The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-08-31
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ties of our day, the deceased man Of
claims more than the usual
curt obituary. 1t were unjust to class
him with the mere lsrummclis, Mild
mans, Alvanlrys, or Picrrcponts Of the
Regency, with whom, in his early life
he associated, mucl, less the modern
men about town WHO have Succeeded
them, equally idle were Tie attempt to
rank him with Il Prince DC kinnn, all
admirable Crichton, or an hiciD Dalcs,
yet was hs Il si>Su.ary yi:tel and
brilliantly accomplished parsonage and
has furnished Il career about Which it
is not our task to nluraiiHc-a b.ctrc
Prospect is al that journalism can af.
ford.
That he was born (at pa,is) precise
ly Ut the opening Of the present ccntu-
appear from the fact oi' Lord
sByycllSs expressing his establishment 1T
the prccoc;!y exhibited in Il certain
diary MS, iioa, the Counts pen, pc
rused by his !ordsl!ip a, Genoa (Atril
S, 1929:
!. "Ihe most singular thing is hrw he
Should have penetrated, not the fast,
but the mystery Of the English rnnut
at two-auti-twciity, MAS about thcI
same age when made The same dis.
cuvcry, i'll almost precisely TIE same
circles.
This MS, which was pronoln ed by
such competent authority to be equal
TO anything Count de Gralnuunt has
left us about contemporary triyoity,
is possibly yet eytant, and TO It's pub
lication We mast defer any knowledge
OF the Juvenile portion oi hi, i;tsh.u.u-
bic experiences. lie had hereditary
projections to the peculiar social an.oni-
tres and tact q! The Ornaments and Of
Antony lIamllton, bat to the rcminls-
conccs OF Hampton court and Iun-
bridge Wells there WAS superaddrd to
his person the soidiersllip and chIrA!ry
Sot his father, Gen. D'Oraay, an Old
5eampaigner OF the Empire. In his
twentieth year he had ;'iread y rpiin-
qulshed the gayctles OF London and cn-
tered the French service; for ii was
While quartered at Nalence, on the
sSiss h iiule, olnAtLic 18th OF NoYember;
4 1922, sssta2 that-an occurrence took place
(which changed the whole destiny Of
alfred; and white 1t deprived the ser
wee OF one who would probably have
IlSen 10 c!hiiiciicc rs Il iiFst rate !niiI-
tnry character, ana eventually mar
shal OF France, turned back his exist
cncc INTO ITS iorncr channels oi Lon
don lie, and eAtlnGtiislcd all the pros
poets OF more eNaited disii"r'ion IN
more noble pursuits and Oh u brO;.d.:
u.s!trc.
The readers OF Lady Blessings ldlcr
in Italy will lpo.l in vain for any no.
ticc OF her first ca-ntl rvhcoitra with
the fascinating Lieutenant D'Oraay, 1t
Nalcncc, though she does remark that
slngu.a coilciicnce, "NA..o! con, When
Lieutenant, was q"ar;cred i'll this
town" The rcs'ment"i mess happen
ed to be established III the hotel where
Lord BlcssInst"H a!i9hIed Oh his way
to Italy, down the I.t.onc; and chance
acqua'nt"nceah!p having nptned. into
intimacy, at his lordsb!p's invitation
the Count JoAed them III them IN their
trip ioouth"arda. lhc regiment WAS
Just then under orders to march with
the Duke q AhSouieme across the
! lyrenceeS, ana iIe !o"NS rench DILL
Ger nad 10 expect t.ic s'fraSn's OF the
anm'tIated us to ms motives lor quit
ui'S INC SERVES "t 'Aat Particular Jnnc-
tufc. lie DF"Veu tAe impUiat!on OF
eoMaro'eo, ;'I, oGV nc co"lu wen ailoFd II.
nc arrival o' 's'!' strangely conats-
9. e'Vea t.''Sclll's parry II Ieiioa Is thus
sii''i''c'eu ps ~ ron Hil!"!ld bless
'hS'o,' ana t'o"S'' ''"'eiiHlS WIN Il
NefI l,''uao'lic companion III VIC shape
oi / feil1h oou'i'' VINO mas all the air
"' " Il CHl9'"'" "ec""'"G' ana one oil the
lc" ioe"i Spcc,''lIii5 l nave seen vi
L ffe.'c''''''u Oc'o'e me htvVio''oh'
Concerning tho I-afi oi bieasinston,
MS !Ha'Flo""i''y II may DC Wcll con
Jec'u'cu' p"' We are not i"!t 10 our
own sI'Flil%eS as 70 lho sort OF man he
liiu5V '1'''e peoli. hy ron tuus