New Orleans Republican., 1868-11-14
friend Of his Nhaa been boarding there

! pVafu--ue snl tneFeat, ana alnosb 1ltr-
rally steppingnto the shoes OF his old
friend, could occasionally seen stealing
, around the pls. with an air of satisfAe-
ton and contedness, pleasant to behold
in Q fine old gaeman like him. gTEr
He was maed man, having wife of
his owR, who ended to all repairs of his
garments and wings on of buttons, al
though he kneuow to do all this himself,
for in hours eyouthful leisure he had
practiced a gre deal. With soul above
buttons, howev, he attempted to carry on
the business offs friend, the old lodger,
called statesmship, but never did very
well at ii. Ire were two stock conn.,
panies quite nr-very brisk, active fel-
lews, With capl-who were engaged in
the same line oousiness, and also being at
one time mucmisled by unreliable ad-
vices from soe correspondents in the
tropics, the venres which he made were
not happy ones
At first ever9ing appeared very salts
factory to Madl Liberty. He was quite
/ domestic, stayeet home, his callers were
well behaved al unexceptionable, and he
seemed about sdesirable lodger as the
| old one, whose 1eas he seemed in many
respects to hav and whose ways to imi-
tate. But sooIhe appeared to become
worried in busiHs, matters went not well
with him, and change was perceptible.
He went off olsome sudden trips in the
country, and cae back home excited and
somewhat lighteaded. He began to have
callers, who hi been known at home as
disorderly peras and peace breakers.
Madam Libetrygrowing appreheRslve that
on some such rGrn, or after the midnight
departure of see of his rakish friends, he
might be guilt of some impropriety TO-
ward her, or } something to furnish
handle for scand against her often assailed
but really intacVirtue, determined to make
q change, and sshe advertised.
The first CALI in response to the adVer-
tisement was lie old gentleman, with a
bright eye, and,heek of almost youthful,
roseate hue, fuled with health and good
spirits-one llky to command the glances
and stand well the good graces of any
lady Of taste. lis address was pleasing,
and his voice ageable in its modulations.
He seemed fltd, by the elegance of his
polished manne, to shine courtier at
gay court, and his hale, hearty physical
condition alike able to pursue the rude
lubors of agpulture-a Cinclnnatus,
perhaps, who, urged by his coun-
try's eager al, would leave the
handle of the low to grasp the helm Of
State. Upon aIouncing his name-Hora-
tio-Ma1am L. once recognized him as 3
gentleman of cosiderab.e celebrity in b
neighborheod, Nich was somewhat distant
from her, but as person unlikely, in ideas
and opinions, tout her as lodger. He
stated that he vs. familiar with the rooms
having frequent, in times gone by, called
at the house to 70 friends who had lived
in 1t, and SCENE quite willing to engage
them at once, prenting his references with
an air of much cn6dence and self-satisfac-
ton. He had he Recommendations Of
many well know parties-State governors
many ex-governrs, members OF Congress,
generals (some them Federal), etc. But
Madam Liberty ppeared to consider them
with little interet and growing coolness
OF manner, wheat the gentleman, with
much suavity, emarked that his friends
recommending him were all honorable |
men, most of tim probably well known to |
her. The lady eplied, with a slight tone
Of sarcasm in h. voice, that some of them |
were very we'll Known to her, that certain |
OF them, some time previous, during a |
sharp family qarrel in wi i3h she found |
herself engaged had acted toward her as |
very bad tenals, and had run off and |
stolen whatever portable property they |
could lay theirhnd on; that among them |
General Forrest didn't suit her as refer
enee, as friend lad lately told her that the |
General was giTn to menaces and gascon-
ade, and had be'nrecently seen and heard in |
public when be had horn too much. She |
also said that shefeared he would not get |
IN well with mAny of her friends who |
ived in the imnIdiats neighborhood. and !
With whom she was upon very intimate |
erms, with custom Of daily interchange of |
,alls. As he WIS naming another refer
Bar-who also would often |
'ome to visit hin, the lady interrupting
lin replied, thatshe knew him for quar-
elsome Tybalt ,f q fellow, a self called
gentleman of ne FIRST house." of very
'ugnacious prCpHsities, and an undesira-
lie acquisition to any peaceful neighbor-
Iood. The genteman, perceiving longer
futile, arose, and with grace
nj bow, withdrew-so graceful that 1t might
'e said that nothing in his call became him
Ike bis bearing. Madam Liberty knew
ometbing more Of the gentleman than he
vas probably aware. In disturbance of
he peace which had formerly taken place
q the town where Horatio lived, when
many poor people, some of them colored,
ad been violently abused by low rabble
ioratio went among the miscreants;
allied them friends of bis; and, in respect
0 bis duty as gentleman of standing and
influence in the country, misbehAved him
elf sadly. So the lady felt relieved when
Is uncongenial company no longer dis.
nrbed her.
Another knock was soon heard at the
oor, and the caller ushered into madam's
resence. She knew him at glance-it
'as Ulysses-who in days past of need had
one Tor her services innumerable; such as
ould never be forgotten by her. Lesser in
Eature, lacking in many Of the personal
races Of Horalio, he had proved himself,
| hours of adversely, friend whom. when
'und, one should "grapple to the soul
nth hooks of steel" In bis almost immo-
lie eountenaee and clear gray eye shone a
tre1gth Of resolution and conscious man
ness capable Of inspiring a reliance
nd confidence dearer to the heart Of friend
hip than the most fascinating brilliancy of
0nveIsation, oFthe most polished manners
I the first gentleman Of society. Upon
tatiDg, with modesty almost hesitating,
be object of his call-to propose to be-
ONE an inmate of her dwelling, should he,
all respects, be considered agreeable
ladam Liberty immediately expressed her
eslre that he should come and reside with
er for a term Of years. She had latterly