New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-05-08
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Enc eye broke out OF my last needle ust as ryaa
ABDUL 20 Iastsa the concluding stitehes leaving ma
IN some unpleasant doubts as to the STABILITY Of nv
WORK However, looked tolsrahly, and sgT.
seJed u with cloudy satisfaction, Comforting NV
sen WIN the memory OF what Gamboge mad sssld
about the pariors, and Ehopngsthey would b.. rs
dim as one Of his own distances, 40
~. - occupied myself during the AFTERNOON With 4
Gamboge had never described her: 20 dre " sser
according to my own liking tall, Inaiesric. Win g
low, white forehead, black hair, piercing eyes, and
superb bust. si - =, ,F1'e
In the evening, went out and made my pur
cnases, and got my clean shirt from the washer.
woman In the next street. FS5s
"That darn down your back-.does show con-
foundedly, y said Gamboge, when he called for me
the next morning. ,fsz9 -s,5asssaz 59sEs 80
senting me, and my own pride took fire. 554l -
Look here look at me " said +: S,Gid Won
ever know me 70 finch from an undertaking ri 5
He surveyed my six feet Of height, my cool air
- " Come aIong, then, you can make your own
Miss Follett's footman looked 50. well dressed
when be opened The door to Us, tnat Itelt ne-
The rooms were somewhat shado wy; but t,
me they seemed almost giaring,s as r enseresl
and found them jnst Comfortably Ihrongsu, Cool
Nc perfumed, The silence disturbed, not drlvsn
Whsn Gamboge spoke my name Miss Foltett
smiled nsr recognition Of il; after addressing afew
nsa wo1ds haeI q one else came l and step
70 others. Instead OF being tall and maisstic she
was slender and giriish; her face was tair and
pure her voice incompetabiy sweet. Sne iooAed
,So more g fa sne nag nesn esoaght by angels,
or may not have been dressed Id the mode; ouly
recall that her Iaiment was white aId fuaring
clasped az he throat with an opas bruocn. In.
mediateiy deep sadness tuUK possession If me;
fdid not analsze u; e felt nefe the presence II
wealth; iuxary, Art taste, beauty, All thugs 50
sgreeaoie so tns artist and Irecailed my lone
Y attic, bare, unfurnished, ride. Body and sonI
nope; but now, hope died ont, and i Tel. ali my
pr1yations crushingly. All this, perhaps. Was ii
the gaze which fixed uneonsciously upon my hog.
tess; for when her eyes met mine, after time,
they were arrested for a moment. saw that ale
pitIed me. os sSS7 '-s9 ge ~ lFz2#7 $50
Yeu know none of my friends y said she. ID a
low low, voice. coming @ up to me, except Gamboge.
Will you not look at these engrayings? they be-
long TO the Turner Gallery. Are they not exqui
site? n, sssasr 10 y
followed her to the table, and bent to admire
Rip! =<f9<@=s s.&eszS s2s,ts za2ess.
stood upright, and made some wandering re.
ply. ~ back was to the window, and could only
think OF my coat Z heard persons auppressing
laughter, who were standing behind me-.
You do not like sengravings? Here ia new
picture; it was hung yesterday; but3ie seems TO
me to require more light. IwllI open fIlis shuuer-
there! that ID better. Ii it could Deaiowereo a
ttlhe-Mr.. umoer, You are the taIlest; will you
-lreached 70 lowerthe cord, as desired. n ,t
Rip! rip !aee X. = zz. 4G=zss-,z,s sa .es a
\ ltseemed as if the room was silent on purpose
70 MAKE Inc report OF the treacherous stitches more
star tllng People pressed around to admire the
painting, and ! t0ok the opportunity of retreatine
towards q sofa; hut ! was blind with embarrass,,
ment, and stumbled against q tootcushion. =
knew, l felt the worst. Ny coat had yielded
only the collar kept the two halves from falling
] apart, W tn The company wanted to laugh, but was
/ CLIMBER !" burst forth Gamboee. "I told Won
not to wear that coat!n--le forgot himself m mis-
passion. r,,s.,g. s-.. "a .r.44i
Did not spend two hours in mending it," l
fetorted as angrlly: - did not tmnk 1t wculd
Il This was too much for the gravity even of that
pgh-toned salon. A burst of IrrepressiDie merri.t
ment restored me to sef-poSsesson, anu turning to
my hostess, sad: y ou have 4obeycd THE New
Testament Miss Follett, in bidding The beggar to
your feast. My starved soul was 80 hungry Tor
beau1y-something more substantial than iis own
dreams--that it insisted upon Coming despue lis
outward apparelIIng. But. like Cinderella have
stayed too long at The bal--my tiuery has turned
INTO rags again. in return for your kindness, If
you or your friends would like to be present at
one OF my receptions, here is my card. 1 am at
home eDery morning. 's 'F-
Bowling low, I handed her piece of red card
board which happened to be in my pocket having
been taken from box Of artists materials which
had once ordered. Again the company laughed,
more convuislvely than before. In bowling nv
coat had fallen apart over either arm. AT that
moment, caughtsight of myself in q large mirror;
In spite OF my accident, swear / looked better
than any man IN the rooms my eyes we're blazlng
Like stars, my cheeks were flushed, and a curious
smile curled my lips. l saw too, that Miss Fulelt
was not laughing, but perhaps she had neeu for
there were tears in her eyes. B sching from ner
presence in regular courtfashion | gained The
street, leaving the two footmen staring after me
in stupid astonishment. -s@,a a.a5-.
The boys hooted at me as passed along; and
presently q policeman laid his hand upon my
arm.
- " arrest you," said he. - -.
, "For Z fighting. Isn't your coat ali torn off your
You are an acute fellow said /. admirinelv.
Anyways, you're getting up rumpus. Aren't
them boys all yelling and .hOotiag, and running
because Of the figure you cuts? You disturb the
peace So come along, my gentle.p
1t did not take q very great amount of NV
aroused energy to knock the impudent MP
down; 4; but II was an nnwise movement, and
resulted s., IL my being set upon by the crowd
were against me- If my cell had bees CLEAN, l.
should not have cared 30 much for the night Iay,,s
compelled to spend ia it; as it was fwouid moi go
to bed, but walked. three steps, forward aud back
until daybreak. That morning, The officer y nomI
had assaulted appeared against me, aut was,
fined five dollars for wearing a ragged xarmrnt. s
instead OF being given twice as muen to 6uy me a
new Ouo.= oueI ~ JusuCe!+ As u mad not The
quired amount, was returned to prison, from
whence sent forth message to Gamboge, who,
like the friend he was, soon came to the rescue
He was rather sullen, though, after we got away.
{" You made such fool OF yourself yesterday,''
he remarked. - 3 55E5
at was my coat made a fool Of me,,n said l.
Come Jet us hurry to your room; everybody
stares at u.s. ~ p.
'If yon are ashamed of me, You can dispense
with my company said l, hangnuly. And,
turning abruptly away from him, / took an
aley.way which came. out near my place Tired,
hungry, and irritated, | entered my garrett
with Its cold sky.Iight looking down critically
upon me and mine. For the first time, /
loathed my crackers and cheese; but would
not go down in that miserable ceat to get a cup of
coffee, though ! had some change insmy pocket. I
had not even the spirit to try mending but threw
myself upon the bed 10 sleep; but When iawoke, ID
what then? -Four years Of patient labor mad ao:
,omplshed this much-that I was poorer, more
discouraged than ever. Yet Miss Folett had re-
,ognized my merit as an artist Miss Follett-my
ACE burned, and pushed away the thought Of
1er. No matter! am tired, and will sleep.
.Awakng little past noan,eI put on an old
blouse, well ornamented with grease, turpentine,
Ind various pigments, went below and got my