New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-13
r [Erom the Attakapas Register.
Singular Incident.


Last Saturday an extraordinary event took place in
the environs Of small village one of our most in
epd hunters ventured out in search OF game in those
vast woods that lie in the rear OF Mr.. j. b. Murphys
plantation. Suddenly his attention was drawn to-
wards a deer of dazzling whiteness that passed him
with the rapdty of lightning to call to his dogs and
set spurs to his horse the affair of moment for
our hunter he rushed in pursuit OF his prey, which
he soon in turn Of the road; without losing time
he discharged his double barrel gum and the poor an
imal fell upon the spot. The hunter then alighted.
ran to the deer which he found struggling in the last
agones Of death. As he was about to plunge his
hunting knife into its throat, he was struck with as.
constituent at the sight Of gold collar that encircled
its neck, and on which were engraved these words
" Paul Marie !" and beneath were armorials bear
ing this date zee 4 Aout, 1862
Our young man not being romantic nor thoughtful
by nature, eagerly unfastened the collar put it into
his pocket threw the deer on his horse and returned
home .."
was present on his return; saw the animal, which
without doubt had been the company and favorite
of some beautiful maiden, lying before me nanimate
tured at its perfect whteness Can it be that this
animal belonged to peculiar race or is it old
age that banched it's hair as it does that Of man?
Some of our old planters have assured me that they
have seen white deer. -r-
Ny attention was soon attracted towards the collar
which the hunter put into my hands, and which con-
jured up in me world of thought AS pretext, I
told him wished to decipher the armorialS, and
DePBeu my young eHtFtlSt IL W duu
took it home. l spent portion Of the night con-
templating that jewel, thinking of the many Incidents
through which it might have passed. thought of
that Marie, who must have been sweet and lovely
girl the armorals indicated that she was of noble
BIRTH the date that she had left France during the
revolution 1t was then, noble emigrant who had
placed that collar her favortes neck In spite of
myself my hand sought the cold gold for the spot
WHERE Marie's small hands must have rested. And
Paul, who was he? The form of a tall and handsome
youth, with large black eyes, arose in my magma
ton and his amorous arms encirced the nymph.like
waist Of the blon lie Marie. Was he her brother !?
My thoughts repused this supposition-T preferred to
view Marie and Paul as two lovers
q LIE Aout, what could that date signify? All
it was perhaps on that day that Paul had returned
from long hunting excursion, and brought the deer
to his beloved. Poor lovers where are they now !?
Probably they died. as did their companion. Did
they inhabit the solitudes of Attakapas, or did
the deer escape from some other State to come hther
Here is what the armorials will perhaps explain !:
They consist OF two eagles, bearing a flag on which
is this motto, F" Ioujoures pref" small chain pas
sing from one eagle to the other supports a horse
ready saddled My small knowledge Of armoral en-
signs unables to understand this one let us hope
that others may be more fortunate and will know to
what noble family belonged Paul and Marie.
H The following day returned the collar with a
sigh to the young hunter who told me it his in
tenton to sell it to jeweler. Can this not be pre-
vented? That collar which recalls so rich past,
fraught with many souveneirs, will it not be bought
by some OF our antquarians?
Franklin, March 18th, 1857.
The above seems to us pretty well gotten Up but
rather translucent hoax. At any rate, we can't un-
derstand how deer should live to the age of sixty
two years -.