New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-11-12

bmaw that named r6Ur worry na.se n mE prayers
yga Eua.d be less Indifferent to NC
ii / bteatAcd short before, at7f tais my areat'l
seemed g desert ne enufH!X, and ! yosi.r
thought tiat tile beating oi my heart would Dr..
tray me. belle pure as an angel to !nf tEeH and
white az a snow flake, proceeded 10 t0Ea oil the
gas a I'd to get into bed. felt her soft pressure
over my head, and ghruull closer and closer
to the hard floor upon which | was extended.
What thoughts rnshed through ny brain Above
me lay young and unsOpIdattCated GIRL wholly
unconscious that the one she loved lay SO closely
to her, and who had for the first time been
made aware Of her interest in him, by hearing
words which she supposed went ouly to Heaven.
knew then that the night must pass away, and
the morning come, and that Belle must first leave
the apartment before | could venture to chahse
even my position.
Belle had lain perfectly mOtionless for several
minutes, and was, | lattered myself, losing her
self in sleep when suddenly she exclaimed 10
herself, "Thcre-I haven't looked under the
bed!" horror ran through me; all is lost;
what shall ! do? Belle rose, and | heard her
feeling for the matches. She struck one and
was moving toward the gasiight, when the luci-
fer went out, leaving all darkness again. Blessed
relief; but how brief! Again l heard her feel
ing for the matches and try to light one after
another as they failed to ignite; then an " On
dear, there are no more! escaped from hef
lips. "safe safe!" whispered my soul to me,
and | thanked God in silence for my deliver.
ance. Belle groped back to the bed but DID
not Immediately get in; she stopped and ltted
the curtains which hung around the bottom and
cautiously passed her arm under and around as
| far as it could reach. almost felt her fingers
Craze my face as l held myself fearfGlly and
silently back against the wall, too far, just toe
tar for her reach. Apparently satisfied that nc
danger was near her, she lay down in the bee
again, and / counted her respIrat0hs I'LL she
was lost IN sIumber.
| AS for myself, sleep was utterly out Of tht
question never was so wide-awake III my life
SLOW lay upon that hard carpet and thought lh'
might out thought OF her, and her l2Fe loF to6
| thought of myself, aud my love Tor her. lea,
was convinced from that moment that the nam
of destiny was in it. and that benign and all.WiS
Providence had seen tit in this eHtraordinar,
way to open my eyes to the path OF Aapplnes
and peace
with the morning light fresh fears came upoI
me lest my unconscious roommate might yet pee
beneath the bed for robbers before she lett tn
room but my fears were grOuuGiesS. she f0s
and drssed expeditiously, for she was to join he
cousins at an early breakfast, and she had owe
slept herself. When at last she took I'll
key unlocked the door, and departed, los
no time in slipping out Of my shameful plac
Of concealment and escaping from the hotel
the stairs | net Fed coming out OF the room
vino exclaimed
"WIy, what's the matter with you, old fellow
! You look like the last days Of an ill-spent III
And your coat, too.-why its All over feathers al
: dust. Where have you been p
"Why. I s!ept-slGpt out last night that's a
+ Our house is full. and so had to find quarte
elsewhere. I'm just going home to dress.
Il should say so, decidedly. l see II all, 0
. fellow You've been on lark, and had to ?
q up in the watch-hOuse; come now, own up al
:. tell us all about IT,"
:. mo lark at all, Fred; nothing Of lie kind
i, assure YOU"
well, if not lark what kind Of a bird was
" From the looks OF the feathers sAoaid say It "
i You're the goose, Fred. But, seriously, I
c Q word TO say to you Of most important Ealul