New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-09-03
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| CHAPTER II.
I The following morning BaleyzoF discovered that
the value of any one among his acquaintance who
had lived in the West had risen considerably
above par, and all fortunate individuals from Ken
| lucky were of priceless worth.
| As good fate would have it, upon putting casual
inquiries, he found among them an individual who
knew Mr., or rather Col. Lee. .
Certainly was our member to Congress till he
grew tired of it. Last ten or twelve years lived on
| his plantation. Splendid old fellow-very benev-
| olent-great ideas of acting according to princi
pie, and all that sort of thing, know, that no.
body bothers about these days. Splendid old fell
low. In town, you say? Must go and see him p
Would it be asking too greata favor to request
| that you would introduce me to his acquaintance
at the same time ~
"No favor in the world, my dear Gottyn, but a
| pleasure
"Do you know his famiy!" asked in the most
insinuating tone of voice imaginable.
Has no family but wife-fne lady-and son,
capital young man."
"Ah!n was the reply, non.committal.
"When shall we call?n
This afternoon, if it suits your convenience
| "Perfectly.n
| Then, au revoir.n ...-.m..= =... .+.
Now, will it be credited that Baylezoffs next
move was one that would have brought cry
of horror from more than of pretty lips and
perhaps, who knows, even some pearly tears, from
easily filed, sympathetic eyes.
| Reader dear, decide how much he was in ear
nest when l tell you that to lessen the chances of
his Identification he sacrificed his carefully nour-
| ished and altogether irresistible beard.
| Yes, every hair. Goatee, whisker, monstache
ana imperial; ana il that was not an evidence Of
resolution of purpose, none has ever been given in
| this world
| In making his toilette he departed as much as
good taste would permit from his usual style, 50 as
| to still further alter his appearance, and most
carefully eschewed wearing diamond.
| The momentous visit was made and the aequaint-
ance Of both father and son achieved, but it was
not destined that the divinity of his dreams should
as yet be granted to his sight, for the that
the party resumed their journey the following day,
and consequently he had no time to establish an
intimacy that would justify him in asking to be
| presented to her.
After this Baylezoff suddenly disappeared from
his accustomed haunts, and the places that had
known him knew him no more. NJ
| From the fact that subsequently he impaired to
me the information that he passed the remainder Of
the summer where there were no institutions such
as are generally denominated saloons,' no shell
roads, no fast horses, no Lake Ends and no pleas
ure yachts, but where there were " pic nies,'i
infer that he must have retired to some inland
village. -M-..
To tell the truth know he did, and it was a
charming little one, to which was situated the
home of the relatives whom Miss Gayle visited and
at one of those reunions, delightful in anticipa.
ton but generally so agonizing in remembrance
a picnic - that his trembling aspirations were
crowned with success, and Cottyn and the sweet
Annie were brought together in acquaintance.
Under the worldly and somewhat foppish ex-
terror that Cottyn then wore, he carried a noble,
manly heart audit alternately swelled in rapture
of delight, and trembled with an excess of mis-.
giving he fingered in the womanly presence
which had enthralled him.
Long weeks of delightful country hospitality and
informaliy, filed with drives, rides, walks, sunset
and moonrise watching, and gentle assiduities
which nature herself constituted woman's rights
ripened the acquaintance into intimacy.
Strange to say, when Baylezoff learned to note
the ashell flush that greeted his coming and
grew bold to seek the eyes that would not always
meet his glance, and held, perhaps second longer
than necessary, the hand that at least did not
refuse his pressure, he grew to like young Lee and
would not see far less take otfense at the GOODNESS
that would have repused his advances Of friend. |
ship.
In that charming rural retreat where the plea.
sures of more civilized life supplied by picnics
the good folks bethought themselves in early fall
when nature glories in the funess of sammerhood,
in harmony and good will to make merry in the |
woodland wild.''
1t so CHANGED upon this occasion, that when the |
shadows started far to the eastward Baylezoff- I
18th what am afraid is an inherent dash of laz |
5ziain his composition-lay stretched on the grass
~ I'D from observation by clump of shrubs,
- isaeking the inevitable cigar, and wander
,,,ad tbat way sBition the words of two who had
!. fell upon his ear. paused unaer a sheltenng
On. Annie, dear cousin, Up.
me. Yourtears are worse thaTaV you have mercy
,rt, ! do love you. God in Heaven,dagger at my
!, heart. knows that l debut not to p" who sees
: - ,,rieve YOU. in you,
~ will 90 away. I do not know what sudaen Il
sneration made me speak. had no nope for
n had no encouragement. You nave never
Gated nue. with sisters kindness.
g PRAY, Annie, pray look at me ana say you "'e -
~ M % generous heart stifed its own cry oil
asnair and strove to calm and comfort that other
Nah was dearer to it than happiness.
T am not ashamed of the friendship OIL oot'yh' ,
,han tell YOU that moisture, such as does no ds-
redit to the proudest manoood, swehed IN ms EYES
nd fell in tears of rarest sympathy Tor the one
vbo thus had dashed from his life the cream laas
nt
.omes but once Nor do l think your OPINION q
IN will be lessened at hearing that he ohelea ~
tbe Young lady who lived at the remotest polnt q
@ IN the assemblage from Miss Gayle's place Of
sa;onrn his services as an escort, and honorary
cid the duties of the position.
few days after Young Lee took ms departure
% travel, he said until inclination prompted MN
to resume the study of his profession as meelcal
staent at Philadelphia, following whH her, ra,sd ~
sarcod to confess that BaYlezo'7 0!s -
an " ,,z---z='SlsiSz Ia Was not SLOW 81
to eEail n.'of the smallest vantage ground that -
ht be accorded him. SH
ne evening, when he had fingered until twi.
to return to the village, Miss Gayle acceded
humble petition that she would grant him the
ectfon of her company on the perilous Journey
front "a I,,,.,. N