The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-14


swallowed good bit of the mess-robm poker, but
with It some sort Of moral poker which made II AZ
impossible for Major Hoskyns to descend to an
ungentlemanlike word or action a. TO brush his
own trousers below the knee.
Captain Dolignan told this gentleman his story
IN gleeful accent: but Major Hoskyns heard him
coldly, and a. coldly answered that be had known
q man lose bis life for the same thing.
That Is nothing" continued the major, shut
unfortunately he deserved to lose it,"
At this the blood mounted to the younger mans
temples, and bis senior added, I" mean TO say he
was thirty-fve; you, presume. are twenty.
one !"
twenty-five
That is much the same thing viii you be ad-
vised by mel %
II you will advise me-"
"speak to no one of this, and send White the e
mat ne may think you have lost the bet"
" That Is hard when won It,"
% Do Il all for that, sir.n
y Let the disbelievers In human .perfectibility
know that this dragon capable Of . blush did
this virtuous action, albeit with violent reluc-
lance; and this was his first dsmper. week
after these events, he was at ball. He was in
that state Of Fictitious discomfort which belongs
to us amiable English. He was looking in vain
for . lady, equal in personal attractions to the
man, when suddenly there giidsd past him a
most delightful vision lady whose beauty
and symmetry took him by the eyes-another
look 1t can't be Yes, 1t is ~ Mics Hay
an apotheosis
The duck had become q pea.heu-radisnt.
dazzling, she looked twice as beautiful and almost
twice IS large a. before. He lost sight of her.
He found her again. She was SO lovely she made
him ill-and he, alone. must not dance with her,
speak to her. II he had been content to begin
her acquaintance the usual way. II might have
ended In kissing, but having begun with kissing it
must end In nothing. As she danced, sparks Of
beauty fell from her on all around. but him she
did not see him; 1t was clear she never would see
nim-one gentleman was particularly assiduous;
she smiled on his sssiduity he was ugly. but she
smiled on him. Dolgan was surprised at his sue.
cess, his iltaste, his ugliness, bis impertinence.
Doligan at last found himself injured Who wa.
this man !" " and what right had he to 20 on 90 ~
!" He had never kissed her. suppose, - said Dolly.
Dolgsn could not prove it. but he felt that some
now now, the h rights Of property we're invaded. He
hated all the ugly successful.s He spent fort
night trying to find out who this beauty was-he
never could encounter her again. At last he heard
OF her In this way: lawyers clerk paid him
little visit and commenced little action against
him in the name of Miss Hsythorn for insulting
her In railway train.
The young gentleman was shocked; endesyored
to soften the lawyers clerk; that machine did
term. The sdy's name, however, was Al lsst re- re.
vealed by this untoward incident from her name
to her address was but Q ehort step; and the
same day, our crestfsllen hero lay in wait at her
door-and many q succeeding day. without effect.
But one fine afternoon she issued forth quite ma
turally, as II che did 1t every day, and walked
brisky on the parade. Dolignan did the same,
met and passed her many times on the parade.
and searched for pity in her eyes. but found nei-
Their look nor recognition. nor any other senti-
ment: for all this she walked and walked till all
the other promenaders were tired and gone-then
her cuiprit summoned resolution, and taking of
bis hat, with voice tremulous for the frat time
besought permission to address her. She stopped.
ar kuo III ad 0odn
bis acquaintance. He blushed, stammered out
how ashamed be was, how he deserved TO be pun
shed, how be was punished, how little she knew
how unhappy he was, and concluded by begging
! man, who was already mortified enough by the
oss of her acquaintance. She asked an explans-
ion; he told her Of the action that had been com.
nenced in her name; she gently shrugged her
Emboldened by this. he begged to know whether
,r not life Of distant unpretending devotion
would. after lapse OF years, erase the memory Of
his madness-his crime! = -
"She did not know 20
"she must now bid him adieu, as she had some
preparations to make for a bali in the Crescent.
where everybody was to be. They Iarted. and
)olignon determined to be at the ball, where
'verybody was to be. He was there, iand after
ome time he obtained an introduction TO Miss
asythorn. and he danced with her. Her manner
vas gracious. With the wonderful tact of her
ex, she seemed to have commenced the acqusint-
nee tnat evening. That night. for the6rst time,
'ohgnon was IN love. will spare the;-esder ali
lovers arts. oy which be succeeded In dining
sneIe sne dineo, IN dancing where she fanced, In
vertakng ner by accident, when she 5ode. His
evouon Ioiiowed ner even TO church, where our
, rSs1on was tewaroed oy learning were
'ul'u wneie .ney neither POLK nor snaoke-ths
osPlai sDomInsuons Oh TINS QUE
IA h; mso1 scqusn.ance WIN ner uncle. who
We oVea 10 sno d ne saw az last with )ey that her
Eseu " uWen upon nim' Wnen she thought
. uio NO, observe ner.
was tnreo months AFTER the BOX Tunnel, that
apt Dongnan called one day upon Capt. Hay
n, =. ~, wnom ne nad met twice In his life,
10 ,sngnty propmated py violently listening to "a
a.ung -o9t expeoiuon he called, and In the usual
ay ssaeo Rsrmlsslon 70 pay his addresses to his
angn'er. Inc worthy captain straighsEay began
ong quarter-deck, when suddenly he was sum-
oneo rom tne apartment Dy mysterious mes
lge. on MS return, ne announced weth total
nange OF voice, that IL was al right and his
y reader has OWNED the truth THIS nautical
1mmanoer terrible TO the foe, was ~ complete
10 nappy supJugauon TO his dsughteI our hero
e.
AS 81, ne was taking leave, Dolgnsn saw his divin-
Rliue lntO the drawing room. He foilowad