The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-04-26
this Yankee nectar of yours. I grow thirsty by

anticipation"
Two large tumblers, and the various ingre-
dents required for my purpose, were quickly
got together; last Of all, went into my study,
and after staying there couple of minutes ]
ing half-a-dozen powders done up in differently
colored papers. The degree of knowledge /
had laid claim to as concoctor of American
drinks was by no means fictitious; and now
proceeded to mix one after the most approved
fashion, and ended by opening one of the col
0red papers and pouring the contents of it into
the tumbler, and then offered the whole to
Tracy.
But the putting in of the powder had evil
IDENTIFY reused his suspicious and with a polite
wave OF the hand, he refused the proffered
must really insist ON yonr imbibing the first
| tumbler yourself The second one will do ex-
cellently we'll for me-"
As you please" said, with shrug. With
pressing by pantOmime, as did 30, my appre-
citation Of its excellence. After this, mixed q
second tumblerful, into which, as before,
poured tho contents of one Of the cOl0red pa
Pers. and then handed the whole to Tracy. His
iips having once touched the glass, stuck there
till 4 it was empty.
put down the glass. "Ambrosia, by Jupiterr"
he exclaimed. go The man who invented that
tlpple ought to be immortalized by statue #
the whitest marble. have NO wish to BIO
thought presumptuous, but cannot resist ask
ing you to mix me one more p0tation."
One! hslf-s-dozen if you like" replied
S; and I'LL Of them different Unless yonr taste
. an Improvement on No. !"
He refilled his pipe while was mixing the
second tumbler, but still kept watchfnl eye
suspicious of my good faith, but because he
was DESTROYS of taking lesson in the art of
concocting such delicious drinks When all the
other ingredients were properly combined,
the contents into the tumbier; and them hay-
ing well stirred the whole, 1 handed the glass
TO Tracy. But the powder, in this case, pos
sessod properties very different from that of
the innocent alkai of which had made use
previously.
As before, Tracy's lips seemed glued to the
tnmbier till he had drained the contents to the
last drop.
How does that suit your taste !n said SIS
it equal to the first ~
Such question is hard to answer" lie re-
Piled. 1.-THE beauties of both are so evenly
balanced that Bacchus himself would find It
dlfhc'llt to decide between the two. have to
'hahk you, my dear young friend, for having
opened mp a new vista of pleasure undreamed
of by me before"
must give you one or two of my recipes,
and then you can mix for yourself. One more
tumbler, and then to business"
Even while was speaking, the pipe dropped
Slowly and deliberately, proceeded with INV
preparations for another tumbler. Tracy, after
giancinS down rcproachfuf1y at his pipe, took
no No, further heed of it, but planting both his
OF his head between his hands, he tried his ut
most to bring his weak, wavering gaze to bear
on my manipulating fingers. But the effort
was TOO much for him. His eyes closed opened,
closed again; and then, with a few incoherent
words OF apology, his head dropped forward on
the tat'tc MS nerveless arms lost all powers of
asleep than he had ever been in his life before
1t was to this end that all my efforts had been
directed. The powder put by ME into his second
inn f<, in,
my chemlcal experiments. Although success
ful 80 far, it was not without a more UNEQUAL
beating OF the heart than usual that 1 pro-
ceeded to carry out the remainder of my design
However honest ones intentions may be. there
Ii something nefarious in the act OF feeling a
mans pockets-something that goes utterly
against the grain; Yet that was precisely what
had now got to do. Before proceeding any
further, however, thought it advisable to have
a third person-by me to act as a witness of what
lanfllady's room with the inten ton of getting
either the worthy dame herself, or her husband
to act Tie part of chorus in my forthcoming
little drama Fortunately, found the old lady's
son, who is a strapping sergeant in the Guards
and who made no difficulty about going back
with me.
We found Tracy still soundly asleep, with his
head on the table. From this posture gently
raised him, and laid him back in the easy chair
III which he was sitting. My next proceeding
was to insinuate my hand into each of his
pockets, one after the other, in search of the
missing diamond. found the young latly's
purse, but the ring was not in it; 1 also found
number of pawnbroker's duplicates, but none
OF them having reference to the object of which
was i'll search. Here, too, was my pencil case,
which, together with the stolen purse, 1 did not
fail to appropriate. One after the other,
searched all the pockets could find, but still
the ring was not forthcoming, and j. began to
fear that he had already disposed of it, in which
case it was probably lost beyond recovery. My
friend the sergeant, seeing my perplexity, sug-
gested that the ring was perhaps sewn up in
nf nr nrSfE mt Ant.,,
on this hint felt all over the lining of his coat
but without success; hut coming to his
walstcoat, found something hard, over which
IL patch of wash-leather had been carefully
stitched. few seconds sutficed to unrip the
sewing, and there, wrapped up carefully in
cottonwood and tissue-paper was n lady's dia-
mond ring. In silent triumph held it up on
ton.