The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1871-07-09
CHATTER XVII.

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the dust and heat of the city: Business was
dull, and SO Philip, closing the store early,
turned the key in the lock, and passing y oYss
Canal street. The sun was yet nearly an hour
from his western bed, the most pleasant pafs
of the day.
been Z" exclaimed Louis, as they met on Camp
street.
~ havn't been anywhere, Lou"
| 'Why, havnt seen you at the club IN near
Eyes! Keeping quiet eh' Where are you
just knocking around"
"Let's 20 to the lake"
"Can't go now, Lou"
"Pshaw! why not~ said Louis, "eome
along-let's get q horse and buggy and go
down. Come, we'll go around to Tattersalps
and get Unca..he's the fastest horse that
AZ can't go this evening, Lou" he replied.
eyes you can! By Jove, struck the Havana
to-day for five hundred and Pm going to stand
" The mischief you did" exclaimed Philip,
:" Yes, !. got five hundred yellow boys" re-
on, we'll have . horse that nobody can throw
dust on"
They then went to the stables, and ordered a
which Louis proposed a "mint julep," to which
Philip could make no objections, having ac-
cepted the inytation for ride As they
along, and inquired what Philip had been
doing with himself Of late: After few mo-
ments conversation, Carl proposed that they
should go to Bob's and take q drink.
s" Come on, by the time we get back the
horse will be ready" said Louis, and the three
went off to get the proposed drink; Philip felt
| pleadingly up before him, but he banished the
vision, with the self assurance that he had Of
ten taken o score of "smiles" without feeling
them.
when they returned the handsome turnout
was ready, and, seated behind the favorite
horse, they were soon going rapidly down the
try. At the Halfway house they stopped to
rest the horse and here another glass was in
dulged in. There were scores of people there
or exchanged friendly salutations. Before
leaving, half a dozen more invitations to drink
were received and accepted, when they once
tue first indulgence, after which the pistol
galleries and saloons were visited and as is
usually the case, they gave and received npmer-
supper followed, over which they fingered, in
dulging freely, until past the noon of nigh t,
and then returned to the the city, driving
furiously along, heated with wine, not much
caring what,might happen them.
The next day Philips head was sore, unusu-
ally so, for the conviction of his own con-
, science that he had done wrong, made the
natural effects of his nights dissipation, much
more severe than they had ever been before.
He sat dow and wrote . letter to Mary, &C.
knowledging his fault ana promising 10 AVOID
! | such temptations in future. A dozen copies OF
this were written and destroyed before he had
, one composed that suited him. As he read
i over again the last effort, which i pleased him
}. she'll never know it-besides, what if she
i doesf am no baby, to be tied to her apron
bas Il sos to she
IT and having good time generaliy-am to set
n tie down like q drone here, rolling up my eyes
and saying my beads till she returnsf No, sir
ia Phil amt made for that Whats the harm In
v having a little fun Pll have it, hang me if
70 don'tSwhen fellow is married its time tt
II put long face"
II The letter was torn in to very little pieces
and thrown with the other copies into tn
st waste paper basket. He then went into th
sample room and opening q half bottle Mumm'
a Imperial, he drank it to 1.-The health of every
r. body in general and our friends in particular.
ii Another letter was then written to Mary, j
was full of love and. endearing phrases, it di
lated on his lonliness and was full of prayer
H. for her happiness and her safe return, and ex
to pressed the hope that she would have ga
and joyous season. He mailed the letter him
r. self, thinking he did SO, that he was play
lis ing the hypocrte andso he washed the feeling
ne down with a "cobbler" at the Gem.
IA He became once more regular visitor at hi
Club, and drank harder and played NOR
b. recklessly than ever before.
"a The club was formed originally for the puI
TX pose of encouraging the members in the stud
IL IL anoes on the stage. All the regular theatre
ze made to commence their representations. L
ir order to enlist the sympathies of the public,
ad was necessary to make it a benefit for som
u charitable purpose. Mrs. Drone, VINO nao pee
ot familiar to the New Orleans theatre goers fo
many year, and had been in her time cap
he tai heavy old woman and faithful nurse,
to was living In one OF the BACK streets OF Tn
Vt city, sick and destitute. The papers ha
or noticed her several times, calling upon tn
charitable to assist her.
", William Malwreath proposed that the Ceres
cents" should tender her q benefit; the propc
IT sition took letter rendering her the beneh
and from her tn ankfully accepting tn
th compliment, were drawn up and published i
the papers, tickets were issued, the Varietie
nd was engaged, and two of the men employe
M about the place were secured for door-keept
ID and boX-clerk. When the night catne til
in weather was fine, the dress circle was full {
he beautiful ladies, in light and elegant summ'
as costume, aud the balance Oh Tue mousse Wa
nj crowded to overlooking The play selected w:
ng the Honey Moon" The principal characte
es, were given to William Malwreath, Carl Amb
n and PhilIp, while a young aud accomplishe
nctrpss then lust commencing career that hi