The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-04-04

! rest our bar0net saw ana autllTeu tHe lduy.
For a time. however, he was Indistinguished
by her, nor did he make any marked advances
on his part An accident brought round his
embarrassment By peculiarpiece of awk
ward,ess as it seemed, on the part of her SER
want, the caheche Of the baroness was nearly
! overturned near Sir Georges door. The young
baronet sprung out; and the lady appearing
faint and terrified, he entreated her to alight
for few moments She complied. 1t was
the hour of lunch, and they lunched together.
Sir George begged her to view his garden and
they walked together. When the lady was at
last about to depart, Sir George begged leave
to take the reins out Of the hands of the awk-
ward servant and escort her home in person.
The result ola was, that the baronet became
an established visitant of the baroness aud
having declared his passion, received an an
swer which left him much to hope, while at
the same time it promised nothing positive.
Sir George could not be long acquainted
with the fair baroness without discovering that
she had one remarkable and somewhat eccen
trio taste-she was dstractedly fond of fishing.
She had hired for the season large yawl,
something between Il fishing boat and yacht
and every morning, when the weather was
good she rose with the sun to amuse herself
off the coast.
81 cannot compr hend the pleasure you take
in this occupation,' said Sir George to heroine
day.
"lt is a charming recreation," answered she
gayly "and, besides, my physicians have re
commended to me to take as much air and eX
crcise at sea as possible. | acquired the taste
through this cause 1t is sometimes dull, to
be sure, for the sailors and my servants are n"
company, Tut have been pressed by GER
tain gallant major and certain warIlke Col
onel, to permit them to bear me company,
and think must really consent some day.
How could lover forbcar to entre.t per-
mission to occupy the place OF these rival suit.
ers? Sir George could not. lie begged and
sued and the fair lady gave her consent that
he should accompany her next morning on one
of her odd excursions to sea.
The day proved beautiful, and the pair went
abroad at sunrise. They sailed, however, lar
out to sea, and along the coast, ere any desire
was shown by the lady. The water Was not
favorable. she said, at one place and then she
declared she had no fancy on this morning Tor
the exercises. Sir George MAS rather pleased
W''n '",s 's''',r''"','' ~ ". tnni,,L -, ii.
iia'.'Ie" "'.',,,'' "d .Ln %, L,r r,rt soom.
oS" .L:,'I s. ,h,n;,,, lin, ~ ,cot dis.
course. At length >light shower fell, and
tiic "ati - l..-- ....'.." small
rude cabin, where g lass ct wine a'" ca"'s
were offered to hun. Here the pair sat, hour
after hour, the lady enchanting her lover WIN
talk thn, caused him t" forget all bn, her pres.
en-, self \, lr,,uih he pulled out his watch
and started up.
"Nha. - cried hr. ''lhe day is far advanced,
and don't thiuk ihrv have ever pat ah"'t .
The wind too. WAS hl"wimg nearly direct from
n. coa>t .(o,Ic. Madam, if you fish at all
d,v il is surely time to hrgn.'
Th. answer startled the poor baronet. 81
have tshed said she onictlv, "and what is more,
T hovo caurht NV fi>l -
"Wha, do YOU mcan?' cried Sir George,
..Wb,t fish have ,nu caught p
aTwon,, ,hou.aud mounds" answered the
I,J, .ooIv Sir George yrew pale, aud step.
'aj hn.,;:dl, an deck
~" ..n.,r.,,;,u y, cried he as soon as he had
,,o,'oI "rannJ .ppt ,b,u, instantly, pilot ::
tL;. !. N,rra,r! we are off England r'
"Exac,ly So. Sir George" said the lady at
his back. He turned round and looked at her: :
"Your purpose then is to take me"-
"ro London. Sir George said the lady, in
,orr,,,;un him with camucss though graft
cd husb w,s ON her check. Sir George turn
nd TO tbe sailors:
"My purse ~ said he; twenty-five louis for
vo0 iT' If va" p nut about for Boulosne! p
cTwen,y five louis !" said the lady dsdain-
f,uy "wben twenty thousand pounds are in
,bo o,ber scale -
"Rarbarous, trcacherous woman! !" cried the
iufariated baronct, as he looked around with
,.o ,ho, ,br..,ored rcril to ali if he had but