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the opelousas courier (opelousas, la.) 1852-1910 — vanished suddenly

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1901-11-02
Location: opelousas, louisiana, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the opelousas courier (opelousas, la.) 1852-1910 · 1901-11-02 · page 2
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1901-11-02 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “vanished suddenly”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... face at the window vanish suddenly, and smiled to himself as he rung the bell. He went up-stairs repeating audibly the little sentences of deftly hidden sweetness and wooing he had prepared to say to her. She was very young, of enticing shyness and variableness, yet he was almost sure she loved him. He meant to utter his carefully arranged phrases cautiously, and, if a propitious moment or mood appeared, to make his proposal. The door was opened, he was an nounced and went forward eagerly to greet-her sister, and the latest novel ty in five o'clock tea sets. He mumbled a disconcerted reply to the sister chaperone's remarks, and gazed searchingly about the room.

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