New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-07-05

Ell ana tile conversation carried on ia tone So WON
dertnlg ceaE, though low, that was astonished At
During the fathers absences the son Was NOT idle.
He actually loosed the collar of my shirt and then
stood quietly awaiting the Others return
You could never imagine unless placed ia sinlilar
circumstances, what multitude ot thoughts passed
through my mind in few minutes. verify believe
that every Christmas with Its Accomplishments OF fun
and feasting at which had assisted since was the
height of the table was reviewed iii turn Then
thought of the morrow and the fair girls had left,
and how, an hour before, was full Of hope that, ere
another Christmas came round. should call one my
own. Still found time for earnest prayer, and TO
think of all sorts of eXDedients to escape my impend
ing fate. Once fanced, now there was only one to
contend with, might do something; but just then
the touch Of the muscular hand on my throat reminded
me that movement would cause my instant deslruc-
ton Indeed, / have often wondered that the fellow
did not strange me in bis impatiance How bitterly
did IFeproach my self for not raising an alarm when
the footsteps first became audible.
AT length the fellow fairly gnashed his teeth with
rage aud uttefing snothered exclamation OF Hang
the tippIng beast he's at that wine again n he also
left tile apartment to recall his tTuant parent, and
/ fetch the implement Of murder,
Now w1s the time, and you may believe lost none.
/ The instant he left the ROOM was on my feet !;
noseessy approached the door dashed it to, turned
tie kew shut the bolt lighted the gas, and once
more Stood my heart ready to jump into my throat
with joy aud thanktQness with my trusty pistols IN
my hand.
There was no chance Of their reentering for their
skeleton keys lay on tile bench and every article Of
plunder was there also; for, intending to return,
/ they had not conveyed it from the room.
made noise enough from the window my hostess
and her. damsel, aroused, joined in the chorus,
and soon at the head of host of alarmed neghbors
| and couple Of policemen, we searched the house
from top TO bottom. One of the men knew had LETT
the premises as heard him dash over the area rail-
ings and down the street but the elder ruifan we
discovered stupidity drunk in the cellar the danger
of bis position not having aaiced to prevent his in
dulgng his aYorte propensity, when the temptation
was so strong.
We found they had gained admittance by cutting
away the zinc from the pantry window, their skele
ton keys having made the rest easy.
Bill the younger rufian, was too well known to
escape detection. He was captured in few hours,
and both be and bis father eventually obtained free
passage to distant land in vessel provided for that
purpose by Her Most Gracious Majesty.
The affair made prodigiOus sensation, and be-
came the lion of all Christmas parties that year; and
the extraordinary sympathy manifested by certain
fair individual at the recital of my story, brought
about a most satisfactory explanation My next
Christmas dinner was eaten in my own home, with
her as its mistress.
have often blessed my stars that good Mrs. Win
gate was not a member of the Total Abstinence
Society for had it not been for the liberal replensh
ing her cellar underwent few days before Christ
mas, in readiness for the Sons and daughters who
were to gather round her and celebrate in her house
that true home festival my throat would have been
in no condition to perform its functions when the
time arrived,
Thus have told the only adventure ofany conse
quence in which ever played part, and let add,
that whereas rich and poor alike welcome Christmas
as season Of joy and thanktalness, doubt whether
any feel more keen emotions Of the kind than do,
since it recalls to mind an additional mercy, Vouch-
safed at that period.