New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-13
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IN But already, Providence was silently moving
around the great system of the universe which
brlngsetrutli invariably to the daylight. When
Eonginore learned that the. final decision was
given against him, he drove away from Long,nore
Park, accompanied by his wife, in preeipitate
haste. He was too proud to allow the enlssaries
Of Broadhurst to eject him from the spot like
homeless dog. But Mary Longmore, the daughter
stayed behind to- pack up many little things which
she could not bear the idea Of leaving to the ,in-
hallowel hands Of the butcher FiImer She had
scarcely completed her task, and sent off the
packages, then she appeared likely to encounter
the occurrence which her father had shrunk from
Il chlriage drew up to the door, out of which she
saw Il number of men issue, and one was an
nouneed Immediately as desiring To speak with
her. 4 young man of handsome person. and
with frank aud gentlemanly air presented
himself, respectfully apologizine for the cause
whici. brought him there m. lD.-..g.
9 fou are Mr.. Broadhurst's clerk ~ said Miss
i-ongTnore, somewhat astonislied at the young
mans appearance and bearing
az am his son. madam he replied, again
bowirg. .0s1.-.. uN. = l"d ~"
g ] am sorry for it, replied Miss Lonemore,
bearing up as hrasely as she could against her
overpowcrlng sensations :s I wish you had an
honest business here
." Madam" replied tile young man, with mix
rure of n,ildness, and yet Of spirit. as vindicat-
ing his father am well aware how this
matter must appear to you, and deplore it sim
cerelv: but we believe our business to I've quite
proper He reminded her Of the decisive nature
of the housekeeper's testimony, and begged that
they might no further pursue the painful sub
jest. .-. o.- = ~ o.,
/ Miss Longmore, with the tears starting into
her eyes, declared that Sod must one day expose
her awful perjury .....-'..
''Pt is quite natural you should think so,'
added the young man, feetingly| "'-
'' 1t is quite natural, ;, replied Miss Longmore.
=: because all the facts of the case have been fa-
miGar to me from childhood, What should
there be 50 strange in a friend who owed his life
and fortune to my father, leaving that fortune
to him2' sHF 5a-'f I,,.
& Life and fortuner' said the young man
s'what is that OF that there was no mention
on the trial"
''There was mention replied Miss Longmore,
g but the fact was borne down by l'idicule If
you wish TO hear the truth hear it now, then.
hen my father was quite young, happening to
he in Calais. he saw young man, whom he per-
reived ut once to be an Englishman. surrounded
rs u low crowd. with whom he was in conten-
ton. They attempted to drag the young man
away. hut he ,nanfully resistedy My father.
with his usual mpnlsiEenes4. immediately placed
himself beside his cOllntlyman. and demanded
| Tint the infuriated crowd should hear reason
and show fair play. But they wele deat to this
and. without knowing the ground of the quarrel
| my father e2horted the young man to unite witt
| nm m driving of the thr"nr. At onoe, they
placed themselves with their backs against ;
wall and IN boxing attitude, and struck som,
effective blows against their adversaries Al
foreigners have horror of the p,tgilistic power
OF Englishmen. After no very sharp fight, the
| crowd took to fight, and my father was a bout t,
march off i'll triumph his unknown companion
when a party Of @enda,1nes surrounded them
and compelled them to the presence of a maris
trate. Here, when their names had been de.
nanded and proved. by their passports at theii
respective inns, to be correct the case was heard
and rs the people wlio had been in the fray re-
presented the assault to have commenced with
the Englshmen, my father and the stranger. for
whose sake heh had entered into this dispute, We're
ordered a months Imprisonment in place of
confinement seven miles distant, and they were
accordingly marched away. hand -cuffed toge-
ther. between two gendarnes
"Ihe day was already declining, when they
set nut, and it bade fair to be night before they
reached their destination As they proceeded
they took care to ascertain whether their guides
understood English. They found that they cel-
tainly did not. The Young man in whose cause
my father was thus suffering was Mr. Churton,
He lamente,l bitterly this chance and declared
that it would be his utter ruin, for that trial,
regarding an estate-tlis very estate-must
come on in the meantime, and his absence would
be the assured loss Of his cause and leave him n
penniless man.. . .........f u T
.'' My father, with that reckless impetuosity
which has ultimately been so fatal to him, de-
clared Mt once that they would attempt a res
cue, He knew if they failed that it would be
death to them, but this did not weigh Il moment
with him. Mr.. Chnrton agreed, and on arriv-
ing a solitary place, where four roads met in
the woods, Just as it was growing dark, my IA
tier and Mr.. Clurton sndlonly enclosed each
his man with his free arm, and brought them
face to face between them. The gendarmes had
loaded carbines at their sides, but these by this
sudden movement, became useless; and the two
powerful young Englshmen declared that if The
gendmmeS made any outc1y or resistance, they
would at once strange them. The men, who
were of inferior strength, We're so convinced of
their power to carry their threat into effect til at
they gave up the key of the tetters ut their de-
mand, My father compelled one of them to un-
lock the fetters from the. wrists of himself and
companions took the carbines from the eenl-
armes, threw them into the ditch full of water
by the roadside, and then binding the two back
to back with their own fetters, and securing
their legs with their handkerchiefs, they left
them standing in the middle Of the road. assur-
ing them that if they made any outcrv they
woullretu,m and shoot them They then made
the best of their way to the neighborng coast.
1t was already dark when they arrived there
but hearing Il boat not far from. the strand they
shouted, and received an answer in English
They soon found that the vessel was an English
fishing boat, and explaining their case begged
to be taken on board. But the fishermen de-
clared that they had no dingay or small boat
with them, and that if they came on board they