New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-25

me, and 20 to our friends and say: That woman
whom was about to wed, is but whited sepulchre,
whom | have proved, and whom now reject'-and
so leave me to the scorn of men, still say-eyer shall
say-I love you Lord Montressor! | love you, and
the consciousness of being unworthy of your love is
the bitterest element in my punishment she said in
voice Of such profound misery that Lord Montressor
could scarcely continue to believe her agitation un
founded or exaggerated.
He dropped upon seat, and sitting still and white
as carved image of stone gazed upon her, waiting
her further communications
The above is all of this beautiful and highly inter-
esting story that will be published in our columns.
We give this as sample. The continuation OF it
can be found only in the New York Ledger the great
family weekly paper for which the most popular
writers in the country contribute, and which can be
found u all the stores throughout the city and coun
try where papers are Sold Remember to ask for the
New York Ledger of May 3d. and in it you will get
the continuation of the story from where it leaves off
here. If you cannot get copy at any news office,
the publisher of the Ledger will mail you copy on
receipt of five cents Fanny Fern writes only for the
New York Ledger; Sylvanus Cobb, Jr.,, writes only
for it, Emerson Bennett writes only for it; and
nearly all the eminent writers in the country, such
as Mrs. Sigourney, Mrs. Emma D. E. N. Southworth
and Alice Carey contribute regularly to its columns.
Mrs Southworth will write for other paper hereaf
ter. Geo. D. Prentice Esq, Of the Louisville Jour-
nal prepares the Wit and Humor Department in the
Ledger. 1t is mailed to subscribers at So year, or
two copies for 49, Address Robert Bonner publisher,
Al Ann street, New York. 1t is the handsomest and
:,
and characterized by high moral tone
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A GREAT SroRY.-The following thrilling story"
although not of the highest order of merit in literary
point of view, may serve as an amusing theme for
lovers Of puzzles to exercise their ingenuity. 1t was
written by printer we know by the characters in it:
1--WE Ice saw a young man gazing at the FRY
heavens, with / in Rs- and - of pistols in
the other We endeavored to Stract his atlOton by ing
a It in paper we held in aa-, relating to a
young man in that of the country who had left home
in SITS Of arrangement He dropped the and pistols
from his gs- ~0a, with the 1t is OF whom U read
had left home b4 my friends knew my design. had
50 the acD- of girl who had refused to lisl0 me-
but smiled upon another led wildly from the
house uttering wild 2 the god of love, and with
out replying to the ?s of my friends, here with
this and - of pistols put my Aisl0c. My
case has no h in this s."
A Coon ONE-The California papers relate story
which is worth repeating. lawyer of San Francisco
became enamored of a married lady, and she, after
short struggle agreed that his destinations ire
sstible But she could only capitulae upon condition
of marriage and as long as she was wife she could
not give him any encouragement. The lawyer, who
was wealthy, instituted on behalf of the lady suit
for divorce, but the husband led rreproachable
life, no testimony to sustain the suit could be had
The wife suggested to her would-be lover that, as
she could not prove anything against her husband it
might be as well to entrap him by some trick, and
thereby manufacture evidence To settle the matter
speedily possible, the lawyer applied to her hus.
band, and knowing his cupidty, offered him 81 900 if
he would withdraw his objections to the divorce,
give him proof of his infdelity. The latter plan
adopted the most expedient, and, consentng to be
watched by two persons, he visited a disreputabe
place of resort, furnished evidence of his guilt and at
the hour received his 81 900. The divorce suit
was then referred to an attorney to report to the
court the facts in the case, upon which it is pretty
well believed decree would be entered, but suddenly
the lawyer discovered that the ladylove est,
ing facts were revealed to his astonished vision:
The husband and wife had conspired to dddle him
out of $4,000 cash and about 81 900 in jewelry, had
made up all seeming difficulties and taken passage on
the mail steamer for New York, leaving him as the
butt of their extreme practical joke. Who says he
was not served rightly?