New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-22

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quaintance since my first introduction to him. 4
= younger brother of his has recently gone int
|. business, at South Wales port, as broker ans
e some time ago accidentally heard that capita
d was needed by him to improve what promised II
i be very successful opening. / had met hin
often, and had taken great liking to him in spit
d OF an apparent difference in rank. So the idet
that formed itself in my head on Tuesday wa
J. put into execution; and Immediately went to mi
d friend, the broker, without holding any oommuni
], cation with his brother, who is, in fact as We
J. ignorant Of my design. The arrangement eal
hardly be said 70 be completed yet; time has beel
needed to provide the necessary details before on
. partnership is concluded; and I, of course, wisl
to get as good security as possible for my S10 900
i But it will not require many days before the new
\ firm of Jervis u Fortescue, ship brokers, will com
mence business. The second member of the firm
hopes 6y strict attention, to speedily learn his new
i duties.is
What uncomfortable folly!n muttered Sit
! Lionel, whose face wasa perfect study. Sur
| prise, anger, disgust, and q sentiment the very
reverse OF all these, were striving for the mas
terry.
And now. Mr. Eyerard,, 7, continued Henry
YOU willunderstand my plans. Withouta pro,
fession, and without sufficient means to warrant
my marrying, / have been driven to the course
have just laid before you, TRUST may receive
your sanction to the engagement between Miss
Eyerard and myself, even though my uncle con-
tinues to withhold his. The line Of life have
chosen is honest and therefore honorable; and al
though my prospects, if my uncle holds ont in his
dtsapproyai are very different from what thew
were, yet even now hope you will not find their
comparative poorness an inseparabie bar TO your
giving your consent
But, my dear Henry said Mr.. EVerard, have
you sufficiently consideredyon course You little
know how different the new life you propose to
lead will be from your old one.p
" EveraFd Y interrupted Sir Lionel, who had
moved to a window, = you received my letter the
other day2n
I. Yes, Sir Lionel, replied the agent coldly.
Il /" know" resumed Sir Lionel, /" that its CON
tents could not have been agreeable; but your
knowledge of the world viii show you how ne
cessary they were, how impossible marriage
would be-
q Mr., Eyerard made no remark, and frown rose
a both on his brow and that of Sir Lionel who CON
tinued by the window
Il Uncle, cannot let this matter rest without
Il trying to thank you for all the great, the unde
II served Kindness you have ever shown me" said
! Harry; and, as he spoke, Sir Lionel's face sof-
! tened :" cannot reconcile to myself the thought
4 Of auy estrangement with one who has been a
father to me; but believe me, this passion is not
! of yesterdays growth. It is one that has had its
4 existence for months, nay. for years. 1t would
4 now be wrong to let any pride OF race or similar
obstacle prevent its course.H
| "Bnt this absurd broker business is climax to
! your folly, said Sir Lionel; and his words were
/ harder than his manner.
| Not so foolish as it seems to be.n said tile
nephew. tLet me tell you tale which lately
heard in Cornwall. 4 family there older even
| than ours, noble in rank, bad come to the same
| case we are placed in. Two of the name were
left, an uncle and a nephew. They quarreled on
grounds very similar to our difference now the
uncle disapproFed the nephew's choice; ana they
parted in anger. May this in our case, uncle, be
far distant! The nephew married. and almost
Immediately after the uncle did the same, ana the
birth Of an heir soon effectualy elouded over any
hopes which the nephew might have had of sue
ceedlDg to, the titles and estate. Something was
requisite to be done as his property like mine a
would NOT aINfAyq he suffinjnnt bia ms LIo
dropped his surname, came into a midland county
learned profession under baronet's agent there
and finally succeeded to the post His honest and
gperseEering eXertions were blessed he is now n
man OF substance, and universally respected mot
en- account of his family for no one knows what
ltls but, TAR better, on account of himself The
nobleman who figures in my little tale was Lord
Penreston; the nephew was known as George
Eyerard de Reston Now we know himas George
EVerard, Esq, Of Little 0sney, and Justice of
the peace for the county,
z Everard,a said Sir Lionel, 'tis this true?'i
Quite true, Sir Lionel, was the reply. aBut
how your nephew heard it; cannot conceiye.n
How 4 heard it matters littIep said the /
nephew, who rather enjoyed the surprise of Sir |
Lionel and the equal astonishment of Mr.. Eyerard |
{ have known it for some time, and it partly |
accomplished, another may do. However, /
have not dropped my surname,' he added, half
There was short silence, which no one seemed
s'Why there has been an alliance be-
tween the families before; we got that Irish pro.
perty through It. But, Eyerard, how strange it is
that you never told me Of thts.n
But it was not quite SO strange perhaps as Mr.
EiTerard was in his way quite as proud man as
Sir Iiouel.
Had son" said Mr.. Everard, al should
have resumed my family name; but such course
could not have benefited my daughter
Henry; would you mind leaving Mr. Everard
and me alone for a short time?n said the baronet
Henry left the room nothing 10Th as he could
hope fromztle words that had escaped his uncle
,espeetng the former alliance. thatthe opposition
vas nearly at an end,
There is little more to relate; and had not Mr..
lYerard SO suddenly proved to have @blue blood,
the most aristocEatie purity in his veins ques-
ontinued his opposition. His nephew was very
ear to him, dear as son. His pride of race
Though great, was not sufficient to make him in
ansbie TO softer feelings that do honor Ito man
God. He was very partial TO Mr.. Eyerard; in fact \
lat gentleman, although nomnally his agent, had :
II many years stood to him in the place of friend
i'd confidential adviser. These circumstances
onld have been sufficient to turn the scale in \
enIy ! favor ere matters could have gone to any
eat extremity; but now this sudden discovery 9
fectually silenced all objections. q
what passed between the two gentlemen after
enry left the room matters little, excepting that
g result was satisfactory. a few words, dignf-
"a but apologetc, from the baronet, on the score
the letter he had written TO mr.. Edward, pre-
ded N sanction to the engagement between
g nephew and Georgiana. =
. put why, Eyerard, did you not answer my let
7 and explain this matter7n asked Sir Lionel. 4
y mightn have ended SO pleasantly"
" waited until could ascertain the exact as
ect Of the case from Henry, might then have A
rltten, thought am quite sure p reply Mr. Eve
nd; and then q few more words settled the :
after.
Come all, and dine with me tonight. shall he "a
one, and we shall make quite d family party y b
I'D Sir Lionel, cordially, as he rose to 20. .~Bv n
e by, does your wife know, about your farnily.i
$ On yes, Of course, ! replied Mr.. Everard; a it
as as my marriage that gave the ofense.n =,
country gossip was soon busy in manufacturing 4
ost wonderful tales out Of the story OF Mr.. Edy :
ards antecedents. Tor wonder It erred If any
ing, on the good natured side, giving him an an
stfy Old as Glendowef's and anafae stainless as Y
at OF De Bayard,s. But the little of this that
aehed his ears or those of the lovers and Sir N
onel suggested, or rather asked Mr.. EFerard
AZ ne would resume his family name; and lie at
zee aceeeded thinking hi object fors uppressinr 10
had been fully accomplished. e e,s
three months afterwards the papers were inn MG
the details Of the marriage Of Henry ana the
'orglana. There certainly is something in al
mes; atleast the papers seemed to think so. Blu
they diated with luxury on tile somewhat an
andlloquent names Of the bride and bridegroom Hie
OWING how there were present at the wedding =
Henry George Lionel Fitz-Eustace Fortescn93 II
d Geergiana Eyerard de Reston lord Penres. -
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