The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-23

i Jose has been expecting this from
the beginning, and yet 1t takes her by
surprise. She does not feel equal tC
accepting the gauntlet thrown before
her, and surrenders UNCOMFORTABLE.
III will go with grandmother, sis, ''she
says "but write to Prof. Hardy, tell
him why / cease taking lessons with
him." and throwing her arms around
her sister she burst into tears.
It is three days since the Minerva left
New Orleans, but the weather has been
80 bad that few passengers have yet
appeared on deck, preferring their hot,
sultry, little state-rooms to the smell OF
the ocean and the motion OF the deck.
But a fair day has at last come, and
now few passengers, those who have
suffered the least, appear on deck. Jose
is seated near the Prov OF the boat, on
a coil OF ropes, and gazing sadly and
solemnly at the waves.
"Miss Dalton, / think 2" She turns
and sees an elderly gentleman, per-
feet stranger, addressing her.
"Your grandmother, Miss Dalton,
having expressed some anxiety con-
corning you, proposed voyage of dis
covery and have promised to bring you
back to her."
"Thank you," said Jose; shut be so
kind as to tell Mrs. Laval that her
grandchild IL perfectly safe and happy,
and should not like to come In just
now"
Five minutes are scarcely over when
Jose hears rapid footsteps, and young
man comes quickly to her with hands
outstretched.
"Miss Jose, can believe my eyes? Is
it truly you?" and Fred takes in his
manly grasp the trembling little hand
which Is extended to him. ~ would be
the happiest fellow on earth. exclaims
Fred, looking fondly at her, shut for
one thing that remains to mar my hap
piness. josef beg your pardon Miss
Dalton, may say what 1t is?"
"Qui ne DIT mot consent" is a French
adage which Fred seems to appreciate,
for receiving no answer he continues:
"Jose, you know that love you, fool
ishly, blindly, but, oh so devotedly
When / received your sisters note /
cursed the rashness which had put, as
then thought, an end to my happiness.
In my grief sought sympathy near my
best, my only friend, Frank Beaumont,
the gentleman who was here with you
but few moments ago. He advised
me to give up teaching. / agreed to
that; I saw that / was wholly unfit for
1t, the last man in the world to teach
young ladies. Beaumont then offered
me place with him, partnership In
business in New York, and advised me
to leave New Orleans as soon as I
could ). to get as far away from you as
possible.
"And you consented" Jose asked
breathlessly.
"Not exactly. I insisted on seeing
your father; he spoke more than stern
ly to me; left In anger, anxious to get
s,L
Beaumont and finally persuaded him to |
anticipate his trip to New York by two |
weeks, and thus I am here. Fortune
has directed me Alright. She must mean
to award me success, or why has she |
played these pranks on us, and thrown |
us together when we were both trying |
to flee from each other"
But promised, sis, not to see you,"
Jose said despondingly.
Must l then swim back to New Or /
leans to protect your ideas Of propriety? |
No, my dear Jose, you must forgive me !;
l have yet several lessons to give. My |
course Of instruction is far from COM
plete. There is only one thing to learn
here, however, on the rolling, tossing,
the grand sea. Mathematics don't suit |
this air; history is not to be thought of
it is too airy. The sea is consecrated
to Venus. From its foam rose the God.
dess OF Love, and"
'And what ?" asks Jose.
will you accept that youngster,
with locks like those of the fretfuI por-
cupiue p"
"He will hear of it from New York"
and before Jose could stop him Fred
was kissing her hand devotedly and ar
IDENTIFY. She rose blushing from her seat
Of rope to encounter the smiling gaze
Of Fred's friend. Frank Beaumont, who
offered her and Fred profuse congratu-
lations, despite Jose's feeble protests to
the contrary, and finally dragged her in
TO her grandmother and there presented
her as engaged.
The discreet Fred, probably at the
suggestion of his friend, disappeared
soon after, from the scene, and when
Jose saw him next-it was not until the
morning she could scarcely
have retired from her quasi-eugage-
nent (eVen had she desired it, without
The appearance Of being tilt,
Or the rest OF the voyage it is I'M
necessary to speak. A lucky success
sion Of squalls kept Mrs. Laval in the
cabin all the time. Fred did not neglect
this opportunity and succeeded in final
y securing more formal and emphatic
Yes" t
1Ao StOEy VI JIG VOYAGE d very plain
i've letter from Jose and-probably
Freds' altered prospects convinced
Judge Dalton that the best thing he
could do, under the circumstances, was
70 give in, as he had been compelled in
,he end to do in half dozen previous
cases with his other daughters.
And to-day Fred Is believer in luck.
owing as he does his happiness to mis- .
directed letter, quarrel with young : !
ady, and the fact that when in COM
olete disgust he had given up all as lost, {
le was triumphant, and although he
md his little wife have naught to COM
plain Of in this world, they would 6
carcely be unhappy were misfortune t
eally to visit them, convinced that on
Is shoulders it bore them good tidings, =
Us it has in the past.
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