New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-30
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lieve it, THIS the calumny this the villifeation
kis pieceg impossible! But, like q parson anxious
10 Impress his text upon his hearers minds, again
the deacon read that selEsame title. Augustus
choked. II seemed to him that the high scaffold
he had mounted was suddenly knocked from under
him and rope was round his neck He knew hisi
own name would close that terrible reading, and
he knew that Deacon sobersides, who was q man
entertaining strict and peculiar notions of duty,
and had long striven In vain to bring our hero to
join the sheep he was zealousy driving to the fold
he knew the deacon would consider it righteous
privilege and his bounden duty to read that name
with stern and terrible emphasis to that expectant
crowd.
he stood his ground, however and when the
name OF Augustus Trittrot rolled from the Deacons
lips, he felt the small hand on his arm twtch nerv
ouslyfelt rather than saw the quick glance OF in
dignant astonishment Miss Adams gave him, then
knew she had left his side. In an instant he was
isolated; every one had left him, and conversation,
low and indignant, was swelling through the
rooms. Only for an instant did surprise and dis
appointment oyerwhelm Augustus. Then lie drew
himself up, walked to the place between the fold
| ing doors the Deacon had vacated, and said, in
clear, distinct tones, Ladies and gentlemen
Conversation ceased, and the company again be-
came groups OF. statuary. They represented anger
and contempt now, however, as few minutes be-
fore they had represented interest and expecta-
ton.
With all the eloquence he was master Of, Mr..
Trittrot disclaimed all thought of being personal
in what he had intended for harmless picture of
country life in general. or this community he
knew only good-he had ever felt proud that he
was member Of il. He was shocked at the turn
affairs had taken-hc called upon any one present
to tell him il in their experience they knew not q
thousand places where his sketch could better q
| thousand times better, be applied than here. He
hoped that bis friends would take his word as
10 nos say gentleman interrupted Mrs.
Adams who, with daughter lowering on each side
81 hef, $1,000 nsar the speaker" you are no gen
tieman, slr. fea Know you meant me when you
ainded 70 inc old iady who took snuff in private,
ana supposed no one knew it-you know you did,
you scamp"
Upon my honor, madam, this is my first knowl-
edge OF your hanlt, which am sure is innocent
enough If"
lou meaht me, interrupted Mrs. Fletcher,
when you alluded to the woman who never al.
lowed her servants to have any butter to eat.''
"And me" cried Madame Relace, when You
|
whom she Is 50 anxious to marry off that when, in
fruit time she nailed up the notice OF man traps
within, \ 70 keep the boys from stealing her cher
ries, the young men Of the place took it that she
meant her girls Oh, don't deny it don's deny it!
You can't mend matters now. Don't open your
mouth to me, SIR"
And ne meant me- roared the deacon, when
ne SAID one member OF the church was in the habit
OF hlching enough from the subscription plate on
Sunday 70 pay LOT the WINE used On his own din
ner tapie. VINO carries round the plate but me,
n hhe Y new ana nov tne ueS-- dereiopment
such POT couid De allowed 70 go on IN q young
mans brain Withont screening u, cant tell.
IN vain augustus remonstrated-ln vain be told
them they were revealing facts never dreamed of
u MS philosophy--in VAN he begged them, for
their own sakes, to hush. HIS pen had been dipped
u ne ink 81 human nature, and every one recog-
niaed portrait OF him Or her individual self in the
pictures II mad drawn. he feit hke an leeie in
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