The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-10

BY FELIs OATES.
cHAPrER ONE.

Alph07lSO. Reared from an infancy IN which poor
and hottest parents had exhausted upon him snell
age Of ten, voluntarily sought the paths OF music
and literature, by vending song books. Sweet
child Casting aside the trammels Of an obscure
birth, he had pressed onward and upward. ever
victorious banners, until We find fortune smiling
upon his efforts and rewarding his genius with the
responsible position Of second clerk Of q peanut
stand: " Hs-hal" had he exclaimed on the day
the Office was tendered him. "Now indeed this
cold, 'artess wor rrld shall know Gustavus
Alphonso." .
Did / say that. on this dewy morn, he was
melancholy? did, and repeat It. He owed
sion on Corduroy Alley. He had guv her his
note and Just as sure ss the dew fell that morn
ing, that morning the note fell due. Heavings -
he exclaimed; " can this be what the poets call
griefy Why these brains TO feel-these hearts to
thinki Alas for my impetuous impecuniosity-
it Is, 1t Is"
he entered the Poydrasssidn Market Seating
his aristocratc figure upon stool before coffee
stand, What no, Giovanni" he cried, come
hither, thou degenerate descendant Of the Latin
kings, and bring me In thy dainty digits steam.
ing cup of aromatic Mocha"
Twas brought, aye, brought. He slipped, he
drank, and with the beverage his soul did warm.
Throwing down dime, his very last, with easy
man." he shouted; and now-and now-relent.
less landlady, inexorable dame, widow of the Ia
mented Pat McFudge Whose nose was bit off on
the levee some years ago, from which he died Of
III, now, remorseless female, go to meet thee.
Aha, aha ~
(lf dramstized, use blue lights at this juncture.)
CHAPTER TWO.
The widow McFudge was gentle creature of
two hundred and ten pounds weight. Her nose
brightly beamed upon all who inquired the price
of board and apartments in her two-story brick
carsvansers, in the precincts of the boulevard
Corduroy. She kept her house thoroughly upon
the you-ropein style every one could order what
he liked-and II he did not get 1t went without
the house in hurry.
Now and then the amiability of the fair hostees
and her delicate health combined to induce her to
indulge in artificial stimulants. Upon such occa-
sions, the care of the establishment devolved upon
her oraiDg niece ,SophronissimaS noozewell, agush-
ing young maiden Of thirty-one. In such momen'
when serving him with hash one morning 6
breakfast, had che won the love of Gustavus Al.
phonso. ScfIy," he had said in endearing
terms. "sofy dear, accept the art of al unap-
e the peaks Of the Haps, or ike Claude DavaI~
no Nelnotte, and his Pauleen-we'll seek some
quiet spot, and live there for some years. Oh,
heayings, ,sofy, why answers thou not me frantic
prayer 2"
and back !" had answered sophronissima inaui.
ringy, thoughtful hesitation upon her classic
brow, as she poured hot water into the teapot,
Me- me-your own Gustavus Alphonso."
Then thou art yours or / am mine forever"
che had replied and tainted, her head falling into
the butter dish.
land now" murmured Gustavus, "now for
for-for-some hash"
CHAPTER THREE.
But TO return from our transgression. The mel.
lifuous orb Of day (otherwise known as Old Sol)
was diffusng bis incandescent beams about TWEEN.
ty minutes Of nine on the eventful morning upon
which our story opens, when the doors Of the
McFudge House were burst rudely open, and Gus
tayus Alphonso entered, his eyes rolling In fine
poetic frenzy, crying aloud, Where Is she? /
must see her. Conduct me to her immejtly."
Some ladies Of the neighborhood, who had called
in to take their morning glass of whisky with the
amiable Widow McFudge, knocked the ashes
from their clay pipes, said who ia this gentle.
man."
"a child of genius, ladies, !" he answered, "seek.
ing her who would dsvour him. Can'st tell me
where Is Lady McFudgew
am here" shouted stentoran voice. "Be
hold your injured landlady."
IN. B.-Ths was true; she had fell down the
back stairs the night before and injured herself
CONSIDERABLY
Around him Gustavus Alphonso drew his coat !;
from his pocket drew q thousand dollars. "Name
my disbolcal liabilities, madam" said he, in
fercest tones. Them notes, them notes, pro.
luce them"
She did.
"Ipay thee this; here take thy money" shrek.
ed Alphcnso, tearing the notes into q million
pieces, and staggering TO the kitchen door where
be trod upon the tail Of Soy's pet tom cat, which
he set up bowling and brought his fair young
mistress to the scene.
Her hair tcds in curl papers.
AHA, false one, know thee now. The ball
this night thy hair curling! see-I see it all;
and now me cry is vengeance ~
The ladies by the fire: place stood aghast. sofy
burst into tears. al don't know nothin' about
you" she said, away, wicked man; depart, re-
ceyer of young female hearts; reducer of yir.
tuous beauty. Thy fendish charms can't no
longer ensnare me soul: Away! Awsyw
Beware, young woming," screamed Alphonso
shaking q fifty before her astonshed vision,
'thou'st rashly, recklessly risked relentless re-
yenge. 60. 4 go! But thou shalt hear from
Gustayus Alphonso."
She saw the magic futter of the greenback. 1t
Of hand organ over slumbering colored person.
Come back" she cried in accents wild, Gus
tsvus, oh Gustayus." But not seeing him return
after reasonable time, tainted.
CHAPTER -FOUR.
Them people who are uuacquainted with the
use of money, knows generally nothing Of the use
Of it. Shakespeare and the other historians tells
Is that money Is good thing to have about the
house. and ii therefore becomes necessary to re-
ate how the hero of this pretty little tale come
by the money In question, which he paid his bill
With it, and shook fifty in the false fairs face.
But why dilate? Rushing forth that morning from
he market he had encountered a noble colored
lad drawn his bounty money from the freedmen's
bureau.
Come hither, son of Afric," said he in ke.indest
ones, "dost know me?"
Dom mo muffin bout ye," was the naughty
eply.
81 am the benefactor of thy race-I am Phil.
ips."
'"Ha ! is you wennel Philips, uh!D
"Tis he. come to relieve you of all the bur-
lens which Sill your heart land pocket)."
Suffice 1t TO say, that in the brief space of if
zen minutes, gentle reader the relief came, and |
iustavus scared on loves pinions toward his
'ofy's abode.
But now he had found she was false to him,
AlQs ! alas
CHAPTER FIVE.
Twas sweat night in July the soft hum of the |
ahipperwill, mingled with the odor of the night |
blooming cereus, came born upon the noctuous Air
two lovers clinging tenderly to each Others arms
wandered carelessly through the broken railing Of
lafayette Square, and seated themselves noon |
me of the deliberately carved iron sofas which /
'enefcent city had provided for their entertain |
nent
She was lovely. The beauty of her regular |
irecian face was msrred by no Grecian bend. She |
gore Swiss tulle, trimmed with mauve brocade |