The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-23
Written for the N. o. Democrat
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On hot and sultry afternoon in the
latter part of September two gentlemen
were seated on the piazza Of large
and elegant house on one of the great
avenues OF our Crescent City. Between
them stood a small table, on which was
laid silver waiter and two cups OF ex-
quisite sevres containing that exhilar-
ating after-dinner beverage, coffee. aRs
The younger Of the two, q man OF from
swenty-four to twenty-five years OF age,
was considered q wonderful fellow by
bis friends OF the fair sex, "and their
name was legion" No one could deny
Fred Hardy intelligent blue eyes, and
a fine black moustache, OF which, be-
tween ourselves, he was not little
proud.
Prank" said he, turning to his com
panion, a man at least twenty years bis
senior, 81 should like to have your adj
vice upon subject OF some considera-
BILE importance to me. Mrs. s. few
days ago save me letter from Judge
Dalton, in which he asked me to give
lessons TO his daughter. Do you advise
me to accept this offer or not?" ds@
allow old is. the girl2" Beaumont
asked; shat is the great question. ..AsA
sixteen, or whereabouts. /"
81 And how old are you, Fred?"
81 "Twenty-five next Christmas"
az ssThat is, twenty-four to-day. Well,
all I can say is, that il Judge Dalton
wants his daughter to take flirting les
sons, my opinion is that in month she
will be an adept in that noble art"
81 think 1 am gentleman, sir,
and"
"Oh, of course, understand all that;
but, my dear Fred, depend upon II, A;.-
man nature will always be the same.
YOU must remember that when you
asked me about entering upon the pro-
fession which you have chosen, laid
before you all the difficulties and trials
you would have to undergo. Against
my advice you accepted Mrs. s. 8 propo-
sition. 1t passes my comprehension
how a woman Of sense, as she is, possess
ing thorough knowledge Of the world,
should choose for professor in a girls
school a young man not yet twenty-five
years DID,"
''Then you advise me not to accept
this tempting offer" asked Fred in a
rather embarrassed tone.
Beaumont slowly took down his feet
from the balustrade, on which, Ameri-
can like, they had been reposing, and
pointing to the last rays of the setting
sun, said with a significant smile:
tMy opinion is, Fred, that thing
once accepted cannot be rejected. Miss
Dalton Is waiting for you. See, old
Ph@bus has nearly left our poor globe.
Take my word for it, boy, if you want
to succeed in your profession, never
allow pupil who pays well to wait half
a second. There is your car; farewell"
Poor Fred. half stunned by his friends
does he know that he
has made an appointment with Miss
Dalton for that very same evening p
mechanically took his hat from the
rack, mechanically stopped the passing
car and entered it, and it is to be hoped |
mechanically found his way to Judge
Dalton's.
A month has passed away, and Fred |
Hardy is again on his way to Judge
Dalton's. He is now we'll installed
there as teacher; perfectly delighted
with his pupil and yet half sorry at the
step he has taken.
At Judge Dalton's Jose has just
letter to her only friend
on a visit to New York. She |
signs her letter with that magnificent
flourish peculiar to school girls, pushes
Il aside an dives at once into the intri-
,acies OF that composition for Prof.
Hardy that she has now only a few min
ties left to complete.
Before her lies her letter, open, easily
10 be read:
ang roaming tn vast prairies OF the
an West. or il this is too shockingly
lncivilized smile for your New York
IDEAS. I feel as ii could dance the
most tempestuous galop ever performed
For he has come, Maud: not the decor.
us mentor that / expected. but the
,reatest dandy you ever set eyes on.
Imagine, ma chere, that Mrs. s. has !