The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-01-25

ance 1 nave kept alool from MS encouragement,
when word of il would have made me rich !; yet
how have felt it fit that should hold my course,
content to know him, and to be unknown. Mr.
Redlaw," said the student family, "what would
have said, have said ill, for my strength is strange
to me yet; but for anything unworthy in this
fraud of mine, forgive me, and for all the rest for
get men'
The staring frown on Redlaw's face, and yielded
to other expression until the student, with these
words, advanced towards him, as if 10 touch his
hand, when he drew back and cried to him:
- Don't come nearer to me!'
The young man stopped shocked by the eager
ness of his recoi and by the sernness of his repul
sion; and he passed his hand thoughtfuy across
his forehead
''The past is past" said the Chemist 1t dies
like the brutes. Who talks to me of its traces in
my life He raves or lies! What have | to do
money, here it is | came to offer it; and that is
all came for. There can be nothing else that
brings me here" he muttered, holding his head
again, with both his hands. "There can be moth
ing else, and yet"
He had tossed his purse upon the table. As he
fell into the dim cogtaton with himself, the STU
dent took it up, and held it out to him.
'Take it back, sir, he said, proudly, though not
angriIy. 81 wish you could take from me, with it,
the remembrance of your words, and offer
"You do?' he retorted, with wild light in his
eyes. I" You do'"
81 do
The Chemist went close to him, for the first time,
and took the purse, and turned him by the arm.
and looked him in the face
There is sorrow and trouble in sickness, is
there not - he demanded, with laugh
The wondering student answered " Yes"
" In its unrest, in its anxiety, in is suspense, in
all its train of physical and mental miseres 2! said
the Chemist, with wild, unearthly exultaton.
$ All best forgotten, are they not? 20
The student did not answer, but again passed his
ha,,l
held him by the sleeve, when Milly's voice was
heard outside.
" | can see very well now" she said, " thank
you, 'Dof Don't cry dear. Father and mother
will be comfortable again, tomorrow, and home
will be comfortable, too. A gentleman with him is
there''
Redaw released his hold, as he listened.
" have feared from the first moment" he muir
INJURED to himself, to meet her. There is steady
quality of goodness in her that dread to influence.
| may be the murderer of what is tenderest and
best within her BOSOM
She was knocking at the door,
Shall dismiss it as an idle forebcding, or still
avoid her - he mutered, looking uneasily around.
She was knocking at the door again.
Of all the visiters who should come here he
said, in hoarse, alarmed voice. turning to his
panion, 9 this is the one ! should desire most to
avoid. Hide ~
The student opened frail door in the wall, COM
municatlng, where the garnet roof began to slope
towards the floor, with a small inner ROOM Red
law passed in hastily, and shut it after him.
The student then resumed his place upon the
couch and called her to enter.
8 Dear Mr.. Edmund said Milly, looking round,
there was gentleman here
There Is no one here but l."
There has been some one %
{" Yes, yes, there has been some one'
She put her little basket on the table and went
up to the back OF the couch, if to take the ex-
tended hand-but it was not there. A little sur
prised, in her quiet way, she leaned to look at
his face, and gently touched him on the brow
-" Are You quite as we'll tonight Your head is
not so cool as in the afternoon
"Tut'' said the student. petulantly, " very little
ais me-
A little more surprise, but no reproach, was eI-
pressed in her face, as she withdrew to the other
side of the table, and took small parcel of needle
work from her basket But she laid it down again,
on second thoughts, and going noiselessy about the
room set everything exactly in its place, and in the
neatest order; even to the cushions on the couch,
which she touched with so light hand, that he
hardly seemed TO know it, as he lay looking at the
fire. When all this was done, and she had swept
the hearth, she sat down, in her modest little bon
net TO her work. and was quietly busy on il directly.
" It's the new muslin curtain for the window,
Mr.. Edmund" said Milly, stitching away, as she
talked. -" 1t will look very clean and nice, though
it costs very little and will save your eyes, TOO from
the light. My William says the room should not
be too lIgh just now, when you are recovering so
well. or the glare might make you giddy."
He said nothing; but there something so
fretfu and impatient in his change of position, that
her quick fingers stopped, and she looked at him
anxiously.
'The pillows are not comfortable she said,
laying down her work and rising. {" ] will soon
put them right
"They are very WELL" he answered Leave
them alone, pray. You make SO much of every
thing
He raised his head to say this, and looked at her
so thanklessly, that, after he had thrown himself
down again, she stood timdly pausing. However,
she resumed her seat and her needle, without hav-
ing directed even murmurng look toward him,
and was soon as busy as before
{" have been thinking, Mr.. Edmund, that you
have been often thinking of late, when have been
sitting by how true the saying is, that adversely is
a good teacher. Health will be more precious to
you, after this illness, than il has ever been. And
years hence, when this time comes round and you
remember the days when you lay here sick, alone,
that the knowledge Of yonr illness might not aflict
those who are dearest TO you, your home will be
doubly dear and doubly blest. Now, is Mt that
good true thing9'
She was too intent upon her work, and too ear
nest in what she said, and too composed and quiet
altogether, be the watch for any look that he
might direct toward her in reply; so the shaft of
his ungratefu glance fell harmless, and did not
wound her.
All! sdiu NillV. WIFI ner preIty n6du ncliHlflS
thoughtfully on side as she looked down, fol-
lowing her busy fingers with her eyes. " Even on
me-and am very different from you, Mr.. Edmund,
for have no learning and do Mt know how to think
properly-this view of such things has made great
impression, since you have been lying ill. When
| have seen you so touched by the kindness and at
tention of the poor people down stairs have felt
that you thought even that experience some repay
ment for the loss of health and have read in your
face, as plain as if it book, that but for
trouble and sorrow we should never know half the
good there is about u.s..
His getting up from the couch interrupted her, or
she was going on to say more.
We need Mt magnify the merit, Mrs. William
he rejoned, slightingly. "The people down stairs
will be paid in good time, dare say, for any little
extra service they may have rendered me; and per-
haps they anticipate no less | am much obliged
to you, too"
Her fingers stopped, and she looked at him.
81 can It be made to feel the more obliged by your