New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-05

'sI don't. If he does not like il, he may
whistle, for all me-" EG
ssWhy will you maksa fool Of yourself
Suzan2 Mr. Carlisle cares no more for you
than he does for the fifth wheel of q coach; i
would not stand in such fear for the world"
"Fear of him / do not fear him; only
respect him as very good man."
ts You have set your cap for him; but let me
tell you to be more independent, or you never
will catch him." said Mary, laughing.
''How absurd you talk. -
"DoI!'
Susan fell to biting her finger nails--a very
vulgar habit by the way and thinking of some
thing else, which her sister had no difficulty in
discerning
.'Do you really love him, Susan - asked
Mary. 6
..Love him !! NO; never thought of such
thing" sa F5y
Perhaps she never did. i&JAj
ssWhat makes you 60 to al the prayer meet
ings and nope round the house like sick owl
them" g7- ;4a i.Ez +1Y 5A4
81 think am under conviction replied
Susan demurely. sSs ta
Conviction of whatin
stConviction Of SIM
Conviction that Mr. Carlisle is a very hand
some fellow, more like
IS How absurd you aret'' * W So
$ And heard report round town that you
are going to join the church"
81 have spoken to Mr.. Carlisle about it."
Mary looked serious for a moment.
IF you really feel so, commend your con-
duct; but I advise you not to be too hasty
Examine your heart attentively, and do not
bring scandal upon the church by having side
motives" iGH8 ss sss ~ 98s sag -
But here comes Mr. Carlisle" said Mary,
as she again turned her attention to the fascin-
ating pages Of Bleak House. s 81 &9
CHATTER H. ..-z-. ~
The young minister entered the room Susan
had taken up g Saints Rest" which lay by
her, and commenced reading where she had left
off, when she saw Mr.. Carlisle coming up the
yard As he came into the room she laid down
| the book, and looked as though she had not q
friend in the world The assuming of this ap-
pearance was Involuntary on her part-it was
| in accordance with her nature
| Mr.. Carlisle seated himself by her side, and
| commenced catechising her in regard to the i'm
| preston the contents Of the book produced upon
| her mind; whether it afforded her consolation
I in her troubled mind and finally, whether she
really thought she had hope
| To all the queries Susan replied in a satisfac-
| tory manner, assuring the handsome young
shepherd that she had been much edited by her
reading.
There was smile of mischief playing upon
the pretty face of Mary, y she peeped over the
top Of ssBleak House . u observe them. She
could see that Mr.. Carlisle engaged in conver-
sation with her sister merely as matter of
professional interest; sincerely, il is true, but
with no unusual interest in the penitent. He
| regarded her as wandering sheep, whom it
was his duty to bring into the fold.
But she compassionated her sister who had
deluded herself into the belief thatshe could win
| the heart of the shepherd. by becoming one of
his sheep; and she was provoking enough to tell
her that instead Of making sheep, she had
made calf OF herself
S,,,at t,afE
COUNSEL he turned to Mary, As he did SO, an
involuntary smile came upon his lips. 1t was
not a smile of ghostly father, but of young
man who has flesh in his heart and blood in his
veins.
Mary laid down her book as she noticed his
intention to address her. ..
s.What are you reading, Miss Fairbanks !. %
asked he.
| g Bleak House." promptly replied Mary.
ga noveli'' f5-%....s .., w..
9 Yes, SIR
The Jaw of the young minister dropped down
two inches. ..-s-.. ,~~. .... -..=.-s 81
g Do you like it ?" g~t.
80, very much indeed!' replied Mary, with
wicked enthusiasm, IS admire Dickens Of all
the novels ever read s5 s
| 3s' Do you make practice of reading novels !"
81 seldom read any thing else. did read Rev
cries of Bachelor. and A Dream of Life"
The minister shook his head.
VIII you allow me to suggest some reading
for you, and shall take the greatest pleasure
in lending you the books 20
s'Thank you" ID
:. Baxter's Call to the Unconverted," is an ex-
cellent book for E s .5#5S[sr s,5=
sit is SO stupid"
| Mr.. Carlisle was Mortified. H. g. .-,. s.
+" would not be hired to read it - -l. -
ss' Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress, perhaps,
: would suit your taste better" sz
al have read it, but don't you call that
novel?'' Ea 7s.. 5E..Y g*
&c An allegory.'
fss If mistake not, l saw you reading Uncle
Toms Cabin | am sure that is novel. and
!, no better than any Of Dickens's"
IS 1t is moral and philanthropie work.
: $50 are Dickens's works. Indeed I have
# never read novel from which great deal of
b good might not be obtained; though know
t there are SUCH" E.us
: Mere fctions generally have debasing ten
e dency."
h "I judge novels as / do any thing ese-by
., their own merits If l understand you, Mr..
70 Carlisle, you object to works of felton, as such,
5 not on account of any evil they may contain.
8. Certainly
d sYou insist that the book must be true in its
y narrative in order to be good Z"
j. lido" z=.r
Then you despise the teachings of Him
u whom you profess to serve, He spoke in para
ID digal Son to be narrative Of facts
III "Perhaps not IA"
IN ssThen why may not Scott. Dickens, Irving
As Miss Bremen and Miss Leslie, teach us love an,
charity through the same medium"
ed stSueh works vitiate the taste.''
nd s'oh, it is taste and not the heart that
ct damaged"
nd sBoth-the latter through the former. LIE
n me induce you to read Baxter's Call; and yo
its will then allow that you have obtained NOR
n real good from it than from all the works Of he
n ton you have ever read in your lite.''
nd 1t is too dull and insipid for me. 1 mus
Id draw my inspirations from more sparkling foun
tains.n
in ssYou misjudge the book
as sPerhaps do, l am not saint, am will
he ing to acknowledge; therefore it does not sui
he me. And fancy it is so with half the worlG
ed who, rejecting the counsels of the church, ge
lie their wisdom and goodness from works of fetioI
ID, They are readable to those whose taste, hk
r. NINE, has not become sanctlfed; without thel
a they would read nothing, and thus the world
better for novels"
We Mr.. Carlisle could not but grant that ther
ne was some truth in what Mary said, and thoug
ar he did not in so many words yield the point, al
ke impression was produced upon his mind, whic
y i - i Al = l.