New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-03-09

screamed slightly, but SO slightly thafeyeD Ne
scarcely heard. "Do not be alarmed, Miss
May he said s' came here III hopes to meet
you as you entered j could not Have slept TO-
night without asking your forgiveness for the
rude manner in which I left you, and for my
unauthoF5zsd accusations. Do soy that you are
no longer angry
''of course, Of course II have no right TO be
angry But, for Heavens sake, SIR, retire,
must not be seen by the neighbors talking to o
stranger at this hour
/" There is no one in the street, and will not
detain you minute. Cannot you find III your
heart to give me one word Of hone, one look of
encouragement y / am bewflderctI naddened
| by your cold Indifference f4&6s4
a You have no right, Mr. Angelo, to call ma
eold on Indifferent; have blamed myself for
| my TOO great simplicity. My mother Will be
back tomorrow; ] will tell her what has hap.
| renea, and-and-;s bus must go in =
s' This gives me hope" cried he;.. ask no
4 more. klurence-dear Florencer p
He took her hand, and kissed it over and over
| again, although she almost struggled I'd get il
| away. The strong passion of that man seemed
| 10 pass through her like an electric shock and
| wonderful emotions came trooping to her heart.
| Suddenly, however, she broke away, and, az If
| fearing her own weakness, glided into the Eouse
| without word, and locked, and bolted. and
| barred the door in manner 20 despsrately ener-
getie, that even Angelo, who stood foolishly on
| The outside, could not help smiling.
4 & She will come to the meadow Tomorrow
| sald hes rather contemporary, as il surprised
and annoyed at his ewn success that evening.
Bnt Florence did not come With the intui-
tive perception with which modesty supplies
woman, she felt that the stranger had pushed
ms experiments on her character too far. The
following day was spent at home IN indignant
self animation. What had she dene to provoke
that freedom and authorize what seemed some
thing like insult. Conscious Of innocence, she
proudly answered: $ Eothlngn But alb, Flor
ence, were not those tacit rendezvous a fault
Mrs. May arrived in the evening with n
| whole budget Of news and compIaints Small
was the mercy by her vouchsafed to tie modern
4 Babylon; den of thieves was nothing to it.
The g something to her advantage was pro-
posal to invest her money IN a concern that
would return fifty per cent. She had expressed
herself s. much obliged to her correspondent; =
adding, however, t that come people would con-
sider him swindler indeed, abe supposed he
was. Perhaps he would object to pay the ex-
Pense he had put her to. 0feourse, Dishonest
persons were never inclined to pay. She wished
, | him good morning, and hoped he would repent
before he arrived at Botany Bay Having
detailed these and many other brave things
which She recolleete1 to have said, good Mrs
May began to pay attention to her tea, and al
lowed Florence tosrelate all that she had said
lone, thought and felt during the time of her
| mothers absence.
g Bless mer' exclaimed Mrs May at length
| setting down her tea-cup, s. do not wonder
the house. looks rather untidy. You have been
doing nothing else but making love ever since
my back was turned. There's proper conduct
Tor a clergymans daughter,'
Florence expressed her regret as well as she
could, and in trying to excuse herself was COM
PEELED to dilate considerably on the fine quail
ties Of Mr.. Angelo. Let it be admitted that she
suppressed all allusion to the last Interview
swell, child" quoth Mrs. May, after listen
ing to what by degrees warmed into glowing
panegyric, g think this is all nonsense hut
! you know have always promised never to in
tertere with any sincere attachment you may
form. Are you quite sure that this gentleman
is not merely making pastime of you '''
Florence turned away her head, and her
mother went on. 9. I shall make some inquiries
into his position and prospects, and character OF
course 1t all tnrn out to be satisfactory--act
shaH see; but confess to having prejudice
, | to foreigners"
J | 1t was no easy matter for Mrs. May to gain
the information she required. :. The whole vii
tage, it is true was up in arms about tie young
stranger who had arrived at Melvyn Park, and
| whos as every one knew, had long ago been be
I | trothed to Miss Florence; but nobody eoult
say one werd on the subject that was not sur
: mise. Poor Mrs May was highly indienan
meadows had been watched and commente,
on BY every gossip, that is to say ,eyery woman
. in the place; and returned home To scold he
" daughter, and pronounce the mystery unfathom
!, able.
. You must" said she, forget this person
If who evidently has no serious Intentions
y y ''I will try replied her daughter with al
!. arch look; +" but there he is coming down tbs
g street towards our house,
i The stranger had heard of Mrs. Mays return
# and was Fastening to beg permission to reney
i the interviews, the interruption OF which hac
taught him how deeply he was moved Th
y elder lady received him with formal polteness
/ as distinguished foreigner, while Florence en-
"a deayored to keep her eyes to the ground Mr.
n Angelo found it necessary to break the ice b,
r. declaring, that he was no Italian but an En-
" gllshman by origin, though not by birth.
: ssMy name, he said, g is Angelo Melvyn
>, and am now the owner of Melyyn Park. Sor
= rowfnl circumstances, you will perhaps hav
# heard By tradition, induced my father to e
4 abroad many years ago WhenI became th
. head of the family, / naturally felt a desire t
= behold the mansion of my ancestors, which wa
:. not invested to me personally with melanchol.
! associations. It was my fancy to explore tn
= neighborhood without making myself known.
# met your daughter; and-may / hope that sh
a has related to you all have @ventured to say {
j my feelings towards her ~
N lHs eA ApIaHaeloH " ulauea ali tnin gS straight,
a as Mrs. May afterwards said Angelo migl
/ have told good deal more; for example, ths
,s his heart was only just recovering from the pal
OF bitter disappointment, when the lovely forl
i OF Florence appeared to console and indennif
him. But few words in these matters are wis
l. dom; and there is always time to be confde1
~ tial. Within a month from that period, ever
4 one had heard that Mr. Angelo Melyyn va
= about to be married to Miss Florence May, wit
. whom those who had learned their geography
nj and were not conyersant with the facts, il
10 sisted he had fallen in love in Tuscany 81
i;ss those southern climes. said Miss Virgins t
- Miss Higgins, !" it is the custom for cities t
- stand godfathers to children The weddn
- took place in due season; and tbs to be sup
! posed that it turned out a happy one, for til
-. ~ last news we have heard of Mr.. and Mrs Mel
~ -. vyn was, that they have been seen walkin
ta alsng the meadows near the Willow-stream
'e whilst two bright-eyed chi1dren-one name
Angelo. and the other Florenee--were runnin
:, to and fro, gathering daisies and butter cups,
le, make Wreaths and nosegays withal.
te -
:, - LONDON GRAVE YARDs.--Among the regula
y tons introduced by Lord Palmerston with re
~ ~ gard to burial grounds in the city of London i
e ao the following 1t is provided that no ntermen
@ shall take place within ten yards Of any part 0
:, the boundary of the cemetery. and that the in
torvno;nr opnon ba5 with, sb,,,