainly trying
to comfort her. The mystery was
made clear as her father handed her
alotter, which was from London,
and ran Urns ;
“Rev. Dr. Ali.kn : Dear Sib
I have learned that a person by the
name of Payton, alias Le Roy, is to
be at your bouse this week. I have
just lately discovered his where
about* and knowing you a minister,
will wish to further tbe ends of jus
tice, delayed operation until sure of
success. He is the famous forger
who so successfully forged the names
of fire of our wealthy merchants,
and disappeared with tbe money. I
myself, with two ofBcere, will viajt
you Thursday, and as you ars. A
lover of justice, I charge you to de-
tain him—be be friend or fioe.'’
escaped, sud then and there she eon»
feBsed all to lit-r parents, taking to
hsrself the blame of appearing what
she wus not..
Of course whtu tbe gentlemen
came theie wns no prisoner to cap>-
tqre, Dr. Allen explaining to them
that he had not known of hia depart-
ure in time to pie vent it.. They had
told him how they had learned ha was
to bo there that week. Two detects
ivies, disguised as farmers, wiih'pro-
jjfiee to sell,' yad Volrned thems^ves
into the favor of Mr. 13gbcrtvs ierv-
ants (knowing Le Loy was intimate
there), who had easily fallen into the
trpp, and told all they knew from
hearing the family conversation.
They thought that to arrest him in
qhiet Dcanlcigh would avoid giyipg
unnecessary paiato hit many friendh;
and os they wero noting under such n
instructions, had laid their plans in ;
that way. ,
Daisy’s first winter she did not
soon lorget. And when the news. it
came of Mr. Lc Roy’s arrest, hnd, u
the scandal it hud caused in aaaiet^SF
shs shuddered nucw at the awflii
peril, sho bad so giddily cdurled.
Amy Egbert came the noxt^autnator, >'
full of remorse ; but she aoou be-
came her own gay self as she saw
the bloom on Daisy’s face as bright
as ever.
There was ar. elegant place calhid
Rockmount, a Uttio out of tho vil*
lage, which- ,Uad stood vacant for ■
years, aud it wus rumored it had
found a purchaser. Extravagant
stories were told ot bis wealth. 4*itieh
as Urcesus” he was called, and whew
a check came to Dr. Alien of. one
thousand dollars, “fur the poor pt
the village," it made t^em all (he
more, believed. ’ '■
Four uneventful years quietly
passed away, in that time Daisy
changed more iu mifid aud chauater -
than in-person: Wien Mr. DeSkr,
the owner of Rockmount, Called with
his sister at the parsonage and met
the serious eyes looking into hia, he
knew he bad seen the face before,
and he suddenly remembered where
and bow. Daisy, too, felt the same
mesmeric iotluonee that had once at-
tracted her allcullou, stronger than
•ver.
It was soon evident how tliiugs
were tomling, and Daisy’s parents
were happy—not alone with their
daughter’s making a good match In
a worldly point ot view, bat that
every now mecliug showed them
something more noble and thinly in
Philip Delaiar’s character.
When he asked Daisy if sho would
be his wile, she told hitn about Mr.
Le Roy, not sparing herself to the
recital, and then with her hands
folded one in tbe other, and down-
cast eyes, waited.
“My darling I" was all Philip
said ; but the word wns accented as
if in that all the past wore wiped
away ; and Daisy, lifting her Bps
for the betrothal kiss, saw tho grave-
ness all gone out of tbe dark face, r,
*
and in its stead a vivid light, whose
source sbe knew.
Ho it was that first winter dt city
life, wbieb bad worked bar so much
sorrow, was novf remembered with
pleasure, for then it was she had first
met the one who Woe making her life
one long realm of sunshine.
<| — p> »'■ ■
Knew Which Side pf hie Bread wae
Buttered. ,,
A man wee staggering along ou
the Avenue, not long since, swear-
ing and using obscene language at
a fearful rate, wbeu a gentleman said
to a policeman :
“le It not your duty to nrreat that
man?” .
“Well” answered the polieeman
“in one sense not,”
“Hovrcan that be V'
“Well, to tbe country, I owe it to
arrest him ; to my family I owe it
to let him go. I make my living gad
clothes end feed my family by this
business. That man has fufeaeaoe,
and, if I should arrest khu Pdbedie-
charged to-morrow moraiag-^aOt.
for that, but a good excuse would; bq ,.,
nee in from the ooun-
A wofWfig
£7Sft
aMMrt IMM»lu
^ m, [toward the calaboose, will
Tbe name signed was Rqger Pen- inoffensive,!risbrnatT
teagail, and Dr. Allen bad beard, of only offense was that
him as a celebrated detective. (
The paper dropped from Daisy’s
band as the realised what she bad
ing to skip aroui
ifany fellow comes in from lha oou
try* and gets tight and tUatmi* in
{(
only offense was
kicked out of a
had rio more me
destruction of his i
manhood.
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