New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-07-18

Nas fflnklFg, Jonessa sae said one night ID L
,sa myself 20 seep
but select Entertainment gf1eEe q 4egT cvay,fsI
minds may be brought assssiid IiFe INT
.roaaee efssas ny dear some of the
choicest OF our aaqHainfar zee Y
n. NOW detesf small SoF btts as SFs
delicacy Of my wifes nerves DOES Iits ofs her
being thNarted made objection To- this proposal
thongl sighed to myself.
g OF course, my dear, said You NOV
@ .5s S Wen ask about continued my
WARNING With the subject. There's larss
and MY Horace shinn and Mrs. Price sand tts thte
and TINS the dear creature ran on until she had
mentioned about forty names, aT7 IL saF that har
~ select party of congena1 souIs Was going 10 be-
after all crowded r0ut
S5st Horl have forgotten the two Misses Howell
breath. $
The I've Misses Howell were airaable, Intelligent
and pretty girls, III whom took particular interest
because their father, who had once been an
3shlpplng merchant, having become reduced and dIea
bankrupt the sisters were conpes to earn THEN
OWE livelihood had
on whom they might have billetsd themselves
WITH q spirit of proper 8Sey preferred
to work for their instead Of eating the
bread of charity. had long nourishsd romantic
had made point always to invite them to our
parties, to praise them 10 young
there and N every other indirect way To assss in
alIzIng my pet scheme. zsss
,
lent plan but on The present occasion sse
to repySand IfaleW atUnce Has
the matter. g {f 4
& hem 4; she said at last, clearing her slrsaf
4 a1enl The Misses Howell are very nice gfIss
surethat is, their place as its to Be aseleet
and as have already mentioned rather tteos
mang nj n9,ta aas as Me- w may
s 1: !, saY
my fayorites were not TO be invited have
reasons enoagh.'' { { Il i
And TScrfrl ff4reo ot1,S SsnC
ton. 55#
MY wife heard my sighs, and her tender heart yas
touched. She paused moment in embarrassment.
and perhaps even resolved the idea yielding to my
and - #
Mr. Jones, do listen to reason II ou don't kSiovr
how foolish you make yourself about those Howell n
girls. They have been unto rtuIate TO be sure and
they are very posi- Bile, indeed there il pre
dice you are aware against who earn their 0Wn
livelihood and who knows but what lIrs. Af6Ebray
sa would take oaaes oaIs't at sash peona
first asking her and can't do that this time Shes
very particular and 80 elnsively high bred.'
ssThen don't think she WonId yoa
such excellent girls as Patty and Lzzy Howell
ss sAIr. Jones, dom be child, replied my wife,
. At your age You should know something of the
world Exclusive people, like Mrs.
care to meet nobodies She Was very choice, as You
saw, of whom she admitted to her ac4uain
summer may say, indeed, that am the only one
Of all she met whom she recognizes nov.
To have protracted the conversation would hare
excited my wifes nerves, and deprived her Of sleep
50 said no more, but closed my eyes and eourted ~
sluInber again
have no recollection Of angthing after that
aWoke the next morning, and leaving Mrs. inS
bed as usual went down to see that the fres Wsrs
right, and to take walk while vas being
prepared 5s35ss7ssss
Mrs. Mortimer MoWbray graciously promising to At
tend.
When the impertant evening arrived, my wife was
very nervous. At every ring sof the bell the c1Lor
guest entered without Mrs. AoWbray appearing. Hsr II
nervousness soon began to change to anxiety, and
this as the hours wore on, to disapp0in and
dismay. She delayed the supper for a. full hour,
vain. S2s#ssi S#tg
What can be the matter, wonder ~ she said to
me, as We were alone 4 hope the dear bahais we'll
Dear me, am afraid shall not sleep for ANXIETY.
The first thing shall do tomorrow will be 70 call 1n
Mrs Mowbray and see what is the matter,
Would not that be against etiquette ?3 IVentured
to ask, seems to me that Mrs, Nov bray should
send you note message, something of that sofs
at least, to apologize for her absence
Mrs. Jones did not reply in words hut gave me
nation which her enraged bosom felt at having the
slightest suspicion cast upon her friend
N When came home to dinner that day, Isaw at AL
glance that something had occurred to rnffe my
me- but she scolded the servants and children nces
sanity. I was too wise to inquire what was wrong.
knew that Mrs. Jones, if she thought proper would
tell me and if not, that idle questions would only
gravate her secret troubles. But the next day, n
having heard something that enlightened me respect
ing Mrs Mowbray's absence from oHE party, could
not contain myself when I came home
q Did you ever hear, my love- said, as began TO
carve the turkey for dinner s that the Misses Howell
had married sister n ssgS "A
Mrs. Jones looked sharply up as if she suspected
meant more than said, and then answered, lacen-
cally--
81 heard it casually but never asked further
q It seems, continued, & that Mrs. Mortimer
Mowbray is that sister, NO. gBS4Iaa8s
ssI have heard since,'' said Mrs Jones, sharply
and turning to second child, who asking for
q wing bone, she rapped him over the head, ex-s
claiming
& Haven't I told you to wait till you're helped
Take that now, and learn manners is
allowed minute and more To elapse, IN order
that my wifes ebulltion might subside when Ire.
marked 5Ss3 j#S3 Il sSs.sS
MIS-. Mowbrasy. it seems, peeted II meet her
sisters here.
shouldn't wonder if she did z said Mrs. Jones',
snappishly, looking down into her plate and appear
emily absorbed in parting q wing joint.
ssWhen she found, 4 continued, 6 that her sisters
were not asked she grew indig ignant. She heard the
reason, it seems our friend Mrs. Wharton. whom
you had made a confident told some lady, who teld
her, and hence her anger. $$85 $s&$. 5#55a
q am sure don't care if never see the proud
woman again, I, said my wife, reddening very much,
but still without looking up. n One could not have
supposed she was d sister to the Misses Howell
| After another pause, said
{. Did YOU call on Mrs. MoWbsay as you Intended q,
I Mrs Jones was silent for full minute, and seemed
half disposed to decline answering altogether. but
! finally she burted out her req
! eyes did, since you must know, and she was not
in. So at least the footman said; but if didn't see
| her at the draWingroom window and here she
hurst into tears of modification and rage may
never eat another nonthfnl ~
saw it would not do to continue the conversation
SO Iquiety eat my dinner kissed the children, and
like a Christian in the Pilgrim Progress, went
away', y5{3i z5,
0f8course the intimacy of my wife with hlEss
Mowbray ceased from the date Of that party and
am sorry to say that the Misses Howell also haye rs
| the phrase goes, s cut our eqnaintance
Coon HuMoR.--iti is theciear blue sky Of the sonls
on which every star OF talent will shine more clearly
and the man of genius encounters no vap0rs IN his
passage 1t is the most exquisite beauty OF & inc
face redeemng grace IN 8 horaely 6ns II is IKE
1.-The green in q landscape halinon eooE,
melloWing the light, aud s5stenng the hues of the
dark or like the flute in tie full concert of astFu-
4nents, sound, MOI at first discovered by the ears
yet filing up The hreags III the concord with its deep
melody.