Shreveport daily news., 1861-05-16

guiltlessness was soon known among
her neisshbors, almost all of whom,
without any delay or difficulty re-
turned to their former good opinion
of her, greatly plying her for the
trouble she had been put to, and
much wondering how folks, should be
SO spitesnl as to tell such wicked
stories In few days orders were
given for the buriel Of the late Mas
ter Shard in Mrs. Alice's family vault,
which was in ST. Michaels church,
and which vault, though one of con-
siderable extent, Mrs. Alice seemed
| in fair way Of filling choak full
with her husbands. ..
St. AIichael's church stood at the
period of this tale, and for aught the
teller knows to the contrary, stands
Ito this day at the eastern end of
CornLill, and about midway between
this church and Mrs. Alice's house
there was u pot-house or tavern,
known by the ""Sevenne Starres;"
in the top-room of this tavern, upon
1.-The afternoon when Master Shard
was to be carried to his long home,
there assembled a very merry COM
! pany Of some dozen worthy citizens
who We're getting full Of good things
and gratitude towards the giver Of
the feast, Master Martyr Lessomour,
a young merchant, whose safe return
from a long and successful voyage
Fin the Mediterranean they We're met
to celebrate. Master Lessoanour was
not yet thirty, though hard upon it !;
tall, strongly and well-built his
face was handsome and manly, and
his large blue eyes looked like mir
rors of his frank heart; his complex
ion was naturally fair, but exposed
to sun and storm had given it a heal
thy tan, as they had also yet more
bleached his light hair, which he wore
long and curling down his neck and
shoulders; in short, he was altogeth-
.er comely young man TO look mp
on. and the rogue knew it too, for it
was particularly observed Of him that
his carriage, which was at all times
free and easy, would assume little
bit Il of a swagger when he either
met in the streets, or passing unde,
windows where were sitting any
young and pretty city damseis. La
his merry moods he was playful as Il
month-o4d kitten, as very a galliard
as the best among them but when
business required it, he was us staid
and sober as if an idle jest or an ex-
ira cup of canary had never passed
his lips, so that he was equally we'll
thoug hit of among the grave and the
gay; some of the oldest and veal
thiest of the citizens would nod to
him in passing, and some even Went
SO far us to, declare upon Change,
s'thcy believed young Master lesso,
nour would be man we'll to do IN
the world, if,' for they generally
added a reservation, ''ii he only TOOK
care of himself and had good luck.
They might indeed have been a lit,
tile influenced IN the formation oi
this good opinion, by the fact of his
being the only heir and great favour
lite Of Il very rich and very old un
Gle. On the afternoon in question
he and his boon companions were a
the height OF their merrinent, whet
ZONE was sitting in the bay window
fthat jutted out into the street, OBJ
served the funeral of Master Share
approaching and gave notice thereo
to the others. The passing of !
dead body being "A solemn event, anc
they being orthodox Christians (ac
cording to the orthodoxy OF thos'
tinesl their mcrriInent was there
: tore suspended, and l viii not under
t take to say there was not Il share 0
curiosity mixed up with thsir reli
! gious feeling, tor they rose one aft
e ail, and hudddled into the w,indov
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