New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-07
A CAPITAL BURLEsQUE.

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lesquing the popular French style Of fiction. The
main idea of the story is that Young man falls In
love With his orandmot,,ar ma n H.
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promotea 70 tne Ufand MastershIp OF an order Of
amorous gallantry. We copy the last chapter,
which has The rernaral,1a mart ~ r,ot;,s, ~
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Noon Rext day found me at the Hotel Toujours-
Vert, my heart throbbing At the prospect Of the
approaching interview with Ninon.
My grandfather received me in the same apart
ment which had witnessed the events of the night
before.
Ny grandson" he said, embracing me, q am
about to place immense confidence ia you. Prom
Use you will be secret about what you may see this
day.
On the faith Of gentleman replied.
Enough said my grandfather. !" Now, ex-
cnse me, must leave you for few minutes. y
Need say that those minutes were employed by
me in contemplating the angelic features which
the portrait disclosed Twas still gazing at them
when my grandfather reentered the room.
nat were you saying OF the Marquise when
found yon here before her picture last evening y
he said. ss5 NJ
THAT she was miracle of nature, = replied.
My grandfather smiled inscrutably. Come, !"
he said, " let me Introduce you. She will not be
visible Immediately but before you quit the house
you shall see Madame la Marquise.H
followed him along corridors and galleries into
small dressing hung with pictures. Going
| up to one Of these, and beckoning to me to ap-
proaen, ne ited part 81 the moulding Of the frame,
ana neslrea me 70 look into the,openlng.
Ihe aperture was not In the frame alone, but
passed through the wall behind, SO that COM
manded view OF the adjacent apartment
t,pls sh ~ anu coatalnng an immense toilet
tabie Win its mirror and other accessories, all Of
gorgeous kind.
| 10 not rear nelng seen" SAID the Marquis; it
opens on the other side beneath the shadow of a
neavy picture IT,. frame. ; was CONSTRUCTED by my
| iather, tne ia.e Marquis. Now look attentively
ana pc silent.
looked, and presently saw lean old woman II
pressing gown enter bald, toothless and
Wrlnkled, ana led by femme -de-chambre. She
seated herself with some difficulty in the chair be
fore the toilet table. ,
| Having her pack towards me, saw her face in
| the glass only by glmpses during the ceremonies
winch now TOOK place. r
The femme -de-chambre first brought large
Whte wrapper ana enveloped her to the chin, SO
that N the glass she looked like bald old gentle
man gong 70 DC shaved.
n Mesame sa sa; sa ts ot sa lsay.
| Maaame, said tue femme-de-c hambre.
Some eaude- well shall not get through the
latigue without y. NY trials have debiltated me-
| Inc want OF teeth made her voice indistinct.
| - Inc eau,de.Vle was Drought and administered.
| Inen hosalie toek morocco case from the toilet
tapie, opened u, ana took out two articles thai
looked iike very small white bracelets, and stoop
ing over the iady,s shoulder, and holding back hei
mead, seemed 70 be preparing to shave her. WheI
sne leIt the mirror clear again, saw that the ole
iady's mouth had undergone remarkable change
ana tnat her usterance, me next time she address
cd h n mao become slngalarly distnct.
your promise; Permit me to remind you that
dla not come mere 70 witness an old iadys toilet
fauence ana observe, my grandson" was tn
Marquis reply.
Again looked through the aperture. Isaw thu
femme de-chambre open door leading into an
other apartment !" Enter, Monsieur" she said.
a man Win Palnsers palelte and prnsnes
Wnoml recognised LOT tue famous porralt-palnter
n: permeille, now entered. He bowed to the ole
iaay, placed chair near ner, mixed ms colors ai
II iof picture, ana then applied the brush TO the
sitters' countenance:
Watcnea TINS not Wltholt interest," and amnse
ment SUI was puzzled TO know why the Mar
gus as, SHOULD nave Gfought me mere.
me Iehime.oe champfe asssted me process, ana
s:anoing pehiha the oia iaay char, 9oscared my
| vieW puI Gaught an OCCASIONAL ghmpse Wnel
she moved. y was, my reader, thing the mos
slneuiaI, 70 Walch u change OF complexion steal
ing, nnaer the magic Drash OF tne painter over tn,
venerable connlenahce, IKE ray Oh sunshine owe
aneaiy iahuscape, nv, .Ls8
Inc painter worked systematically. In shor
time, glimpse IN the glass showed me forehea,
smootn, white and young, with brows OF the mos
deleaIe pencllng, surrounding conntenance IN
grotesque bowl OF clay.
After little the painter shifted his chair to tn
other SIDE Oh the patent; and the spectacle re
hected IN the glass reminded me now Of one o
those portraits which hang at the doors OF picture
dealers, where one-haf Of the countenance Is resl
and charming, and the other covered with the dus
OF ages.
This IS vastly entertaining" whispered 70 IN,
Marquis; but permit me again to remark, that
does not seem quite to the purpose =,
patience, my grandson, ana observe" was sui
his T reply. .,.,... .....,. !.
Inc next glimpse caught ~ the mirror shoWe
me the whole face and throat dslieately enamelied
Out eoloriess as marble. a skiiifai toueh OF w
about the eyes gave them marvellous brillianc
ana expression.
Al TINS stage 81 the operation became PEI
picked. began TO ask myself where mad see e,
something OF winch That paid, enamelled, egg-ilk
conntenance reminded me? .n, y,
presently, as beneatn tine skllliui brush OF IN
I artist vermllllon tint crept like the rosy daw
over Ihe countepanee ana ups, my trouble lnereas
2 ed. became agtated with | know not VIVA
doubts and fears. ! was glued 20 the aperture !
the wall, as II pIeGlplee yaWhea peioW me, NV
, winch must fall II relaxed my hoia;
me painter, rising, eontenipiasea ms worh.h n
proacned Tor rev last toacnes, aaai ~ he .,
stoWea them, tne sah M s ~
thing from an open box, approached lhe lady