New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-21

Would you like TO be queen, Christine r inns
WAS the question addressed by an old man, whose
sunkep eyes were fixed upon chessboard. of which
Do ehessmen were scattered here and there-and
tsstied to long lesson at chess playing had
wearied out the patience Of his pretty daughter:
Qaeen Of Hearts, y asked the grcsfnl child,
without lifting up her head, which was supported by
rich cushion Of black velvet, on which sat also
fightful little dog, which she loved to distras
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6lready replied the minister who always laid aside
Bis gravity In the presence OF the giddy Christine
His tone wss careless. He played meanwhile with
magnificent smut box, garnished with large diamonds,
But continued he, and still in tone Of affected
indifference, !" Is that your only ambitionF'
Why shonld lextend my sovereignty any fnrtheri
Oh. OH should not have thought, my dear, that
you had subjects. You are prudent enough not to
encourage their homage, cd y
= Really, replied christine, tnhing with the iittie
Bulldog, which had began 10 snap MS teeth, " am
nnder no obligations to them for the homage which
my due. There Is only one In the world whose love
eFeates my tenderest gratitude
The brow Of the Prime Minister oil sweden became
c]onded.
i" Who Is thAt person, Christine y
Christine hushed, looked at her father whh charm
ing embarrassment and redoabed her caresses Of her
snappisb little bulldog The couns IN sterner tone
repeated his question:
!. " hat y the name OF this person, Christine 2
Whom should II be, dear father, but Adophe de
Aesse, your handsome nephew
You have not been 50 bold as to contract an en-
Sagement with that boy =
= Boy l--be ls eighteen years od--iatner. he ~
my Oldest friend study With him cannot remem-
beI Mhen began e love nm, y vas 50 long ago
yonf aunt 1t Is Simply sort OF maternal love.
Not At al | Should be very sorry II Adolphe
were my brother
= have done all can 70 serve him. he Is without
fortune ne mas nothing 2 depend upon but MS com
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4 Your bounty is very great most noble lord and
he IS brave and magnanlmous as for me, when
,oand out how much handsomer bis eyes had grown
since be MAS child and how much better ne talked
fhan macy who are much richer, did not trouble
myself about his lack OF wealth..
My danghter-yon must forget him, said the
ronnf passing nis arm anecaonateiy round Ohristne
waist ~ she at az his ieet-
hy dear isther-l cannot even Try to forget, for
% not know now 10 begin-Desides, you love him
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