New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-01-05
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d young French actress, Mademoiseile De-
iorme, with all the attributes Of her nature-wit,
beauty, and talent in her art--entered her apart
her shawl on the ottoman. She seemed to drop In
grief; And whys She had no riysi to dread at
her theater; not hair Of her silkeM tTcsses had
SSaaanged Saa its hue not vow Of protsstssion 1ess
she sad?
Alasv' she addressed her only true fiSsad, her
eonndensnl iady,s maid" alas am txs most
absorbed on y one subject; my existence is Sane
and what is that happy obtec.s,
"Ob, Josephine II have fondIy gazed, Too foursy
fxed NM affections y and then, as she rnused q
herself" where can find two thousand francs ~
1t was of an enamelled dressing.case she spoke~-
psice but, alas! two thousand francs. And she
sighed heavily. The door bell raDs-the maid
went and came.
1t ia the English lord, madamer
."Eet him corae in ~ she suilenly replied.
Lord Honiton entered; he came TO offer the
homage of his adieu. The eratree to the society Of
such beauty and such talent he would preserve
for his future visits to Paris; and he ransacked
his brain to find some souvenir to present in token
OF his admiration s. | can only be sure OF pleas
ing if know what will find favor in your eyes.n
Inc prevailing passion for The enamelled dress-
claimed:
I" Yes, sir; there Is in the Rae de la Paiz what
wouid make me the Aeppiesi creature in the
NFE4HluR vs.
Before an hour can pass. you shall be the
happy being you deserve to.be.n
One-two-three hours passed; on, and no cress-
ing case appeared. The impatient beauty coald
bear 1t no longer she called cab, and drove TO
| the Rue de la Paix.
The dressing case was still on1the counter.
Whats And were you NOT offered q sale for
eyes, madame, an Englishnsan. did adniFe it
much be offered fifteen hundred fraucs wticf,
we refused, and he-left the shop, saying tAa4 il
&ol "a II
riee" ,"sp'A'eu 8s "'sn' seno ' - 'ne h0's' ~
And why did you not send it,"
Because we would not take the fraction os o
farthng less than two thousand francs:"
| Hark ye'' the eager beauty replied, I win
avow secret. 1t was for me he offered to pur-
chase 1t. will make up the difference; five hum
dred francs are an easy sacrifice two thousand
francs could not give; send it to him forthwith,
Here are the five hundred and parted with her
| last bank note.
The packet wascarefully arranged, and quickly
home, thinking Of the awakening on the morrow
which would see the object Of her fancy before
| her-she fell asleep-she awoke-it was already
day-she rang her bell.
| aWen!' She exclaimed to her attendant,
4 "well!"
| .'It has not yet arrived, madame
She breakfasted-an angel could not be more
Patient; the clock struck ten, eleven, twelve-she
1 could bear it no longer: a cab was called-Hotel
Meuriee was its destination. FShe called waiter:
Did person bring dEessing case here las.
evening?''
!" Oh, yes, madame, a beautiful one it was. It
was for Lord Honton. You should have seen his
delight when he received it. He talked to him
self:
. did not-know it was such q prize. It is not
dear ut ali-ftteen hundred francs-why it IS
| nothing for t.' And then he added smiling, "By
my troth, Mile Delorme must do without it. John,
4 pack it up"
Il g Gracious heavens! and where is he ~ I'D
g On the road to Boalo gne, madame, where he is
, by this time nearly arrived, having left at ten
o'clock last evening, with four hour horses and
, courier,