New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-07
Angling for a n usband.
TRANSLATED BY W. B. III.

Nine. D-L, who resided at Chaton, was |
lady of the strictest character, and Iofia heart
proof against all allurement. She prided her.
self upon her great 5insensbility and her pro- |
found indifference had repulsed all those gall
lants who had ventured to offer their addresses
The country was for Her verita retreat; she
stunned reunions, and was only happy In soli9 |
tude- The charms. of a chosen circles tplea-s
sures Of the world, had for her no attraction,
and her fayorite recreation was that of angling |
an amusement worthy an unfeelfng woman
l She was accustomed every pleasant day to
station herself at the extremity of the lonely
island of Chaton, and there's With a. beck in one
hand, and her line in the other, her, time, was
passed in fishing, reading, or dreaming.
+ A lover, who had always been intimidated by
her coIdness, and who had never yentnred ron q
spoken or written declaratio surprised heraat
| her fayorite pursuit one day, when he had come
to the island for the purpose Of enjoying swim
ming bath. He observed her long time with
out discovery, and busted himself with thinking
| how he might turn to his advantage this lonely
| amusement of angling. His reveries were SO
deep and so fortunate chat he, at last, hit upon
1.-THE desired plan, novel expedient, indeed; yet
4 they are always most successful with snch wo-i
men as pretend to be inyulnerable; .{ !
1 The next day our amorous hero returned to the
island, studied the ground, made his arrange
ments, and when Mme9 d.; had resumed her
accustomed plaee,he slipped away to q remote
and retired shelter, and, after having diVested
himself Of his elothing, he entered the stream.
An excellent swimmer, and ski1lful diver, he
trusted to his aquatic talents for the success of
his enterprise. He SWAN to the end of the island
with the greatest preeaution, favored by the
chances of the bank and the bushes which hung
theird dense foliage above the waters In his lips
was note folded and sealed, and on arriving ~
near the spot where Nine. p was sitting, he
made . dive, and lightly seizing the hook, he
u attached to it his letter. t,, 10 =s-5r5't. D.
a ,sI Mime. D., perceiving the movement of her
line, supposed that a fish was biting
| The young man had retired as he came $ ht
8 had doubled the cape which extending outsintt
:. the water, separated them from each other, and
had regained his post without the least noise II
! his passage under the willows. The deed wa
: DONE =i'i u sEsif 81 g 4 Z az
I. Nine. D-- pulled in her line, and what wa
her surprise to observe dangling upon the BAR
I Iof her hook, not the expected sinner, but al
s unexpected letter! So 49,
Of This was, however, trifing, and her surpris
became stupefaction when, on detaching tn
: transfxed billet, she read upon the enyelol
J. her name! 'fi H
ct So then, this letter which she had fished u
IS was addressed to herb 9n 'a582ss [5.t
n i This was somewhat miraculous She wa
us afraid. Her troubled glance scrutinized th
% surrounding space; but there was nothing
he be seen or heard; all was still and lonely, bot
on land and water. t,ii.zJ I5zt.Asr AAt 1-o
81 l. She Quilted her seat, but took away the lei
= ter. As soon as she was alone and eloseted wit
ss ss' herself and as soon as the paper was dry
We lpaper perfectly waterproof, and written upe
s5 with indelibIe ink-she ulsealed the letter
hor commenced its perusal.i: 7n99ntf8 en- 4@H 9
ss se "a declaration of 5leva' cried she, at tt
IL, 70 first words. What insolence!l'' s4yn
ave ~ Still, the insolence had come to her in SUI
ms ans an extraordinary manner that her curiosi
mot would not suffer her to treat this letter as $
hsss had SO many pitiessly burn it witho
ma a reading,
ip No, she read it quite through. The lover "
- dated his letter from the bottom Of the rive
l had skillfully adopted the allegory, and init
duced himself as d grotesque inhabitant Of
waters The fable was gracefully manage
and with thejesting tone which he had adopt
was mingled true, serious, ardent sentimel
expressed with beauty and eloquencs t
The next day Nine D. returned to
island, not without emotion, and some trace
fear, She threw her line with a trembli
5.te hand, and shuddered as, a moment after,
- perceived the movement of the hook,
..4al Is it fish Is it d letter. ~
1t was letter. l"=
Nine. D. was no believer in magic, 8
there was some thing strange and supernatu
in all this. r'+ 7 t.'24.
L . T. She had an idea of throwing back the let
BBapsf into the stream but relnqushed it. The N
SSws,1y stubborn and naughty woman is always
- armed in the face Of that strange mystery VII
r of captivates her Imagination. 7f $50 'sI'2f
'r sale This second letter was more tender, more |
9 4 sionate, more charming than the first. NJ
D. read it several times, and could not
a, pu- thinking about the delightful norman whe w
claret such bewitohing lettersafia1est nj uOst y
NJ On the subsequent day she attached her
l5 to the bank and left it swimming in. the sire
iell ell while she withdrew to hiding place upon
hers, extremity Of the island She watched fl
htoine long time, but saw nothing. She returned
sroWn the place, withdrew the line, and there was
,s,, letter!
This time an answer was requested, u
perhaps premature, yet the audacious req
obtained full success. The reply was Wrl
after some hesitation, and the hook drol
into the stream charged with letter which
DeS intended to say nothing, and affected sol
,H y badinage, which was, nevertheless, a bullet
L7S 4 q victory gained over the harsh severity
las Al. woman until then unapproachable.
Nine D. had too much shrewdness nj
Izte guess that her mysterious correspondent
&, m ployed, instead of magic, the art Of a ski
ssf.is. diver seruples easily understood, restra
-, !, bar from that nortion nf the bank where