New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-20

DlefltS deserved.
1ccordingly, one eyeitifg, n short time prs-
Y 's to the time fixed upon ior the nupsial cere.
! N " to he performed, Henry invited his rival
| for such We may term him. 10 accompany him
IN short walk After discussing so1ae unim-
portant subjects, he said
" RlcRari, have word to say on a yerys
delicate subject, for which. suppose, you will
not Thank me, But teng fam liar asat,aint
ance, lend, and anscieh with is coint5unc-
Ions throbblngs refusing to give me rest, have
oeen compelled to undertake the task. fau
recohect you revealed to me your object in
engaging yourself to Miss Livingston. At that
time, contrary to your knowledge, | cherished
some hope OF gaining her myself, and therefore
I'D not evlnce much anxiety about the matter
But now, finding you have every prospect Of suc-
cess, feel it an imperative duty to plead in har
behalf, whom you have told me you do not love.
and whom you would make miserable for life .
What can this mean. Henry; You SURPRISE
mer'
Have patience, and you will understand
DO you fully comprehend the result Of the infa.
nous designs you purpose carrying into effect
Have you considered that the woman you would
wrong possesses virtuous principles, tlespises
meanness IN every shape, and is worthy a better
fate than that you would bring upon her: The
soul, whose devotions are Acknowledged frr
heaven, who You would contaminate ty ,-o,tr
irstfui ambition IS too pure to be thus hesraved
Inc flower you would pluck from its mn and
appropriate sp1ere, is too beautiful, and It's fra
gfance too sweet, to be transplaDted into the
sterile soil Of proligacy and vice Instead Of tho
"oman' you craze her money, thus despisiny the
true treasures and grasping at a baubie, 4 mere
nothing in comparison
Stop" cried Langlon, feeling very sansif1r
the effect OF this censure, sswho has autbrrizad
you 10 lecture me m this manner: / will listen
no longer to such false hearted sympathy. Yon
nave always regarded as a friend, in whom
might safely coRhde; but find now that nv
confidence is misplaced. Money, as have tola
you, is indeed my object, and this am prou,! to
acknowledge. You may call it bauble. or a
beautiful illusion; but let me assure you money
is every thing, for without it we can do nothing.
ana woman's affection is trifing thing at best,
Can it be poss ble.'' persisted Henry. that
you are 50 utterly devoid OF principle as to cher
isn ana give expression to such sentimentss You
teii me you Will regard me no longer as friend
were l to act otherwise than l do, then you
might deem me false. Pure friendship viii
never encourage wrong action by endeavorinc
70 make 1t appear plausible. No, that is the
ONCE OF fiattery. The man who would point out
TO me my defects, and tell ME Of my faults. with
the sincere wish that would profit hy it, him
would L esteem as friend; but the fawning
aattereE could not help despising as an enemy
But once again let me entreat you to abandon
your mercenary designs. 1t is for your benefit
as well as the lady's that l urge it. If you we'd
at all, wed the woman-not her riches, The
former possesses every requisite to make you
happy-the latter, when desired for itself alone,
every ingredient to make you misera Bile. Wo-
mans affection you affect to despise: tell me-
what would your home be without it Think
OF the world without the sun-of heaven with
out love, and you have an idea of its deplorable
condition. She who might adorn your domestic
circle. and continue an ornament to society.
would droop from neglect, and grieyng for your
smiles, die beneath your frowns But do not
forget that retribution will certainly overtake
you. Trampled virtue and blasted affection
will cry to Heaven for vengeance, and the an
athemas of injured hearts will be hurled unspar-
ingly at your guilty head. Now, sir, have
done; and though have spoken severely, / have
done it with kindly feelings. l can but hope
have succeeded in convincing you of your error,
and believe me still your friend
SO No. replied the other; 90 after all you have
said, I still feel that money is almighty, and
that its acquisition is the grand object of life
am obliged to You for your advice: but depend
upon it, am not the one to let such an oppor-
tunity pass
Then concluded Henry, ':if you are deter
mined, | will waste no more words, but leave
You to your own reflections, and let things take
their course"
And he departed, leaving Langdon little
ruffed in feeling, hut not so much as might be
supposed.
Now it so happened that our heroine from the
situation she assumed after discovering the ap-
proach of her lover, (tor she, too. had improved
the twilight hour by Walk became an Incl
dental, and, we may add. fortunate listener to
the conversation just related. This being the
first time she had heard anything concerning
the subject, Henry never having spoken to her
about it, fearing she might think it the effect of
jealousy the reader can imagine, better than
We can describe, the surprise she manifested,
and the unpleasant feelings that pervaded her
bosom After they had both gone, she FASTENED
home to cogitate upon what she had heard, and
determine what she should do
CHAPTER III.
The import of the hints that had been thrown
out by her friends Miss Livingston now realized
but too sensibly; and what before she had re-
garded as SANDER, she was now constrained to
consider as truth, having had the evidence of
her lovers duplcity from his own lips Instead,
however, of mourning over the event, as many
females would have done, she rejoiced at her
happy escape, and heartily detesting the be-
trayer, admired the other more than ever,
Happy the person who can exercise such com
mand over circumstances!
1t now lacked but three days of the time spe.
cited for the wedding, which was to take place
in the village church, on Sabbath morning,
after service. Instead of revealing any thing
Of what she had heard, she pursued the
prudent course of keeping it to herself, resolv-
ing to administer pungent rebuke to her
apostate lover, and at the same time reward
him who had exhibited so much interest for her
welfare
At length the bridal morn arrived. 1t was
in the pleasant month of June The air was
cool and refreshing, the sky unclouded, and the
whole appearance of nature indeed beautiful.
The bells pealed merrily forth, Ginning harmo-
niously with the gentle caroling of the wild,
free birds, who seemed to participate in the fes-
tivities of the occasion, and every thing beto-
kened extraordinary preparations.
The affair being regarded with a great deal
Of interest, the church was crowded with a re-
spectacle audience Presently, after the dis
course was concluded, and while the spectators
were on the pinnacle OF expectation, the fair
tride and supposed groom, attended by the
bridesmaid and bridegroom, (Which latter
oifice was supplied by Henry, at the request of
L4angdon and the urgent desire of the bride,y
walked slowly up the aisle, with all the stateli-
ness and grace that could be demanded for such
IN occasion. They stood before the altar, a
beautiful group! Oh, how the fair lady, who
vas about to throw herself away, and by that
ingle act destroy herhappiness for life. engaged