New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-12
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lSzs ~ Harry H Jealous 81 Am sure OF " am
If6r ~ Ae cable, &Hd of course cannot see any
;;7S h6f Fl R4jist 81 ~ cund me- Yet this thing
= 1Ss stSS m tExt larry aud Minnie have been quar-
fEsk Minnie has tapped her little feet on
4 8 ze1zk III mined the rosy nails Of each
a n 5TEkes Doodle With all his might, look
2Yf M u niiiieF biz long brown lashes to see
( =. N iii iilkfence affected Minnie,
IS j5SS 1inzfe takes d book and turns over the
stonping e hum tune that M. one
y r iss Mannie keeps on huinming the air without
4 III 1sEf ID, 1nd now goes for her writing desk,
V SiSsns 81, and takes ont : huge white envelope,
il bold beautiful hand, blusnes 9
Hfzlc, nd takes pains that Harry sees. Every
S1fss II his body - wake. Be looks - though
& HI T6u1d deg0ur her.
finia takes just tie daintiest sheet o. paper OUT
1 i. 7ksf desk and commences writing 2, 80 neat
+ + Ss1l Il nicelS She never took 50 much pains
S1Kts she Wrsse u Hurry never, not she, and she
\ Et,S6ss Harry Mn una efsfAnd It He does under
ssSsd i bafss iips, strokes bis moustaehe and
sRSif I,sils BIS ieet D ottoman now kicks
S over and gets up out OF ms char alto
IA 6sn,t he III down and not make q Ounce of
why dorlt he take it coolly, set before
N Ss Ffe ma read his newspaper, instead Of pleas
+ a M little ccquette Of Minnie, BY his uneasi.
y S1sss What fools men are! II ! live, he is half
/ isekine ovsr her shoulder this minute Sit down
IN Si;s cid not make whirlWind Of yourself
Tinaie draws herself mp like a little queen, as
Hal4y Flances i her writing arches her neck,
S;I9 xlfas hes red lips as though he had insulted
i M. ana he writhes into his chair again.
Minnie writes faster than ever, and Harry
u Stches her Now she has finished, and is Iumb-
a6g about ii her desk after something Yes a
6iip, and of goes one Of her curls. Harry starts
mon his feet, smothers into growl the angry
words upon his tongue, sits down again, and kicks
over the ottoman.
" Would y0u like to read my letter, Maggie ~
M q Thank you.' q
what nice letter it Is, exclaimed, giving it
back 70 her:
HAIRY might if III wash woman, Just like
Minnie.
~ BIZ understands French, then?s said to
BIZ ysss Ii is d fine French Scholar she an
swera. placing her brown curl within the folds Of
Hurry hops mp again and sits down as quickly.
Minnie commences putting her desk IN order,
vines her pen, shuts down the cover Of her ink
ataad replaces her scissors, paper and envelopes.
3 y7Sxry signs; gracious! what sigh! for all the
\ World IKE the pun Of . steam engine
Minnie takes up her writing desk and lamp,
q bends down herred lips for q kiss, and says:
Good might, Maggie ]"
Now size Il gone. Harry signs long, loud and
Il feep.E and Chances at me. 4 hope don't smile,
though i would be inst like M, too. Now he is
ont 6f lila chair again, and coming towards me.
Maggie, tell me, Ia the name Of misery, tell me,
who Minute wrote that letter to ~
Nh&t IRE You thinking about? betray Min
I nie,s confidence You are insane "
Bit. Maggie tell me, if You have any regard
Hi me, was il Frank Warren ?"
o CHARLES s ststaen IL
!. David Webster Z
Il s4t No. q
That miserable French teachers''
N asssss n D, no. 4 si IA s5 s
Who was Ii, the1, q
n vs. have q great mind to tell you-no, no.
4 mus 81. e 81 i.,7s
e 4 Yss. ~, 40 lot me know. Minnie, shell never
I hear Of III
wen. y vas put your ear close to my mouth
II II n #
sss Whos,,
n was don't hurry me lit was
Al & Whos pleads Harry.
$50 IT. -
q N Who Ne he groans.
stt Il Was- yes, II VAS
= Who sn he thunders.
3 SSzzs II her brother =
y sext The deuce it was y
ass Hal hat hal no |! no lio !! Y
slgI an aIDale My ears are ringing with something
Ike asonnda boxing. Harry has just slammed the
outside door iercely enough to jar the whole house,
and jumped out OH the sidewalk with force enough
i to dislocate his ankle bones.
sss5 NheWi what fools men are f