New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-22
THE FATE OF A NINNY.
BY RICHARD EENWICK.

Was dIter UluHer ON Il summer afternOO
while l was TRANQUILITY smoking in a coo
shady, pretty arbor, and feeling like an
thing but contest with my quick W itte
relative.
"Mr. Eugene Barnard, l think YOU a,
really ninny! You know she likes yo,
yOn know she is beautiful you know she
kind, gentle and very affectionate: yO
know her brothers, her sisters, her tathe
and her mother all like you; you know sh
has as much, it not more, property tina
You have; You know you are in condition t
marry, and still you seem to forget her a
together. declare it is a shame!'
MY darling mouse" rejoined. 'there i
an obstacle"
''An obstacle. an obstacler' she re
turned highly indignant. what if Their,
Is an obstacle that is one-half the deli.h
of love, sir!'
"Your delight. no doubt. But mine i:
too serious to be laughed at; really too for
hidable"
and pray, sir. may ask what is youl
my obstacle, in two fearful words
is-a man."
My respected sister drew herself up,
stared straight at me for full half a minute.
breathed tierccly like pair Of blacksmith s
bellows, sighed long sigh of contempt,
despair and obJurgation, and then stalked
sOlemnly out of the room and fOrebOre TO
look at me for twenty-four hours.
ThetyOung person under consideration was
an exceedingly handsome girl, whom had
met several times, but who. | frankly con-
TESS, | did not think had the bad taste to
take any particular interest in Inc. l. pri-
vately, liked her very much indeed. and
was overwhelmed with joy at the particular
statement of my sister. which indicated "a
reciprocal fancy for me- But there was an
obstacle, without doubt, and that obstacle
man, as had stated.
Now, this man was a fierce, uoly-tem-
pered fellow. though handsome, and was
intelligent enough to be considerable of a
power in the large colony of cotton weavers
III the town where he was the overseer of "A
mill OF great dimensions. had experienced
his Ill favor on two occasions when had
casually paid visits to Miss Malls and her
parents, and was given to understand that
he considered himself a sutton for her hand,
and was accustomed to be violently Jealous
of any one whom he chose to ina zine a
rival.
Fired by the intelligence that | should be
more than welcome in the house of the
Maliscs, l, OF course, paid little attention to
the past scOwls of this dragon. and made I'D
my mind to go Immediately down
to her home in the country. and
to lay regular siege to her hand.
AT this particular time there happened to
throughout the cotton towns, and especially
in Warwick, where | was about to 90. andI
beheld the name of Devon, my antagonist,
mentioned IN the papers as a man particu-
larry active in the interest Of the operatives
against some new regulations which were
being made in the mills. do not. to this
day, know what these regulations were, or
what awakened such violent opposition to
them; and am only aware that the pro-
q q "a 1Is1Q
ill-favor with the operatives. and that, in
many cases. personal violence had been
used to get them from the town
This, however, had In my mind very little
to do with Miss Mails. or my visit to her
town, and so went as planned. much to
the delight OF this sister of mine, who in |
stantly began making estimates for a house |
OF fearful dimensions, which was to be Oc- |
cupied at an early day by me and mine. | |
descended at the station Of Warwick and |
looked about me. The first person beheld |
as he stood with a group Of hungry cotton
spillners (eyeing all who came by the train |
with savage looks of Suspicion), was this |
selt-same Devon, who scowlcd at me and |
followed me with his eyes.
l thought little of it, and drove to the
only hotel of the place. noticing. as went.
that crowds Of men were abroad, singing
and hOOtlng, that many of the shops were
closed and that the place had the appear
ancdo of indulging in rather disoiderly
holiday.
/ instantly went to the SIalises, good
twO miles into the country, and was there
received with all becoming warmth which
could he shown TO man not vet in the
family. yet who might he heartily welcomed
Il he chose to be one of them. She, Miss
Mails, was lovely. She was rather tallish
girl, finely proportional and strong.
mention this, as it appears hereafter in
'ather extraordinary way. was sprcssed
% carry my own luggage up to their house,
,ut, as l observed that there was a great
ieal of company present. refrained from
LONG so.
| threw myself hcadlong at Miss Mails,
n the midst Of the smiles Of the kind people
bout. and l am happy to say, Miss Mails
vas weak enough to throw herself head
Ong at me. There was no boldncss about
t. | approached her frankly and she
rankly received me, without any further
do.
There were walks in tho garden. a nice
ca, and then more walks in the garden, and
here happened to be a moon.
We could hear the shouts Of the men in
he village, and some distant rOars, as if
here were some street contest going on.
fss Malls grew white and chung to my
I'm.
so. how frishtful. And you must 20
uouS tHcHn Tonight Sanllol III Uc pre- |
ented! | wish it might -
Here she burst into tears, which gloated
yer, and endeavored to double by assuring
or that nothing could prevent me.
''But at least go armed won't you, please? {
lease do. | will give you revolver Of t
line it is a pretty toy, and only toy: but :
will shoot, know, for once killed dear
tile pet puppy with it. He ran mad and
as biting all the fowls in the BARNARD. q
ow you will be careful and take it, won't I
,u!''
| CALAMITY replied: ''No, Miss Emily; my
st iHducement to be careful is my hope
1T desire to see you tomorrow. II
She looked at mo and laughed little. but Ii
always felt that we became much nearer !,
each other from that moment.
parted from the family at hall-past Z
even and from her at Il quarter to twelve. +
was parting to be remembered. She b
ain pressed her revolver upon me, but l 9,
clined ii ON the same grounds as before. -
Il went away.
walked for full a mile. onehalf the dis A
ice. and passed through a wood AS bt
S leaving it, a man spoke TO me from -,
'Oss the way, and approached me. He la
S rather civil in his manner, and took off co
hat and gave me a strip of paper. l no
hted match and read it. 1t contained ar
ingle word" Leave" .
looked M. The man was coma lcall0d | no