New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-07-12

that Of getting the good will of lover She
entered the saloon, and though her heart dil
beat little at the degradation Of exposing her
domestic matters to entire stranger, she de-
rneaned herself with all the frmnes5 becoming
the trying occasion.
Fortunately for her, all the people in the
town had /" been taken and it was dry time
with the artist In as few words as possible.
sAc stated the case to him, AMI the yGung 9 n
denan readily promised cooperation
AaA.hg NJ APPARATUS under his arm, he ac-
,9hpahle9 Mfs Scroggil- to the cottage where
I'm vas sleeping on the effects cf the vllainous
New England
The inetrilte sat in precisely the game post
tlon which his wife had left him He was
asleep in a high backed chair, which kep, his
head up, 50 that every thing was favorable to
the sitting
Ia trice, Jim scroggins's Old hat, ragged
clothes, long beard, doing drunken expression,
aud All we're Transferred 70 the plate
But the picture did not suit the artist he
thought one taken when the sitter was awake
would be more correct representation Mrs.
Scroggins thought so, too, aud when the daguer
reotypist had put in new plate, she walked
him up.
What dye want )" askei jim, with yawn.
"WaKe up.' and the lady gave him smart
pinch, which opened his eyes, giving out the
true expression Of the drunkard,
The artist prompt, and in an instant,
edition second Of Jim Scroggins was on the
plate,
The original. not being required for further
use, was suffered To .link away and complete
his nap.
The pictures were put into a frame, AMI Mrs.
Scroggins produced her money
" Nothing, ma am, shall not charge you any
thing
q" But, sir, am able to pay
The artist shook his head, resolutely reius ng
III -, inc
was grateful, and gave the artist an invitation
TO take tea with her. which he accepted. In
the course of the meal the daguerreotypist told
the story Of his own life-how he had been
brought up in the midst of intemperance and
knew all about it. His father had died drunk
ard, and leaving his mother penn less, he had
supported her from the profits Of his portable
saloon Mrs Scroggins Of course sympathized
with the young man, and readily understood
, why he would not take pay for the pictures.
But what was better than all, the young artist
: took quite fancy to Jim's only daughter, a
! pretty girl Of eighteen and after tea, insisted
. on taking her daguerreo ype. And the sly
rogue pretended that the fist was not IA good
| one, and took another--one of which he took
: away with him.
The tea things were cleared away, and when
he did go, the poor girls heart followed him,
. and half the night she laid awake to think Of
: him.
CHATTER III.
| Jim Scroggns recovered from his debauch,
but the first thing he saw when he came into
, the kitchen in the morning was two daguerreo-
, tyres, which lay upon the table.
He picked up one of them, and started back
s in confusion when he recognized his own dis
: torted features.
5 He examined the other 1t was the counte-
1 nance Of the first, with open eyes, and looking
: ten times more hideous than the sleeping pic
q ture
G Good gracious - exclaimed he, g did | eve,
look so internal homely as that Y and he pro
i ceedel to scrutinize the pictures a second time
It Is Blame me if ! thought | ever looked Sc
e confounded mean as that, I'd go down and juml
II into the river
81 have seen them, though, that looked jus
)! like that are, continued he; but them wa
drunkards-now, | amt drunkard, though
% sometimes got a little sizzled | never lit my
e pipe at that pump, though Howsomever, then
e was taken for me though when or where have
e no kind of notion. There's the old hat, and
r there's the old coat--no mistake
N The footsteps of his wife caused him to drop
the pictures, and he hastened out of the hous,
e. to avoid the tempe st which lie thought his wick
D, edness would call down upon his head.
1t 1t is a notable fact that he omitted his morn
ing dram on this occasion. and his wife tool
10 courage. Like prudent woman, she was
N she did not say word about the occurrences 0
/ v
le fast in peace.
at He got through the day without drinking
drop, BUT on the following day the old appetit,
clainored for the usual dram, and in the after
of neon, while his wife was in the sitting room, h.
is went to the closet where he kept the bottle
But the first thing that met his gaze was thu
is two daguerreotypes, resting against his blacl
in bottle There was jim Scroggins, drunk
: asleep; and Jim Scroggins, drunk-awake
ne Them darn'd dogartypes," muttered he
starting back in confusion at the miserabl
of looking object they faithfully shadowed to him
s. Jim stopped to think He fully resolve
to never again to be the loathsome being they rep
d, resented HIM to he Taking the black bottlt
~ he went to the door with it, and with right goo
ly will hurled il on the door stone, whore it wa
he dashed INTO n thousand fragments and the de
Il lectable stuff rretreyably lost.
H. Halo, what are you about E" said youn
man Just entering the yard
in Smashing my rum bottle said Jim wit
it. admirable eoolness. You ore the dogtyp
ly man, amt you
lc- II am
Walk in, if you please, said Jim, usherin
Mr. Shadow into the sitting room, where hi
MI wife and daughter were.
,e. Wife" said he. you had them picte,
an taken
.nt I've broke the bottle, and as to looking lii