New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-04
AN ELoPEA1ENT.

r AN ELOPEMENT.
JOld Boggles was q brute. repeat-an
lpmitigated brute. Boggles was wealthy
drysalter in Lime street square, and his pri-
yAte residence was in WestbOurne Terrace.
He was widower with three children, viz:
lack aged twenty,three, and Clementina,
A;bfighteyed, Aght-haired, th0ughtless lit
tie beauty of eighteen, and one Of the most
lOYable Of the sex had ever seen. Jack
Beggles and I were chums at Eton, and
Then we left school he joined his father in
ne dryealting line, and 1 turned to the bar
Nv ACQUAINTANCE with Jack caused me to be
! freqnent visitor at ""estbourns Terrace.
5nd IN attachment soon sprung up between
Gyself and Clementina. But Mammon was
the god Of Boggles, seniOr-he began the
world as shoeblack, and don't believe the
old pagan could write his own name-and,
although he had no objection to me as
companion for his SON, he aimed at some
s6jsg better for his daughter than poor
Nv Student Of my limited means. Besides,
tkAro was middle-agedi coarse-featured,
fimply faced vulgar soapebciier in the way
named Tadgeby, and Jack told me In conf
dehce that sshe was as rich as CrGsus, and
he thought the Governor had an eye on him
for Glenn" As tor the dear girl, to her
credit be it recorded, she positively detested
The monster.
q One evening was leaving the house as
-snsual, when old Boggles followed me down
stairs and said, in peculiar manner:
s.Hum! Mr.. Vavasseur, l should like to
have a few words with you in the library,
if you please"
into the room He pointed to q chair, gave
a shnfsf hard cOuUh and hegan:
Mr.. Vavaeseur, am man OF the world;
and; although you are many yearsmy junior,
dmagine you to be the same. Now, sir, l
do not wish for one moment to hurt your
feelings, but am plain man"-and SO he
Tn; "uglyv would have been better word
sand mean to speak plainly. have lately
noticed, withaaything but satisfaction that
between yourself and Miss Boggles and a
fathers eye can not be blind to the fact that
your attentions are anything but obnoxious
So.han; therefore feel it my duty at once
TO inform you that my daughter never can,
by any possibility whatever. become your
wife. That being the case,I must request
YOU to put an end to all this boy and girl
nonsense for the future. shall take an
early opportunity Of speaking to my
sfime, think it will be as well for you to
discontinue your visits to this hOuse-at all
events, until she Is settled in life, when l
shah gain be happy to see you here as my
sons friend and my guest"
The hard hearted old william held ont his
/. hand as he concluded, and then added:
l. Remember, we are at all times on the
sAest Of terms.'
( :" The best of terms" What mockery
aibrnt that moment | could with feelings OF
&3he INVEST satisfaction, have assasslnated
old Boggles. l scarcely know what answer
returned; but took the proffered hand,
tauttered few words in reply, and hurried
from the house.
In q, few days l discovered that matters
lWere not 80 thoroughly hopeless AFTER all.
True, was forbidden the house, but there
was traitor IN the camp; ana, through tne
tagency OF JACK, Correspondence was car
nea on between myself ana Ciementlna, OF
winch oid boggies was perfectly ignorant;
md little did that unsuspecting parent
NOV mai anu my darnns Cien1 nau lnahy
cosy afternoons together IN Aensng1on
E!afdens; Tor whenever JACK escorted nus
SISTER ior WALK 1 Always knew where 70
meet them; ana JACK, oehevlng IN Ine 9id
e. -. nscd 70 fetiro 70 fespectlui us
ENJOY 2 cigar whiie we were ,oVe.
ctili, tnat SOFT OF tnlhg couiu not
49, - gsel, anu xnOwMS aat nef ia.ne1
~ unn q 20 20 'a.eer n,s .nlnu' We "i70"
s,yi'c .ne mrss opl'oI,sI"f aii,, ~, ;, ro1.
hurst;nc into mv , c I " one ,, mornin .
when was break fasting. a0There is tide
in the affairs Of man, Which, taken at the
ncoa a.. gauln onahespe''re' lou Ano"
'n .f,,sts r.a1-. h,,4 40 ro,, ,,oo,, %,
.Mssn = y.;sts, y - th;s Ch M and let's
hear What Won think of nv scheme
And. Mating me on the back. he con-
timex.