Butte record., 1855-02-03

ing lips, and a wild look in the eyes
They sid, too, that in q far corner o
the church, with pale countenanc
md as wild glance as hers, young
Adplphus Pennim N might have been
seen watching The ceremony. But how
ever that mi 5ht be, there was grand
reception, and the bridal victim WAS pre-
sented to tn ,usand friends, and afteE
month of ambiguous bliss, spent at
Niagara Falls, Agnes de Belus settled
down in Fifth Avenue as Mrs. Peter
Cara cole
Independent of unhappiness, the re-
suit of this. fashionable marIiagr was Mr..
James Caracoe e, Junior, and for the first
time for years, Mrs Car cole found that
there was something to live for besides
diamonds at 1ifary's and balls in h'r
"sei." Not that sh ceased 10 purchase
bracelets. or to waltz with Count Colo
cotroni, Oh no. But there was many
an idle hour which mayhap might have
been wore employed, that she spent be-
side the little cradle, when the pure
gIances from her chld's eyes seemed for
the moment to make her bt,er woman.
Mr.. Peter CaFacole was indeed very
proud Of his son | shall never forget
that memorable ball which was given t.
commemorate VI st James's twelfth
birthday On that occasion the young
gentleman, wao was att ed in an exquis-
ite cost"m@ CT the time Of Louis Quat-
o.ze, looking nd ed, qnite wicked enough
70 have been a sucking Fougae or Lau-
zun, m de his Fl It entree into ia hon-
able life. On that occasion, too, Nr.
Peter Carac lie, who at his own pa ties
was invar ably the most inssnifc INT and
unnoiiced pers n in the rooa Son tia.
occasion, | >ay, h. rose into momcnta Y
.ii9nity q te pres NE Mas e. lanes 20
/ the guests, and hi old ch st was visiblv
Inflated as he proudly added " My son,
Sir ~ Po..r man, I pi i him from the
bottom Of my hea t, when later in TIE
cvefing the ung monguetaire was
found dead dru k in e conservatory,
with his mother weep ng over him, and
Ado phu+ Pennimsn ing to force a
restorative b tween thr ads lips
From that tn fo'wa | occasionally Y
met my godson. AID mol always in his
faith RS house. He US to 90 t. school
in the d-y-timr, 4 hut lis evenings were
his own. and for hoy Of his ae' h. had
strange aunt. I ny-ef beng an o d
bachelor IN search Of character, and
tancying that am stu;lying human life
Ike phi osopher. esteem 1t 4 POI ton of
my pr'vi &c to 20 every where, so in
the 'ourSe of my ramblcs | frs qnently
stumbled over Mr. James Caracole in
places where ccrtaialy did not xpect
to see him Among other things the
boy persuaded his father to nd him TO
dancing academy, but as The choice of
the establishment rested with himself, he
pitched upon one that WAS situate down
town, where he certainly learned take
steps not included in any modern chore-
o-raphic manual. | have Sc him there
nigat aft'r night, with his handsome
young face flushing with wine, cigar
stuck between his lips that yet bleemcd
with tie oses of sixteen, whirling round
some professional dar cling girl in redo-
wa waltz, with the ease ard dexteiity of
a praeIised man Of society There, in
company with knot of young fellows
of his own age, he passed many and
many night smoking, and drinking,
ana telking-well, It's no matter what
they talked about, it was sad enough to
have heard it.
l used to see Adolphus Penniman
there sometime too, with what seemed to
ne a very melanclroly expression upon
his face. l thought at the time, and
found it aftelward to be correct, that he
came to look after the boy for the sake
Of the mother, and indeed | could not
j ubt 1t. when " him miRglins freely
with that youthful set, and trying in h 5
quiet way 10 keep he youngster straight.
Poor Perniman, b. must have loved her
very denly t, have taken so much
trouble about the son Of the man she
had married.
Not lon. after this. as l was sitting
'ne day in my fife, cagitating over the
ate fal IN the Cranhambui stock, James
Caracol W lked in, and the m ment be
entered l dcrectrd from the shadow Oh
rs flcs that se1lethiBg was wrong