The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-05-12
ROMANCE OF FANNY BRADDOCK

The following is the romantic history OF
Fanny Braddock, sister Of General Brad
dock, who was defeated near Fort Du-
quense:
The father of General Braddock was u
man of competent fortune. On his death
he left no less than six thousand pounds as u
provision for his two daughters, and proba-
bly, a much larger sun to his only son, Ed
ward Brsddock.
One Of the daughters died early, and her
sister, Fanny Braddock, became possessed OF
her share of the fathers legacy. Goldsmith,
in his life of Beau Nash, has told the 70.
mantle story Of Fanny, under the name OF
Miss Sylvia S." with his usual sweet
ness of narrative and gentle kindness oi
sympatby. She was descended, he says,
from one Of the best families in the king
dom. and was left q large fortune upon her
sisters decease. Whatever the finest poet
could conceive of wit, or the most celebra-
ted painter imagine of beauty, were excelled
in the perfections Of this young lady. She
was naturally gay generous to a iauit' good
natured to the highest degree. atiable 10 con-
yersation; and some OF her letters and other
writings, as well in verse as prose, would
have shone among those OF the most ceIe.
brated wits of this or any other age, had
they been published.
But these qualifications were marked oy
another. which lessened the value oil them
ALL She was imprudent. BY which,
saws the kind philosopher, " | only mean
she had no knowledge of the use OF money
She was arrived at the age OF nineteen,
when the crowd Of her lovers aud the con
tinued repetition Of new tiattery had taught
her TO think that she could never be iorsa.
ken, and never poor. " Young ladies are
ant to expect" wsely moraIizes Goldsmith,
in strain that reminds us OF passage IN
the " Vicar OF Wakefield, "a certainty OF
success from number OF lovers and yet /
have seldom seen girl courted by hun
dred lovers that found q husband IN any
Before the choice is fixed, she has either
lost her reputation or her good sense and
the loss Of either is sufficient to coDslgn her
to perpetual virginity.'
Among the number Of this yolDg lady 3
lovers was handsome, good nstnred, easy
kind OF fellow. OF whose name we can learn
nothing beyond its initial IS He was
consttutionaly virtuous," but practically
il appears quite the contrary, tor be followed
the dictates OF "every pewest passion. lie
loved Fanny Braddock, aud Fanny Brad
dock loved him. The vices oil the man
Goldsmith gently terms them impruden-
oes = soon ruined him, and BE- was thrown
into prison for debt. Fanny Braddock,
with the disin,erestedness OF pure aud
loving woman, was resolutely bent on free
inv him. and sacrificed her whole fortune IN
relieving her lover from his obligations TO
hi, creditors, and thus restored him 10 lib
erty. s., instead OF improving in frleod-
ship or affection, only studied 10 avoid q
creditor he coald never repay; for, ",ho1gh
small favors produce good will, great oDes
destroy Friendship says Gold.tnl'h, wbo
could utter marims worthy of solomon
while he lived al riotOas!y as The ffcdigal
son.
Poor Fanny however vas ruined 10 re-
pn,a,iop AZ vel a. In fortune, by this pro
tue geoerosity To her ungrs'eial lover
Beau Nash. then meetiag With her among
.1ne of hl. friend. 10 london prevailed up
ou her 20 20 With hIm 20 bath where ,hs
Beau. being p,rsmoan, In power nj ght 10
tro.lace her ~ tn b.s, company and cave
!, 10 her merit 10 do ihs rc-t- fropr o.
distinction ooarted b.r aSgaa n,Anos and
arj7 20 divert her siih the social ehloy'