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322 loo loo.
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been so carefully sheltered from the mud and dust of the wayside rendered her a more desirable prize . He coolly declared that ever
since he had seen her in the arbor , he had been determined to have her ; and now that fortune had put the chance in his power ,
no money should induce him to relinquish it . The sale was inevitable , and the only remaining hope was that
some friend might be induced to buy her . There was a gentleman in the city whom I will call Frank Helper . He was a Kentuckian
_Tby birth , kind and open-hearted , —a slave-holder by habit , not by nature . "Warm feelings of regard had long existed between him
and Mr . Noble , and to him the broken merchant applied for advice in this torturing emergency . Though Mr . Helper was possessed of
but moderate wealth , he had originally agreed to endorse his friend's note for fifteen hundred dollars ; and he now promised to empower
some one to expend three thousand dollars in the purchase of Loo Loo . "It is not likely that we shall be obliged to pay so much , " said
he . " Bad debts are pouring in upon Grossman , and he hasn't a mint of money to spare just now , however big he may talk . We
will begin with offering fifteen hundred dollars , and she will probablbe bid off for two thousand . "
y " Bid off ! O my God ! " exclaimed the wretched man . He bowed his head his outstretched armsand the table beneath him
shook with upon his convulsive sobs . His , friend was unprepared for such an overwhelming outburst of emotion . He did not understand ,
no one but Alfred himself could understand , the peculiarity of the ties that bound him to that dear orphan . Recovering from this
unwonted mood , he inquired whether there was no possible way of avoiding " I am a sale . to say there is no waymy friend , " replied Mr .
Helper . " sorry The laws invest this man with , power over you , and there is nothing left for us but to undermine his projects . It is a
hazardous business , as you well know . You must not appear in it , neither can Ifor I am known to be your intimate friend . But
trust the whole , affair to me , and I think I can bring it to a successful issue "
. The hardest thing of all was to apprise the poor girl of her situation . She had never thought of herself as a slave , and what
a terrible awakening was this from her dream of happy security ! Alfred deemed it most kind and wise to tell her of it himself , but
he dreaded it worse than death . He expected she would swoon ; he even feared it might kill her . But love made her stronger than
he thought . When 5 after much cautious circumlocution , he arrived at the crisis of the story , she pressed her hand hard upon her
forehead and seemed stupefied . Then she threw herself into his arms , and they wept , wept , wept , till their heads seemed cracking with
the "Oh agony , the . avenging Nemesis ! " exclaimed Alfred at last . "I have
deserved all this . It is all my own fault . I ought to have carried
322 Loo Loo.
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Jan. 1, 1859, page 322, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01011859/page/34/
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