New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-22

, pafeo, ana Tor three years did my very best
A. Pr4gp pg the Illusion that Messrs. sprounee
= Alka!ls soaps we're better than anybody else
2tnotWlthstandng that that spirited firm were co
tent 10 supply them at one-third the usual COS
= Sach extraordinary success attendedmy represe
tati0ns, that was at length taken into partne
ship, and was doing very fairly, when my moth
le] received second communication from Americ
,e . 1t was written by a lawyer in Memphis, al
j. informed US that my father was dead. He die
sir, FROM over excitement, oc0asfoned by an exfr
ordinary stroke of good fortune He had
seemed, invested his money in the purchase Of
piece of land, near which a town of considerabl
size was intended to be built. The town wer
elsewhere, andmy fathers property sank TO zert
Unwilling to report this result to u.s. he had mar
aged to support himself in various WAYS unit
some remarkable discoveries in the land immed
ateiy adjoining his own, induced him to attemI
f sInllar researches e The result may be told
Jlree short words. But, sir, they are signiican
Hestuek OIL. When informed by the agent tina
ne was realizing one thousand pounds a day. h
tainted, and when, after short but severe illness
l he aWoke to the consciousness that one hnn5re
and twenty thousand pounds had been offered 70
The produce of his land, he merely eiackerlated
Take it, and expired.n
Mr.. Tiddijohn was silent for moment; then
after glance at his wife, resumed
II was rich man now, sir. but cannot "a,
maj was happier one. Icould now travel if
liked, in reality, and did. / embarked on tht
salt seas, and sailed sir, for Bulone. The vow
age occupied TWO hours and half We're there
A1HBlhull, certainly
\ prefer IT. After some time, / endeayored TO in
duce my mother to jine me; but she wrote thai
she was welded to Simmery-axe, and also to tht
curate OF chapel there, who had about nneteer
chlidren, and wanted motherly woman to take
the place OF his deceased partner.
4 Lett alone IN the world, returned to England
ana tooE handsome lodging at the West end
II what shall do ne2t?' asked.
n Marry said my mother who was nursing her
fourteenth stepchild, tand surround yourself with
such cherubs as these (Her eldest tcherub was
sxand-tWenty.)
= had no objection to marry; and, indeed
| mad secret suspicion that that was what
1 wanted. Man, the 'ermit, you are aware sir
| plned till woman smiled. But it was not so easy
to ind n9y mate Whether childhood passed
among the noble Brandons had elevated my taste,
| OF whether had CLEANED little bit of romance
from my books, cannot say, but / felt that not
one OF tile young ladies | had hitherto known
could MI the aching void in this buzzum,
in grain.
my great amusement was to, stroll in the park
with my friend Jack Prosser, for though / was a
swell, now, did not cut my old mates of the
| commercial Toom,) and speculate upon which Of
| tne DeauuIul yonng creatures that few past as
sitting, lightly as sn0wfakes upon their graceful
steeds, and rosy with exercise and mirth, should
Y 9e my choice, provided | could get her! But
tlese were all dreams. had, at that time, sir, no
posluoh IN society, except that of Iolling over
the rails in company with the earl Of Grifinhoof.
know. N tfr'fN1
'.It was Of little use that Prosser reminded me
of my wealth.
There's you, said my friend, kindly, with
your 5000 year, that could buyup half the nobs
and sWells tif their debts was paid) that's pranc
ing about here; and you're in the dumps because
you cam catch countess at once
- don't particularly want al countess, SAYS /,
Tor that wouldn't make me a count and ri
shouldn't like to have to call my wife nv lady All
look here
There passed us, at this moment a gentleman
ana lady on horseback. The gentleman had large
grizzled moustaches, and proud fierce look.
though az the time they came by, he was laughing
~ something ms companion had said. The lady
was nearest to us--so near that could have
touched the amethyst top Of her delicate riding
whip. She turned her face full towards me for q
second; but That was enough. The next thing
was mailing me az if Ihad been Eve hundred wards
now? HalloaH
rubbed my eyes, as if waking.
Pack, F" ! gasped, :" did you see that? Was it
Human What dye mean9 said Jack. II
say ~ Ga fellow, collect yourself; they're starn
g.. 4 am eolleeted-au of heap said, family
shot me o.
"tsh9t yong calculated Prosser:
ASlH Az tttan lllEuuSu me, replied la0u
nadl;t IN my eyes, through my heart, out of my
TITS welI-it's well, said Jackxrufly.
feel it still; Jack if that's love, Pm taken
sudden, and fatally
|" hope not says Jack; that would he had |
ioh that would, for you've no chance there ''N
Eh2 What? You know her?'
4 Very well, said Jack; our people supplies
ler 7 VIZ VIZ ace lace she has just chosen -
. q. Caliyer. She's tie only daughterand hefress
If Gen. Sin Sampson Caver-that proud old mil
= fiaEy swell she was riding with He's very IN
yith everybody but her. They're IN tip-top So
,iety, and he wants her to marry dook
IS What dook? said /, bewiIdered, IN tear
Ter from that docks arms TIL
10 use, dear old boy. Why, she was quizzing
gu as she passed! It's that weskit and crayat,
sV V often .inted that You dress too loud.'
''' Quizzing Loud! -Prosserr | gasped, h
fhatever she may be, love her all the same. t
AMI help her station. If she was barefooted :
eggar, I'd marry her, and she should ride in a
hatiot OF gold As it is, shall love her, secret,
le docks * second son. For legal purposes de-
re to know her christian nance, took out nv S
otebook. ~ ny /
8. GIoriana, saiS Jack.
Giori--' tmy trembling fingers almost re- L
lsed to write her beautiful name) Prosser,, l.
want to be alone. Good bye, old
oy, for the present We meet tonight, as usual
t.past nine-Harmonic Hedgehog. And we v
ar ed. W.
A walked across the park. 1t has been said g
at IN moments of great excitement, fancy plavs i
all manner of tricks, and | wasn't at ali sur
flsed to see in fiery characters six foot high
rltten on the air. Approaching Marriage in ifgh
lfe.' We rejoice to learn that a marriage has 2.
aen arranged between the lovely and accom- O.
shed daughter Of Gen. Sir Sampson Caliver, G. 4 ii
T., Is. O B., and his grace the dock of Anpassy- g
ceteIa.' Well, may they be blest! o Gloriana I
9audful phantom! L have seen you, loved YOU W
rom this honr forth you sit. though you don't G
low It, enshrined in my heart Of hearts, No vile 4
worthy thought shall ever approach your W
rone--no selfish hope, no vain desire Thus he
lly can be worthy to cherish your sweet image, m
!. worship you, my fairy-queen-my goddess, d
'sf al hi there Hah!' rang in my ears: and ia
next moment was flying, head over heels, to
lew not whittier! / suppose / was unconscious pc
a moment, for, on recovering, found myself de
the ground, in the ride, with my head on some W
dys knee, the center of large circle of people vi
1901 and horseback. A SORT of alteration tn
emed to be goingon. CO
Atrocious earelessness = But he was repeat- la
y called to- 'Culpable disregard of human rit
Galloping swell-little he cares etc. m
The gentleman has rendered his card and nd da
ess and desired that this person be looked to. ye
u cue OF the horSenen, quietly. N r