Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-01-29
From the Flag of our Union.
Love and Hate.
OR THE
EMBLEMATIC SAFETY-GUARD.
by NED BUNTLINE.

guard wear was made, and nearly every
one of my acquaintance of the sec curious,
have asked me twenty times apiece, whose
hair it was made Of Now TO put a stop
to all the troublesome enquiries, and at
once to inform them all, will spin the fol-
lowing yarn, which if it lacks in beauty,
will abound in truth.
From a very dear friend G. D. d. ESQ,
of Kentucky, l lately received letter en-
closing the said guard as present. and the
facts contained in this little story, for which,
here let me thank him ,carmly and truly
But first | will describe the guard. 1t is
woven of hair; je,ty, slken and glossy
hair; is about two feet long. and is made in
the perfect semblancc of snake; the kind
is the crested adder, the most venomous of
all the Eve.cursed tribe.
The head is of pure gold, containing for
| eyes, two sparkling garnets, the crest be-
ing large pear shaped jewel of the kind.
The serpents head is exqusiely finished
its forked tongue and glil,ering eyes giving
unto it truly life.ike expression.
Now for its history. A few years since
a young Engllshman of fine personal APP
pearance, good family and considerable
fortune, left his home for the purpose Of
travel, wishing to see the world and its at
fractions in all their vast variety.
His first point was Paris, and there he
arrived in the gayest Of the season--the
winter of IS. His ettres of introduce
ton gave him the entree 10 the first circles,
his agreeable manners and wealth made
him at once favorite. He mingled with
the gayest, laughed with the happiest, rev.
eled with the widest.
| IL tbo
of Partisan beauty, and be insensble 10
the charms of those around him, and soon
he felt that he must yield his heart TO the
pearessly beautiful, and perfectly accom-
plished Constanza Fervin, one who was
indeed the star of all that galaxy.
He wooed her-in the fervor Of his adj
miration he threw himself, his fortune, his
all at her feet, and not in vain. She ad-
mred him for his manly carriage, his ap.
parently frank and noble. hearted nature,
his chivalrc disposition, and soon loving
him more, yet protesting less than he, she
became engaged to him. She from that
moment seemed TO live but for him; her
whole thought was how to be agreeable to
him. her whole aim to be worthy of him.
He now proposed, ere they were mar
red, that he should take brief trip TO this
country, it being understood that within a
year, he was TO return and lead her to the
altar. To this fondy though she loved
him, her maiden delicacy would not per-
nit her to object, and he left her, avowing
by all things pure and sacred in the human
heart, TO remain ever hers--only hers.
He came to this, our free glorious land
and was received as we but too often re-
ceive wealthy and aristocratic foreigners
with fe,es, and fattering distinctions.
He travelled through the land, and here
as in France, he found and walked amid
the howery gardens of beauty. While in
Virginia he met with the beautiful and per,
feclly accomplished Helen NJ, and in the
attractions Of her society, and while enjoy
ing the hospitality of her wealthy father
soon forgot her 10 whom he had been be-
tro,hed, she who in the seclusion to which
her pure and elevated idea of the sacred.
ness of her engagement had caused her tc
retire, remained thinking only of the hou
which would restore him to her bosom.
Yes he forgot her--forgot his honor, for
got all things but that he had made a new
conquest.
He proposed to Helen M--was accepted
and they were married.
Let now two years 90 by in our history
These yesrs had passed as centuries of ago
ny to Constanza Fervin. Since Bake
Chat was the name of the Englishman
had left her, she had not received one let
ter from him; never heard one word. AM
vet, with all of woman's trusting conf
dence she waited, at times fearing that h
was dead, but never-never doubling hi
truth.
Two years have passed, when one da
she heard that Mr.. B., an American, wa
paving a visit to friend who resided nea
her. The thought that he had lately com
from America gave her haf-broken hear
hope that he might have heard Of her loN
err. She at once visited the house of he
friend-and was soon after introduced
Mr.. b.
One of the questions she asked him a
ter the introduction, was, if he had met
Mr.. Baker, an Englishman, then lravelin
in America.
MIR. Baker, asked our friend B., a ia
fair complexioned, fine looking young maj
who has travelled much and possessir
great taent?
you have described him. responded II
lady, O tell me. have you seen him, was
well! When will he return to FranceP
Return = said b., with surprise, didr
know that he ever thought Of returning
He is we'll settled in the neighborhoc
of his wifes relalons--and -
WIFE = screamed the misel able girl
,cife. did you sayl'
.Ves--hc married neigbbor of mime