New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-01-26
A Bachelors Button.


make bis escape. The continence was an ingenious
and valuable one and had the inventor he threat
ened, taken out patent many would doubtless have
adopted the useful article
There are occasions, however when slip button is
more necessary than even in the abeye referred
to and in illustration of my meaning, allow me to
recite the following adventure:
Sone years ago. when j WIS single man, aud
dreaming (as some single men do) Of double bliss some
day destined to arrive, / went to concert at the
Town Hall Of - Music is poeticaly and pro-
verbally, the food Of love" and in my sentimental
state consumed good deal Of it not that had any
object in view. Mine abstract love cultivated
It, increased my stock, 30 that might have good
deal Of the tender passion in hand whenever
eligible opportunity Of investing it. Well, to return
to the concert It was crswded to excess, and the
rush, on leaving to reach ys and carriages was very
great. wore on that memorable night blue coat
with brass buttons, and hattered myself there were
worse looking men in the room. tell you candidly
admired myself and next to myself the other party
was most struck with was fine girl with dark eyes
and black hair who sat with some friends few forms
distant. hoped she noticed me and my blue coat
with brass buttons. looked at her often enough to
attract her attention to both and being my ends
would say, in rather spooney state, worked myself
into towering passon-of lore. But how was to
come the object of my alteration, for was diff
dent as devoted as ahy as was VAIN as an over
which concluded the concert, surprised me, as UMPIRE
pared my first glance to improve occasion"
and the company were shoaling out while stood
muIely gazing aiter the OD1eCt OF my love at urSt
sight. She and her party eddied for while by the
inner door of the concert room, and were then
drawn out into the retiring current and lost to sight
L followed quickly after, lest should lose forever
all opportunity of identifying my idol, but alas, the
lights in the outer corridor were few and far be-
tween, that no glimpse of my star could get. /
pushed and elbowed fercely through the crowd with
a view of getting to the outer door before my fair
ones party had emerged and thus gaining once more
a sight of my sweeting.
Chang it p muttered impatently, as felt tug
at my coat skirt, and was instantly conscious of one
of my hind buttons having htched to some lady's
dress, my progress was suddenly arrested. " How
provoking !" thought /, as was brought to stand,
for l could not push without losing a button or
tearing dress; " how provoking the modern fash.
ions a lady now has many hoops, as many tenta-
clesl about her apparel as sea anemone." 1t was
with irritation stopped to undo the button, but
my hurry made the task the more difficult, and in
stead of undoing, only bung1ed and more twisted
"Please let me try" said the lady herself, as
bunged over the business; she ungoyed her hand
it was sweet, white hand so looked at her face
Stars and gate's but it was the very fair one black
hair, and dark eyes I was in pursuit of. sAs she
stopped over the entangled button, slight blush
tinted her cheek. Oh it was delieious hoped she
never would undo the loop and, indeed, she would
my heart was beating audiby. l tried to help her ;
our fingers met.
PLEASE to make way there shouted some gruff
| voice behind. We were blocking up the passage !;
| ENHANCEMENT?
"You hinder the people from going out, Annie, p
exclaimed some of her companions with some asper-
ity, plague upon the tiresome loop, break it and
suiting the action to the word, the speaker leaned
forward caught the sleeve of her beautiful friends
dress in hand and my eoattail in the other and
! giving quick and decided tug, severed u.s. The
crowd behind bore on, and we were separated: not,
| however, before gave my GO star look which |
intended to speak volumes. thought she did not
seem unconscious of my meaning-our eyes met,
know and this the only consolation left me, for
Immediately afterwards lost her and her party to
view in the darkness outside. Cruel fate! That
night hardly closed my eyes, thinking Of .sbrigh
particular STAR and what means should employ t.
find her out. knew little of the town, which was
large one, and to expect to learn the name of m
fair one by mere description was hopeless ther
doubtless must be great many with dark eyes an
black hair within the bills of mortality there
elsewhere After breakfast next day, sailed fort
from my hotel, and walked the town in hopes of se
ing her, but no trace of the lovely one could int
though started off in pursuit of many sngula
figure " in the streets, only to discover on my owe
taking each object of pursuit, that she was not th
one longed to see.
Ny love fit grew more violent in the course of til
day but tired out at length with my search, II
turned to the hotel and took out my dress coat ro
temptation of the nanimate button that had Getaine
the q back-eyed divinity" so long. 1t was with n
little delight now discovered what did not catch m
eye; fragment of the silk loop of her silk dres
still adhered to the button, twisted round the shanl
I pressed it to my lips it was lilac in color-an
stopped to gently disengage it from the bit of bras
as gently as though it were tress of my loved one
hair, when something clicked in the skirt pocket.
supposed had left some money there, for in my pei
turbaton and excitement omitted to search the Goa
on taking it off the night before. thrust my han'
into the pocket Gracious me! What did behold
what did take out-a gold chain bracelet!
You could have Drained me with. lady's FAM
I saw at glance how matters stood-in the excite
ment and furry of undong the loop from my but
,I,1 nFl
which had not unnaturally fell into the coatskrt will
which she was engaged, and doubtless, missn:
it, instead of regarding me in romantic light, sht
put it down that was one of the swell mob and hat
purposey entangled myself in her. dress to rob her
| her Jewery
Here was an ansic heroic position to find ones sci
in, when wished to be considered the most devoted
of knights to be remembered only the most expert
of pickpockets. Was ever an honest lover in such
plight, and to make it worse, could not see how
was to escape from this inevitable dilemma. mus
go down to the grave, remembered only in that dea
ones mind as the nearious puroiner Of her bracele
To find her out was impossible; but bright ide
struck me, as my eye lighted on newspaper yin
on the cofee-room table. l rang the BELL and inquire
Of the waiter when the local paper was published
90 Tomorrow, SIR he answered.
sat down and wrote an advertisement it was
the following Words
"If the lady whose dress got entangled in a ge
Wednesday, will call or send to the Archs Hea
Hotel, she will hear something to her advantage"
There l thought, as gave the advertisement
the waiter and five shilngs to pay for its insertic
there if that will not give clue to escape fro
very unpleasant dilemma, and at the same time
: know who my enchanter is, the fates must indeed
. very unproptous.
My plans being thus far adopted ordered Dime
and waited patiently. or rather impatently, the a
. pearance of the newspaper next morning. 1t WI
Z brought up to my room damp from the press, al
y then read, in all the glory Of large type my int
- esting announcement. But, my stars! with what q
advertisement was it followed in the same coum
only wonder my hair did not stand end, as RET
~ as follows:
Il e. REWARD.
Lost or stolen on the night of the concert, at tt
: Town Hail. n gold chain bracelet. 1t is thought
h have been taken from the lady arm by pickpocke
u of gentemanly appearance, who wore blue COZ
i with brass buttons, and kept near the lady on h
q leaving the hall.
% " Any one giving such information as will lead
= the recovery of the bracelet, the capture of tt
thief Git it was solen) will receive the above rewar
= on applying to Cambridge Parade"
+ Here was pretty plight-to be advertised in tt
~ public papers pickpocket, when my only Grin
% was like Othello's, that of
~ Loved, not wisely, but too wsll.'
My determination, however, was quickly adopte
It went up stairs put the very identical delinque
b. blue coat, accurately described, and, taking t
n paper in my hand, proceeded to Cambridge parae
Is knocked at the door, and asked the servant W
e, orCworol tho nnun of theTfnmiY. Having heard