Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-06-14
Retribution or, the Coquette at Fault
Il TALE FOR .APRIL-FOOL Day,

II TILE FOR APRIL-FOOL Day
At festive party, on the first day of
April eighteen hundred and forty six,
were assembled good!y number of
young ladies and gentlemen, conspicuous
among whom shoue, as the bright, par>
,icu!ar stars Of the evening, Miss Annie
Trumbu|! and Miss Charlotte Entise the
former beautiful lady-the latter both
beautiful and coquettish, even to fault.
1t may, with safety he said, that Miss
En,ise WAS IAN ar'uut coYuette," beauti
fuI on the extreme, and he, who had
been Tilted, or sighted by ker would soon
forget his defeat and return again, to
bow at the shrine Of her beauty. Be-
tween these two ladies, there can be
claimed no precedence in the point of
Ioveliness but the former, when she
did love, Lowell; but the latter, when
she pretended to love. was at the same
time practlcing, with full success, her
he~rtless coquetry.
Among the principal gal'ants of the
evening, might be counted Mr.. Rowland
a very aristocratic and, apparently, veal
thy gentleman, Mr. Charles Dansers, a
respectable mechanic. and several others
whose names it will be unnecessary TO
mention.
| Mr.. Danvcrs had been paying his at
ten,'ons to Miss Entise for quite year,
and he had sangu'ne hopes Of ultimately
being united to her, but his youg tssends
often said to him,
"CharIey, what's the use of wasting
your :ime with that foolish girl. 1t will
all end in your being gifted, and then
for = short rope and high tree'
Blu, Charles WAS deaf to all counsel,
or en,reaties, and still pursued his for
mer course, blinded and entransed By
the beauty Of Miss E., he was really
blind to her faults. Q
"Mr. Danvers has engaged me to
Dance" whispered Miss Eo,ise to her
next companion, "and when he comes
to lead me on the hoor, l will beg to be
excused. and then enjoy his defeat.-
April Fool, how appropriate. You will
notice his cuuntenance ~
She did 50. Mr.. Danvers came for
ward, claimed his right to her had in
this set, on the grounds Of previous
engagement. when, surprising TO him
self, she begged to be excused. But on
bis turning dis,nayed away, he was more
surprised to hear proceed from her lips
April Fool"
His cheek blancled for an instant,
while Ms, E., WAS almost convulsed with
laughter; but, reader. she knew not the
consequences-from that moment and
ever afterwards, Danvers released all
right to her hand, and vowed never
more to exchange the least word with
the naughty beauty.
Miss EntIse saw at a glance that Dan"
vers was enraged, but she well knew her
power, and thought that he would again
return to his allegiance-yet she was
mis- staken. :.
\
First Of April, eighteen hundred and
forty seven. =.
A year subsequent to the above men
toned incidents, similar party was as
sembled at iLe same place. and the pr'n
cipIe personages who assembled year
previous, were in attendance. No recon
Citation had taken place between Miss
Entise and Charles Dsnvers, but they
had held casual conversations, and Miss
En.ise hoped and supposed he had for
gotten the past.
During the evening he had put note
into her hand, which lie told her to read
1T the close Of the sett, in which he had
engaged her dance.
Dauvers had determined to reta''ate
on Miss Entise, and now he had an op
portunity. He led her on the floor, and
iold her he should be absent u moment
and left the room, leaving Miss E., stan
ding on the floor.
The music began, and yet Danvers
had not returned, when the dancing
commenced, and gentleman approached
her. and told her that Mr.. Danvers had
left AZ an escort to Miss Annie TrumbuIl,
and it was now her opportunity to read
the note he had previously handed t.
her. And she with difficulty tottered to
seat and on tearing opon the note, she
read:
| MISS ESr1sE.-You have had your
triumph. | now have mine-reme'noe'
April Fool. CHARLES DAsvsas. t.;s.od
Miss E., dismayed and excited tainted
and during the confusion, was escorted
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