The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-06-16
A Fresh Novel.

CHASnos, Novel by Ouda author Of stralh-
more, &c Philadelphia: J. y. Lippincott a Co
For sale by John York, Nashville Tenn.
This book, like its predecessor, strath-
more, is a study Of British court life, and,
like il, delineation of those features in
this life which prove that the vice @. the
slums are alike in kind, and only distin-
guished by the artificial boundaries Of
wealth and position. It's hero, Ernest Chan
dos, is patrician lord, inheritIDg almost
boundless wealth, and an attainted title
which he can at any moment recover for
the asking, but haughtily refuses to do so.
lie enters upon life with countless advan-
tages, but with the tremendous disadvan-
tage Of deep-seated and vindictiye enmity
in en- unrecognized and malignant half
brother, John Trevenna, who, when & boy,
had sworn to drag him to the earth, and
who devoted all the talent of a remarkably
fertile brain, snd the enterprise of won
drously industrious life, to the accomplish
ment Of this Ubiquitous purpose. Trevonna,
found by CbandOs in a debtors prison, and
released, becomes the steward of his bene-
factors household. Chandos, careless vo-
luptuary, loving ease and pleasure, and re-
voting against anything like care or toll,
entrusts everything 10 his management.
Trevenua is thus enabled to involve him in
numberlcss embarrassmenis, which, at a
chosen moment, are accumulated upon him;
and the king of fashion, the ruler Of ars-
tocracy, the man who had been living in
spleJ dor surpsssing almost those Of an orr
entail tale, whose palaces were crowded
with eleganeies, whose word was law for
society, whose favor had been courted by
princes, finds himself a beggar in an hour,
involved to the entira extent Of his magnifi-
cent fortune, and all unsuspicious of the
wretch by whom the ruin had been
wrought. HIS alliance deserts him, society
turns It's back upon him, those who had
reveled in his hospitality sneer st him he
il alone in world OF Indifference or en-
nifty. Fora moment he is stunned. Then
the royal nobility of his character asserts
itself. lie summons together his creditors,
and Yields his estate into their hands, to the
ultermosl-pa'aces, parks, horses, herds,
hounds, books, pictures, jewels, personal
adornments-retsiEing not so much as
would have purchased a bracelet for a bal
let-dancer, and refusing TO accept Of any
thing which should make him, who had
ruled an absolute lord, tho object Of charity
even from those who had claims upon him,
or from those he had benefited. After. this
noble act Of surrender, his strength gives
way. He goes 20 Paris, buries himself in
an obscure quarter, becomes a gambler and
an opium eater, and 50 wrecks his splendid
constitution and mind that he is found one
night senseless up-n toe street, and only
saved from death by cripple whom be
had befriended, and fashionable lorette
who had known him in his days Of aiiluence.
His enemy pursuss him, mocks him In bis
misery, strikes him. This is his salvation.
He arouses from the stupor Of his lethargy,
resolves 70 become a man sgain, and goes
forth to new life. Eighteen years pass.
During these, by toll, by self-denial, by
studious application, ChandOs makes him
self known among the foremost literary
men Of Europe. Meanwhile, Trevenna,
by all tho arts Of an interruptions dema-
goguc, forces his way to wealth
aud favor. lie goes to Parliament
lie becomes leader Of his party. He un-
seats tho Ministry. lie is given place in
the Cabinet. His pet ambition is 20 pur-
chase ClArencieux, the family seat Of the
Chandos family, but in this be is batii'l by
Phillip, Dac d'0rvale, mad, magnificent
prince Of the Orleans house. who buys il as
it stands, and holds il as q sscred trust for
Chsudos, whom he loves with an idolstrous
affection. The years pass. Chandos meets
fair and beautiful girl, whose life he saves
ia a tempest near Vallombrose. For years
she follows, and finds him in Venice. They
are betTothei. A terrible suspicion is crea-
ted, which would make their marriage i'm
possible. Bat is removed bya remsrka-
bic occurrence. An uprising is attempted
in Venice. While the Austrian soldiery are
about firing upon group wish whom Chan
dos had been thrown by accident, the mad
Prince appears. lie rushes between the
troops and their victims, and is wounded 70
death. The soldiers, horror stricken when
they discover who he was, desist. After
d'Orvsle dies, the fact traRspires that Cas-
Italia, the betrothed Of Chandos, was his
daughter, born in lawful wedlook. Then
appears sn old Jew-a magnificent com
pound Of aabtlety and nobility-who had
been the agent and tool Of Trevenna. Led
by q fraternal impulse, on account OF
wrongs inflicted by that villain upon his
son, be exposes to Chaudos the tearels Of
his betrayer's guilt. Chandos goes TO Eng
land, meets this betrayer on the night Of a
grea. triumph in Parliament ars him from