New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-05-05
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sGfa am not lord only ~ IS,
With that Mr. Brine WIS ressrinc. sfssr vsrx,
low bows when Dolores, who newer negIsassti hsr
interests, took up small paekos frsn Z ss,s
table and said . - =
esTo-nigift, sir, is my benefit at the tbentpo.
am 10 play in three pieces Will yosI silfw ~
tooffer you some borstickets, The 1,ries ~
been but very slightly raised:, and shs y,,,t =
dozen boxes into the Briton,s hand. = -
g After showing myself % prompt Ia obl;oe
him thought she, q he cannot refuse II he Is /.
gentleman and ii he sees me NAV IN NV rink
costume, who kho*s Hsis vsiy ueIy. std he Il
snFes and very sad lonEifse. lyf,t H. Tirbt mr..
nish me the means ef going to England wishout
being sea- -siek y l8s 79ssgssg ~ 7gi'T
The Euglishnan having taken tl,e tiokets.
made their purport to be explained "a hin, q
second time; he then asked Till Price
4 The boxes are sixty francs easl,. ard thsra
are ten there but no hurry she added seei,,,
the Enghshlaan take cut his rocket fooE !. & Z
nope shat a. Ne are neighbors, this Ais mot tbs,
last ZINE shall have the honor Of D visit from
you
4. { don't Ike 70 run up biIIs,y replied Mr..
farne5 and drawing from out Of his pocket.
oooks thousand franc note, he laid it on the
taoie and l slia the tickets into his pockets. -
VIII give you pour change, said Dolores.
opening 9 little draw
. Never mind, said the Englishnlan q the
rest will do far drink 2 and hs vent of
leaving Dolores, thunder-struck at hin laet
words. ,.ss5{ "a ~ 81. ss 90 se
e For drinks' she exclaimed q Il viii send
him back his money US
But her neighbors rudeness had only irri~
tated the epidermis Of her vanity refectien
Gained her: she thought that a thousand francs
made a very nice pile, after all, and that she
had already put up with impertineuces at 4
cheaper rate.
Bah = said she to herself: ssft won't do d,
be 80 proud No one was by. and this ia nv
washerwoman'a month"; And this Englisbman
IssPenks 90 badly, perhaps be only meant to nav
me compliment
I 80 she pocketed her bill ioyfully. s4
But that night at the theatre she was furious.
Mr. Brine had made no use cf his tickets: the
ten boxes were utterly empty. She had read i'm
the faces OF her friends their joy at seeing the
house so badly filed lszss " s
0n returning home, although it vasfhe dead
of night, she opened her window and yaked
Coco, who walked Mr.. Brine, who had gone to
steep on the faith OF her promise. &s
From that day war was declared between the
actress and the Englishman; a war TO the knife,
wit hout truce or repose, the parties engaged in
which, rec0lled before no expense or trouble
fhe parrot took finishing lessons in English and
abused his neighbor all day in il and in his
shriiiest falsetto. II was something awful Do
iores suffered from It herself but she hof.ed
that one day or other Mr. Brine; would give
warming It was on that she had set her heart.
The Englishmans on his part, began by estab-
lishlng school Of drummers in his parlor, but
the police interfered. He then set up q pistol
gallery his servants riddled fifty cards q slay.
Again the pohce-ct interposed, showing him
an article id the municipal CODE which forbids
the use of firearms in houses Mr.. Brine stop
ped fring, but week after, Dolores found it
was raining in her room. The landlord went
to visit Mr. Brine, and found him taking SALT
was very large, had been lined all round with
sheets Of metal and all the doors stopped up.
Into this extempore5 pond some hundred pals
OF water were poured, and few tons 6f salt
mixed up IN them. 1t was q small edition of
the sea Mr. Brine bathed there every day,
descending into 1t by an opening made IN the
upper panel Of the centre door. Before long an
ancient and hsh like smell Tervaded the neigh
horhood, and Dolores had half an inch of water
+ in her bed room. s fss s
The landlord grew furious and threatened
Mr.. Brine with an action for damages done To
his property. =
g Have not o right asked the EngEshman,
'sto bathe in my room ~ .sg 81
!" Very well, II \ have no right to, i won y
SAID the Briton, full Of respect for the laws Of
the country IN which he Lived. selts . pity
I amused an. ,95 myself very much: