New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-21

She showed spirit ana industry " h0u e00
tried to work for herself and her husband,
but even then she conld not help writing
foolish notes. She writes them now. on
beautiful-tinted monogram paper. and they
are very much admired in May FAIR. OF her
| husband, the possessOr OF q very large for
| tune. and good club man. they say: ooh,
! he was q little wild, you know; sowed SONS
| wild oats in the States, believe; good
follow now; lives little too high; charm
ing woman. his wife, though; very pretty
| still; has such winning way of dropping
her eyes, and writes very pretty note.'
and the speaker taps the left iappet of his
| coat, as if there might be Que under that es
pecial square inch of best hroadcloth.
What profession shall choose, papa p
says handsome Duke, as he sits with his
father in the beautiful library, where Mr..
Briefly aud his faithful wife (both now with
powdered heads) are again at ease.
Mr.. Briefly taps bis forehead with the re-
covered paper knife. and muses. for u while.
Duke, do you remember the day you
shot Grumpy, seven years agO9"
"Yes, perfectly" said Duke
swell, Duke. on that day read very
striking paper. 1t contained these words
'All am sure of is that here We are.
upon this bank and shoal of time, compli-
Gated organisms very easily put out OF or
der capable of exquisite and long continued
misery, and only capable of slight and
evanescent delights, so surrounded by Diff
oulties and perils that it is marvellous not
that any fall, but that any should get
through lite with tO!erable ease and credit.
Our race seems to ms to be cruelty over
weighted aud burdened beyond its strength.
and. like our dear OthellO in the play. per
picked beyond extreme These things
being 30, our duty is clear and uud eniable
to stand by one another
''These words seemed to be q reproach
addressed to me here in my beautiful home;
my ancestral Charlingwo0d, where l had
brought your mother, and whore had been
SO happy. I had no eorrows-no disap-
pointments. Crumpy's death seemed u
large thing in those happy days: go, in q
fervOr of newly Weakened virtue, took the
first disagreeable duty that came To mo.
You know what it 49, and you know what it
led to, and what have suffered, and what
you have suffered. You know that in
Europe you have been tainted with tho
scandal which was 80 falsely attached to
my name.
Now you have the law open before you
the profession most to your taste-and with
it, or without it, politics. or you have
politics alone, or Won have Chsrlingwood
and the life Of a country gen.leman-yOu
must remember that, with action, will come
. higher, broader, nObler existence, accom-
panied by much pain, much mlsrcpresenta-
ton; with the life of u country gentleman.
Understandable happiness, but perhaps some
selfish ease, and some rrOw-mindedness-
you must choose, my bOy!'
Marmaduke unused long into tho night.
and determined to 90 out next day and SEQ
Nathan, who had by this time become a
prosperous farmer on his own account. Mr..
Briefly had given him.a farm after Marina.
dukes recovery, and Nathan, having OK
tOrted promise from Ann that she would
never speak to her nephew. Joe Peters.
huA lnH hnr IN, pS,n !, sr1 ~
and placed her as presiding goddess over
his new cooking stove.
As Duke approached the house, small
hoy bearing a fragrant resemblance to
Nathan. opened the gate for him. He
seemed to be beginning life with the ono
tooth which. in Nathan's mouth, made
darkness visible-which increased the re-
semblance.
Ann rushed to meet him, wiping her
mouth, her hands. and chair, on her apron.
All four, mouth, hands, chair and apron are
spotless, but the instinct Of cleanliness was
powerful with Ann.
Nathan came in, carefully wiping off his
'hin. and they had delightful talk.
IL sec Joe Peters is elected to the Senate.
Nathan" said Duke, smiling.
eyes, said Nathan, and we amt none the
ess ashamed of him for that. He's gone off
md settled in O new State, where they
,ain't found him utyet."
''Well, Nathan, they want me to 60 into
politics. What do you say to my trying
hat particular field of usefulness!'
"Waal I'd 60, Mr.. Duke, and I'd see if
couldn't do as well as Joe Peters. Tain't
'ery good company to be in. but guess the
!entlemen'a got to see to things some, for if
hey don't dunno where we are a comm
tut. know yoar father suffered some, but
10 was kind Of a saint and bound to suf-
ar some. You have got the blood of the
)olphips in you, and they made pritty good
'ublic men, and didn't care mnch. l alters
otice, Mr.. Duke, that men has got to take
somewhere; the gon' through life SD
moo,h as your father begun don't last.
INN, she got kind o mad, when Grumpy
led. because you all felt SO bad; but she
cit as bad as anybody when the real
rouble came, she see how we'll you all have
orne it."
SO Duke went home and took Nsthan's
dvice. He and Joe sit in the same Senate
h amber. and my readers can Judge which
} the most Influential man. fearl it is joe.