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

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position candidate for Congress. He has no
chance of success, SO this is his revenge.
He speaks by the book, you see. He knows
/ all about the house; he has often eaten in
the Kitchen; he owes us many dinners; he
is giving lis one in return. He has heard
| you berate me, undoubtedly, and he there.
fore assumes that am under your thumb
| las AMI. He knows that he Is low vii
lain. therefore he can insult my son and
daughter with impunity; for, were l to
answer or move in this matter at all, he but
issues the words, and this insult, ten thou
sand times magnified, would 90 from Maine
to New Orleans. No. Marian, 1 told you
! what was coming Here it il. Now We
| must brar it silently and patiently"
Mrs. Brieriy.
mo, my dear, you must not-yOu must
| propitiate Ann. Never by word or deed Of
Tend one of her class if you wish me success.
1t 10 to them We must look for our reputa-
tiops and our happiness. They are our
masters, SO keep quiet"
Poor Mrs. Bitterly! Mr.. Briefly would
have been more than human if he could
have forbOrne to tease her little. He was
home, when the words of the Liberal lee
turer and OF his ambitious wife had come to
pull bin from his leathern easy chair. Now
caucuses claimed him, conventions needed
him, men rang him up at seven in the morn
ing, and then went away and talked of his
late habits; Mr.. Prentiss narrowed him, and
very dirty little man, the agent of the
NePubhcan newspaper, came daily into that
secluded, eleg ant, neat library, demanding
money, and afft citing an intimacy which
Mr.. Briefly loathed.
What made it worse, too, was the fact
that Mr.. Briefly had found his paper knife,
SO he could have read the magazines with
perfect delight if be had not consented to
run for Congress.
Meantime, MIR. Henry Addison had been
slowly recovering. He had reached that
stage of Onvaiescence when he was able to
descend to the library. sit in the bay win
dow and admire tho sunsets, see Edith
mount her pony for the morning ride, or
admire her 1.-THE figure az she played with
two big. black Newfoundland dogs on the
lawn: Hrs. Briefly had not yet allowed
him entire liberty from the beef tea and
bandagee, and bit of plaster still covered
read to by both lad les, petted and nursed
by both, s!though Edith, of course, took
only the ornamental share in the nursing.
Mr. Briefly had found that he was poor
young Englishman, who had come over here
to be connected with prominent New York
Journal, and to make his living by his pen.
He was in one of those interludes which
often happen to such men, at this moment
going through q Suspension OF occupation,
had lost his old and had not gotten a new
place, when kind Fortune threw him of his
horse and into CharliugwOod. One thing
was certain: Mr. Henry Addison was witty,
we'll educated, charming fellow. He was
gentleman, too BY birth and breedlng-that
he had betrayed in his illness. Further they
knew nothing.
1t looked little as if Mr.. Addison was
TOR vsnyro 70 1.x,%t l,
would gladly linger in this luxurious home,
where his breakfast was brought to him
every morning on beautiful CHM, and
where his cream and sugar was deity dis
posed by the prettiest pair of hands in the
world. Poor fellow! 1t was a change, no
doubt, in bls Bohemian method of existence.
Bnt Mr.. Briefly was elected by an over
whelming majority. The Lisco,nb Free
Scourye emptisd itself of gall, aud was
silent until it could gather more; the last
leaf had fallen from the trees. the wild
autumn wind sighed around the corner Of
the library, and Nathan blew his fingers as
he shut the garden gate, for the iron latch
began to feel cold. 1t was all over. the
glorious summer, this lovely and mockingly
beautiful autumn. Nov had come the
winter of Mr.. Brierly's discomfort, and he
had to 60 to Washington.
Henry Addison gathered up his belong
ings, and prepared also to depart, when Mr. |
Briefly called him aside one day and asked
him how he would like to be his private
secretary.
This was a descent, perhaps, for the ar
dent young journalist, but he was delighted |
with the family, falling in love with Edith, |
and he determined to accept.
But if Henry Addison was falling 10 love !
with Edith, he certainly behaved very WELL |
He did not abuse his position by making !
love to her. He talked openly OF his pow. !
erty, the struggle which was before
him, and Of his OWN impressibiiity, ard !
his habit in falling in love, which was,
he declared like perpetual catarrh
to him. This way Of joking with the
most delicate of emotions has a very good
effect on d young girl; it deprives man OF
bis most potent weapon W hich is, in q young
girls eye, mystery. She loves to think of her
hero as a gloomy Rochester, who is really
either II terrible crime or re-
passion for her. Love lies in every
young maideu's breast asleep, but ready to
be- called, and the mufilsd knock is better
than the high, honest, resOundng one with
which to awaken him. Henry Addison,
either from principle or Indifference or
,ill. even py the language OF the eye. and
ler careful father and mother saw that the
guest so hastily introduced Gid not intend
% abuse their hospitality.
Edith was beautiful and attractive
TOung blonde, with clearer head and
,etter education than fall to the lot of
many of our young girls. She had an OK
elient English governess, who was still her
companion, Mrs. Traynor, and, although
his lady had not made her rs learned as
he Priucess Angelica in Thackeray's i'm
nOrtal story of The Rose and the Ring
Who could answer ali of Mangnall's aues-
ions, aud who knew every date in the his
Dry OF PatiasOnia and any other country |
isY French, Latin, German, Cappadocian,
nd Samothracian"-she still was much |
aore delightful to talk to than most girls.
The did not think Henry VIII. was King of
erusale,p. nor coniOund Godfrey DO BOuil
On and Gustavus Adclphus. She was, with
mt pretension Il good French scholar,
good musician, ana charming water
olorist. Her manners had that sweet
eserye Of q girl who had been educated at I
ONE She had no talk about beaus; but
he had II pretty, playful wit, and danced
Ike a fairy. She could sing an English
allad delightfully."-, and she had that natu- !
al talent for dress which made all her cos. ,
lmes, even those which did not come from ,
'aris, seem but the natural plumage of the
ird. Edith owned to Henry Addison, in
,otDent Of confidence, that pink was her 8
avOrite color. and when be saw her rose !
olored ribbons float past him, he thought +
sunset clouds and seraphs sitting on
hem. or of an gels floating in waves OF del Z
,ate flame color, or the "Roses on Benda. :
leer's Stream" but if he thought of these
nings, and so treasured them i'll his heart ,
Q had the sense not to saysO. Il
"You are drawing those nastur,iums all t
Use. Miss Edith; you must put that bud i
ito a better perspective" said he.
mo, am not; it is you who have no eye, j
[r. Addison" said Edith; "why, you
,ought Beppo" 1.-THE biggest dogl twas out
drawing, and Mrs. Traynor says he ia c