New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-02-07

"That's lust what want" said Annie :
sbould NOT wish. after revealing in all the de
| lights which she enjoys to be brought back to
| the cold realities of my present state
"Shut your eyes" said the monitor
Annie did So
The change is effected y cried the little
man, and on opening her eyes she found herself
in brilliantly lighted room, surrounded by
number of gaudiiy dressed ladies and gentle
men, among whom shone conspicuously the Rus
sian Counts son and Mr. Hawk, the latter Of
whom approached her, and timidly asked per
mission to dance with her the next quadrllle
She was about to answer, when MIR. Znesickly,
looking daggers at his rival, came up and said
that the lady was already engaged for the next
set Annie felt nightly tickled at the idea Of
| having two such distinguished personages quar-
rcling about her, and chuckling to herself, she
Observed
We shall sec whether shall not enjoy my
| self better than | did before
| As she said this, short dry cough broke from
her. and Mt the same time she noticed that an
annoying, duh pain had settled IN her leit sue
| extending to the shoulder blade. She dld mol
mind this much at first, for she felt compensated
when She caught sight her fragile form IN one
Of her brilliant mirrors; but as the night wore
on the cough became worse. She experienced
choking sensation, great difficulty III breathing
| and at length she became SO Ill that she was
Obliged to request the Russians Counts son TO
have her carriage called, when she took her
way home
| She was soon in bed, INDUCING, as well as the
| pain which she suffered would permit, in the
collection of the many extravagant speeches
which had been whispered in her ear by Messrs
| Hawk and Xnesickly, who had both sworn eter-
nal fidelity to her, and had assured her that She
was made up of every thing but the material that
| compose a real woman--they had told her that
her eyes were twin stars; her hair, threads Of
gold her neck, alabaster; her teeth, pearls ;
her gums, coral; her breath, perfume from
Arabia her form. sylphs her step, tawn 5,
and her whole being, an angelss; either one Of
them would have died for her on the spot; they
didn't entertain the slightest selfish feeling IN
the matter--each was ready 10 kill the other,
aHd both seemed willing to eat her up bodily
ia the extacy Of their love So far 50 good-but
| Annie began to feel such severe pains shoot
through her frame, that when she attempted TO
close her eyes in sleep she foundit impossible to
do so, and She lay tossing from side to side till
morning, when she was so unwell that her father
was obliged to send for a physician By the
! time the man of medicines arrived, Miss Green,
from coughing severely, had bursted a blood
| vessel, and the crimson tide was fast flowing
| from her mouth and nostirls She heard the
doctor tell her father that she could not live AZ
hour--she listened to her parents sobs Of agony
her car caught the sound of his ratreating foot
steps, as he left the apartment to seek for other
aid. for she feared that she should never see hin
| again Now the sound of familiar voices Ia!
upon her ear, and looking up she sees Hawl
aud Hnesickly at her bed side. They seem Il
he in quite a merry mood and not at all angr.
| at each other
g The game is up!' remarks Znesiehly
she's going to die, and We can either Of us ge
her =
" Well, it isn't much Of loss after ALL re
turns Hawk for she wasn't more than halt
woman, at best--a mere human machine--a 10.
IA doll baby--and don't know but what sh
would have been dear with all the old gentle
mans money thrown in!'
{" agree with YOU Znesickly, . woul
have married her, but shouldn't have though
had much of Il bargain. Such girl as tina
Miss Green, now, would be a prize, even though
she had no money. if a fellow was looking for
wife alone, without regard to fortune
The poor girl found her strength fast irving
way-cod drops Of perspiration stood upon he1
forehead--her respiration became dftcult-re-
morse was knawing at her heart--the folly %
the part she had acted came wildly 70 her minl
and when she felt that she was indeed dying
she admitted in the bitterness OF spirit that tin
little monitor was right, and she prayed-U
how fervently that, as she could not live, sh
! might be allowed to die as Annie Green and no
as Miss Verisopht. 81 Let me but be mysel
again." she exclaimed, g if only for moment
let me recall the wicked, wicked wish made
and then | can die happy
. ''Why, Annie why are you making such ten
: rible faces and such horrid noise I: exclaime
! her sister, at the same time shaking her, g
! wake up and come to bed
'sThank God!'' exclaimed Annie, as sh
bounded from her chair, g dear, dear, what
horrid, horrid dream y