The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-12-12
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Translated from the French Of yqmddse ackard for Ii
New Orleans Crescent"


road rom the frontiers Of Italy to Toulon. A Sep
TENDER sun had yellOwed the grapes, and over the
fruitful country number Of vintagers pursu-
ing their work. On the top Of a neighboring cha
| teau a company Of noble DANES were waving their
handkeTchiefs TO the success Of Feraand. FernaBd,
| half-turned in his saddle, was returning their
| 0dteNJ when elbow Of the forest interviewed,
\ hiding the castle from his view. With heavy
| sigh he resumed his seat and slowly pursued his
| way.
| Mantle, equally silent, regarded from the corner
Of his eye his gigantic sword, neither laughing nor
signing, but proceeding slowly and soberly at his
masters side.
All Mantle" cried Fernand, suddenly, " how
cruel is parting at moment when We are on the
verge OF happiness"
! Mantle looked at Fernand, fixed more securely
his rapier, and replied lazily:
" Il may be-
| What it may be when we know what we
have lost and are Ignorant Of what comes p"
| II is because we anticipate no evil that we
| should not swear
This is fine logic I am lover: I have a
charming cousin who ought to be my wife all
smiles us, youth, fortune, fine station in life,
and according to your philosophy am not to be
grieved at the delay that an order of the Admiral
| brings to my marriage :"
Grieve as much as you please, sir but your
| affection will do but little good.
Well, what Of that?N
Why this; the future being unknown, it is
/ pest not 70 trouble ourselves about II.
| You have my word, a singular way Of ar
guihg. Under pretext that l do know what the
| future promises, you pretend that am not to be
disappointed at the misortunes that really exist"
81 pretend nothing say, simply, that we must
take things as they are"
Admit, then, that my sweet cousin adores me-
that adore her, and that am very unfortunate at
| having to leave hern
Mantle looked intently at the heavens, at the
sea, the country, brushed some dust from his
clothes, and whistled cOOlly between his teeth
but said not one word.
"Wen, did you hear me {" asked Fernand.
Perfectly but what in the world do you want
me to say?
To say what your opinion is on what have
just asked"
Well since you desire it, win simply say
that | know nothing at all about it,
You asked my opinion, and now you are
angry"
you think thatyou know better than myself wha
/ experience
There might be a good deal'said about that
but l will ask you why you think you know bette
than me what Miss Laura, your cousin, feels F"
Because she has told me"
Women do not say always what they think
and they less often think what they say"
You have manner Of seeing and hearinl
things, which would give, if you were not known
a terrible opinion Of your heart"
Perhaps so, sir but my heart is what Go.
made it, and all the reasonings in the world vii
: not change it."
: And you believe that my cousin does not lOy
: :" God Forbid
Well, what do you believe y
E Who knows? / believe every thing If yo
I wiand viii believe nothing &c that plsases yo
4 s on. are ieating,, air.
al q Not at all. Those matters are very nice, a
as the incest sometimes cannot comprehend them.
on affirm any. thing Of them is imPrudent, to der
IL foolish: it is best, then, TO doubt.'
az Nevertheless, it is at least certain that lo
lsf my cousin above al others"
nd " II does not follow that because your cousin
he Laura that you should be her perpetual Petarch
as Fernand shrugged his shoulders and struck
NJ bushes with his switch but he could not ke
rs silence long, and at the end Of three minutes
could no longer refrain from renewing the cow,
le sation.
al at is very clear that my cousin ought to 10
me- How could it be that none Of my love shou
lie be returned. Love is a species Of magnetism
as Mantle"
T al may be, but it has strange way of shown
a itself'
!, "Why so?"
2, Permit me to relate to you two little storiei
d they will be short You will judge for yourse
e after"
"Well, go on
l. al have not been always as poor as the da
It when, know not for what, the aiguazils led me
e prison. But, being at Rome at time when th
duoats sounded in my pockets, | relieved froi
= misery poor family who had but rags to bargai
for crust of bread. This was not however, tn
, cause of my acting so charitably as you may we
believe-itwas love"
"Ah ali
. Yes, sir, love inspired into me by pretty CIR
. so pretty that one would have taken her for a Ma
+ donna descended from her niche. My only though
Z was to make her happy. At this time, /, who ha
, never worked, sought situation that might adm
G of my remaining at Rome and of honorably Twin
A there. l had made up my mind to marry my goC
i dess. At the end of six weeks had the place an
i all the family comfortably settled -"
I, Aud the young girl
e "Oh the young girl loved me with all he
:; heart. We were like two tuftle-doves."
!. "Ah what did say, Mantle Was there n
]; magnetism
d 'FYou will sse Il was but three months. an
!, when we were in humor to make the weddin
y arrangements, that my young girl decamped wit
i strolling actor who exhibited learned beasts
1. the gates Of the city"
le Z" The devil! ~
n "Another time, in the country of Luxembourg,
found myself at a country party the persons pre-
\ ent did nothing but sing drink and dance. hl
Of drank like the Others, and | mnst have look
Is strangely with my torn hat and ragged coat The
;, were present many stout nymphs, true game Of |
q satanic majesty who were in search Of fortur
a
=. my heart, and assumed a scOrnful air. In {
" meanwhile, ] noticed under an arbOr q 6ne-lOOki
on girl, who had the innocent look Of child. S
ut was dressed in brocade ard lace walked stF0is
~ to her. and prayed her, with the air offs couFtieF
Of allow me dance with her"
d. "You, Mantle T"
"Myself There are times when, If we COZ
l. see ourselves, we would not be able TO recogn
~ ourselves. The young girl looked al me attentive
or smiled, and offered me her hand. We danced NJ
sr- rliy, and after concluding presented her will
ed coarse kiss, bravely applied on her plump che,
Her lover, who was near, ran 10 US sent him
the devil, and we appointed an hour to homes
o. kill each other, in the corner of near forest"
off Bravo Manille.''
in " The next day, being cooled, ] did all in
power to appeRse the wrath of my rival but
'' too enraged 70 hear anything, and forced me
'on unsheAth. God forgive me, but it was he that
700 himself through. As soon as | perceived that
on was dead, / ran with sickened heart 10 the CT
the Towards evening a woman, veiledl entered
&C. room it was my danseuse OF the previous eVenln
" With the police "
the "With a purse, shat she begged me to acc
on She called Heaven to witness that she had loved
an from the first moment that she had seen me,
~ prayed me for the love Of her 10 fly. At dayli
ma she left me, and Left for Lille, where ARR
A. without accident; there / was joined by the yc
zen girl. In vain depicted TO her my state, and
hat her that il she attached herself 70 me- she We
the have neither rank nor anything else to hope
My representations were useless, and We left
together. Neither my whims nor my vagab
~ life could fatigue or discourage her. After
E, years Of a wandering and miserable life she
I'M the veil, and received the news Of il by lei