The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-14
Ole gsw eslsaHs g1ssesHt SUNDAY, gans II 1854.

| eompassed your father death; but without 1t
they can do nothing. Now, Warren Hayes
has made charge against him of holding cor
respondence with the enemy; the proof of
this charge is this letter. If that cannot be
produced the charge will fall to the ground
Young Hayes is already in bad repute even
with his own friends, nor can he accom-
plish anything against your father without
corroborative evidence. There is none such
now in his possession; his tale of its loss
will scarcely be believed; the paper that he
| produced will be considered forgery, and
| your father released Tomorrow you must
gain access to your fathers cell, and explain
to him the events which have placed these
proofs within our hands"
Oh, Zera! you have been our guardian
ANGEL"
"No, my dear, have only been your
friend"
"And most devoted one"
eyes, admit that, but it is right that
should be. came to you few months ago a
stranger in a strange land, friendless and ap-
parently without motive or object, although I
had both, and you took me by the hand to
your bosom and heart; you smoothed my diff
culties, made level the rough, uneven path 1
had to pursue, and by your generosity, love
and kindness, have made me as happy as my
strange destiny will allow.-It is I, dear
Laura, who am the debtor-my obligations
are greater than those have placed you un-
der"
"No no, Zera; not so You have given
me back my father from the brink of the
grave, despite the Vaccinations of cruel enc
mics who were conspiring against his life.
But for your wisdom, skill and courage, it
might never have been"
"Nor but for my carelessness!"
ooh! Zera, you were not careless. 1t was
an'accident that might have happened to any
one. You are doing yourself gross injustice
by indulging in these accusations. Do not
repeat them"
"Well, my dear, it is pleasant to me to have
those sweet lips speak my praises. will say
no more"
Chow shall ever show my gratitude p
how"
"By saying no more about it, dear. Let it
pass"
"You cannot imagine my delight! =" and
the radiant girl clasped to her heart the
precious security that would insure her
fathers deliverance But few hours before
she was sunk in despair and would not be
comforted. Now all this was changed-ioy
and gratitude shone from the splendid eyes,
and the regal head was thrown back in the
consciousness of a power which would en-
able her to set her fathers enemies at def
ance. The rich bloom had again mantled
her cheek, and the happiness, the exquisite
sense of rest she felt, was observable in every
movement of the queenly form, in every ges-
ture of the "proud ladye."
And the enchantress, whose magic charm
had worked this wonderful change-what of
her? Calm and placid, with look of perfect
content on the rich, dark complexion, the
eyes may have had more joyous vision, the |
cheeks richer bloom; but that was ALL She |
had accomplished what her heart had urged |
was right, and she felt that all things now |
would work together for good. She felt in |
her heart the truth of the admonition how in |
fnitely better it 10 to give than to receive! |
proud satisfaction she now enjoyed for the |
mere trumpery and display of power That
could not repay the solicitude and anxiety |
she had endured; this could and did! She |
had conferred blessings on another-she was
happy and satisfied
Your auguries, Zera, turned out correct /
the moonlight and the flowers were the FORE
shadowings of this happy event"
eyes, my dear, am rarely mistaken in my
prognostics."
"And do you really believe in such things
Zera?"
1 can't say that do; and yet, as I said !
before, 1 am rarely mistaken in them"
Chow is that?"
because I rarely indulge in them"
ooh! yes, see; you meant to cheer me,
and, in doing so, hit upon the very thing that
was going to happen. 1 am glad neverthe-
less, that you were a good soothsayer this
time, if you never are again"
$50 am I; but am superstitious enough
to believe in another species of this dark mys-
fate, or life, or death, or of whatever
it may be called"
Gin what respect, my dear?"
ain the foreshadowings of eviI-in PRESENT.
ments!"
"And so do 1; but 1 have been laughed out
Of it so frequently that 1 have hardly dared to
indulge my theory Of late"
"NOr can argue upon it; but have felt
It's premonitions in the face of misfortune so
and indeed to me it has been such
IN invariable precursor Of it, that 1 cannot
the idea of some spiritual vitality,
lnseen and ineomprehensible, that acts as a
warning on the mind"
al have felt those impressions, too; but 1
'annot say that they were not born Of appre-
tension"
"How? DO not understand"
why, that in anticipation Of something
# the sort-some threatened or defined evil
n ezpectancy-may have produced the i'm