New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-27

| clearly understand. the ramlnCaClOn0 o
every avenue to the masculine heart-ol
approaches, and force it to surrender, or
dinarily in less than week. They take
it for granted that every man 10 vain and
| sensual; that he whom gold cen not buy
| nor ambition tempt, may yet be seduced
by a woman: that the devil 10 wise when
despairing of catching any masculine soul
| in the secular sea, he bats his hook with
l a petticoat.'
Thoroughly aware OF mans INCONSISTENCY,
they cunningly arrange it so that when one
! of their lovers feels an inclination to aban-
don any one Of the ak, he shall fall 60 the
lot Of another Of the pefniciOus number.
I Marie. for example, discovering tendency
1 to disloyalty in her friend. informs Mig
nome of the circ umstance, and straightwAy
| either che or Lucie, or Annette, is put for
ward as decoy. aud the Ensuspecting
| protligate steps. as they say here. from the
boiling oil into che blazing Goals. It is
I managed thus: Lucie having learned about
what time Monsieur HypOlite or Alexandra
| may be seen in the Rue Rivoi or in the
vicinity Of the Boulevard des 2taliens, hap
pens in the same quarter. Her personal
appearance and superb encourage naturally
attract his attention; she perceives it, she
smiles, slances does something significant.
and this small spark kindles in him great
flame. Every facility being given by her
CONFERENCE.-The never suspecting tit is
strange IT he does not succeed in making
her acquaintance within forty eight hours.
In the first fervOr of his passion abe is
conscious he will he most liberal; then 1t 10
that she draws most heavily on his purse.
She is altogether mercllees. If she we're not
she would be SO by remembering she has
the desertiOn OF her confederate to redress.
After involving her gallant completely in
hoV HoiIz In s11 l.:
hard, dark, cold She taunts him with his
weakness, upbraids him for his egOtism,
ssabs his self lsve to the core. She threat
ems to forsake him, and does forsake him
when he is most 10th to let her go-while he
begs her with actual tears At is easy and
not counted unmanly for Frenchmen to
weep to stay little longer, to let him by |
degrees accustom himself 20 the idea Of !
separation. II she has gotten from him .
considerable portion of his money she |
spurns him, laughs in his face, leaves him !
with sarcasm that stings like an adder.
IL Is said that several unfortunate wights /
have been broken on the wheel Of the be- l
witching half-dozen. SO you may imagine
how thoroughly they must have been de-
pleted, both of gold and OF illusions.
The wonder is that men could be 40 Ca
no other motive than deceit and material
gain The wonder will appear less when it
is remembered that the daughters of Satan
always play into each others hands. or i'm I
part their experiences to one another, and I
fully reveal the idiosyncracies Of their |
lovers. Thus when number two succeeds |
20 number one. number two has all che |
knowledge aumbef one has gained, and 10
prepared to use it to the fullest foy her own
benefit. and to his disadvantage.
One Of their last victims was . Young
artillery Officpr whO haa sorvod 18th d;S I
lotion in the franco-Prussian war. Be-
onging 70 Al old and industrious family, I
IL had . largo inheritance, which, on !
recount of his spendthrift habits, had been !
70 ordered that he could draw only che
ncome from the property until he was
orty years Of age. Thisi income was soon !
up by his expenditure upon the
'onngest OF the six. with whom he was 10 |
wildly in love that he was tempted 70 forge !
cceptances on his uncle. . well-known
marquis, and get them discounted They | {
mounted TO nearly 100000 francs, all OF I
Which was dissipated before the paper fell q
ne. Knowing that his forgery must be {
iscovered. tho officer suddenly quilted
'aris for Marseilles. and embarked thence
Or Algiers After few hours out he was U
Missing from the steamer. and there 10 no ( {
oubt that he threw himself overheard.
Another dupe was Russian Count. who. ! =
ke most Of his nation. could not behold
retty face without entire readiness to act | d
le fool on its account. He became enam. J !,
red "t Mlgnonne. having met her ., fete | a
hampetve IN EOntainebleau, and accepted Il
Is DOOM with delight.
She managed him admirAbiv -
No woman ever had . more within alave,
three month. he sguanderei on her IOO.. .
10 francs: at the end o: five months he was
early exhausted Uf ready cash. q
She sent TO him, on q soft sprins after.
ron. tor 10000 francs, saying she must | 9.
ave it: that it he did NOT send it she would v
aver See him again. He pawned all his
welry 20 raise the gum. and. with the
snk notes il his pocket, went 20 her
xurlous apartments. AS he handed! them
her he said, 1T seems to me, sometimes. 4
az you are selfish. Mignonne. told vOu ]
1t two days ago that was nearly i'm. :.
verished; still you demand 10000 francs st
me. Here they are. ! have disposed of "
my valuables to get The money. I would NJ
We you anything, even my life, if did g.,
. dou5t occasionally that you really love Fl
,. DO you love me!" M
Love you," she replied, with bitterness,
O., ! despise and detest you and your a. a.
ppy--t0 ruin men 10 the sole object OF nv / vi
g: The misery of men 10 my joy"
DO you mean what you cay. Miynooe IN IN
we you never loved mes IN IN
< mean more than say: never cared I tn
you nor for any man, except 60 bring W.
q al the unhappiness possible. Look at I Ais
:: See II am not slnsere!' re,
lie did look. 4 shadow Of intense hatred tn,
8 on her fair face-the bitterness of her an
petience guivered on her ripe red lin. ~
glanced at her again. and, murmuring
:utitul devil ran to the open window, Sta
! threw himsel: headion2 into the court -
ow.
iigponne simply shrugged her shoulders, s-
h an En- dien"' rang the bell, told the "a
want that . gentleman had Just fallen out
he window, and might have hurt himself. ST
ie had not hurt himself. He was stone
d.
And wha. has become OF thi. wonderful,
erhood: asked OF my informant when
had finished his story. =.
Heaven only knows ne replied. "They IL
ted away from Paris six months AGO: 4. :
7 have never been heard Of since. They sell
begun to be notorious, az we'll they str.
mt be, having made so many tragedies. "
spect that they were notified by the 10. "A
70 depart. They vii! probably reappear bou
e time" Bra
is . pity they have gone. The Angel me,
;ghtsrs of Satan must be charming, in q.
would might see them. A beauti- | sale
gifted woman who has lived down her tive
It as the most enchanting of tra2edians. setsi
uni,
remarkable instance Of the proro cation | upo
was related by Dr.. Harris. of getl
York az a racen- maa+;,,, ~ 80 g. and
a Of, In /