The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-09-22
DISCOVERING AGURDEI

oine mouits iH ilc eay iai' aila
Hrne ia primes ayle. ll.s body aa'
found IA ,hc Forrest ID BoudY, covered
. with bIool aud woands, and the fol
lowing laas subsequently, became
kuown % ile police
Sir George was euphaiically man
of pleasure. aud a yolupluory il every
sense Of the word. lie came 10 Paris
I S company with Garriek. the celebrat.
~ aclor, whose acquaintance be bad
made on the route, and took furnished
I lodgings ia the fashionable Qoarlitr
+ De Ia Chaussee dAntin, while bis more
humble companion went elsewhere and
seldom met him ailerward. Here Sir
( George who had recently come into
/ possession o. very handsome legacy,
launched out into the most eNtraya-
CANT expenditure, and couued every
kind 81 dissipation, including, Of course,
vine, women and gaming. The lasl
liue drew around him mixed class
of poblcs gentlemen anl adveuiurers
--or sharpers. as He would term them
--who, by means Of their money aud
rolcssion. had eoi admission into so-
cieiy above their social standing, aud
which they otherwise wouldnsyer have
reached. The man who has a passion
Tor gambling, Is not APT 70 be over par
,icular IN his associates, AID bis Tice
naturally lends him among those who
make il regular business. This @as
the case silh Sir George Lewis aud
though a gentleman, proud Of his birth,
wealth aud connections, lie Was thus
led into conpanionsliip with men OF
whose miecedenl5 he knew nothing.
and whom he Otherwise would have
Stunned.
Otthl, class was one Cheyalicr Gae
tan, au Italian, who being an unprin-
cipled lcIiew Of great cunning, shrewd-
mess and tact, and who ianc.cd he saw
10 tbs naughty, scil-niiiej, aristocrat.
ic, bui dissipated Engiishnan. prize
worthy Of every ait which might event
uaIiy bend him inlo a dupe, .at once
set al tie Stability of hjs nature 10
work 10 accomplish hi. purpose. Sir
George VA, mau yergiu2 on fifty
With iron gray hair, aud face that
would have been rrpulsiye for It's ug-
liHess, only that the Irregular, and ii
one OF two instances dcformed. ica-
,ares were vlry expressive, and tie
eyes especially were often brilliant
wirh intellectual power Like most
ugly individuals, he was not q little
vain ot his persoual appearance, and
the iHsinuating Italian took The earHes
opportunity OF throwing in little ju-
d.eiOus fattery, ii the manner Of Sir
George, or RAISE a question Of sound,
discriminating Judgment ~ times he
was iead Of broad humor and rUlished
a clever joke, and tie Italian managed
10 m,use him. Again he delglied ii
saying very clever things himself, aud
no one could appreciate them more
readily and fully than the Chevaler.
lie WAS an epicure, and the Italian
vas one who might have catered for
the gods. lie loved wine, and the
CbcvaIier procured him some Of the
puresi and oldest in Paris. lie aaor-
cd women, and the witty foreigner
brought him IN contact with some OF
tie most fascinating beauties in the
city.
Thus, insidiously aud gradually, tie
Cheralier Gaelan giided into the ex
ternal life Of Sir George Lewis, and
became a sort Of necessity 10 his en-
joyment, before the unreHecling knight
was aware Of it; and when lie did at
length come TO consider the apparent
facts OF the case, ii was with such crate
iul feelings as led him to call the de-
signing villain his friend.
Meantime the Cheyaier Lad been
a, work With deep laid scheme, and
be was now in 4 condition to begin the
carrying out Of lis plans. One day,
as he and the knight were riding out
logriher, they met an open carriage,
ia which SAT beautiful lady, superbly
dressed, and fairly gliitcring with dia-
monds. She bowed to the Cheyalier
Gae,an. III manner that showed be
stood high in her estimation and this
III oocc caught The attention Of Tie gall
lai Sir 6e0rg-, who eagerly inquired
Ler name.
That was none other than the bril-
Liant Countess Nermeii."
II never heard Of her"
"ladeyl But you are stranger
10 PARIS SIR George, AID the fair
Countess seldom u,iagles in society
now
WHY r
"She has cross old husband, who
is jealous OF her, and she Is nmiable
enough TO stay AZ home 10 p ease him.
"Ihe selfish old braic = cried Sir
George, angrilyi "he ought to have
his head broke, ior treating such
sweet, charming creature ID sucA
boorish manner. Why doat some-
body cali him out and liiltk hlin
lie declines ~ fight.
"I'hc conioundxd Cd coward tie
Old rascal tile old villain tia old
cuFmudgeon lhe--the--
SIR George had worked himself in
70 q inri9us passion, and got very red
y iae face, wAeu ali 3, ouce il s.ruek
him as very ridicalous soF him 10 get