New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-17
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Lovers Quarre1s.

We presume that most of our readers have had
some experience in lovers quarrels and those who
have not, may form tolerably correct idea Of what
they are sometimes like by the following admirable
description Of one: s,ss5..- IT,.
"When young Sophos had his first fallirg-out with
little Miss Neliy-and they have had many another
SINCE let me tell you-who accused him Of lukewarm-
ness Of not loving her with the aror she deserved
of always lecturing and finding fault with her. and OF
not caring, as be ought when she irted with other
young men-when they quarreled, as all lovers do
she, all young ladies' in such extremities do, in-
sisted upon the immediate return Of all the pretty
nicknacks she had from time to time and with many
affecti0nate and tender words bestowed upon him
and requested him to send her back all her silly little
notes. to read which you would think that the whole
art Of love consisted in coming pretty Names When
young Sophos who, between you and me, is not the
most loverlike Of men, and never does anything ab-
surd or ridiculous and will not allow Miss Nelly to
be foolish ether-who can entertain himself with her
friend even while his Nelly is in the ROOM and re-
ceives all her impusve and heartfelt expressions of
affection with little too much of sneer and as
though he thought it q bore-CIt won't do, Sophos,'
used to tell him 1T won't do. It is too much like
pouring your hot coffee into large bowl stone cold:
you don't warm the thick china so much you cool
your drink and the beverage reaches your lips luke
warm and insipid.)
when Sophos then, who ia what Ihaye described
him, received Miss Nelly's command, be busted him.
self in collecting all the betdour, all the trinkets,
and other presents she had sent him. From out
of the pockets Of various coats from drawers. and
outofthe'way boxes, and other hiding places they
came and, with the slippers purses, smoking caps,
mittens, etc. ETC., she had made up for him, made
up quite bundle, can assure you. And when Miss
Nelly, with her heart In her throat and scaldng tears
in her eyes, opened the package, and cried anew as
she remembered how much she had enjoyed working
the slippers, the knitting, or the embroidery, and
how often, while she busy he had been by her
side, reading and talking to her. and how happy she
was then she could hardly contain herself OF keep
q Shp uat to horc RI
have good cry.
"And among all the other articles contained in the
bundle, she found slip of paper bearing her name,
which, recognising the writing of her darling Sophos
she kissed again and again. and then opening it, read
as follows: As Miss Nelly has seen fit to demand
restitution of the various gifts of affection she has be-
slowed upon from time to time and has doubtless
done so with the idea Of making of them to
the gratitude and affection Of some other lover
slider myself justified in demanding, Also the return
OF my proofs of affection, given her in different
FORM It is true but one none the less valuable to me,
and which may also serve again On some future occa
sion. And then followed if You will believe me,
bill, of which give Of the items and of which
the amount was by no means Insignificant sum: To
horses and vehicles on so many occasions, SO much !;
fares in stages and railways so much tickets to
operas concerts theaters etc. etc. so much boquets,
fans, gloves, etc., volumes of English poets; and finally,
slime passed in her society which should have been
given to my business or to other friends whom
| elected. e4t5
'Of course she didn't pay the BILL, said sophos
to me, as we were talking the matter over. Il only
sent il in order to show her how foolshly and rdcu-
lousy she had acted She convinced of it herself
on the receipt of that note for how could she imagine
or persuade herself that lover who had spent so
much money as that in minstering to her pleasures
and gratifying her whims, could be lukewarm or in
different? So she sent me note the next day, ac-
knowledging her fault, asking my forgiveness, and
| promising never to doubt me again-which promise,
am sorry to say, she has broken at least o dozen
/ times in as many weeks.'"