New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-12

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.nss han. beartad Tho evening was cold and
,sinu--;t 9v.s cstt;nc Iate. and the watchmcn
srS ~ MA ;isrent posts for tie
;rhA hs.s , y in vc.,nc nm. exhausted and
u almtat xavin. svr;th hummer. held out her hand
She .skesi 4 vos,nr man, Who halted, felt in his
poctyt and tkrev down a piece Of money, for he
vonld MT coma n contact with such miserable
Ionl;rr oh;ect5 "A policeman, who was watching
the beSrar. aupeared suddenly and seized her,
20 I Hsye caught you at it." he exclaimed,
..you are begging. II will take you to the watch
hcuss
U The young man Immediately interposed; he
took ~ the arm the poor girl, whom the moment
glove, "a eddressed himself to the policeman
4 This woman IS not beggar. she is well
known u me- ~ s4
"a mt sir---''''ss
.sI tel you again that known this person.
PoQrSOld woman" said he, whispering in the
ear IL the young girl, whom he took to be an old
A accompany you . short distance you will thus
avoid the vigilance Of the man who annoyed
YOU
4 The coin slipped from your hand into mine,' y
continued the bride, s and as you were passing
Just then. under 4 gas light, 1 saw your face"
g Ny face exclaimed Frederick.
Yes, my dear friend, it was my life, and
pcrhaps my honor, that You saved. You gave
dollar to Lady Melville, to your future wife. :
You" said Frederick, g SO beautiful, 50
young. and so rich-you have begged in the
steeets!"
have. received charity once, and it was
from you. The day after that unfortunate
nights which now place with the happiest
moments Of my existence, an old lady in whom
I had inspired some interest, obtained for me a
situation of seamstress in a good house gayety
and happiness soon returned and gained tie
Friendship Of my employer One day Lord Mel
ville entered the room where was at work, and
seakea himself by my side. He was man about
+ ~ yeNss Vt age, tall, and with freezing coun-
tennaee,
Bliss. 7 said he, 81 know your history. Will
yuu marry ne =
$ Marry your exclaimed
Yes. 4 have an immense fortune, which
Do 1T Nish g leave to my nephews; have got
the govt, and desire some one better than SER.
want to take care of me- From what have
heard Of yous You may now become Lady Mel
VILE and thus prove that you can bear good luck
as we'll as you have endured the trials Of pow
erty-
n loved you, Frederick continued Madam
de 10 Tour. n / could not forget you, and had
presentiment that one day we should be united
with each other. knew that Lord Melville's
motive in marrying me was to vent his spite
against his nephews, and hated to be the in
strument of his revenge. The noble Lord per-
ceived my hesitation, and he urged his point.
Those who surrounded me advised ME to take
advantage of the folly of d man worth millions.
But / thought of you, Frederick. Your image
was constantly before my mind, and for the sake
ofsone whom | had seen but moment, almost
sacrificed my fortune and yours. However, my
trials had been too severe to allow my romantic
ideas to get the better Of my reason n
& The young seamstress gave you up, and
became Lady Melville. That was the fairy
tale, my beloved. 1, d poor, abandoned orphan.
the wife Of one Of the noblest peers of England
In my splendid carriage, seated on silk and vel
vet, Idrove through the very streets, There few
months before, was begging for a morsel of
bread Such are the caprices of fortune
s Happy Lord Melyillep' exclaimed Fred
erick. g@.
s He was very happy indeed, 2 exclaimed Mad