Butte record., 1856-05-31
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A writer in the Democratic Quar-
terly Review, in sketching life at Ba-
den-Baden, records the following Incl
dent:
A noble Hungarian lord, Count
Christian W, Lad come to pass
the seasen at Baden, accompanied by
his daughter Helen. Young, beauti-
full, charming, hciress to an immense
fortune left her by her mother, the
countess found herself surrounded by
host Of admirers. Adorcrs of all
kinds were not wanting-lich and poor
noble and obscure, tender and passion
ate, grave and gay. 1t was perpet-
ual tournament, of which she was the
queen, and where the aspirants con-
tended for her hand by exhibiting their
address, grace, and seductive qualities.
When she entered her carriage, ten
cavaliers were in the saddle, caracol-
ing around her caleche. At the ball,
the most elegant dancers were devoted
to her They had neither cares, at
tentions, nor sighs, but for her; where
at many beautiful women-French,
English and Plussian-were parti-
cularlv mortified. Amongst these
pres ing suitor Helen selected the most
worthl' IS. The Chevalier Gaetan M
WAS, it is true, charming fellow,
pa'e and delicate, with fine blue eyes,
and black wavy hair. In place of true
passion, be had eloquence of look and
word; in short, he dressed with taste,
danced marvellously, and sang like
Rublna. But unappily, these advan
tages were contrastcd by great vices.
4 dissipated gambler, and unprinci-
pied, the Chevalier Gaetan had quit
ted Naples in consequence of some
scandalous adventures in which he had
been implicated. The Count, after
having informed himself of these facts,
desired, but too late, to put his daugh-
ter on her guard against dangerous
affection. Helen listened neither to
the advice, the prayers, nor the orders
of her father. The man for whom
he cndcayored tie destroy her esteem
was of her heart, and she obstinately
refused to believe in the disgraccful
autecedents Of the young Italian. If
Gaeton had had to do with father
lacking energy, perhaps he would have
become the happy husband of the
young Countess and the peaceful pos
SCISSOR of the immense fortune with
which he was so frantically in love-
But the Count knew how to carry his
point either by management or force.
He was an old lion. He had preserv
ed all the vigor of his youth, ard all
the rudeness of an indomitable charac-
ter, which nothing but paternal tender
ness had ever softened. Self-willed
in his resolutions, stern in his execu-
ton of them, he cast about for means
to put hers du combat this carpet
knight, who had dared to udertake tc
become his son-in-law in spite of him
when accident threw in his way let
ter which the Chevalier had writer
to Helen. The Chevalier, impatient
to attain the goal of his desires
proposed in direct terms to the young
Countess, an elopement, and proposed
a clandestine meeting, at the houl
when the Count was In the habit o.
going out to play whist with some gen
tlemen of his acquaintance at the Con
yersation House.
A rose placed in Helen's belt was
to be the signal of acceptance.
The young girl had not read th'
adroitly intercepted billet. ''Put thii
flower in your belt" said the Count t
her, offering rose, 'Eand come witt
me-"