Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-04-18
Gittrarp 5elfttions.
PREVENTINGAN AN ELopEMENTI

den, records the following lnclOent. II
A noble Hungarian lord, Count Chris
tan W, had come to pass the season
at Baden, accompanied by his daughter
Heller. Young, beautiful, charming, and
heiress to an immense fortune left her by
her mother, the young Countess soon
found herself surrounded by host of ad- I
mires. Adorers of all kinds were not
wanting-rich and poor noble and OBJ
scure, tender and passionate, grave and
gay. 1t was perpetual tournament, of
which she was the queen, and where the
aspirants contended for her hand BY ex-
hibiting their address, grace and seduc- |
tive qualities. When she entered her
carriage, ten cavaliers were in the saddle, |
caracoling around her caLsche. At the
bal, the most elegant dancers were de-
voted to her. They had neither cares,
attentions, nor signs, but for her; whereat
many beautiful women-French,E English
and Russian-were particularly mortified.
Of her pressing suitors Helen selected
the most worthless. The Chevalier Gaeten
M-was, ii was true, a charming fel-
low, pale and delicate, with fine blue eyes,
and long black wavy hair. In the place
of true passion, he had eloquence of look
and word in short, he dressed with taste,
danced marvelously and sang like Rubini.
But, unhappily, these advantages were
contrasted by great vices. A dissipated
gambler, and unprincipled, the Chevalier
Getan had quilted Naples in consequence
of some scandalous adventures in which
he was implicated. The Count, after
having informed himself of these facts,
desired, but too late, to put his daughter
on her guard against dangerous afee-
tion. Helen listened neither to the ad-
vice, the prayers, nor the orders of her
Father. The man for whom he endeav-
ored to destroy her esteem was already
master of her heart, and she obstiuately
refused to believe in the disgraeeful an
tecedents of the young Italian. If Gsetan
had had to do with a father who lacked
energy, perhaps he would have become
the happy husband of the young Countess,
and the peaceful possessor of the immense
fortune with which he was so frantically
in love. But the Count knew how tc
carry his point either by management OIL
force. He was an old lion. He had pre-
served all the vigor of youth, and all tht
rude frmness of an indomitable charac
ter, which nothing but paternal tender
ness had ever softened. Self-Billed IL
his resolutions, stern in his execution o
them, he cast about for means TO put hor.
.du combat this carpet knight who hac
dared 10 undertake 10 become his son-in
law in spite of him, when accident threw
into his hands letter which Gatan hat
written to Helen. The Chevalier, impa
tient to attain the goal of his desires, pro
posed, in direct terms to the young Coun
tess, an elopement, and proposed clan
destine meeting, at the hour when tn
Count was in the habit of going out t
play whist with some gentlemen of hi
acquaintance at the Conversation Houst
a rose placed in Helen's belt was t
be the signal of consent.
The young girl had not read the adroi
ly intercepted note. " Put this flower
your belt" said the Count to her, ofierin
her a rose, land come with me-"
Helen smilingly obeyed, and took ht
fathers arm. In the course of their wa
they met Getan, who seeing the rose, W:
oveEjoyed.
Then the Count conducted his daug
1er to the residence of one of theiracquai
1anees, and requested her to wait until
came for her. That done he returned
the little house in which he lived, at Il
outskirts of Baden, on the Litchtenth
road. He had sent away his servan
and WAS alone. AT the appointed no
Gatan arrived at the rendezvous, leap,
lightly over the wall of the garden, an
hnding the door shut, entered the hou
fhrough one Of the low windows. Tn
mounting the stairs, filed with pleasi
emOtiOns, he directed his step towards t
apartment of Helen. There. instead
the daughter, he found the father arm
with brace of pistols. The Count clos
the door, and said to the wretcbed Cnt,
trembling with terror:
81 could kill you; have the r;ebt
do so. You have broken into nv hou
] could treat you as felon nothing co,
be more natural"
But, sir" replied Gatan, almost
audibly, am not robber"
@And whata are you, then? You h:
come to steal my daughter-fo steal
heiress-to steal fortune. Here is "
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