New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-07-14

rior wealth aud splendor, which only recallet
the memory Of his more prosperous daya
lie endeayored 70 combat these recollection
by solicitous attention to the field and garden
which he cultivated with his own hands, am
which soon yielded n suficincy for the wants o
himself and his only son, then a boy twely
years old but deficient in the peculiar philoso
ply which supports his countrymen under thu
pressure Of adversity, he found TINT time insteat
Of amelorating his situation. had only driver
the barbed arrow deeper in his soul. lie wonlr
sit for hours on the bank Of the lake near which
he had placed his residence and dream Of the
Belle France he was never more 10 behold
The Court Of Trianon with It's gorgeous pagentry
would pass before him until the contrast cf Wi.
past aud present condition would work his ILL
balanced mind to a species Of frenzy not many
degrees removed from actual ins nity.
Day by dAy he became more m0rose AMI the
simple pcaslntry avoided, with superstitious
terror, tic gloomy oh man, whose stern eyefcll
upon them with chilling influence, which their
ignorance ascribed to some supernatural cause
The frantic cjaculntions wrung from him by the
agony Of his soul, as he paced the beach, were
regarded by them rs 50 many indications Of his
communion with an evil power, and the books
which formed his scanty library were looked
upon with awe as the agents or faniliars by
which he wrought his SPELLS
But every step which hurried from the path
his glance, grew. lighter and brighter as the
clear tones and ringing laugh Of Henri dAu-
berval fell upon their ear. Too younr at the
period of their flight from France 10 have re.
tanned any distinct recollection Of their past
grandeur, he could not even understand the
sullcn pride which denied his father all partici-
patton IN the joys anl grefs Of those whom he
lookel upon as 80 immeasurably beneath him
in the scale Of creation Henri was the first to
assist in distress. the last 10 leave the feast Of
which he had teen the pride: and the Old mans
stern eye crew stil sterner. as he remarked
the keen enjoyment with which his son Joined
in the rustic sports Of the peasantrv, anl saw
the last descendant his noble ne graluallq
as.iIGllating himself in tastes aud pursuits u
the simple minded $ hubitdns' Of Calcasleu
lie forgot that Henri had grown up from
youth to manhood anon. them, AMI that his
own harshnes= had frequently driven his son to
seek elsewhere the kiud look, and tones which
E never greeted him at home By some strange
r perycrsOn Of fancy lie regarded him as a con
-tant memento OF his calamitics and drove him
E IloIa his presence by violent bursts OF passion
/ which the wondering boy sought to avoid by
frequent absence from his home
Sometimes, indeed Of later yelrs, he had en-
: dcayorel to elevate lienri's ideas tv the rank,
l Of which fortune had deprived hin BY a lell-
tou If the noble deeds ot his ances tors and til,
falcon eye Of the young mon would kiudle anl
his noble torn dllate. whilst he listened 10 th,
: gallant exploit, which had wyn fpr bis ancient
l name an linler!sLlble renown
But when Ills father would depict III glowing
: terms, scenes Of that brilliant court winch hat
q once made his world. and when lie descanteC
! upon the charms ot the tar Of his ilolatrE, hi
i beautiful and unfortunate queen, Marie An
toinette Henri would secretly wonder if he
r eyes could have been as bright and her smile a
f enchanting as that Of Kosalie Vaulemont