New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-09-03
his arms around her, and gave her toy smack ON
8Iis witIiiFeu qnicsi lid laaty sss his

ON.
Catherine, al fae snsealent of this speech
ad alternately flushed md paled, Has deeply
Fortified that Richard W WaFreH and Family Archer
aoaId have been the witnesses of such scene She
aught triumphant ggfance from Emily u rsstosed
with all the grace Of which she was niHstra she
arned TO f1e new conner 5s 81 @ ##s...
y I'd must excuse me- ahe aaid, Thad
oYg5tton you. IA few years make b change anf
;an hardly retraee in your soaHsenance fe8tfe that
ennds ms Of the lad who went nuttiHg with me in
he dear old woods or Hampton. Allow Tie, Miss
gou nv cousin ans. warren, Mr Adams,
snd with peffeeE she saF his bow
ind scrape
2 Emily II once cornnpeacsd conversation with Mr.
Adams. and was proceeding To drag him ont most
.idculousIT when Kate came to the rescue. A
e Yon forget, Miss Archer, said she, 4 that my
eousinhas just arrived town aud has Rus yet had
able To give bis opinion Of them IN d few days, when
shall have the pleasure 0f acting as his ccerone.n
Ifr Warren, Ike WelLbred gentleman, as he was,
aaaEesssa some remarks to ME Adams olI shssss
Miss Archer took leave. Kate could have cried with
vexation, as abe thought Of the sarcastic and lud-
croua af fhe scene which Emil would de-
light IN giving, but she controlled herself She was
kiad-hearted girl and could not forget Che visits she
had paid her dear uncle and aunt Adams, or Bens
untiring efforts Y make her happy when atshis
her graciousness Of mariner quite fascinated poor
Ben, AZ she made all sorts o shdnt The old
farm. 8asF
No sooner had Richard I9arres With Miss Archer
left the house, than she began powers of
SARCASM as Kate had foreseen, te redeue ths scene
they had witnessed. Mr, Warren smiled bnt seemed
absent. Sg ' ss y H8f$s
II had no idea fiat the Bernests had sneE vulgar
relations. continued Emily, knowing well that tile
astdious Richard Warren would consider serious
objection to the woman of his choice. y
something about the family that Betrays low blood y
&. Yes, returned Warren, hardly knowing Hhat he
said. and feeling that she had gained one point, Emf
or, the hest possible Internally
trinmphing over the discontinue Of her rival
That evening at the opera, who should be At Rates
side but cousin Ben; dressed INF taste and eydently
much interested in the performanee while hiss Benz
nett listened with polite attention TO hs frank and
ant and this open ackn0Wed gment of her relations
aHite bldnted tile point 81 Emily satires. Mr.. BEN
nett assisted the youth te and very spsedi
good sense. nler bis cousin jHdicious training,
he very soon did her discredit, ever among the
crowd Of fine gentlemen that ToRnded her
ID Emily Archer saw all, and bit her Lip I'M Yexaton.
She could not bit acknowledge bic superiority Of
Rates strategy and she had tramp III the event
which she hoped would ihurniliate hsr-
i From that time Richard WaTlen WAS her constant
attendant, and ere long he had openly acknowledged
his preference by Offering her bis heart and hand
Kate he said shortly after their
shall never cease to thank Ben for giving me
my bride. II admired you as bee. but his coming
i and your reception of him proved you were some
thing better than a mere one adE-thlt YOU were
true woman, best with that greatest Of all
heart. Confess that tyou owe him debt of graft
tude. =
Many years had passed. the sober Mrs.
Warren, one would have hardly reco tae DASH
g ing belle, Kate Bennett.
n Blest with wealth Id cheerful home, fond husband
and loving children she had led happy life. and
time had but increased the attachment Of the welded
pair. But cloadless as her life had BEEN stornwas
E
moody, restless and unhappy. She tried in VAIN 70
discover theseanse of hin gloom but lie only made
eyasFe replies her and could only guess at
his troubles that they were connected with MS hnsi-
q ness she imagined. Her surnises were correct.
He entered the room one day where sheWas sitting,
i and exclaimed, finging himself on the
4 Z. Kate. we are ruined. In vain have struggled
for Weeka past is useless to attempt To
"A day shall be known a bank and
n worse Elian pennless. III trying 70 double my for
tame have lost all. op and my hdren atesbegg-
ahy should loss Of wealth trouble You, Rich
ard said his wife tenderiy approaching and taking
his hand That is after all but triing misfortune.
i While we spared to- each ether, best with health
and children, why should repne at the mere loss
g Of fortune = s3 E #ses4t t384$5{ &&s@
8 3 The husband groaned. # gg 4s#sss&@ F3=gE 4;
6 All, to be dishonest, Kate, be said; s fear to
I look men Id the face because am banIrnp
ble to pay my debts.2 Kate the very idea of this
drives me nearly mad. To avoid this what have
not done have passed aeepIess nights and anx-
i With soothing words The wife tried TO comfort
him. but alas, he paid little heed TO her efforts.
y Justthen servant entered, saying that gentle
g man wished to see Mr. " arren VET 3sse
e q Tell him that Icannot, replied his master ssl
+ will see nobody 5S55 5855 4g.,5s
4 s. But you will, replied cheerful voice, and
y gentleman closely followed the servant as be entared
n How is this, my dear Dick he said 'tyou art
7. in trouble, and did not apply to me that was moi
le right a s ..5s4sst3 .g s s5sS43.8 s.s5
is sAnd Of what use would It have been Y returned
er Warren. am weary Of borrowing Of one friend tt
to repay the other day after Even that has faile
% me at last and have come to hide myself from th
CT CT disgrace,
go office to you; you were not thsre, followed yo
Id here. Yoa have two hours yet before bank hours
P over. Here is blank check fill it up yourself and
shall be duly honored. Pay at your convenience
No thanks, It is only loan. know yonr bGsines
well, and that in q little time, with perhaps alittl
assistance, all will be right again. = E3$3a
Totally overcome, Richard could only grasp hi
friends hand, while his eyes filed with an nnRonte
~, moisture.
nd "How can we ever thank yeu dearest cousin Benz
Sue we cried Kate. How can we ever repay yoa 2s'3
~ "Tnt, tut, Kate; / am only discharging 8 part
Inc debt owe you, my dear girl. Ioweall possess
81 all am-to You. When first came here raw, il
me norant awkward country BOBBY, you were NJ
rd ashamed Of me You took me cordially han
all, byunyarying kindness, offering me home ar
m innocent amusements in your society, kept me out
~, the many temptations that beset a. lonely lnexp
n rienced lad such without you Ishould have bee
req thanked you it then, even when didn't appr
vas ciate the sacrifice it was in fine lady TO have
.ou pumpkin like myself about her; and When kne
more of the world and understood the rarity Of
ol conduct loved yo the better for it, and felt Il
seu more grateful. Ihad opportunity to sh0Wit
Fen fore, many substantial form. But now you see "
are under no obligations I'm only getting rid Of
q little Of the heavy load you placed me under lol
oi ago. Be of with you Dick, and hereafter rely
e me in all like the present. Don't get discol
aged too easilybusness men, Of oil Others, shor
-. have elastic temperanents Good bye, now,
es added az Warren disappeared kissing the tears fri
Kates cheek, and be assured that Ben Adams
e millionaire has never forgotten, and will to rep
a.e your kindness to your poor and awkward cousin.
,u Il am richly repaid, she muttered. 6 How lit
~ dreamed, long ago. that twice in my life sho,
owe my highest happiness to the iaing acts Of Xii
ness towards my good cousin. =
rev rev IN PURSUIT OF WIFE.-A gentleman, says |
and Oswego Palladium, arrived in this city on Monday
10 70 pursuit of wife, from whom he had been separa
ae some years, and whom she had supposed tohe de
ehss He learned that she was married to- another,
Wego and came on announce that he ssstill i've
70 and to take his "better half TO himself again. if
ues was willing. He presented himself at her home
-, 0swego on Monday afternoon, and the reeognii
1 to1l was mutual. They rushed into each others a
auu- with fire. sntic embraces and reOieal in maetnp