The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-21

| for her mind was grand she would have kept step
with him in the march Of life. Miss Stewart gained
her point. Msgdalene was grave and quiet for q
time she discovered her friends treachery,
pitied her deceived lover, but was too large
hearted to weep for one another could win from
her. There was a quiet wedding, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Percy went on their bridal tour. Darlington
was of and on with my poor Ernestins, just as
conscience or Miss Minter weighed in the balance.
prayed that Ernestine's pride might rebel at this
| fitful lukewarm love-making. / have said that
| Darlington and / roomed together: he was going
10 visit home, and came to see Ernestine, and yet
had given Madge q rare and costly bouquet lady
| friend had given him.
Darlington was getting ready to take little
trip, and was TO take leave OF Ernestne that
| night AS ] went up to our room Ernestine called
| me and gave me package to hand to @. saw
my darling was suffering her poor eyes were red
with weeping, the whole frame exhausted with ita
struggle. placed the little coffin of buried
love where knew il would meet Co.'S first glance.
In it / knew was the golden circlet of dead
| love--a few notes and a faded flower or two.
1 then sought Ernestine, and found her at her
| mothers grave, the place where she poured out
her heart trials when too heavy to be borne or hid
| by smiles. She started when sought her hiding
| place. drew her to me and said, "My darling
l cousin, know your grief; come, like child,
and rest your burning brain and weary heart upon
my BOSOM" and then / soothed and Quoted her
| as II she had been my child. / let her weep
| awhile. ! trembled ike an aspen, and my heart
beat like an imprisoned giant, for longed to tell
her how | yearned to press her to my heart and
call Der wife, and cover her brow and lips with
lovers warm kisses, instead of these cool fra
ternal ones. She guessed not my secret.
Darlington was full of remorse, and begged TO
be forgiven and received back. He scknowl.
eSgsd sni sr heart r. had wsysrsd Msgdasns was
steal beauty and brilliancy; but my darling girl
YVES proud and brave-the broken threads in loves
cloth of gold could not be reunited again.
/ said not O word TO her Of love. I rode / walk.
ed with her. begged her 70 take q trip with me
TO the SOFT green country, to quiet farmhouse,
where dear old suntie lived. l rested not till
her laugh rippled forth as merry overland none
thought ugly Gerard would win a wife. | had
worked steadily sl0ng, and was now rich, my
beautiful little bachelor nest was finished, aud
none dreamed that birding awaited il. She was
ftful and capricious. Sometimes we stood on the
old footing. was cousin, grave, and fifteen
yesrs her senior; and then she would blush and
shun me. if tried to csress her. 1t was glorious
day. the snow white and cold. and hitched up my
beautiful mares, q splendid turnout, Minna and
Brenda, and called for Ernestine TO go on sleigh
ride with me. l rode long distance out of town.
and then told her chs must come and see my new
house. The psrlors had large free, and the heavy
red curtains were warm and luxurious; then we
descended to the well appointed kitchen; then to
an elegant sitting-room, with an exquisite sleep
ing apartment sdjoining and then to my pride, my
library, where were grouped exquisite specimens
OF the genius Of my own countrymen and women,
and the shelves groaning beneath their load of
genius. The gathering OF this had been lifetime
work with NE. She seemed wonder-struck, aud
then said, Why, Cousin Gerard, do believe you
are going to be married. picked ont Teuuvson
and turned to Locksley Hall'' and marked
these lines and handed them 70 her:"
And said my cousin Amy speak and speak
the ruth to me; trust me, cousin, al the current
Of my being sets to thee"
She marked the next lines and handed them to
me:
ION her psllid cheek and forehead came a col or
ard light,
AS have seen the rosy red flushing in the North
ern night.
And she turned her bosom, shaken with a sudden
storm Of signs,
AL the spirit deeply dawning in the dark of hazel
eyes;
Saying, / have hid my feelings, fearing they
should do rue wrong
Saying, 'Dost thou love me cousin weeping,
have loved thee long,"
This was our betrothal, nothing more; and we
are very happy. Ny wife appreciates intellect In
others, with no pretence 10 genius herself. She
is cultivated and refined. Ny well ordered house.
hold is source Of constant happiness 70 me.
Mssdslene and Darlington we're soon married.
The universal sentiment was, what splendidly
matched couple. Yes, well matched, but were
they mated! They waited two years for him to
get INTO business, but he failed, and went 10 live
on his mothers estate. Poor ball room queen
and beauty of the season She had no domestic
tastes, her glorious mind rusted, for c. soon sank
into q good hundred, roll.cking country squire,
and she whose brightness lighted up the formal
gloom and dullness Of the old country mansion in
her fugitive girlhood's visits, now was enveoped
IN the dullDess herself only broken into once in
while by big country dinner, dull affairs at best
Percy would have gOried in her majestic grace,
would have encouraged her genius and given it
food TO feed upon. But @. was not heart.lapidary
enough to estimate the value of the gem he wore
80 lightly in his breast. while he loved her fondly.
She was bitterly disappointed, but too true
hearted and proud she hid it in her own heart.
Percy, with his keen sense OF the ludicrous his |
wild longing after the beautiful. has married
petite, selfish creature, who will develop into fair
tst and forty; you can make nothing else of her. |
bis sneers are sometimes cruel, but abe is too /
obtuse 10 feel them. She won him and Is satisfied
his life is as lonely that of some stately pine
lransplanted to the lowlands-his heart is as IN
Ineligible TO his wife as his Greek and Sancrist |
are. Poor Will Howard, q whole.souled fellow! /
Fannie first intentionally and cruelty flirted him,
md then poor Miss Minter, with tears in her sweet |
syes and true womanly tenderness in her heart, /
refused him. He went 10 California, came back |
veil to do, and loves me and mine immensely.
Next fall will call him brother WILL as Ernestne
las a loving halfsister who has found the true |
yold in his rough nature. CHAIRS.
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