The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-02-20

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4 people, and in which they are refused an.
/. representation, which is the very soul of {
A rcbEblie, and this under pretext of per
4 forming the constitutional duty of gdaran
A tying to the States republican form O
i government. Here the hammer fell. Is
4 Fashionable Bit of Scandal. 4
4 A GAYLoTHARIo IN srRoUBLhlR1 DE
/ vEIOPMENTs IN wflICH' 4 BEAUTIFUL
/ YOUNG LADY Is THE PRINCIPAL CHAR
II ACTER-CONTENTS OLA WARDROBE "Is
q MY LADY's CHAMBER"-FINAL DENOU
Il MENT, OF A MIDNIGHT AMOUR. "
! From the Nashville Union and Dispatch
4 s2o1
4 On Saturday night last, at one of ou1
| irst.class hotels or fashionable boarding
! houses, we shall not say which, one of these
eases Of fashionable scandal was developed
/ resulting from an intimacy of parties wht
slowed not wisely but too welP' which art
| too common to the society of all our large
cities. Withholding the names Of the
parties and the location of the atfectionatt
drama, we can assure our readers of the
entire correctness of the incident we relate
and which furnished food for gossip among
a host Of guests, male and female, aristo
cratic and plebian. The parties to the in
4 tereStlng scene are respectable and wei
4 to do professional man OF this city, of abili
i ty and social position, and young lady d
accomplishments and highly prepoasessine
appearance, about twenty-five years Of age
She is in form and feature d perfect Hebe
while her movements are as soft and grace
| fulas those ascribed to the, Naiad Queer
herself. Her tapering hands, her beauteous
! neck melting into bosom of voluptuous
swell, and her fair classic brow combined
/ with varied accomplishments, mark he1
for BELLE Her hair jetty black as the
ravens wing, falls in graceful curls, out
vieing those Of Judea's daughters, and sof
and lovely enought to court the gentlest o.
italian zephyrs. Rich in the possession d
such mental charms and personal attrac
lions, with manners entirely graceful and
. unobstrusive unsupported and unsuspect
ing, she had boarded Quietly at the house
referred to for the past six mouths. An
older relative who was in business, board
4 ing at the same house, and all Bills being
settled with promptness, no suspicion at
tached to the fair maiden. A short time
since the professional gentleman spoken of
commenced visiting the house, andsendine
his cards, and having interviews with the
lady in question. These visits were con
tinued and kept up with such frequency az
to attract the attention of the proprietor
! and those attached to the house On Sat
urday night he visited the house, and Is
cended the stairway for the purpose of ar
interview with his inamorata. ,Fhe inter
view was had; the, hours passed by swift
| ly as did those with Romeo Sand Juliet
For he was
where with the rosy !boso,nu hours
Fair Venus train appear"
Twelve o'clock came and tic visitor die
mot appear; the clock struck aud still III
fingered drinking in the elixer Of love-
| With affection warm and,faith sincere.
1t now became apparent that all was moi
weI-or alittle too well, as we1hay choose
He still did not make his appearance, and
the clerk concluded that inasmuch ais ht
had not registered, and no room had beer
assigned him, he would Observation-Disclosures
While he was thus originating expedients
the gay Lothario was still in the witcherJ
Eof his companions smiles.
| sE'en then with playful art,
Love wreathed the fowery ways with fata,
~ snare, a ~.
And nursed the ethereal fire that warmed
his heart" r,,.., 49, .,.,
Another hoursped on, and still he remained
unable to break the spell that held him in
It's ,hazhs. The longer he remained the
more complete was the power of the con
quering s0rccress of the apartment. AT
each word he drank in sweet music, and vi
each look he saw s1'S'1"
New beauties rise,
Swift mantling to the view, is
4 Like colors DER the morning skies"
j After, the hour had grown thus late, there
never having in the excellent house occur
red circumstance shocking to nerves
fastidious, the vigilant clerk sent word to
the proprietor Of his suspicious as to how
matters stood. It was certain that Mr.
and the beautiful Miss had by some
mistake (9) COTTON into the lady's ROOM
aud that, by some strange (9) circumstance
/ the door was fastened on the inside. The
clerk was directed to procure policeman
and see into the room This was done, and
the parties within were suddenly startled
by "a rapping. tapping at my chamber
door," Admission was at first refused, but
the inexorable applicant finally gainei
ingress No one was discovered but the
young lady. The policeman reported thai
she was alone, as after vigilant earch hi
had failed to discover q second party: HI
was asked if he had looked in the ward
robe. He replied in the negative. Hero
turned to my lady's" chamber AGAR
entered the room, and opening a large
wardrobe. the veritable professional gentle
man was essconced within its precincts
Sc cred hitherto to crinoline and other ar
ticles of ladies wearing apparel. Fnrthel
Disguise was useless. Tho chagTin anC
modification may be imagined, but cannot
be described. No rash act followed thu
dcnouement The whole matter has beer
settled, and the lady left yesterday Oh thu
Louisville train, filled with sorrow, leaving
behind theme for gossip that will not b.
forgotten. She will remember often tht
ines of the immortal Goldsmith;
when lovely woman stoops to folly.
s' And finds too late thatm betray,
What charm can soothe her melancholy
~ What art can wash her guilt away.
i TRrBurE FROM AN OPPONENT. The New
York Tribune, commenting on the rejection
4 of the constitutional amendment by thu