New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-12-14

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brother, and is in great fury she just wants to
find this brother Of hers, to take him home and
beat sense into him. She betrays the whole secret
of her brothers object in visiting the city, and the
Waverlys are properly astonished, but have no
wish to interfere. @ #m
Whilst the old sister is laying it off to Mrs Wa
verify, Pinchbeekpops in and immediately mistakes
her for some huaband-hunter, drawn there by his
matrimonial agency advertisement. He doesn't
want Mrs. Wayerly to know what sort of business
he is privately engaged in; ludierous scene fol
lows; Mrs. Wavery retires, and Pinchbeek and
the Widow hare long conversation, she abiding
to him in terms which mystiies Pinchbeck,
and he speaking of marriage, ETC., in terms which
pazzles her not q little. Each mistakes the mean
ing of the other; they talk in such way that she
thinks he aIludes knowingly to her brother whilst
he thinks she audes to the eligible husband he has
advertised. he passes himself off on her all this
time as DR.. Savage, and they part with the under
standing that she shall call at DR.. Savages office
to have private interview with the man spoken
Of, or rather SO delicately alluded to.
To return to the leading Characteristic Doctor
calls upon Waverly, and as delicately as possible
lets him know that Mrs. WayerIy did not stand the
test of his love advances. lie hands to the
wretched husband the written article which they
hadprepared for this contingency, and the wretched
Waverly is distracted; in his fury he fancies that
his friend has oyerdone the thing and has actually
made love to his wife and won her affection. There
are hard words from Wavery; a severance of
friendship: and the poor Doctor is overwhelmed
with grief and confusion. His friend, his friends
wife, and his own wife, all look upon him as per
| fidious monster and treat him accordingly, whilst
he has done nothing wrong and never meant to
| yet gets deeper and deeper into trouble as the
general trouble works on.
/ Whilst the Doctor is flying around in the eve
ming on account Of Ills trouble his man Pinehbeck
is wearing his gown and cap, in Ills office, person.
ating the DT. Savage whom g Romeo 2 Ito him as
yet unseen and unknown) is to call and see in re-
ference to the eligible young lady desirous Of mar
rying. Pinchbeek has previously arranged it with
Perkins that she shall borrow and put on one Of
her mistress best dresses, and come into The Office
al certain hour, it being his plan to introduce
her to " Romeo - as the manageable young lady,
then get all the cash possible ont of the Old fellow
and leave him and her to settle their part Of the
| business according to their own notion. Pinch
beck, it must not be forgotten has also an engage
ment with the Widow Grabstok to call upon him I:
he now reflects that she will never suit Romeo n
or any one else for q wife, and intends only to
| bamboozle her out of as much money as possible.
and then. get rid of her the best way he can.
Uncle Timothy arrives, makes the acquaintance
of the bogus Doctor Savage, and delicatoly dis.
closes himself as Romeo" A charming CONVEX
| sation ensues. The swindler describes the mar
riageable young lady as young, beautiful plump,
| tender as spring chicken and so on. The old
man fires up; wealth is no object; youth beauty
and amiability are all he desires. Pinchbeck cal
culates upon big haul when the old fellow shall
see Perkins, who is preparing to enter. But a
sudden interruption occurs Just at this moment
the Doctor returns to the office, unexpeetedIy
4 Pinchbeck jerks off the gown and cap, pushes
| Uncle Timothy into another room, under pretence
that another of his numerous customers has called
and receives the Doctor, looking as cool and un
concerned as if nothing had been going on. The
Doctor, putting on his gown and cap, finds them
warm; he thinks it odd, but Pinohbeck explains
that he had been warming them at the fire, the
atmosphere being damp. The Doctor sends Pinch
| beck off on some erraDd; and Pinch has to GO
though he is in terrible perpexity as to the fate
/ Of his appointments.
] The Doctor sits down and begins sad rumina.
ton his trouble with his wife and the yayerIys
only ito be plunged into new vortex of astonish
steals softly into the dinly lighted Office, and see
ing some one wearing the cap and gown thinks all
is right, aud begins inquring about the .'sprine
chicken" Here is another ludicrons scene, The
old man, Of course, mistakes the Doctor for the
i bogus Doctor who was there but little while be.
fore; the Doctor knows nothing of his man Pinch,
bech's recent rascality; and, as the old man, ad
dressing him by his proper title, comes dewn to
plain terms and begins to denounce him as an i'm
poster, he grows dumb with wonder and astonish
ment. Whilst the old man is in his anger at the
audacity of the Doctor in denying all knowledge
ofhis matrimonialagency and the "spring chicken
his sister, the wicked widow, pops in and takes
forcible possession of him. He is now as muef
astonished as the genuine Doctor; he concludes
that his terrible sister is the spring chickenn hi
had been invited there to see, and goes away in
proportonately terrible rage. The Doctor is in al
agony of mystery; he understands nothing and il
about to go distracted.
As he sits alone, trying to fathom the mysteries
which surround him. Perkins steals in, dressed il
her mistresss stolen clothes and closely yelled, il
order to act the part of the 'sprng ehieken,'' al
arranged with Pinchbeck. She and the Doctor ar,
alike astonshed; she makes the best bogus expla
nation she can; whilst she is doing this Mrs Sav
! aSe eueSis. al4u ldllltS ana III
Doctor catches her in his arms. As he holds her
his wife arrives at the climax of her fury agains
him. Perkins reyives, jerks loose, and flies; jus
as she disappears, Waverly pops in, (being inten
upon an explanation with the Doctor,) sees tn
skirt of the retreating dress, and recognizes it
his wife's dress he fances it is his faithless wifi
rushing away from criminal interview with tn
Doctor; others come in, and there is scene of TIL
most distressing confusion and excitement.
, The frantic Wayerly goes home and writes
challenge to the Doctor; blood only can settle til
trouble now. His wife, anxious to make up, see
the pistol case on the table, but can get no ex
PLANTATION. His old uncle next visits him; he i
asked to carry the challenge, and declines, bein
a man of peace; but upon learning that the ehal
, lenged party is Dr.. Savage, he willingly consent
to carry it, and goes so far as to say he would'n
mind having pop at the villain himself. He goe
to the Doctors, and finds the bogus Doctor in
Pinchbeek palayers beautifully; but the old ma
denounces him, forces the letter in his hand, an
leaves in rage Pinchbeek fancies the letter cor
tains fee for his services in the spring chicke
business; so he does not open it Immediately
t The Widow Crabstick enters next, sees the letter
suspects her brother is concerned in it, snatches
from Pinchbeck, opens and reads it, finds it is