New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-02-24

now and then the fact occurred to me with start
ling distinctness, that all had gone through was
| only preliminary to something still to happen
that the morning was to come, the family 10 be
astir, and the housebreaker to be unprecedented.
| My reflections were not continuous 1t may be
! that | dozed between whites. How else can !
| account for my feeling myself grasped by tile
| throat, to the very brink Of suffocation, by Il
hand without a body How else can | account
| for my sister Laura standing over where re-
cned pointing TO the stolen plate on the sofa,
and lecturing me my horrid propensities till
she grew black in the face, and her voice rose to
| wild, unearthy scream, which pierced through
| my brain,
! When this fancy occurred, started from my
rccumbent posture. A voice was actually at
| my ears, and living form before my eyes; a
| lady stood contemplating inc, with hali-scrcam
| on her lips ant rs ! moved She would have
| fallen to the ground had not sprung up and
caught her in my arms. laid her softly down
| on the faHteUi. II was the morning twilight
| The silence vas profound, The boundaries of
| the room were still slim and indistinct. Is it
| any wonder that | was in some considerable d
| gree Of perplexity ~ TO whether was not still
| in the land Of dreams
Madam" said /, if you are vision it is
| Of no consequence but if not, | want particu-
| larly to get out"
"0fer no injury she replied in q tremulons
NOitt3 anu no bIic Will MODEST YOU. lake WtiUI
| you have come for, and begOne"
"That is sooner said than done The doors
and windows below are locked and bolted and
beneath those Of this room the area is deep, and
| the spikes sharp | assure you have been Ia
very considerable perplexity the whole of last
night; and, drawing chair, ! SAT down in
| front Of her Whether it was owing to this ac-
ton, or to my complaining voice, OF to the mere
fact Of her finding herself tete-a-tee with q
housebreaker, can not tell but the lady broke
out into a low, hysterical laugh
How did you break in " said she
did not break: it is far from being my
character, ! assure you. But the area window
was open, and 50 thought would 20 in
6 You were attracted by the plate! Take it
away"
- did take some Of it, but with no evil in
tention-only by way Of amusement Irere it
Is - and, going to the sofa drew off the cover
| and showed her the plate
9 gu have been generous said she, her
voice getting quiycrous again: =" for the whole
must have been in your power. l. will let you
out so softly that none will know. Put up in
your pockets what you have risked so much to
possess, and follow me-"
." / will follow you with pleasure" said /,
g were it all the world over " for the incrcas-
ing light showed me as lovely a creature as the
morning sun ever shOne upon: % but as for
these, never stole anything before, and. please
Heaven, never will again
:" Surely, you are most extraordinary per-
son." said the young lady, suddenly, for the
light seemed to have made revelation to her
Likewise; You neither look nor talk like a
robher''
=" Nor am l. am not even a robber--I am
nothing and have not property in the world to
the value Of these articles Of platem
Then, if you are not rohbcr, why are you
hf.Yps yt-tt- 1vo ~ .t+ q L.
pirate other peoIi spoons, and get locked up
all night in their house p
g For no other reason than that ! was in q
hurry. l had come down from Barcelona, and
was going into my guardians, next door, when
your unfortunate area-window caught my eye
with the plate on the table inside In an instant
! was over the rails and in through the window
like harlequin, with the intention Of giving
the family pleasing surprise and my old mon
ltrcss, sister LAURA, great moral lesson on the
! Improperly her leaving her plate in SO care
! less "A way"
$ Then you are Gerald, my dear I.oura.s
cousin, 50 l0nEiugly eXpected--so beloved hy
them ALSO Here the young lazy Flushed
! celestial rosy rel, and cast down her eyes.
What these TWO girls could have been SAVING to
each other about me, never found out; uut
there was n secret, VIII 20 to death upon it,
She let me out so quickly that neither her
! ltther nor the servants ever knew a syllable
about tile matter. The Governor swept down
another sob with another rutfaw mamma hes
toNuI upon me another blessing, and Laura
was 0 reioicei, that she rave me another hearty
Hiss, ana forgot 10 give me another lecture Ny
next four years were spent 10 more purpose than
the last. Being less in hurry, took time to
build ~ IA Furnishing business in partnership
with Laura, husband. A. for the baronct's
t,ulAter--tOT VIC must get every body into the
concluding tableau-why, there She is--that
lady cuttiup bread aud brtlf, fer the children