Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-10-26

I eyes here, take this trunk
The trunk is shouldered, and t
| young man taking his seat in t
| carriage is driven down the r.
Poydras to the St. Charles, and the
| deposited at the door of the hotel
He enters the large bar-room al
having swallowed a glass of win
registers his name as "Louyret, Pa
lis, France.
"Your room, sir, is No 25--sha
I show you the way2"
"Not howl wish to wal
around. -
The salon de, cafe was not strang
to LouyretFplenty of them in Pal
$50 after lounging moment il
one ofsthe chairs, he drew On hi
gloves, took up his hat and cane
and sailed into the street-it wa
about eleven o'clock. He walked
down St. Charles TO the Canal an6
entered the r ue Royale-no ladies
,yet--he next crossed over to the
Place d Arnes, and still no ladies!
"Le diable," said he as he, stood in
front of the old cathedral. f'they're
not heathens! here's church, but
where the deuce do they keep the la
dies?--- they must beTurks---it's fair
morning, Maya most tempting one,
and I've walked over a mile to meet
nothing female save Dutch fraus and
negro fishmongers. By Joye, | be-
lieve the old sea-dog has been quiz
zing me- and he walked toward the
door of the cathedral which Was
standing open -sshal what comes
here? | must stand aside and OBJ
so saying he took his station
by one of the massive pillars. Mwo
ladies' came slowly up the aisie--they
we're both dressed in black. One
vas young, and as we'll as Louyret
could Judge through black lace
7eil--beautifal. Her figure, at all
events, was perfect. The other
night have been her aunt or her
mother, or indeed her grandmother,
IS far as the age was concerned.-I
They were arm in arm, the Younger
IN the right. The latter carried in
Ter hand a pretty boquet of flowers.
rs they approached the fount she
Tipped the flowers in the sacred water
nd spripkled it lightly over her
and herself. They both /
made the sign of the cross and
'assed toward the door. As they
ssued into the street where Louvret
7as standing, tn younger lady lifted
he corner of her veil With an air
hat seemed to say, "here's some
hing for you to dream aboutF' then
rawing it dow n coquettishly she
ave her arm to the elder. and they I
galked away in the direction of the /
Rue .Chartres. The glance of that
ye, and the melton of that lip-for
he lip had pouted so bewildered
he young Frenchman that it was
ome.ime before he gained selfpos-
ession to follow them, and when he
lid it was to no purpose. They
rere gone! He ran sp Chartres--E
hen back again, then up and down
very one of the numerous alleys in
he rear of the cathedral. In one Of
hese he met a negress carrying hot
Office, which he came near causing |
Ter to spill.
"Did you see two hides in black?'
"Not dis day, massa--wby, Cora
mighty, massa mad" shouted the
gench as he turned abruptly. from
Ter and ran toward the Rue 4Ieyale
Ie did seem mad. He overturned a
Office table and threw down a par
OTIS cage, and ran over three fruitsel-
ers, and kicked over kettle of
Jumbo, and but for his good looks
nd fine clothes he might. have had
more hurled after him than maledic |
ions. Breathless be stopped at the
orner Of court-his pursuers now |
anne up.
@You have broken my cage, mon
ieur."
"What's the damages"
zone piastre, monsieur. |
sHere. take it.
sYou hab spilled my coffee, mas
"a, and broken my cups !
"Here, here" III
So saying he turned up Rue Roy
lie in the direction Of the st. Charles
loteI, muttering to himself as he'll