New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-25

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sieur Peacock, have thee;" but aloud she
said gravely:
Come into the drawing room, if you
please, aud seat yourself. You must be
greatly fatigued.''
The friends who waited below overheard
the invitation.
''Au revoir, General" said they.
"Au revOlr. Meesieurs," he answered, and
followed the lady.
General" saiI she, As if her heart were
overfiowing, you have been spoken against.
II. tina. true, Madame"
''Yes. General"
She sank into q luxurious chair.
"A lady said to-day-but you will be
angry with me. General"
With you. Madame. That is not pos
s;ble
Il do not love to make revelations. Gen
eral; but when noble friend is evil spoken
of'-she leaned her brow upon her thum b
and torefnger, and locked pensiveIy at her
siIp2ers toe peeping on. at the edge of her
skirt on the rich carpet-"ones heart gets
very big
Madame. you are an angel: But what
said she. madame -
well, General, have to tell you the
whole truth, if you will not be angry. We
were al! speaking at once of handsome men,
Sno edl/ " NE. W. eli. MINE. Do1cleUse, you
may say what you viii OF General Viliivi
cencio, and suppose it i. true; but every
body knows'-pardon me. General, but just
30 she said-'alI the world knows he treats
his son very badly
1T is not true" said the General.
'If wasn't angry" said madame, max
ing pretty fist. How can that heo' |
said. WELL she said. mamma says he has
been angry with HE son for fifteen years
Rvyf -toR III Z, ~
ing. said abe. Ma fol- said, .me, I, too,
would be angry if NY son.had done nothing
tor fifteen years,-ho, ho, hor'
The old General cleared his throat. and
smiled a. by compul.ion.
You know, General said Madame.
looking distressed, it was nothing to Joke
about but had to say SO. because did
NOT know what your son had done. nor did
l wish to hear anything against one who
has the honor to call you bis father"
She paused moment to let the tfattery
take effect, and then proceeded:
But then another lady said 70 me, she
said. flor shame. Clarisse, to laugh at good
Dr.. Messy: nobody-neither General Wilt
vIcencIo, neither any other, has . right to
be angry against that noble. gentle, kind.
brave"
Brave" said the General. with touch
Of irony.
$50 she said answered Mime. Deli
cieuse. land l asked her, how braver
Brave" she said, why, drawer than any
soldier, in tending the small -pox. the choi-
era. the fever, and all those horrible things.
Me. saw his father once run from q snake:
think he wouldn't fight the smallpox
my faith. she said, they say that DR..
Messy does all that and never wears a soap
ula. and does ii nine hundred and ninety
nine times in thousand tor nothing, Is
that brave, Madame Deliciause. or is i,
not: And General, what could I saw"
Madame dropped her palms on either side
ut her spreading robes and waited plead
ingiy for An answer. There was no sound,
but the drumming Of the Generals fingers
on his sword hilt. Madame resumed
g! said, I do not deny that Messy i.
noble gentleman ~ had to say that, had /!
not. General
Certainly, Madame said the General,
my son is q gentleman yes"
Bat said he should not mako Mon. I
sieur; bis father, angry"
True" said the General. eagerly.
But that lady said: Monsieur his |
father, makes himself angry che said. DO
you know, Madame, why his father ia angry
20 long' Another lady says, 4 know !
For what. said l. Because be refused to |
become soldier: mamma told me that 1t
IAN not be" 1 said
me General Qu9do0. Madame saw IL.
,ut relrntlessly continued:
Mais "ui, said that lady. What" I
laid, think you General Vilivicencio will
lot rather be tho very man most certain 20
aspect son Tho had the courage to be
lie own master! Ga, what does he want
With poor fool OF a son who will do only
IS he Gays! Xou think he will love him
ess for healing instead of killing, Mesde-
noiselles, you do not know that noble
o!die,."
The noble soldier slowed and bowed his
in a dubiOUs half re- !
way. as if Madame NIGH. be
material TOR her next confess
-. indeed, abe diligently was doing; but
he went straight on once more, as sur.
,eOn would.
But that other lady said: NO Madame.
o. ladies: but | am going to tell you why
lonsieur. the General. is angry with his
on Very well. why"-'Whv'' It is just
-becanse-he is.-a little man.
General Villivicencio stood straight up.
'Ah. mon ami cried the lady, rising ex-
itedly, Il have wounded you and made
on angry, with my silly revelations. Par
on me, my friend. Those were foolish
iris, and, any how. they admire you
hey said you looked at
he head of the possession ,
Now. all at once, the General felt the ire 1
lendOus fatigues Of The day: there was .
lid, swimming, whirling sensation in his
cad that forced him to let his eyelids sink
own: yet, just there, in the midst of his
ainful bewilderment, he realized with
estate complacency that the most martial
'oking man in Louisiana was standing in :,
ID spurs with ,he hand OF Louisiana's
aeenliest woms0 laid tenderly on his arm
x am . vretched tattler.." said she.
"Ah. no, madame. you are my dearest /
lend, yes"
We'll, any how. I called them fools. 'Ah.
nocent creatures. said, think you man I
his sense and goodness. giving his thou {
Inds to the sick and afflicted, will cease to I
We bis only son because he 10 not big like q G
)rse or quarrelsome like dog No. ladies', =,
ere is great reason which none Of you
now We'll, WE'LL they cried, tell it: he .
Is reed Of a very good reason: tell it now a
" ladies,' said 4 must nos'-for, Gen. |
al, for all the world I knew not reason L
by you should be angry against your son; 6
~ know. General, you have never told q
The beauty again laid her hand on his q
m and gazed, with round cyed simplicity, b
to hi. somber countenance. For an in
ant her witchery had almost cor quered I.
Nay. madame, some day shall tell you; {
have more than one burden here But O
me ask you to be seated. for I have a il
Iestion, also, 70, you. which I have longed t
ask. j. lies heavily upon my heart I n
ust ask j. now. A matter of 90 great i'm. b
Madame's little brown aunt gave faint 4
ugh from a dim corner OF the room a
% lis = beautiful night" ehe remarked. :,
d then stepped out upon the balcony.
Then the General asked his question. 1t \
- very long question. or, may be, re- y
ated twice or thrice: for il was fully ten -
nutes before ne moved out Of the room.
wing good evening. i,
Al. old General villivicencio The mos, K
.rtial-iooking man in Louisiana. But I