New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-03

a. ball danced with her once and didn't dance with
ANYBODY else for pure love of her. No. j to the
Young man who was sacked because he represented
4 himself as one of a clothing firm, when he was only
clerk Of the said firm. No. 4 to the widower that
got his discharge for walking Jennie home from q
ball, instead of hiring carriage for her And Nos
to the cousin who driven off for his audacty IN
coming to see her with check shirt on.
| While Lizzie was up to all this, the seryant-glrl
brought up to her Mr. Sparks last letter, which she
had seen at Jennie's room the day before. " Never
mind,' she remarked complacently to herself, I'll
fix you, my very dear friend.'' negro boy, bribed
to secresy, was made to carry the letters to their
several destinations, at time, for fear OF mis-
takes; being directed to slip them under the doors
or toss them in at the windows, without being
observed if possible and if caught to say that Miss
Jennie sent him. This the darkey did, and came off
without detection.
That evening Lizzie fixed herself in the doorway
as usual having shown Sparks last letter to Jennie
at school Just as she did the Others Having under
taken to play the hypocre she succeeded in it rather
better than Jennie. Jennie, as usual went round to
sit with her, and feast upon her foolish expectancy
She had not been there long, when her little sister
came round to inform her that gentleman had called
at the house, and was waiting for her. She started
for bome and Lizzie, saying she had given up seeing
Sparks, proposed to go along with her to which
Jennie willingly assented
| Reaching home and entering the paror Jennie
was astonished and vexed upon discovering that her
visitor was the hateful old quesonpoper, dressed to
DEATH and smiling like alligator. Seeing Lizzie
he said, shaking hands with both, 1t is such plea
SAINT evening" Miss Sharp that could not resist the
temptation of paying you one more VISIT
"rm sorry for that" said the indignant Jennie
for l had sincerely hoped never to see your face
again. hope you will make your visit as short as
possible sir, for, to tell the truth plainly, hate the
very sight of you'll"
Certainly, miss" he said, coloring up :" meant
no offence wish you good evening" And he
backed out.
| "Well, that's nice way to treat visitor, de-
clare " exclaimed Lizzie.
| "You know, Lizzie that he's perfectly insupporta
BILE. don't see what possessed him to call after
| the way cut him the last time he wanted me to
marry him.
| Ting-aling goes the door-bell And in glides the
member Of the clothng-irm, looking as killing as
German prince. ''Ah, good evening" ladies" he said
laying his hat and gloves the table I'm delighted
to see you looking so well It's charming evening"
| isn't it !"
| "No!' snapped Jennie; it's horrible evening,
and your presence makes it twice as bad | wish
you'd leave Mr.. Deninr'
"Oh, no, not so soon!'' he said, good humoredly,
| supposing Jennie was merely exercising little
| coquettish badiage upon him "no, not just yet
bit y
=" Mr.. Denim ~ she exclaimed, standing before him
in tremble-' I'm not joking, assure you! lwant
you to leave! I don't see how you could be so i'm
pudent as
"Ting a.lingling! !" went the doorbell again, and
the dapper youth, Mr.. Timber, who had been
slaughtered at the ball, added himself to the party,
in all his glory. Seeing Mr.. Denim, and not being
offered an introduction to that gentleman hesubsided
quietly into being not little surprised at
Miss Jennes silent and naughty reception of him.
He finally concluded that Jennie was nettled by Mr..
DENNIS presence, and so opened chat with Lizzie
with the intention of outstaying his rival That in
| divdual, meantime, continued to prosecute Jennie
with all sorts of gallant small talk; she rocking her
self in her chair biting her FAM and speaking only
once in while in wicked monsyables. Her indig-
nation had passed its climax, and she was en-
deavoring to unravel the extraordinary coincidence,
of all the men she hated coming too see her on the
same evening, and that, too after she had cut each
and every one of them dead. Whilst thus wondering
with herself the doorbel rang for the fourth time
The newcomer was the man she hated above every
body else in the world-her rough cousin, Tom Lig-
mum. Her indignation again rose to its highest
pitch. She babe farewell to all constraint and "let
herself OUT
$50 you had to come poking in too, had you? It
was all that was wanting, to drive me distracted !;
and now l mean to ask you, Mr.. Lignum, and you
other gentlemen too what brought you all here to-
night after had given you all to understand that
never wanted to you again? Will you be so good
as to tell me, any of you n
The gentlemen were, of course, somewhat aston
shed but Mr.. DENIM supposing Miss Jenny was sim
ply playing part for some purpose or other, re-
| sponded, smilingly:
| II came, Miss Jenny, because it was pleasant
evening-because have spent many pleasant eve
nings with you-and because didn't wish to let a
! pleasant acquaintance die OUT
| "And i" followed Mr.. Timber, 'because l never
dreamt would give ohence-but I'm ready to travel,
| if my company amt wanted!'
| "And H. said Cousin Tom, "came because you sent
me this note !" Here he pulled billet.doux from his
pocket and displayed it, adding, "and you may bet
your life I'd never have come but for your urgent in
vitation!'
| Jenny grabbed the note, looked at it, and declared
| ~ d ioSelys VI VIC lutduesG duu CIutltst
never sent this to you never send notes to any
body!"
| "You don't, miss ?" exclaimed Mr.. Denim ~ may
as well state, then, that Icame here by written in
vitation from you See, here it is!'
! "Aud so did / " exclaimed Mr.. Timber in his turn
tBless US, it's queer business, amt it,"
Miss Jennie declared that some miserable wretch
had been making fools of them all and after getting
rid of the three gentlemen upon proper understand
| ing, she attacked Lizzie.
| "This is all your work, Lizzie--al your work-no
one could have done it but you! How could you be
so internally mean?'
Eyes, l did do t." said Lizzie. smingly, but with
a high color in her face "but I did it because
couldn't help it. l made the acquaintance of that
Mr.. Sparks, at last and as he is capital letter
writer and gave me some rather powerful lessons,
thought I would display my education for your
| benetit!'
''What do you mean, Lizze?'
Why, mean that found you out, and have
paid you of just as you deserved. I'm even with you
now, Miss Sharp was Soft, but you've made a
Hard of me now +"
Jennie, feeling herself outdone got very mad cried
and quarreled with Lizzie at great rate Lizzie de-
tending and justiying herself with all proper spirit
Whilst they were quarreling the door-bell rang fifth
time, aud in marched the widower who had received
Onn pf no