New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-29

day for us;
f Now 1T him Iass. and the myrtle make way
Love CAP but is.t in us mere at his neigha
/ For day and night.
4. UNNAtLEp.
'.Poor thing! 1 do feel for her. Thong
she is person l never saw, yet hers seen
q case OF such oppression on the one han
! AMI ouch pa lent snffering on the other tn;
one can not but" q.
ing, fOr she often steals out then, WhtA Ii
| wretch, l suppose, is in bed"
But whatcOuld induce q girl to tie he
| self to such a mani"
well, l don't know-the old story,
suppOse-false appearances; for no girl i
her senses would have married man wit
his habits if she had known OF them before
hand"
There ID sometimes kind of infatuatio
about women, allow, which seems to bin,
them to the real character of the men the
are in love with; but in this case dom
think she could have known how he con
Quoted himself, or she certainly would 'kav
paused in time. Oh, the wretch! hav,
no patience with him."
This little dialogue took place in one o
those neat. bright, clean Widowed, gauz,
curtained houses that form so many pretty
dirtrictowithin walking distance Of thu
mighty heart of the great metropolis. and
between two ladies, the one mistress of the
said nice looking cottage villa, and the
other her guest--a country matrop, who
had just arrived on q visit to her town
friend; and the object Of the commiseration
! of both was the occupant Of handsomer
villa exactly opposite, but apparently the
abode of great wretchedness.-
IN. fho. f>N11n-;Mc,
| and her gltast, Mrs. Kennedy, were at the
window Of the parlor. which commanded .
full view of the dwelling of the unhappy
Mrs. Norton, when the hall door was quiet]y
opened and was as quietly shut again by
the lady herself.
There she is, poor thingw cried Mrs. Bar
ton. "Only look how carefully and noise.
lessly she draws the gate after her. She
seems always afraid that the slightest noise
she makes, even in the street, may wake
that fellow, who ia now, / dare say, sleep.
ing OF the effects of last nights dissipation"
Mrs. Kennedy, with all the genial warmth
OF a truly wOmanly heart, looked over, and
followed with her eyes "a far as the street
allowed, t5is quiet looking, 0ken-spirited
wife, investing the whole figure, from the
neatly trimmed STRAW bonnet to the tins of
the bright little boots. with most intense
and mysterious sympathy; and then, fixing
her anxious, interested gaze on the opposite
house, she said:
'.And how do they live!' How do people
under such circumstances pass the day! It
IL thing can not comprehend, for. were
Kennedy to act in any such way, I'm sure I
wouldn't endure it for a week.
ut dOes seem scarcely intelIigible." am
swered Mrs. Barton; "but I'll tell you how
they appear to do. She gets up and has her
breakfast by herself; for, without any wish
to ply. we can See straight through their
house from front to back. About this time
she often comes Out-I suppose to nav a |
visit or two in the nelghborhood, or perhans
to call on her tradespeople; and you will see !
ner oy and by return, looking up as she ap4 !
proaches at the bedroom window. and. IF |
the blinds are drawn up, she PUSHES in. |
thinking, dare say, to herself. How angry
he will be if he comes down and fnds T am
not there to give him his breakfast. Some
times he has his breakfast at twelve-or
0ne-0r two; and have seen him sitting
Town to 1t when she was having her
1inner!" ~
"And when does he have his d1nper,"
"Oh-his dinner! dare say that is a diff
erent sort OF thing from hers, poor thing!
ne dines' no doubt, at a club, or with his
coon companions, or nywhere, in fact but
"And wheA does ne come home gen.
rallyp ~ s0"
"At all hours. We hear him open the little
ate with hi key at three, four, aud i've in
ho morning. Indeed, our milkman told
'usan that he had seen him sneaking in.
'aio' haggord. aud worn out with his hOrrid
'lglls, at the hour decent people are seated
It breakfast"
~ wonder If she waits for him?"
"Oh, no; tor We see the light of her soil
Dry candle IN her room always as. We are
/
cart bleeds for her-poor solitary sonl,
ont know that was ever SO Interested
bout any stranger as sm about this young
Lear, dear; 1t ie tsrrible!" sighed the
Mrs. Kennedy. "But d0as
ny one VISIT them; have they any friends,
IL done think he can have anv frieuds-
ne heartless fellow; but there are a great
lany people who call, stylish people too, in
srriagee; ana there is he-the WRETCH
anding the ladies out as if he were the
lost exemplary husband in the world"
HAS she any children! | hone abe has (
u they would cOnsolsher in his dong all q
,nce." ."
"No-even that comfoft is denied her
ne mas no one to cheer her-her own
loughts must be her companions at such
mes But perhaps it is a blessing; for }
hat kind of father could such q man G
axe. Oh, should like to know her! And a
st l dread any acquaintance with her hus.
lch man."
my dear Mary, you have made me quite n
eiancho!y. Let us go out. You know
we much to see, and many people to call 6
POE, and here we are, losing the best part T
the day in sOmethipg not much remnvei v
ON scandal" b
The ladies hereupon set cut, saw all 4he
owes Of bonnets" in Regent street. all the 1
acrifices that were voluntarily being Of il
red up in Oxford street, bought a great d
any things for "less than half the ori1insi
ct. /" made calls, and laughed and chaated ii
vsy pleasant, exciting day for the coun. b
lady; who, happily for herself, forgot. Il
the hustle, the dropping, crest fallen d
rd who was fretting itself ssav in its n
city cage at Merton road. d
The next day lady friend called Oh Mrs q
lrtOn.
Il ind," che said in the course of the con. d
rsation with that lady and her euest
on are near neighbor of q dear frienG I
mine, Mrs. Norton"
. Mrs. Morton! !" exclaimed both her beo-
J, pale with excitement and curios;tv ..
lre Morton! Oh, how singular that Won q
QUO ! know her-poor, miserable creature! %
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