New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-08-19
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~, i,so aaa reached bis fftieth year unmoessed
SSsfesd ~ I ss - ardent one for flowing a0fgse
Toerfs aS,e 4 3se P ages bis delight was in tourna-
ls..sss nht1ce ne always returned victorious 8t
leHgth ne was flung from the saadls ~ fis "
~ ~ w ~ aess LteE-l9vei He saw AuggIiga-afba
nnroig u II VI gray hairs and
May and December, led her 10 tTe altfT 4ssA
fortunately, Angelica was as modest al sEe v5s 49,
So ~ , ~ ~ 5ii @ s sP4,sea we numerous butterflies
thaE s"armed round the opening flowers m bsg
beauty. Sir Hugo knew the tried yirt1e n III; & psh
sort and therefore she was to him dear ana n45esar
as the apple Of his eye. Fs83-s
One morning he rode to pay visit to- 4 neigtF0 <
ing baron in arms his honest sqHire Conrad go
ting after him. Scarcely had they proceeded sa5f
way @ Wheh tne k1lghs suddenly stopped, and cried
" Come here, Conrade, most toFmentng th0ge6f
mas Just occurred to me. This is the very day fRae
Father Nicholas to the castle to say rlass nm
my dear wife and myself, and I am not incined =
have him in my abode during my absence % RaIIor
gaek, and desire your lady, in my name, not to admit
the priest
Conrade paused and shook bis head As II IL fSsub4
and Tephed, Excuse me, my noble SIR but psFFans
the lady Angelica, if left to her own disereton MAI
do what you wish "
i curse on your perhaps r exclaimed TIE knioHf
! make all sure by giving The order.it
" Do you think so Z! replied the souires e uaqg +
ia my simplicity, believe exactly the contrary Take
the advice Of your faithful servant for once i'd ysr
life let things take their COURSE and give 40 order
upon 50 delicate point"
;" 4 fig for your delicacy,v cried Sir Hugo anqfiEv
/ what absurd tancies you have got into yoHr head
to-day Do you think an hours ride task % yerg
!" Oh if it comes to that, sir rejoined coarada.
I " have no more to say
He put spurs to his hoTse, and rode back to tie
castle.
Angelica saw him gaIloping up and cried in terror
from the window, What has brought you back IN
such haste Has any accident happened to my Lord2i
None, Whatever. gracious lazy" answered Con-
rade =" but the noble knight was apprehensive that
some accident might happen you il by any chance
you took fancy to ride Sultan.H
rf5a riTa he
Angelica in utter astonishment. believe you are
drunk or mad. 1t is impossible that your master
can have sent us 50 ridiculous a message
Aye, but he did though, pursued the squire
" and my noble master SAID al tie same time faf Ie
knew Sultan would bite terribly, not being aceas
toned to be made pony Of I; and he therefore begs
that yon VIII not attempt 70 divert yourself in that
way Having said this, be again mounted his horse
and galoped off to reioin his MASTER
" Am awake, or do ! dream ~ calculated An
gelica. '' Tie folly of Sir Hugo is strange that
almost tempted to believe it all wild dream
What does he mean? Is it not enough that / have
hitherto tried to read his every viii and wish ard
when known, obeyed them implicitly and do de-
serve that he should stretch his power so far, and
play the capricious, naughty tyrant2 Now I see
that to be too submissive too softly compliant not
the way to treat him the worm that crawIs in the
dust is trampled upon But no, Sir Knight, it is not
gone quite SO far with yet in spite Of you viii
ride Sultan; and you may thank yourself as but for
your message such thought would never have en-
tered my head
Her soliloquy was here interrupted BIZ the entrance
OF servant, who informed her that Father Nicholas
had arrived, and was in the antechamber.
Il cannot receive his visit to-day, said the consort
of Sir Hugo "ior my lord is absent. Give thisas my
eXcnse to the reverend father, and beg Of him to
turn tomorrow.
with all due respect to Father Nicholas eontin@
ued She when left to herself Fhe shall shall not spoil
my pleasant ride Now if my pony were but here
He must have an easy gait, and his teeth do not
fear he is as quiet as lamb. Oh! how shall de-
light in this tWo-told pleasure of showing the sury
Old FELLOW tllt / neither
and Of trying pastime that is al least novel one
Through every corner of the house resounded now
her cry Of Sultan" Here, boy, Sultan, SuItan.f
The immense but docile animal sprang from bone
upon which he was feasting, and was at her side III
an instant. Caressing him till she got him into
room the door of which she shut
Now, friend Sultan, cried his fair mistress, no
growl no bite, and all is safe" With her suoWwhite
hand she continued strukng and patting his huge
back for some minutes, and then, in the hope that if
only through gratitude, he wauld comply with her
fancy she mounted her new steed. He showed his
teeth little in some doubt what all that meant, but
she soothed him again into good humor and patient
endurance of the novel burthen but he thought this
quite enough and did not stir from one spot An
gclica was naturally not much pleased with being
thus stationary; she therefore gently goaded him
with her leg bat no tro would Sultan condescend-
he remained mOtionesS as before, while something
very like grOwl escaped froW his immense and fear
Inspiring Jaws Out Of patience, she now exclaimed
You shall feel the spur then you lazy brute md
drove her heel into bis side He now groWled audi
bly,, but stirred not inch; she repeated the blow
This too much for canine patience he made
spring. and as she fell full length upon the floor lie
turned and bit her hand. The disuounted rider be-
deWed the floor with her tears, and then sprang up
to turn out of the room the uncourteOus brute who
had thus rudcy shown how little he understood play
Towards evening Sin Hugo returned aud inquired
with suspicious haste whether Father Nicholas had
not been there.
ooh yes he was here answered Angelica, ''but 1
yentured to refuse his admittancen
The knight cast triumphant glance at his squire,
and whispered to him, Now, old Wisdom, do yoa
see the use OF my orders z"
Conrade, who, us may be supposek, had said moth
ing of the alteration he made in the substance of his
embassy, shrugged his shoulders with smile unper-
ceiVed by his master, who had turned again to his
COnsOft, and first perceived that she a bandhge
upon her soft hand! He Immediately inquired the
cause.
Sultan bit me = said Angelica, 'and it is an your
fault. Sir Hugo" added she, sohbng.
My fault Y cried the knight.
"Ies, your fault, and nobody's but yours reorted
his spouse. IF you had not sent me word by Con
rAde not TO ride the nasty, mischieyous brute such
mad trick would never have entered my head
LII mute astonshment the knight hurried to seek an
explanation from his squire who had slipped away
when Algelica began her complaint, what message
did YOU bring your ady?' demanded he.
COurade now confessed the truth
Were these the orders gave you, you scoundre2s
said the enraged Sir Hugo.
Certainly not, replied the squire "bnt you will
own that have made my point good. You may
see how it would have been had | given your order
about the young priest. Ny noble lady is model FOR
tl Inu h!tluSt uL ullely Jul sIil lS il
ter OF Eve, who meant have bequeathed to all her
neal female descendants her spirit of perYerse-
ness And we have only to remember the Lady An
gelica's pleasant ride upon Sultan, to be convinced
that it had lost Of its yigor in the descent
--s~ s-----
The PENNY PosrAGE.-A traveller, sauntering
through the lake districts of England, some years
ago. arrived at a small publc.house just as the post
man stopped to deliver letter A young girl came
out to receive it she took it in her hand turned it
over and over and asked the charge. 1t was large
sum-uo less than shilling. Signing heavily, she