The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-09-23
NO.l6.


happiness in life, il no, her life itself.
as an inducement TO his consent and aid,
deep and powerful Revision Of feeling
swept over his heart. His as,onishmeut
kept him for some moments speechless,
though his flushed and tarkened counten-
ance loreboded the storm that was aboutto
break and even before he spoke, reused
as to a deadly conAic, of antagonist pas
sions, all those fierce devils Of bad and
selfish pride, which. long undeveloped.
had nevertheless made their home deep in
the breast of the youth who stood before
him, silent, with compressed lips and omi-
nous eye, awaiting the answer in words,
already sufficiently given by the cleo
trio and more eloquent expression OF
looks.
A bitter quarrel ensued. With thou
sand words of the keenest sting and Of the
most scorniul bitterness, the brother char
ged the lover with treacherous abuse of
the privileges of hospitality Of the oppor-
iunities afforded by pa.ronlsing kindness
which had its origin in an accidental occur
renee of childhood and of that confidence
which was founded on the presumed inn
possibility of such return. He accused
him of taking an unmanly and ungrateful
advantage of his position to ensuare the
too generous and romantic feelings Of an
enthusiastic girl. whose life he had hap
pened to save, for the promotion OF an
overweenng ambition even if for no baser
motive. Rejecting the idea that so un-
worthy a sentiment could possibly have
taken any deep root IN his sisters heart,
he repulsed with the most contemptuous
insult the application which it was Ed
wards object to make, for his ownc, n
sent, and aid to obtain that Of his father.
On the other hand, the latter met him with
equal haughtiness and anger, soothing con-
tempIuously at his pre,ensions Of aris,o-
cratic superiority; and losing sight Of
every prudential motive, as well as all
command of his temper, he repaid insult
with insult, and scorn with scorn. What
would have been the resul, of so fiery q
collision, notwithstanding all the restraints
on the one hand Of conscious debt Of life.
and on the other, of the fraternal relation
Of his antagonist TO his mistress, cannot be
known; for before i, had proceeded to the
length of a blow on either side, on the very
verge of which the alteration seemed
already TO hover, the Baronet and Lord
Foster appeared at turn of the avenue
of the park where they stood, riding leis-
ureIy back from their sport. Observing
the flushed and angry counlenances of the
young men and the violence of their man-
ner, he spurred quickly up TO them, and in
great surprise inquired the meaning Of
what he saw. Almost beside himself
: with the evaporation both of the quarrel
and its cause, George at once disclosed
the whole, in the biiteres. language Of IN
vective against the trcachery and ingrati-
,ude and base presumption of the other.
; Its effect on Sir Wilmot presented so sud-
. denly in so dark an aspect-ln form
calculated most violently to shock all his
deepes, prejudices and 10 arouse oil his
angriest passions-was fearful His face
e purpled with the blood that flooded TO his
IS head--it was moment Of insanity
IS Serpent !-Hound" were the only
l. ,ynrJs ho co,td ort;cul,,o ,rhar Ia,;oi
81 the vent Of language, his passion, always
y imptmous, but never perhaps similarly
y enraged, sought that oi instructive action.
Squirting his horse upon the youth who
ID stood bareheaded, with his arms folded
as across his breast, and without syllable o
n reply to either, tie old Baronel, in hi
ii. madness, with The handle of very heav,
III riding-whip, dealt him sudden blow
IT. on the right temple, which stalwar, as h
n, was in frame, stunned him Instantly an,
ut feled him to the earth. When he recoy
re cred his consciousness, he found hlmsel
H. in the hands Of servants who had been LEI
w with him, and who, By the command {
ri their master, had borne him Tor some dis
tie lance across the park (which on this sid
Gu was on the edge of The b estate an
rd placed outside Of the lodge and wall. ar
ri. of course beyond the limit of the donna
I'd from which, by this act, in addition to h
SIS, other insults and wrongs. he was eve
dn forcibly elected. Disengaging himss
he from their hands when they were in Il
ID &C, OF wiping from his face the blot
he which had irickled down from bro;
'rd cash made on his forehead by Sir w
iii mot's blow, he made his own way TO b