New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-09-03

4 cleared, walked across the room, and threw MINI
self on lounge by the window, and gave himself
| up to the delightful occupation Of watching the
blue wreaths of smoke curl and Irvine and dissolve
| in air.
1 A. he Law thus lazily recumbent, the noise OF an
/ anproaohinc steam train fell UNDECIDED on ms ear
1 and the first suhlunary sound which oid attract
I his attention occurred few moments thereafter,
| and was that most delightful one known 10 EARTH
not syen excepting the warbling of natures min
| streIs a woman;s unaffected, rrepressible laugh,
| aceompauied by quick words Of interrogation and
| conversation from several voices.
VIII it be too much to hazard the suggestion,
that Baylezoff must have experienced the vulgar
sensation of curiosity2
Nothing but his own conduct would warrant me
in making such an assertion, but as am an au-
thentie narrator, that bubbling, mirthful laugh
caused him to undergo the exertion OF rising to a
sitting posture to discover who could have been its
originator.
How would not the number OF votaries, who place
themselves sub inuocutione st. Cecilia, have been
increased by languishing beauties, and spirited
bellies as they practised the gamut to attain must
cal ha ha has could it have been known that the
rich the elegant the too fascinating but alas! the
Indifferent Gottyn was interested by passing peal
of laughter.
Footsteps told him there were passers-by on the
outer gallery, and he felt assured it must have
come from one among them, and as pair of glad
blue eyes appertaining to female face flashed an
accidental glance upon him, he had no hesitancy
in deciding its source, even if few gay words and
sweet repetition had not made that assurance
doubly sure.''
Fla pSalf IA all ael in
Of comfort, but sudden and unaccountable inter
est walked wonderment as to who the fair Laughter
could be.
The entire party was attractive and had the air
pa,faaenaent c9nan,e il fda, which, If intangible
and understandable, is yet SO easily observable to
the eyes of refinement.
There was dignifed and commanding gentle
| man, who might probably be some sixty years Of
age, noble-looking lady, who it seemed safe to
infer was his wife, young man OF chivalric bear
| ing, the charming creature who had laughed, and
two young girls Of about fourteen and twelve years
Of age, respectively.
" Evidently strangers. and apparently family
party meditated Baylezoff.
II wonder if they are brother and sister, there
was certainly no resemblance.
Oh no-confound hint caught that air of re-
pressed devotion-used to see it.in Delord before
he was married-that no man ever wears towards
his sister.
She looked shy, though, and uncertain, too, as
wild bird in its lghts--how unlike that bold, chal-
longing glance of Belle Dashaway's and-and-
Mrs Hunter Wylde, he was about to say, but re-
membering she was wife, he turned away from
invading, even in thought the sanctty that hedged
her in as married woman, notwithstanding she
had shown herself SO willing for him TO forget it,
while striving to crafty her vanity by holding the
most desirable man in town in her train of adj
mirers.
Baylezotf certainly must have INDUCED in an
extra glass of wine that morning, for he was never
before known to act or think in a manner so pro
aonct which is the French for giving way to ones
feelings.
He grew suddenly quite warm, declared the sea
breeze had failed, Notwithstanding that the flap
ping awnings gave direct and noisy contradiction
to his assertion suddenly decided his cigar was
not worth smoking and dashed it impetuously
away, though second afterwards he bit off the
end of another in most spteful manner, and
lighted it with as determined an air as, dare say,
that individual wore who, before arson was made
penitentiary oense, applied the incendiary torch
TO the temple of Diana.
He rose and walked quickly across the room
without motive, and made his disorder still more
apparent as he turned to retrace hissteps by paus
ing midway in his career, studying the pattern of
the oil-cloth attentyely for few minutes, and then
muttering,
al wonder if she loves him."
AS he lifted his head the hum of conversation,
subdued only by dividing wall, gave him to
know that the party were installed in the room ad
joining the one he occupied.
He threw glance of hatred at the innocent par
tition, which suddenly subsidized when he discover
ed CLEAN of light emanating from communi.
eating door, which he remembered the waiter had
busted himself to close, but which, from Il =
ure in the air, was SO swollen tassne moist eli9
latch, and had even spr... that il would noe q
ute opening. !. ing back and lett inns MN. a;ac
Do not an "
Baylezof ose for an instant that NY ,g az. ID
ton az ~ 4 would eondescend 70 such - 49, nas
he Y peep. No, he has told me nilnssn Nc Il
thofs baga snnrned the bare thonght even, -
app ;nasniansiy acknowledges that wisilou' ~
tai Nc IN door. he took UP the most eavan' -
. ,aaat;on for locking through the cram. =
~ asecame accustomed TO tne ivy -.
4uired q y, ne fe-l that fate favored nm So VI
az 70 pring most beBIehing little nose unaef &c
observation, and he felt 'cufsinced from his ia
ahsent glimpse that it could belong to none u
her than the captivating Laughter. o.
he tried BY eleyating and lowering the angle 81 o.
'ht 70 gain view Of some other feature-bFt no,
70 nose, spirited and delicate, a la Roxa4la lane
IS all that was youchsafed him. M II
lie admired it, but that alone did not satisfy
1adit been forehead, eyebrows, or eyes, mouth, MT