The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-05-12

10 you may please TO n8V0 IL uiutou. |
presume to say word about it. Pleased with
your entertainment, and hattered by your as.
and then. Who among your guests will ever
acknowledge that he or clio has bowed; courte-
sled, danced, and dined at an old maids BIRTH
all who crushed themselves together in the
brilliantly lighted parlors Of the Criggies
mansion. OF course, the Doldrums and the
Coochers, the Tractors and the Factors, the
De Pommes and the De Filtrets, the Van Hum
burgs, and all that set.
paratory rout to give eclat to the expected an
nouncement of an engagement between Colo
mel Dolickem and the beiress of the house OF
Criggies. The colonel believed it also. he
had waited for a suitable Opportunity to ask
the hand and five-twenties of Miss Roslna, an 3a
now that opportunity had come. Few "oe GU
| rival of so belligerent a disposition as me me
colonel. So thought the colonel himself. no
was sure of Miss Criggles. Never be TOO sure .he
course Of the evening, about 1890 A. NJ; Mr..
| Basher, after vainly endeavoring to get on one
of the many sentences he had prepared peiCIo
hand and practised with assiduity in front OF MS
| own reflection in his mirror, aud In race OF ms
grandfather's portrait as lay fgnres, and, md
| ing it no go, quietly abandoned h'nsseII 70
| sweeping current which just then formed ~
the crowd, and was borne along toward the
half-open doors of the conservatory. Feeling,
as .every body else did, pretty warm anu MS
| indeed it had been since he rang the bell, Two
hours and a half previous, he concluded to
saunter q few minutes in the cool conservatory,
and refresh his heated brow and his memory
ut the same time. CHANGING first on one side
and then another at the flowers, his eye fell
upon n rose-bush on which bloomed one"full-
|, blown rose. The sight of it reminded him OF q
, toast he had prepared for this occasion, and
which he devourly hoped to DO able to give
amid the enthusiastic applause of the COM
, pany and the grateful Acknowledgements OF
| the Reinp and the nareDtS of that Being,
at whose feet he wished to blushingly throw
. himself, and be blushingly accepted in return.
= For Mr.. john Basher loved Miss Rosina Orig
9 Miss Rosina, the Rose of the Garden of
b Crggles, and the Flower of the Conservatory
pneP ana shs nnPPs
>, Once he repeated it in low voice, a second
II time somewhat louder, to be sure of giving the
D right accent at the right words. Perfectly
% satisfied at his second rehearsal, he added in an
20 audible voice:
y "If dared, would pluck that rose, (mean
to give" Mr. Basber never did finish q sen
% tence yet, but he might accomplish this one
d had he not turned his head at rustling sound
a. and seen approach the Eose of the Garden OF
T. Criggles herself. Blusbing his deepest, Mr.
ID Basher stumbled out
,e "Cool here-ah-just admiring this-ah-'
1t "Rose," added Miss Rosina, helping him out
1t Beautiful, is it not, Mr., Basher land pre-
re cious, too. 1t is the only one left In the con
ot servatory."
It. 'lho conservatory Oh IaSulou auu- WI
r Basher stopped short: 1t would never do t.
rs spoil the originality of his toast in that way
RI What is that you are saying, yon fatterer !:
Az asked the charming Rosina, shaking her fai
O. at him in a pleasingy threatening manner.
ut "I-I-I was saying, no, thinking-ah-of-
he now, positively, do you know-ah-of pluck
=" What! thinking of plucking the only ros
CO in the house! Would you be so cruel o, yo
lie naughty, naughty man" And Miss Crigsle
at gave q look at Mr.. Basher that made his Knee
knock together, and his toes Jingle in his pa
! tent-leather pumps.
IL az mean-ah-if I-ah-dared to-
ooh! you men so Gerry daring. We poo
nd ladies are so tmid and trusting, Mr.. Bashel
nd When people ask me for anything, do you know
er do not even dare to refuse them9" Pa is al
he daring, more repelling.' But 1 cannot, MI
Id "Then 1 ask you," exclaimed Mr. Bashe
RI making q bold venture, and getting ready t
or drop on his knees at the end of his request, ct
wv give me the-tee-Rose of the Garden" NJ
a Basher stopped to take breath and music
a 1.-THE only rosew broke in Miss Criggle
of "Think of it," she continued in a voice of tel
If der complaint, addressing the lilies and geran
ire ums around, and which made Mr.. Basher fe,
rd very uncomfortable, he has the heart to as
oh me for my one precious rose. He knows, cru
- man, that have not the heart, that it is not
err nv timid, trusting nature to refuse him." An
nc with that she broke the flower from it's ste
le: and handed it to Mr.. Basher, who was a secou
Ter time preparing to throw himself into an att
she SO hastily interrupted. 1t is possible that M
me Basher would never have been called upon
make the sacrifice he did, had not the atte
my ton of both been arrested by a loud "Ahem
our Turning suddenly at the sound, they behe
lily, the tall, gaunt figure of Col DotickeIu stan
My ing bolt upright, sentry-wise, in the doorwt
sci of the conservatory. He had witnessed tt
,rm plucking of the rose, and his soul was q
the aflame with anger. His astonishnent ut VIII
ele- he saw was great that it made him speec
BILE less. Had he not come himself to the conse
try vatory, as he could dsengage himse
in from that fat, voluble Mrs. Boggles, to me
lth, Miss Criggles, whom he had seen enterir
ced there and do what this birthday party Civ,
the on purpose for him to dol OF course. II;
ere not Miss Criggles herself entered the conse
cry vatory for the same purpose, speaking to hil
nay Col Dolckem, in, passing THAT his attentit
might be called to that fact5 OF course, agai
nj. Was he brought there purpose to be a wi
the to this ose-giving, this toying and coyiI
;no and moying with a--with a--indivdual su,
of as he now saw before him in the person of a
Of of a-Basher! or course, once more. PIT
: ed choking with rage, the colonel could not nit
oUr a word of these reflections, and, turning up'
mn his heel, re-entered the crowded parlor. Ju
ind then certain sounds came to the of Mi
;nh Criggies which that lady rightly interpret
ASu into fot;o haiY