The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-04-18
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/ la siaiu" a gnd,c~s---an angel ia (eaiure-wiih
eye that cTsA;rt. luve where it's plances fell
need nni tell ynu 0f the strange emotions | then
experienced. Oved. d0uh,pt, and feared for
until this mnnent it never occmrred Ia the that
Maria might. in lay absence, have been wuGed
and won by annther-and annthrr was present
A certain Count DOtviIle. Frenehman was in.
lrudHcPd Ia me. tle seemed To be great favor.
lie with Alarlr'S maiden aunt.
But few days passed before found an op.
portnnity Of cunversrg with Maria Louse alone.
t"r ! visited the hnnse or Pierre Lasalle alone
1t was aS had wished and expected She loved
me. heard the thrilling confession in her
sighs-l saw it in the looks and bushes Marx
me. Francis. d" NJ" mean say that we had as
yet made any oraal avowa of our oves. hat
deemed that day she shaved me plain parraty
and the time WAS not distant when should re-
quire the c0niesS,oa from her lips.
Time like "A sweet stream Irngrd with lave
ly flowers. gIded sn""thly past. and { was TO
lunger jealous even uf the noblemaa who suil
continued tn visit the IpanSnu OF La~aue
During my stay in Paris. amony other evil
practices. had acquired the habit uf lndulglmg in
drink. II was cnllege acquaintance that first
led me into this evil. and IT had gruwn upon me-
The sweeiened liquors and fancy drinks that the
resloratenrs of the French capital know SD well
now Ia prepare. had created an appetite for other
StImnlanis, and had acquired The habit nf bran
dy drinking, although in small quantities as YOU
drink now Pierre I.asaie, above all things on
earth. dreaded dTinker. His father had died
from the effects of drink
Returning from !brrville one evening stopped
at his house. had met a number of my early
companions in lbervi!le. and during that day we
had drank much wine around the billiard table.
was somewhat Intoxicated. hut not SD much Us
not To perceive that the old man received me ra
Their uncnureously. Stung with his harsh treat
ment, did not visit his house for some DAYS, and
then only under The influences of brandy My
desire 10 SEE Maria "vercame prudence aud my
sense ot honor was hluntPd by nnxcatlon. 1
can scarcely tell what passed upon The occas sim
My conduct. however. was gross. | demanded
IN angry words. an explanation of his lnrmeI COM
duct. and endeavor"d (monsier that was) To
seize Maria III my arms. hut prevented by the
interference al The FTpnh nuhlrman. who, at the
same time received a blow from me that fecd
hun 10 the earth. dOel WAS the consequence.
The Frenchman was wounded. bnt far deeper
wound was given me by The contents of "A nnie
which received from Louise. | need not Tell
You all The contents of this Hnwelcoa,e note 4; il
forbade my further acquaintance
From That numenl became regardless nf every
hing and report that Maria Luuise was about
To he married To the Connt, heightened NV misery,
and FASTENED The events am about To relate 1t
was now too late TO apolngize--to promote reiur-
nation flung myself ON Ouard passing boat.
and in few hours was in the city of New Orleans
New Orleans at this time wealthy and
wicked, and presented almost as gay a field ofdis-
sipalinn as Paris itself
| was not long in finding drain for my re-
Sources. Might after night the sleeping upon
drunken cnnch plunged into gambling with
Il perfect TeckIessness, and the excitement of this
for time pleased me. | was not the only one,
by hundreds. of the young planters WIN WAS there
spending his thousands upon faro OF roulelie.-
The city seemed 10 be one huge gambling house
| had no such high gaming even in the
" hells" of Paris IN night alone | lost up
wards of twenty thousand doars-npun another
more than half that amount. Sometimes won
largely, hut the sharks taking advantage of nv
recklessness and frequent mioxcation. robbed
me sometimes by false dice and often as | at
forwards found, by abstracting money from my
pncket'
On one occasion, fsro-dealer, thinking me
inlONlCa'PO. ahlfNptt0 FMnnh IN very SIOvenlY
manner. tU cheat me out OF thousand dollar bet
! was not iOn drunk 10 perceive his trick. enough
so 10 make me regardless Of what did. and draw
ing my silleiio pinned his band To The table
shall never forget tho uproar that followed.
was much abused. and in the event was compelled
10 pay large sum Of money to stop prosecution.
/ hat had been entered against me. IN this way my
fortune SOON melted, until finally ! obtained ffty
{ thousand dollars by mortgage on my plantation
This went like The rest, and IN less than one year
/ found myself beggased and without credit; for
| had even exhausted this, and what was worse
than all, had becoue drunkard!'
You may think it strange, my young friend.
that could have fallen in the course of one year;
but as New Orleans then was. many victim
was made in even less time You. may think it
stranger still when relate 10 you the single in
cIdeni that brought 10 ai last TO NY senses.
was sitting uue morning in cafe in Rue ROyale
the last dollar was in my bandit was the last Of
Il small sum that had borrowed from an acduan-
lance had taken il from my pocket To spend it
for drink sotae circumstances which cannot now
recall made tne more sober and reflective than
usual As held the silver dollar IN NY hand
my eyes inadvertently fell upon the figure Of the
Goddess Of Liberty. Quick as thought the object
cd