The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-04


happened, but, whenever Jack ventured to allude
to the rupture Of the night previous, there was
laughing devil in her eye, which bespoke her
power, and distinguished hope. A second time he
repaired to his lonely oouch and second time he
called upon his pride to support him in the struggle
which he now found was getting desperate. He
vented curses, "not loud but deep" on the way
wardness aud caprice Of the sex in general and Of
his own wife in particulaY-wopdered how much
longer she would hold out-whether she suffered
as acutely he did, and tried hard to delude him.
self into the belief that she loved him too much 70
prolong the estrangement, and would come to him
with mofning-perhsps that very night, and sue
for reconciliation. But then came the recollection
Of that infexible countenance, Of that unbending
will, and Of that laughing and Implying eye-and
he felt convinced that he was hoping against hope,
and desparingy he turned to the wall for oblivion
from the wretchedness Of his own thoughts.
The second day was repetition OF the hrst-no
alusion was made to the forbidden subject, on
either side. There was look of quiet happiness
and cheerfulness about his wife, that puzzled Jack
sorey, and he felt that all idea of forcing her into
surrender, must be abandoned. ..,
third night he was alone with This thoughts
His reflections were more serious and composed
than on the night previous. What they. were, oi
course, were known only to himself, but they
seemed to result in something decided, for abou,
midnight, three distinct taps were made at his
wfe's door. No answer-and the signal was re-
pe1seo IN l0ndef tone eul nJiiWa4 silent, and
third time the door shook with violent attacks from
the outside.
"Who's there ?' cried the voice of his wife, as
If just aroused from deep sleep. ..
It's me, my dear, and perhaps little the best
whig you ever did see.o AZ.
The revolution in such opinions was radical and
permanent. He removed to another county, be.
came popular, offered himself as candidate on the
whig ticket for the Legislature, and was elected
and for several sessions represented his adopted
county. as firm and decided whiE.
Vsrginia Election Rsturns The returns Of
the Congressional elections in this State come in
however may be summed up thus:
First Distrtct.-Gen. John s. Millson demo.
crat, reelected over Cowper, whig.
Second Dist,ict.-R. Kidder Meade, democrat
reelected without opposition.
Third District.-Thos. H. Avery, democrat
late member, elected over T. 8. Flournoy. whig.
Fourth Diaria.-Thos. S. Bocock, democrat
reelected over Boiling, whig.
Fifth DtHrict.-The contest is close between
Paulus Powell, democrat and Goggin, whg, bu
the chance is in favor Of the former.
Sirth District.-John 8. Caskie, democrat. re
elected over John M. Bolts, whig.
SsUenth DistTct.-Judge Bayley, democrat, re.
elected without opposition.
Eighth lDiarict.-A. r. Holiday, democrat re
elected without opposition.
Ninth District.-Jas. F. Strother whig, elected
over Morton, whig, late member.
Tenth Diarict.-Charles J. Faulkner whig, i.
elected over Bedinger, dem. This is whig gain
Eleventh Dtstrtet.-John Letcher, dem, elected
without opposition.
Ttcelfth District.-H. Edmondson, democrat
reelected, without opposition.
Thirteenth Distrtct.-Fayette B. McMullen
democrat, reelected, without opposition.
Fourteenth Dist,ict-No returns. ]. M. II
Beale, late member, and Samuel L. Hayes, both
democrats, and Gen. Smith, whg the candi-
dates.
Fifteenth Distyict-Geo. w. Thompson, dem
elected over Raymond, whig. Ademocratic gain
A very heavy vote has been THROWN in favor o.
the new Constitution.
The Legislature elect, we presume, will be com.
posed Of majority Of democrats, but by the adop
tion of the constitution their election is rendered
null and void. Another election for members o.
the Legislature, and other State officers, take.
place on the 9Th Of December next