Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-05-02
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GRACE 1ssOnIA.
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II surely an NOT In love with 4 young asl that
saw hot once In my life" said Charles ntnmoot
que ~fpssDing l6ehibs ri = hi Of paper In a me.
dsiioa@=yst the imsge u ,hss IoveIy creature
frequently presents itself 10 my Imagination. Bu,
shs II gone, { viii think Of her no %lonatt.' He
tvt Inc aedsllion sway and weo, firth ~ his bn.
siness.
lie wss The son u . merchant and bad been
taken into partnership by his father, ba, feeling
very little taste ff metcsntile sfMi,s. he had ~
slestsd bis business 70, some time. and pur.usJ
sbs u.psi course Of young tnen born and nor.
tussd in s~aaaenee. Ths, morning hewe.s', he
Mss 70 he ehsnsed from q reckless youth 10 = re.
ase,ivs man.
When hs tsscbed The counting house, he fonnd
his father much agjtsted, md Learned that drafts
10 a considerable snouoi, whieh they hsd RENTED
10 4 house in ssti"s m, had been p,otestTd ~ The
individuals IN whom they were drawn. we's
bankrupt. Ruin how seemed iosviisbIs II The
holder insisted on immediate payment. Their
ssiavssspee had rendered them completely On.
prepared ~, such 4 o,isis. The news soen 20,
abroad aud inporiDDaie creditors fearful Of losing
BY delay. sen, in their bills p'a'"s i"s'sn. pay-
n,eat. The shock WAS more than The father
sesld bsss and 10 fell sick. Charles saw that IL was
high time 10 he industrious. snd night and day
with very little ihts'mi..ion 70, rest, he ~ss q
wo,k. IL soon got affairs In such o'de,, that he
could tell exactly how they were situated, snd
found tbs, il was impossible 10 settle oil theit
detts II thst re,iod, but that II the house In Sui.
nsn, would give them =" extension Of time 10
Jay ths heaviest claims, they would be able pos
perpusIy 70 wind up matters.
Charlie. ~fe,e r. sariasm std received IN sns
would In on in 4 sbor, time sud deferred making
any arrangements until .heo. lie instantly set
70 work and prepared an soea,ats statement Of
HE own end his fathers sfsi,s. 10 lay bsfpss the
msn who W. to decide on lheit prosperity ~
tain.
II was sbou, seven years sinse Edward Issotia
had ,eh the place. lie had found hi. uncle who
gave him employment, and pseeising his indus
~ and capacity, took him into partnership and
entrusted him with all biz affairs. Soon after
| the old man diei and having no children. leh his
whsle ~iortaoc u Tho two orphans. Edward wa
nov In cpulept circumstances, ard holding els'nas
sgsipst ne house ~ Vsnmont II Son, no aod his
sister returned 10 their naive land.
The day after ths,r Arrival, C'st'e. Dsnmont
waited on b,. creditor, Hs W.. asls,sd ,oio 4
room whore a man nbeu. twenty eight yeats OIL
sas Was reading. On bis entrance a slight ffo~r
passed over The Gestures Of Edward. he hi, his I,p
add his complcsi ion heightened n little. but Al
thi. was miscellaneous The insulted and 'ht
~in.vltcr confronted zach other saain. BIZ, eireum
stances had changed sincs thsif last nesting ses-
J en- yest, before, IL the field near tbs faiued bs.
tssy.
No recognition took place m tbs i'sr. Of Charles
for there wss . srss, difference IN The appearance
Of ,hs calm, fine loekias msn before him and sb'
passionate youth wbem he had prosecuted. ~
. memory hsunsvd him with sn indistincs idea ths
hs hsd known the person before, and being vi
sbls 10 recall the circumstances under which b.
he'd see. him. 10 fell. little embarrassed. Th
business va. .oon settled. ~f.so.ia locked Owe
the papers 81 The Involved firm. snd finding III"
Charles intended to oct hono'sbIy. snd va. 'ssII
. adsa Of business, no gave o longer period ,hs'
tho one required snd charged . very moderate Ia
seses,, thus rendering il possible for the MERCHANT
with application, TO retrieve their Io.t fo'tpne.
Charles Denmont rose 70 d~pssi s"d Eps 81
-pses,iug his gratitude for the elems"cy Of th
stranger, when Grace entered the 'oem. \ dee
,e,rlet nush oscrspresd his fses, s"d a" sbfui
psss. indicated tho su'p'iss that he experienced
then . smilc Of Joy besmsd on bio couDssnsnt
- his heart gave . thsob thst made him svs'
III the love be hsj been 50 long ehersbing
an unknown ot,scs. t;rscs slso was sudJen
smhsnss~ed - she entered. bqt recovering b
native dignity Of manners, She al s"eed and y
presented 10 him by hs' b'o'hs'.
Grace was nov . woman --ths bud had becon
. aovu7,he starry lo~yeIinss~ Of her eiriish day
hsd merged into the moonlight glory Of perfect
beauty. Her figure was more Developed and =
po.sepsed all Il. former ~light"ss4 and grace. b
features had lost their s,ehuess snd assumed I
tks~itehins and mild oppression Of wotnsohooJ
When the door had ciosed on Charles De
mont, size sIplsised to Der brother. the cause
Ibe ombssrsssmspt be bad obsersed, aiding al
TO her infoimssion. the incident n the sosc-bu
Ed%arj kissed his SISTER snd said pothing.
y the story seemed To swaksn sIaomy rer"inises"e
= 10 his mind, fes bis brow ssthered in . dark ffo~
he griprd the back Of the chair hsfo'e him, I"
= nervous force. end his features vLo~sd that
Hei.uehoiy spifi. Of former times, bad taken r.
= sse,sion Of his heart.
After his introduction, Charles sas a te4u'
.isisor 1t tbs houss add Grace frIs pleasure in
company, bot be seldom saw the brother. "
I'll .pchoiy snd reserved, Edward ls>nIs vuhdr
Q, lom oil society. for he could tot help tsslins q
~ wealth alone bad sGsessd the chs"ss 'e~s
ID him, which BE- observed in the .crtd.
Gvsss bal brsu shosu tbs cssefai manner
phish the rosebud wss kef, IN the snsjsli,on
her oil asqosip,anes. ,nd they 'o"rs eseh OF
-. With oil tho k,,cu, Of vouns hearts. Ru,
on they were sss happy. ~ i'ss"'s had not '.ne'
i,~el nv vovd a. act. their ayovius aitscEm