The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-26


Low sbylehts, opsquely Psrisn and highly
polished. kept out the sun. Vesuvian vitrifac
tons, pTtu and vrtuous designs; boxing loves
and boxed compasses, buh and tomahswks; a
few battered broad swords. that told Of midnight
duels on the sands at Heidelberg; base drum or
two fols and coils of pig-tai lace frnged gloves.
glass eyes, torn dominoes, battle axes and busts
of Sappho limited at the varied tastes of the fair
haired owner. See him lolling gently, like
young duchess on that luxurious etdqere in the
Louis QuiDze style, where Tyrian dyes aud other
dyestufs contrast strangely, not to say foreigny,
with the blonde beauty Of this "merrIe Eng
lsher.n
He touched bell, silver set with Australian
diamonds which was on the stand near by, and as
if by magic a tall Nubian appeared.
Here, Yusef-for La Marquise de Tetepou-
dree Quick with the suswerl"
The noble fellow needed more, aud well
might he not. Had his high bred master been
one instant later or one inch less unerring with
hz~ fun uy sls~..:-c eLs.~ ~s-:S tho VUtr ~
above the mantle, Yusef might long ere this
have been rep0siDg in the nav of a Brahma-
pootrau crocodile. Such things bring gratitude.
And as he glided through the Mechlin damask
curtains which concealed the doorway Deweene
turned over.
Tall and slender 10 a degree was he but with
dangerous Zig htnng in his sleepy eyes (not to eak
of thunder in his looks-when aroused; when asleep
be quite quiet if you didn't mind snoring
To see hun casually, one scarcely would have
thought that this was the man who with thatfavor.
tie rogue gGg,te stroke of the keen scllGJe' had
sliced off the half of Graf Won Schmellenschnifen-
b usens hrenhreitensteiner OF nose aad
then drunk into a state of beasty intoxcation on
Bavarian beer, the whole Burschenschaft of the
unfortunate Landgraye's college; tipping the
night with halo of successful glory by breaking
into the pantIes of seven of the weathiest burgher
families aud pouring the krGta and pretSels ia the
street. despite the cries of despairing frailleias
and the efforts of the grand dukes body guards.
Or that this was the youth who when caseshot
and CaissoDs, bOuS de-L0upS, chevaux de-frise,
stinkpots, tennch shells and ten-pn alleys hurted
through the red smoke of the Redsu, led the
stOrming column of the Scots Muleteers uD the
breach in the counterscarp, and gaining the
gacis planted the regimental colors and looked
round 10 discover that the drum major and him.
self alone were left TO tell the tale.
Nel one would scarcely have believed these
things. and, indeed, to tell the truth don't be-
heve them my self, only they sound well, and 50
slap them in.
cHAPTERu.
A noiseless football! Dewesne rises at the
sound. lovely creature of the Persian style of
architecture. Eyes dark as back street lighted
with oil, and tresses in Auge's best STYLE served
to set off figure whose contour might have
touched q sculptOrs The TART of stone and made a
painter pull his tcamels) hair. Oh, my!
Who was she?
His grandmother.
She had lately been enamelled.
She was reprinted and (curl) papered aud
newly furnished with all the modern im.
provements. and, in short, was a grdnde dame
Of the old school, but somewhat afflicted with a
taste for youth.
Entering, she CRIED Ny child! Answering, he
wept, My grandmother
Tableaul
Why was this?
This was why:
He had been young.
He was not always the Injurious roue which
have so vigorously endeavOred to depict; nor was
he al all times the elegant lOunger the heartless
haUnter of club rooms and boudoirs, the fassi-
mating creature in short. the "howling swell of
Piccsdily." No. Singular as it may seem, he
had been a boy. He tad coon-hunted and had
ridden calves; had played "knucks,' - and gone
baretOOted had stolen watermelOns aud been - ia
Washing" and, on several occasions during bis
seasons Of studious retirement. he had made &C.
quantance with the hidden virtues in the plant
chinsuepin and tough hckory-he had twigged
their merits, or merited their twigs-it comes to
much the same thing. But these happy days were
fled away, and consequently he was thus
The interview which superVened upon the oc-
cuIrences related in our ultimate fragment was
long and affecting; tor he was long and his grand
mother was afeeting, so between them both they
accomplished that result. Many a sad reflection
returned on memOry's wing, and many briny
tear was wiped away by the coat.sleeVe of stoi-
cism ere they separated.
CHAPTER ".
She had come to him for money Shameless
cresturel
She thought him soft, but
She found him hard (up.)
CHAPTER V.
Ny brother, have you ever stood on the brink
of some vast stream where mingled slaves and
straw, broken boxes and bits of bread were
swept down toward the ilimitable sea; where
the putting tug and the screaming gall laid waits
OF htful sound upon the signing wind? Have you
ever fingered thus and listened to the cry of
labor from the crowded mart; or seen the Eidlla
of hope arise like the grand but underlined shapes
in the old Heeni, tragedy and make their moan &?
II you did, you are the first man | ever saw
who would acknowledge it.
THE END.