The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-03-26
PREVENTING AN ELopEMENT.

A writer in the Democratic Quarterly Review.
IN -kelching life al Baden Baden, records The fol.
lowing incident:
A noble Hungarian lord. Count Christian
W, had come 10 pass the season at Baden,
accompanied by his daughter Helen. Young.
beautiful. g arming, and heress 10 an immense
fortune lell her by her mother, the young Coun-
less soon found herself surrounded by host of
admirers. Adorers Of al kinds were not want
ing-rcll and poor. noble and obscure, tender
and passionate, grave and gay. IL was perps-
Iusl tournament, Of which she was The queen,
and where The aspiranis coalendeJ for her hand
by exhibIlina their address, grace and seductive
qualilIes. When she entered her carriage. len
cavaliers were in. The saddle carscoling around
her cdieehe. Al The ball, The most elegant dan
GERS were devoted 10 her. They had neIlier
cares, attentions nor sigh,. bu, for her; wherea
many beautiful women--Fiench, English ami
Russian-were particularly mortified. Amongst
these pressing suiiors Helen selected ihe most
worthless. The Chevaller Gaelen NJ was,
il is Irue, charming fellow, pale and delicate,
with fine blue eyes, and long black wayy hair.
10 the place OF true passion, he had eoquence IL
look and word; IN shuri, he dressed with taste,
danced marellously, aud sang like Rubni.
But, nnhappils, these advantages were contrast.
I'd by great wees. A dissipsled gambler, snd
uhprinciped, The Chevalier Gaelan had Quilted
Naples IN consequence of some scaudalnus sd.
ventures IN winch be had been implicated. The
Count. alter having informed himself nf these
facts, desired. bst TOO late, 10 Pot his daughter
on her guard against dangerous Affection. lie.
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nor the orders of her father. The man Tor whom
he endeavnred 10 destroy her esteem was already
master Of her hcari. and she obslinsirly refused
10 believe in the dlsgracelnl sniecedenis nf The
young Italian. II GseIan had had 10 do With .
father who lacked ene,gy, perhsps he would
have become the happy husband af tho Young
Countess, and The peaceful possessoi of The i'm.
mense fortune with which he was 80 franllcally
in love. But The Count knev how 10 carry hls
point either BY management or force. lie was
an old lion. lie had preserved all the sgor Of
youth. aud all the rude finmness OF an indnmia.
BILE character, which nothing but paieinal Ten.
derness had ever solened. Self willed 10 bis fe.
solutions. stern 10 his execution of them. lie casl
pet knight. WIN had dared to undertake TO be.
come bis ron in Law in spite Of him. ~hsu &C.
cidcnl Threw inio his hands letter which Gaetan
had written 10 Helen. The Chesalier, impatient
to attain the goal of his desires. proposed, in i
rect terms, 70 the Young Countess, an elnpemenI,
and proposed rlandersine meeting. At The hour
when The Count was in the habit Of going 90, 10
play whist with some gentlemen ol his scqusin-
lance al the Conversation House.
A rose placed in lIelen's bsli was 10 be The
signal Of consent.
I The Young Girl had not read the adroiily inter.
crplcd noie. " Put this flower In your belt"
said The Count 10 her. offering rose, "snd
come with me."
Helen smiling obeyel. and took her fathers
atm. LII The course Of their walk they met Gcs.
vn, Who, seeing The rose. Was oss1oyed.
TAen The Count conducted his daughter 10 lhs