Butte record., 1854-07-01

maps icuucI ti"t own cOdItff somewhat
too hot 10 hold tAam comfortably. causes
Boul 'gne aIl o.her towns formin- the
cAicf places oF rend.zy1ls on such oc-
casions. to present, for the most part,
strangely assorted sccety, and to vii
ness, at tim ) very ca.iou, scenes. We
d. not precisely ask or readers to he
lieve the following romantic story in al,
It's details, though there is nolhinr very
Improbable in auy par5 ofthem.
S,g George TIadal was . voung baro.
net of good English family, who cane to
Boulogne some years ago under rathe.
peculiar circumstances. lie bad b,en
left very young with command d
good patrimonial estate, but had given
way so far to the fashionable follir of
the young in high lie; rs to allow nearly
the whole Of 1t TO z away on the tart
as Iast as race-hCrse could carry it. He
had sti!l good expectations, h)wever.-
a maternal relative, 4 merchant, and
one OF the richest IN the metropolis, vas
likely, IN the due course of things, to
leave Sir George his fortune. as his near.
est heir. lie was fond of the Young
man, but had been gre,ty and perilous-
II alienlted BY the con luet al rsversas
OF the latter. 1t was while IN dating on
this subject that an idea struck tAa neaf-
IL ruined barones "IIow successlu',n
thought he, "tny uncle ha> BEEN b. his
specu!ations in the fdnds! Might no.
have a chance that way aiso Micht
not ] cast my poor remnant Gf means
into the great lottery, and pull out
prize | may as we'll try ii: all that !
have now is scarcely worth thinking
twice about shall try at least"
Poor Sir George He forgot tha.
though some seas may be deep, there
ere others which cannot be sounded a.
all that however deep one may be in
the mire, there is a chance OF getting
deeper. He did venture his all IN the
stocks. He was successful onc,, and
even t9icc. Getting inspirited By his
EooI fortune, he thought he had but to
venture further and win mo e Alas
he was novice, merely in the hands OF
veteran gamblers. Some OF! the very
worst members of the body who specu-
late in these matters got hin into their
hands: and knowing we'll what hi, cx-
pectatlons were, and where they lay,
they led him on by a nibbla or two, Ia
I'll, by series of rules, considered not
infamous on'y, on such field Of trans
actions. they al l-nzth got hlm placed
under load Of ds1t which even all his
racle's means wou'4 with difficulty light
en-. Holding him b2and By signatures
AMI bonds, they ihen waited cooliy for
his accession to his prospective inherit
aaee, knowing well that the sam pros
pect would keep their victim 50 wicAin
the reach Of their grasp al any tim.
Sir George wandered about town for
some months after these mishap', like
man with a rope around his neck. Dur
ing that time he had many reasonings
with himself on an important point -
This point affected his whole prospective
fortunes. The Young bIronet was nat
uraly possessed of good sense; he was
educated, and it may be SAID HAT his
heart was good, and lis intentions faif
towards ali men, unler ordlulry clrcum-
stances bat his course OF LIE. and the
associations he had formed, had relaxed
his moral principles. This acquired ie-
feet came into play. The point which
he eauyassed VIII himself was, whether
or not, after having most distinctly as
certained that be had been the dupe OF
his creditors. his engagements with ihem
were biadiag upon HIM. His gooi sense
said VS., for they had acted within the
law /; his sense of honor said the sam,
for they had his bonds "but then, " said
the other internal arguers, ''theJ got
these bv bose means, and they have not
lost shilling by me. TLe article efFe-
Tiencs was what my folly bought them at
the price of fair fortune, and with IT
came 40 penny out Of their pockets
Besides, If I. pay these harpies, | shall
be besgared." The eni Of tao Whole
was, that the uncle of Sir George died
the Young baronet was left heir; and
within q few hours almost after being
nut in possession OF his fortune, which
was the portable oae of an old mon,ed
hoarder, the young baronet was Oh his