New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-27
From the Carpet-Bas.
LOVE AND CATNIP.r avs
A Humorous Sketch OF Actual Occurrences il
Manchester, NJ H. .5"'

The dim light of the lamp illumined the apart.
ment for a while, but at last went out, leaving
the room in darkness, save when an occasional
flash of light from the half-extinguished fire
cleaned for a moment upon the obscurity
In one corner, seated upon a sofa, were the
forms of Il gentle maiden and her adoring lover
The youth was pleading his passion with all the
burning eloquence ofimpetuous love and implor.
ing his charmer to name the happy day that
was to unite them forever But what was his
grief to find that she did not meet his fond wish.
es with corresponding ardor y
All, SUSAN he sighed, &c have l then de.
ceived myself in fondly believing that your gen
tie heart reciprocated my passion -
She fixed her liquid eyes upon him, but he1
words We're few and coldly uttered:
$ rather think you hare"
g What! you cannot mean that you do not
love me! You will not tear from the sky of the
future the bright sun of hope, and leave me tc
grope forever in darkness Oh, Susan oy the
happy hours We have passed together-by all
the bright dreams of happiness we have cher
ished-by the vows you have sworn to love me
l CON jure you to revoke what you have just
uttered, and promise to be mine
But all unmoved by his appeal, she curls her
ruby lip and scornfully answers, H
81 shan't do no such thing p
sc sMerciful heavens do hear Alright? must ]
withered and dead like IL solitary sun flower
stalk in the chilling winter Nay, by the whole
universe | swear it shall not be Mark me
cruel one; thou hast been the bright polar stal
by which guided my whole existence Thou
vast the rock on which l founded my hope ot
happiness; and if thou wilt not consent to bt
mine, swear by the blazing sun, that when h,
rises as usual tomorrow morning, before break
fast, his rays shall shine on me cold corse be
meath the angry waves of the raging Merrimac
or, perchance, my bloody remains will be founC
upon its banks; and if these means of death fai
me, will swallow poison! do you hear ant
expire for love of thee. Then you will hav,
nought to remind you of him wholoved you bet
ter than a thanksgiving dinner, ssave the con
soling reflection that you are his murderess p
But his agony, his threats affected her not
She was as cold as the icicle that in midwintel
hangs from the nose of the town pump. Cruel
ly-deliberately did she crush his last hope, and
with a moclhing incredulous smile she said
' You dare'sa't do it,
He sprang to his feet; despair was painted OF
his features; desperation glared in his eyes,
With his hands elasped in agony he turned an
imploring look towards the mistress of his heart
and exclaimed
s'Once more implore you to reflect; recall
those cruel words, Or go to fulfill my threat;
and with his hand upon the latch, he awaited
her decision. 1t came like q thunderbolt to the
unhappy youth:
s'You may go-if you wish-to grass Z"
With one bound he gained the street; furi-
ously he dashed along, and turning the frs
corner ran against gust Of wind that was
rushing the ether way. The breeze knocked of
his tile; it had cost him V but the week
before, yet he Needed not its loss Like q whirl.
wind he swept along the sidewalk, and espyine
a blue bottle in druggists window, he mad,
tracks like longitudinal stripe of crude ant
solicIified city milk, towards it Opening tn,
door with an impetuosty that made the clerl
spring over the counter and seek safety behint
a glass case, he fixed his eyes with the ferocity
of bereaved maternal tigress upon the slim ant
trembling attendant, and hoarsely growled:
'' Poison! give me poison .
s' Eh-ah--echat'' gasped the horror stricken
clerk from his place Of refuge.
GO Poison! do you hear p thundered the
youth furiously. sl.
With a shaking hand the clerk filled phia
and overrun the liquid on his new inexpressl
bles, but not needing this mishap he placed tht
significant label '' ''poison,' on the bottle, ant
standing on tip-toe reached it over the top OF tn
showcase to his dangerous customer. Clutch
ing it fercely, the doomed young man hurled
quarter at the head of the clerk, and then hur
ried to his lodgings,