New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-26

Weather-beaten church the8high old steeple. which
has wonderfully reduced in size and elevation since
they first saw ii, to notice it, olboy days; then
they must hear the old bell ring once more even if
they have to take a spell at the rope; then take
turn among the white grave stones, see if there are
any green mounds fresh made, and if so, to ask who
among old friends, have gone to their last resting
place; then TO kiss mothers and sisters shake hands
with the stage is at the door of the tay
&ern, and they are ready for start to go : any
Where.'' sgs5s XIII
Walter went e Do, and did Do. all this; but he
did not get into the stage at the tavern. He walked
down the road, ahead Of the coach, toward the old
bridge and told the stage driver to stop and let him
get in at the minister's house--at Parson Fullers.
Mary Fuller lived there too, for she happened to be
the parson' S only daughter She was the merTiest,
lpVeliest little witch that wore long loose tesses
Of auburn hair and had blue eyes. She was only
T twelve years DID, and Walter was nearly seventeen.
She did love him though; he was almost all all to
her; he had fought her battles ali through her child
isll campaig and she had no brother She was
Walters cousin toOa sort of half first cousin; for
her mother had been the half sister Of Walters
I$ther They not too near related for purposes
| hereinafter to be named 49, ~
Poor Molly she would have cried her eyes out on
this occasion had it not been that Walters solemn
phiz set her ideas of the ridiculous in motion; and
she made a merry ten minutes as a Nlndnp to their
parting scene 5$55 5sf 3stt8 s3.S
/ Three days afterwards Walter: was in New York,
and just four months and twenty days farther on in
Times almanac he was making out invoices and act
| 4I shall not stop long enough to relate how many
times he went to the exhibition ofYenomous-look
cobra de capellos biting Sepoys, just for fun and to
show how innocent the beauties were, and how easy
their bite was cured how often he visited the far
famed Elephant caves; many times he dned with
good Sir Robert Grant, the Governor of Bombay, and
+ how he was with him, and what he said the very
morning of the day the old scourge-the cholera
made the excellent Sir Robert bis victim all these
things shall leave to another time and more APP
propriate heading. skip over all these, and six
years of time beside and land Master Walter at Sta
ten Island, bring him up TO the city in steamboat,
and leave him at respectable and there let him
sleep all night and take good ashore rest, after
tedious voyage Of four months and more. al Il
+ The next morning we awaken him make him get
up, pay his BILL take hack, and ride down to the
New Haven steamboat, and go on board. It'll seven
O'Clock, A. M. Atone, P. NJ the boat has reached
the landing his trunk and traps are board the
Litchfeld he has taken seat inside his des-
tinaton an intermediate village He is alone in the
stage no, not alone-th there is an old woman on the
front seat and Presbyterian clergyman on the mid
/ die seat. The stage is up in the city, and slowly
#meandering about New Haven town, picking up pas
senger who have sent their names to the stage office
asis still customary in that stald and sober city OF
lnineralogy, theology, and other ologes in general
The stage Jehu pulls up atthe door OF neat little
\ cottage lin Chapel street, to take up a passengera
1 young lady Of sweet seventeen or thereabout. Be
fore she has fairly got inside Walter has noticed her.
and she has noticed him, too. He gazes in astonsh
Il ment at the perfect vision of loneliness before him
p
There is not particle Of copper about her, She,
4 her part half laughing has regarded him Berg tten-
4 lively pushes back the golden ringets that almost
shut in her face, and takes another look as II to be
j certain that she has made no mistake.
g Here is seat, Miss, beside me, said the gospel
Il preacher. E.5=5a5 81 el3e5E is
4 .aThant YOU sir but prefer sitting on the back
seat with that gentleman he will let me, said the
most electrical voice that W alter mad llstened 20 10
/. some time. 81
tsCertainly, Miss said the delighted Bombayite
and when she seated herself by him. she gazed into
his face with a kind Of mixed up delight and aston
isbment that Walter actually took look down upon
himself to ascertain what there was about his person
N that appeared to be so pleasing to the fair maiden
VI buthe discovered nothing unusual The stage rolled
| on towards Derby, at its ususl rapid rate, OF tive
miles an hour and Walter and the merry maid seemed
as chatty and cosy together as though they had
known each other for years instead OF minutes. The
minister tried engage the rnglets in conversation
/ but he soon found himself $ nowhere she mac
neither eyes nor ears for anybody else but Walter
and he had told her more about his travels, and Bonn
bay scenery, than he ever told any bodyelse before
!, or since.
j, 1Atlast they came to Derby. Their horses had tt
be changed and four fresh skeletons harnesses
. and tackled on to the old stage. Walter handed tn
gentle girl back to her old seat as gracefully as h
conld have done had he never lived in Bombay, bu
8 always stopped in New York. They were alone now
u the minister and the old woman had got out a
y Derby. 5s9 saHt sf $55 H
s SWELL we are off once more how far are you g
t ing ?r said Walter as the stage went OIL vs. y u
y 7Not quite us far as Litchded. You say that you
I friends reside at Pomperany. How glad they VIII
Q to see you ~ NJ.
# \. Very probable, unless they have forgotten nj
/ which is likely, for suppose have altered some
d seven years. 'la, '4'''
/ G Nota particle, T." .ry-
The pretty maid forgot what she was going to sa.
g but at last remembered, and continued
u al should suppose you had not altered, for 20
70 said you seventeen when you were last at yor
y nome, and now you are only twenty-three You mu
have been grown nearly as large as you are now
m "Perhaps so but still, / am somewhat tanned
Rs exposure in an East India climate" -uy.,5
q Yet Think You will be recognized by everybod
g in the little village. Do you know young lady
% Pomperany of the name Of Mary Fuller
81, What little Mary my little wife, as used
It Bless her heart! My trunk is filled with knckknacl
q for her especial use. Do know her? Why, ha,
" thought Of her ever since went away Young lady
Il Why, she is little bit ola girl she is only ten yea
Mt old. No, she must be older than that now, SUI
as pose shall find her grown considerably. By the wa
IA are you not cold It's getting chilly"
Ia The delighted young lady was trying to conceal HI
ar face, which had called forth Walters exclamation.
3p Yes it is getting colder; it is nearly dark :;
in SO it was. Waiterlad boat cloak, and after vel
little trouble he was permitted to wrap it around HI
II lovely form and some how other his arm went wit
t and in the confusion he was very close to her
Vi his arm was around her waist outside the cloa
p though; then he had to put his face down to he.
Ill what she said, and some how those long rnglets
ct soft, silky hair, were playing across his cheek.
"a man nature could not and would not stand it al
III longer; and Walter the modest Walter drew his ar
o, closer than ever and pressed upon the warm roS
ch lips of his beautiful fellowtraVeler glowing bur
&C. ing regular East India Bombay kiss and then bushe
en- himself at the mischief he had done, and waited
to the stage to upset. or something else to happen
no. she had not made any resistance the eontrar
he felt very distinctly that she had returned the kis
of the very first kiss TOO he had ever pressed upon
ed womans lips since he gave parting kiss to lit
IN Mary Fuller and he would have sworn he heard h
I'd, saying something (about the very moment he hi
given her that first long kiss of youth and loyel tn
sounded like g Dear, dear Walter.p He tried the 6
pertinent again, and before the stage had fan
las reached the village he had kissed and rekissed h
on ana she had PAID them back KISS tor KISS AZ leas
Nv. hundred times. @
The stage was now entering the village. In a fl
moments he would be at Mary Fuller's house.
"a thought Of her and he felt ashamed and downing
"a guilty. What would Mary, his little wife, d