Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-05-14
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AN INCIDENT AT B0UL0GNE.

AN lNClUENT AL BUULUGNE,
The custom which our fashionable Eng
lishmen have of flying to the coast of France
when debts and the like mishaps render
their own country too hot to hold them CON-
fortably, causes Boulogne and other towns
forming the chief places of rendezvous on
such occasions, to present, for the most part,
strangely assorted society, and to witness
at times very curious scenes. We do not
precisely ask our readers to believe the fol-
lowing romantic story in all its details,
though there is nothing very improbable in
any part of them.
Sir George Tindal was young baronet
of good English family, who came to Bou-
logne some years ago under rather peculiar
circumstances. He had been left very young
with command of good patrimonial estate,
but had given way so far to the fashionable
follies of the young in high life, as to allow
nearly the whole to fly away on the turf as
fast as race-horse could carry it. He had
still good expectations, however. A matern-
al relative, a merchant, and one of the rich
est in the metropolis, was likely, in the due
course of things, to leave Sir George his for
tune, as his nearest heir. He was fond of
the young man, but had been greatly and
perilously alienated by the conduct and re-
verses of the latter. 1t was while meditat-
ing on this subject that an idea struck the
nearly ruined baronet elbow successful" "
thought he, "my uncle has been by his spec
ulations in funds! Might not I have
chance that way also? Might not I cast in
nv Door remnant of means into the great
lottery, and pull out prize? 1 may as we'll
try it, all that have now is scarcely worth
thinking twice about. I shall try at least." !"
Poor Sir George! He forgot that tho
some seas may be deep, there are others
which cannot be sounded at all that how
ever deep one may be in the mire, there is a
chance of getting deeper. He did venture
his all the stocks. He was successful once,
and even twice. Getting iuspirited by his
good-fortuDe, he thought he had but to ven
ture further and win more! Alas he was
a novice, merely, in the hands Of vetern gam
blers. Some of the very worst members of
the body who speculate in these matters got
him into their hands; and knowing well
what his expectations were, and where they
lay, they led him on by nibble or two un-
til, by a series considered not Infamous only
on such field of transactions, they at length
got him placed under load of debt which
even all his uncle's means would with diff
Guilty tighten. Holding him bound by sig
natures and bonds, they waited coolly for his
accession to his prospective inheritance,
knowing we'll that the same prospect would
keep their victim also within reach of their
grasp at any time.
Sir George wandered about town for some
months after these mishaps, like man with
a rope around his neck. During that time
he had many reasonings with himself on an
important point. This point affected his
whole prospective fortunes. Theyoung baro'
net.was naturally possessed ofgood sense: he
was we'll educated, and it may be said that
his heart was good, and his intentions fair
towards all men, under ordinary circumstan'
ces; but his course of life, and the associa-
tions he had formed, had relaxed his moral
principles This acquired defect came into
play. The point which he canvassed with
himself was, whether or not, after having
most distinctly ascertained that he had been
the dupe of his creditors, his engagements
with them were binding upon him. His
good sense said yes, for they had acted with.
in the law; his sense of honor said the same,
for they had his bonds; "but theu," said the
other internal arguers, "they got these by
base means, and they have not lost shil
ling by me. The article experience was
what my folly bought from them at the price
Of fair fortune, and with it ccme no penny
, out of their pockets: Besides, if I pay these
harpies, I shall be beggared." The end Of
the whole was, that the uncle of Sir George
t died; the young baronet was left heir; and
within few hours almost after being put in
possession of his fortune, which was the por
table one of an old monied hoarder, the
young baronet was on his way with it tc
Boulogne. The creditors stormed and vow
ed revenge; but they at first knew not whith
er he might fly, and there are great Difficult
ties attending the recovery Of money from
f creditors on the continent in any cause.
Sir George fixed himself in small coun
try.house near Boulogne. He had beer
able to carry thither suficiency for per
manent maintenance-above 100000, near
t " the amount of his funded embarrassments
S after what he called "fair debts" were pri
! vately settled. He lived while in great Sc
clusion, only occasionly appearing in public
e The society which he then met was not of {
f character to trouble itself much about wha
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