New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-21
BY CLARA AUGUSTA.

Mrs. Vaughan cried just enough moi TO feuueu
her nose; Vaughan did the dignifed pater familas
to charm; and George and Katie were SO ahec-
tionate as to give TO the world the idea that mere
was match made in Heaven.
The bridal breakfast over, the white more an
tioue and orange flowers were laid aside, and the
pretty travelling suit of alpaca, with nazarlne Dlue
trimmings was donned--the sweetest love OF q
thing Madame d'Aubrey had mace up l3r sne ss i
to match Katie's eyes; the golden bird of paradise
dropping its plumage over the CROWN ana IL was
such a fine morning, and everything looked propi,
tious and in the midst OF congratulatl0ns ana
kisses George and Katie started for the depot.
They arrived just in season. The whistle sounded |
in the distance. George buckled up his travelling
shawl and Katie gra,s,peqi h e, PaLaisol.
and see to the trunks! should de- if when we
get to the Falls, my clothes should rot be there.
Il would be dreadful to be obliged to go to dinner
in my travelling dress Go and see them, that's a
darling!"
George vanished; the train putting and smoking
shot into the depot. Conductor popped his head
into the ladies' room, shouting at the top of his
voice.
GAN aboard for Danville Come, hurry up,
ladies'! Five minutes behind time and another
train due ~
Katie did not know whether she was bound for
Danvllle or not probably she had better get in
and let George follow. So she entered the long
and smoky vehicle feeling very much at sea, and |
ready to cry at the slightest provocuton. As the
conductor passed her seat she caught him by the
arm.
lis my husband -"
:" oh, yes, yes, all right" said the official, hur
rying on in a way all railway officials have, I'll
send him right along and he vanished from the
view in the long line of moving carriages
Meanwhile George having seen the baggage
a proceeding that had occupied more time than he
had intended-returned to the ladies' room to find
Katie missing about wildly, nquiring OF
every one he met, without success.
She's probably already in the train sir, said
| ticket agent of whom he made inquiry. i" You
are going to Buffalo, think you said that's the
train to Buffalo, you'll likely find her there. Just
starting, not a moment to lose"
George grasped the railing Of the hnq car as II
| few by, and, fnging open the door, he rushed
through after car, butseeking IN vain for Kite
She was not on the train " Most likely she got
/ on the wrong train and went by Groton,' SAID the
4 conductor. g Groton is way station fifteen miles
further ahead. We stop there fifteen or twenty
minutes for refreshments. {" Youth doubtless lind
The cars flew over the track. George mentally
blessed the man who invented steam engines-he
could reach Katie so much sooner, dear little
thing how vexed and troubled she must be-and
George grew quite lachrymose over her desolate
condition.
But it seemed ages to George before they
whirled up to the platform at Groton, and then he
did not wait to practice any courtesy. he leaped
out impetuously, knocking over an old lady with
flower pot and bird cage in her hand, demolish-
! ing the pot and putting the birds into Mysteries
{ The old lady was indignant and hit George a rap
with her umbrella and spoiled forever the fair pro
engaged in thought of his lost bride to spare re-
greet for his hat.
! He flew through the astonished crowd, MASKING
y up crinoline here and knocking over small boy
. there until he reached the clerk of the station.
q Yes, the clerk believed there was one lady who
" had come alone; she had gone to the Belyidere
- House-she must be the
" George waited to hear no more. He hurried up
the street to the place. where the landlord assured
- him that no ladies of Katie's style had arrived
= perhaps she had stopped at Margate, ten miles
, back. George seized on the hope. There was nc
i train to Margate until next morning, but thu
n wretched husband could not wait all night-he
He uot directions upon the roads, was told tina
u it was a straight one-for the most of the wa.
" through the woods-rathsr lonesome but pleasant
ae He set forth at once not stopping TO swallow
N mouthful. Excitement had taken away his appe
Ae tite. The fine day had developed into cloud.
- eyening-the night would be darker than usual.
~ George fastened on, too much excited to fee
~ fatgue-too much agonized about Katie to motto
I'll that he had split his elegant French CATERS out
We the sides,
Is After three or four hours hard walking h
ii. began TO think that something must be wrong
III ought to be approaching the suburbs of Margatt
" In fact he ought to have reached the village tse
ny ny some time before. He grew little doubtfr
'e about his being on the right road and began
oF look about him. There was no road at all, o.
no rather, it was all road for all yestge OF fence
Pf and wheel tracks had vanished-there was fores
NOV forest everywhere.
ner The very character of the ground beneath h
so feet changed at every step he took 1t gre
use softer and softer until he sank ankle deep in mu
M and suddenly, before he could turn about he fe
'u ~! in almost to his armpits He had stumbled into
~ ~ quagmre A swift horror came over him Pc
gbt pie had died before now in places like this-and
i would be 50 dreadful to die thus, and Katie neT
81 81 know what had become Of him. He struggle
AZ with the strength of desperation to free hims
Inc but he might as well have taken it cooly
,rn was held fast.
l lrn- Thus slowly the hours wore away. The mig
~; was ages long. The sun had never taken so mu
loA time to rise in, but probably it realized tn
line nothing could be done until it was up and was
rom rom Ks soon as it was fairly light George began
abt scream at the top of his voice. hoping that sol
sn'' one who might be going somewhere might he
him. He amused himself in this way for an hol
Ian+ and at the end of that time you could not ha
distinguished his voice from that of frog close
b ,n hand, who had been doing his very best to ri
ON. our hero.
linn spair he heard voice in the distance call
III out
1 thy Halo, there is it you or frog?n
rIe "It's me- cried George and shall be de
r rn in five minutes! Come quick! Pm into the
80. up to my eyesh'
p pe Directly an old woman appeared, a sun bon
t1,aS on her head and basket on her arm, She
dless 1.-THE land Sake" cried she, you're in fo
.no,. amt ye?" Starved ye right! I'm glad of
>uess 9 | Didn't We see the notice that the old man
read 1l5 up, that nobody must come huckleberryni
v this ere swamp ~
sala, Huckleberrying !" exclaimed George angr
mpy You must think a fellow was beside himself
uts's come into the Jungle, if lie knew it Huckel
49, rying, indeed l am after my wife ~
sas 81 Land sake! your wife Well, of all thing
-hseu declare | never
"She got on the wrong train, and so did l,
1 expect she s at Margate and started from
lation ton last night to walk there, and lost my "
+ol,on Help me out, do, that's dear woman"
II, The old woman steadied herself by tree,
eaiy being woman of good muscles, she soon
i: George out, mud from head to foot He sh
himself.
There, if you'll show me the way, I'll go I
mo YOU won't either. You'll go right oyt
ver?r our house and have cup of coffee and sonnet
to eat and a suit of the old mans clothes to
on while dry yours, and I'll send Tom owe
Margate with the horse and wagon, to bring
'l' sYou're trump" cried George, wrnging
hand. +" God bless you. You shall be rewa
for your Kindness -.
on. Mrs. Stark's house was only little way dis
ecome and to its shelter she took George Iom was
patched to Margate, to hunt mp Mrs Jameson
it'll the George arrayed in suit of Mr.. StarEs CLOTH
blue swallo w-taied coat, home made gray pi
looms, cow-hide boots, and White nat v
orna- broad brm-for the SIarks were frlends-tei
ccess. q new man. -.
' owe They gave him good breakfast which dc d
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