New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-11-12

tiCe. do not object 10 in The least, long hs
she does not enforce tie performance upon my :
self: but when as is sometimes the case, abe for.
gets it until she has put out The light and cscDuctd
herself under the comforter then II 5 haFd that L.
who am not troubled with nervous appreHenslVe
ness should have to get out in the cold and do 1t
for her / have often remarked to Mrs. Ever
green, when have seen her prYin9 under the bed
that it was silly habit, and that the sooner she
gave it up the better To this gentle adnonition
my better-haf invariably rEjoinB:
sLa Evergreen! what harm does it do? It's a
kind Of satisfaction to know that nObody's under
there, and then l don't think of such horrible
thing after Pm in bed"
II think, my dear, you might just as well pur-
sue your investigations further and look into the
bureau drawers and the clothes basket
Evergreen" she will rejoin, don't mention
the idea, or shall certainly do so. Come to think
of it, man could very easily get into the clothes
basket"
Certainly he could, my dear, quite as easily as
Falstaff. You should certainly include the clothes
basket, and by-the-by, there's the chimney; why
not look up that as weliH'
"Now, Evergreen, you're laughing at me. But
can't leave off the habit and never will. lisa
comfort for meto know that there's nothing wrong |
about it, and don't see why you should deprive
me of it.''
So under the bed goes the candle, and no signs
of humanity being discovered, Mrs. Evergreen
is able to repose in peace. But as already Oh
. served, this precautionary act is sometimes Tor
COTTON, and am myself obliged to rise, light the
lamp, and report. I've done it rather more ire
quchtly of late than is agreeable, andshaye init,
mated as much to Mrs E. She says
Very well, Evergreen, I'll do it myself
But this procedure is almost as bad, for she IN
varably lets the cold 10 on both i'll getting out
and getting in. If it were not for increasing this
mental i1iosyncransy on the part OF MIS- EVER
green, by giving her some good reason 10 appre
bend danger, / should relate to her what am
about to lay before the reader. In TINS narration,
therefore, ! ask the public most particularly to
bear in mind that Mrs. Evergreen is Of sensitive
nature, rather apPrehGnsive ana snSh1iy aupst. p3I
sttious, and that what have to say must under
no circumstance, he impaired 10 that lady. u
for two and twenty yeaIs-that i the PERIOD o.
our welded life and happy they nave peeu-i!, l
say, haze for this long period rerajned IRON I'M
parting tie matter to Tie beloved sharer oi my
ioys ard partaker Of my sorrUWs, surely the pub
lic-whieh, we know, always does keepa secret
will keep mine.
fore they eventually iX their affections on the
one who is to bless their lot in life. ! know that
had. and don't regret it. Regret it? far from
it. Mrs. Evergreen is not present and. therefore,
have no hesitation in saying that, if ! had my
life 10 live over again I'd like to go through with
the same sentimental experience, particu.aryi if it
was to be succeeded by again leading TO the
hymeniaI altar the present Mrs Evergreen.
, ! was not badooking when ! was in my TWEEN
ties ! think may gO further, and confidently
say that " Gus Evergreen was decided favor
T. lie among the girls Of Oalivitle, and really be-
! ifeved that I could have had any Of them 3" 10.
As | before remarked, Mrs. Evergreen Is moi
present. and | indulge my thought, soale%Aai
+ more freely than would otherwise be the case.
- don't think that cared particularly for any oi I.C
d, Oakvle girls, however, and might have kcp1my
heart whole to this day if it had not been for IAE
" circumstance which Fam about to relate.
!, Fred Evans, who had been my chsn at school
- came to make me visit a. OakVi.e toE "a day
I or two. as he said when he came; but he laad,
il week or two easily enough after Ia t@hei
him about little among the young ladies.
~ When that time had expired, Fred said he really
u must 90, as he didn't know what his father aHl
~ mother would think Of his long absence; but i
" ended in his relieving their anxiety BY letIe
i and sending for his trunks. ! knew how tn
W. matter was perfectly well, and that Belle Bron
., son had bewitched lin out Of his five senses
u, Fred tried to put it on to the country air AM
~ the quiet which was benettiug bis health ETC.,
a but it was no use trying to deceive me, and
u told him so. Then he owned up frankly, and
promised to help him all could, if he require
n inv helm in the prosecution of his suit, feve
q thought Belle frt, or that she would williag
," distress any human being; but she had way o
u" looking in ones eyes as il to captlvate them, 10
her mere personal amusement; t Al A. any rate 81
'e but all their attentions came to nothing. feare
% l%e it might be so with Fred Evans, and warned hi
- accordingly hut Fred said he'd " have her if h
u tried all his life - that "WithOut her life wa
t. naught to him;n that " she was the only liyin
,e being who had ever awakened real emotion
u his breast" etc., etc. After that said no mort
a. a. but closely observed the lovers, and soon came
u the conclusion that Fred was by no means di
81 agreeable to her. Things went on this way withot
-, any definite result until Fred received suldc
summons home on account Of his mothers lines
"a When he came back to renew his visit he lnslste
~ upon stayng at the Oakyille hotel rather than wef
~ out his welcome at our house, and finding remol
y STRANGE unavaiiing there he went. The iandlol
4, (honest old Downsbury-l wonder if he yet lives
l., gave Fred at my suggestion, his best bedroom
Z No. 2O"-I am particular in mentioning the nun
~ ber. " He shall have No 20,n said Downsbur.
ne Any friend of yours Master Augustus, shall hay
ie the best have TO give as longs I'm landlord
", was pleasant room, looking out on the dlstal
u hills and the beautiful winding branch OF Il
lu Blackwater; but what cared Fred for scenery
al was in the hands of the blind god, and could NJ
~ see even as far as his nose, except in the directt
~ of Bellies cottage.
~ my cigar, while he, poor wretch, eNpatiated {
~ ~ his sutferings, doubts and soicitudes. Did 81
ch love him? that was the question which diatarbt
J., , every moment of his existence, and to whie
L with the closest reasoning, he could not bril-
:, himself satisfaCtoryrep y. Sometimes he thong
E lS word or a sign settled the point beyond
u doubt in his fayOr at others he iancied lie ret
u cp0Iness aud indifference in her eyes. Ia til
ne condition of uncertainty he dared not press Il
ini ;th question lest lasty step might bring hlm
''n grief.
;. At Freds earnest solicitation I promised
IL sound Belle as to her sentiments, il taVOrab
ne opportunity presented itself, at any rate to
jill her know, in indirect way, that Fred was la
gushing in distress on her account, and thus gi
on her no excuse for unnecessarily proonging |
*, misery. It so happened however, that my Sc
Lne vices were not called into requisition. Bel
ere Bronson, because of the sudden arrival at h
@ @.l9 house Of some country cousins, was oblig
tea to give up her rOom-her mothers Gotta
10 being small one-and to occupy for sing
t6e night room at the hotel. We would cheerful
auy have offered her guests accommodation at Q
YOU house. but we were in the same predicament
uld agricultural fair in the village had brought ma
strangers into the place, and our own CUES
/ TO were so numerous that had given up my room
Tor two of them, and had intended asking Fred Eva
aa9y to let me pass the night with him.
! to For this purpose went to the hotel at Ia
nI w hour, and proceeded at once to Fred's room,
''s to my surprise found one there. did not eT
mn notice that his trunk was gone, or suspect t
: IN fact which afterWard became apparent, that 9
gh. oblige some lady guests for this night only :,
ano the landlord expressed it, Fred had consented
give up "No 20" and occupy small room III
nal rear OF the building. The gas being turned up
ica took up book to await his return and hearing
by last what appeared to be steps approaching
,yas ROOM and supposing it to be Fred, in moments
-prv impulse to play joke upon him. slipped un
mat the bed large and high one, intending to init
Iis a cat, (of which animal knew he had dete:
he tion,) so soon as he entered the room. The d
aed opened, and was on the point of indugnE