New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-05

slde remarked. A sWeetiy-smiling lip, q
| 0lmpied chin, flashing teeth. and graceful
| ngure, were sufficient to show that she was
q very lovely woman, and / was able to
| gather from the murmurs around me that
my friend was considered a happy man. |
do not know how N introduced himselt;
| perhaps the acquaintance originated by the
! masonic signs spoken of above; at any rate,
| he was now on the best of terms with her.
| The lady had only just come, and little
| bevy was soon collected around them.
| 'Have you seen La Dame Blanche No!
Let us come, then, and SEE her," was what
| | heard on all sides.
began to feel little lonely on the falt-
teuu all to myself. Perhaps, in my heart
! of hearts, | was sorry that | had not q
dragons costume like M s, or white
! lady" to talk to like N l do not think
! it was jealousy, but | now began to consider
| that all this was not right. My friends
were three years younger than |, fresh from
the cloisters Of Oxford, and inexperienced
in matters of the world. Was it not my
duty to expostulate with them on the
| troubles into which these intrigues might
lead them Below in the pdrteiTe was
M, kicking up behind and before
like cold Joe, of negro celebrity; above, in
the foyer, was N, making love to a mys-
teriOrs white lady.
looked toward the seat where the latter
was sitting. Why, great heavens! Three
French gentlemen approach and address
her! Perhaps her husband and two broth
ersi She hides her face with her fan. She
is blushing of detection How will it end!
What will poor N dol With the utmost
sang frOid he is putting the three men aside
and whispering in his partners ear. What
madness! He has been taking champagne
unknown to me. The thing will end in a
duel! NO!-the Frenchmen laugh. One of
10 70 ha,v N
they are making a public declaration Of
love to her, one against the other! / can
hear Ms passionate appeal, half in Eng
llsh, half in French. The Partisan is le-
feated! "Da Lame Blanche" gives N
her hand. He kisses it. The people round
applaud. He leads her off in triumph TO
supper.
THANK heaven, we are quite unknown
herew | calculated fervently as | wiped
my forehead ami heaved sigh of relief at
the narrow escape imagined | had had OF
becoming second in disagreeable affair.
Bon sOir, Monsieur &" exclaimed a
voice at my side.
started as though had been shot. A
lady in black and very closely masked,
was sitting by me, and seemed preparing
for tete-a-tete.
"BOn sOir, madame" l replied, and then
a conversation took place in French, of
which the following is a pretty accurate
translation: .r
''YOu are envying your friend with the
Dame Blanche;' is not this sol" she |
asked. !
NO." 1 replied. "But how did you know
he was my friend Have you seen him |
with me, or have had the honor of meet. |
ing you before anywhere ?" -
Il have seen him with you, but / knew
before. You must know / am a SOrcieTe |
and know everything y
"In verify Then can you tell fortunesl"
Certainly. Shall tell yours ~
Il should like to have faith in you first.
Can you tell things that are-that have
happened already. for instance ("
"ln some cases.
"Then tell me little about myself"
"Give me your hand ?" She took it in hers.
which were small and as white as milk. II
began to feel less lonely than when l was
NJ
You are twenty-fOuT years old, par ex-
nipple. You birthday was the day before
True I said, in amazemen5; "quite
rue"
You are not engaged ?"
"NO"
" You live at Scarborough"
Yes"
F." Your sister lives there You are ex,
remedy fond of your sister"
. Yes" l replied, in still greater amaze
lent. happen to be far fOnder of my sis
7r than Is usual We are twins, which,
erhaps, accounts for it. / am not, | need
ardly say, believer in necrOmancy, and ,
ne mention of this particular circumstance
y one whom l had never, to my knoWl ;
1ge, seen before puzzled me extremely.
How long have l been in Paris p | =
sked. :
"A fortnight"
"Where am / staying! 2"
" At the Hotel de c., near the Arc de
riOmphe."
g Tell me the number of my room, and |
i'll believe in you"
81 That finds itself more difficult" she 0
Id, smiling. " Let me look into your Ii
,es." Il
She looked into my eyes. felt uncom- q
only like Uncle Toby when the Widow t
adman did the same thing to him She p
Ill held my hand in hers. d
Thirty eight r. she cried, after a pause. e.
You are indeed sorceress," | replied. o
low for my fortune" Il
Il can only give you the general circum- 81
inces. The particulars keep themselves e'
;ret. You are rich, and will be licber.s Il
u will marry one who has not much p'
'ney, but it will be very happy mar d
ge." I
Thank yOu," l replied; that is unite W
! = StOi' ~ " any PI"pueCy VI u
There is my friend, who is coming to OF
Re me to supper" she said lyon will III
ne to; is not this!" be
accepted the invitation with pleasure. of
friend was merry, jOvial fellow, and a
ave never enjoyed supper more. to
~ Is only tair you should take off your Pl
SIX at supper" | said to the mysterious N
y. "All the world does that. Besides. Oh
evident that you know me. and | am it
st curious, | confess. to know who you of
l would not take it off on any account" vi
answered. mn
Nor tell me who you are 6"
Nor tell you who | am"
Then l must rest content" replied.
her cbdperO3ie began to talk about he
anne Blanche" whom, it seemed. 10 one so
Id identity. rig
was about four o'clock when we re. th'
ned to the ball room Po
Let us see how your friend monsieur the pa
gon carries himself" said the lady. no
why, you know everything" | cried. lac
theirs besides ourselves had ia ken sun gel
We found the hilarity among the 70
GERS extreme. The "can cam was raw the
furiously. Those who had pretty faces IIa
discarded their dOminOes altogether IH'
airy nymphs reclined on the benches and oy
inst the wall OF
ut where was Al! 1t was some WI
, before could find him, and when | oe
alas
v vert thou fallen, Lucifer, son Of the nom
ingl" ito
he first place he had found his tail SO gus
It burden that, at the suggestion las | the
rwards heard) of the company, he had age
it short, and now presented a similar po'
sarance to that Of dog or cat no has Tor
| caught i'll trap. In the second place, we
scales OF tinsel paper had almost all L., a
e off, and he now looked as unhealthy WI
demoraIizad a DRAGON az one would ser