New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-31
DAILY CRESCENT
AN INTERCEPTED LETTER.

heart, taken from letter to o bosom frlend, |
will amuse, if they do not instruct, the reader : |
l. You tell me, dear Amy, you're anxious to |
know all about that affair with my reereant
beau. 'Tis quite an embarrassing matter, It's
true; but you know, dearest love, I've no secrets
from you; and SO, without any undue atfecta-
ton, I'll tell you tale you may tell to the
nation 5ss &s4
2. l had met him quite often at party and
ball, had danced with him, talked with him,
walked with him, all-had heard all those
stories. where largely he draws on the works Of
his countrymen, Baron Manchausen-hadl looked
at his pictures, and laughed at his s' brogue,"
and thought him charming, unprincipled
rogue
3. Conceive my surprise when one fine summer
morning, without e'er word or a whisper or
warning, the elegant Herman, Cfor that is his
name-from some old Dutch Duchy he says that
he came,) in terms which cannot this moment
repeat. his heart and his palette laid down at
my feet. t&a VI
4. O, Amy, ] trembled and colored up SO l
dared not say yes,' and couldn't say So no.
My breath came SO fast that / hardly could
speak all the blood rushed at once from my
heart to my cheek; while Herman sat by ME
quite tranquil and cool, and thought me. no
doubt, a complete little fool.
s. At last got out, &c II was such surprise;
knew not what to say" and he looked in my
| eyes with a merry kind of 8 look that l
couldn't resist; and then with such ardor my
fingers he kissed In short, my dear Amy,
hardly know how, ended with saying would
| be his pr0toi -
| t. After this, matters went along smoothly
| and trim; he made love to me, and listened to
him. We often took rides in the sunshiny
| weather, and, on rainy nights, sat on the sofa
| together He used to talk to me sometimes of
| his mother; also of the Colonel, his wonderful
brother. ssf5 i
| Z. loved him, dear Amy, Pll own to the
truth my soul was bound up in the pictu-
rescue youth 1t was not his beauty that won
me alone; but something he had in each look
and each tone-a mixture of poetry, romance
and art, that, taken together. quite sdid +" for
my heart. r.
| 8. was proud of him. too--only, once in q
while, when he told his adventures, and people
would smile, and tread on each others toes un-
der the table, even my warm affection was al
ways unable to keep me from telling him that
did wish his tales would not smell quite SO
strongly of fish, ,5 .
8. But then Pd excuse him one way and an
other. I'd say, ssAll the world lies, for some
thing or politicians for places, and law
yers for pelf, and merchants to get goods of
from the shelf; they're in for it all, though
they sfe' and spooh-pooh = it-and since he en-
joys it he may as well do it. - q
4 TO- Herman was all devotion, all passion and
Isighs: he seemed but to live in the light o
my eyes. What words of endearment would
fall from his lips! how countless the kisses OF
my finger tips! Glove thinks but of love =
was his ardent pretence. Alas, l found hi:
reckoned-dollars and cents
IL. One day he came in from his labors al
SCHOOL, thought he appeared unaccountably
cool. Not one ssdearest angel" or any sucf
word, from the tongue of the altered adorer wal
heard. That evening he called upon Annabe
Chase; the next day / heard the whole state o
the case. Wz{ t. 55
II He supposed, it appears, dear papa hat
the rock" was rolling in dollars, and swell
ing with "stocks,' would sscut up" in goot
style, and in consequence that his child woul'
come in for bit of ssfat." When he learne
his mistake, it was odd to discover how the roc
went at once to the heart of my lover.
= 13. He came up to see me, and saw me alont
: and unfolded affairs with a grace all his OWL
: He would have g preferred " me, he said, for
" wife, to any one that he had met in his life; bu
as for himself, why he hadn't q Rrre, and
: must agree that it was IL faut oipre.
y ID Such being the case. he would bid n
: adieu, and hoped the affair would not rends
If me blue I thanked him, and told him
always were taught, that the sea held as goe
: fish as ever was caught and perhaps l ma
y yet do as well, my dear Herman, as to
: linked for my life to penniless German"
Is. So we parted. i hurried away from tt
: scene, if not very &c blue / did feel rath'
4, ssgreen'' / left in the stage coach the vel
next day, and shed few tears the first part
9 the way but five miles passed over, the roa,
grew SO bad, l looked out for the jolts and fo
= got to be sad. e=
v is. When Igot in the cars, and was safe
my seat, what person sof all in the world, shou
CT | meet Why, whom but Fred Foresti!
u has, as you know, been travelling in Euro
three years or so, and has grown-oh, 50 han
some why, Herman himself, when Fred "
ut hand, would be laid on the shelf
II. Now, had intended, when no one "
NJ by, to let down my veil and indulgein Sc cry
Or but talking while to that love of Fred, p
such sentimental stuff out of my head.
= made his adieu at the Utica station, but, oh
s, commenced delicious Irritation
: 1S. He came out to see me-we rode and
le walked, and various topics over and over we
talked The end, dearest Amy, you'll eas
Or guess-he asked me question and l answer
ayes" Pack up and come on, just soon
h you can, to ''stand up" with me on the TIVE
tieth Jan.
- 49, A more thorough contrast there never v
lie seen than Herman and Frederick, in person a
J, mien Fred's eyes are so smiling, so blue al
lie serene, his mouth is delicate, rosy and elea
Terman's eye had, at times, quite a sinis
re fash--and | often saw crumbs on his mas
moustache! 49,
20. Then Herman, you know. was unpleasal
u ! Y small, while Fred is so elegant, slender a
= tall. He wears such diamond, and sings
o. dlyinely, and plays the guitar and violin
flaeIy He has sweet place on the shore
y the Bay, and four-story mansion just oui
Broadway. =.=.55= .s-s
81 feel quite content, and my dear fore
+. beau, is welcome to marry for money or sh,
=. Poor fellow! pity him-grubbing away
ns those usty old landscapes of his, day by
Here's my parting advice to that pupil Of 8
or Beg, borrow, or steal, sir, conscience {
! heart"
%. &c With these small additions to your ST
in trade. rest assured, my dear Herman, "
ks fortune is made Good-by, beloved Amy,
nd early in Jan. Come along--wen, we'll say
the tenth--if you can; your image will fill
= hearts innermost Granny, while life warns
lie breast of your own attached ANNIE
o. MIND YOUR PRoNuNCIATIoNs,-A young g
led, tleman of our acquaintance created quite !
3 sation few evenings since while reading I
sh circle of young ladies poetic etfusion: s.7
=. beautiful Belle," by pronouncing the la
. word in two syllables.