The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-11-18

act any business Of importance to his
friend. We acted strictly on the advice
given US by the surgeon, aud 10 twenty
minutes thereafter the papers were
signed and acknowledged, aud all bust
ness affairs adjusted, aud placed in the
trust aud management of Dalton.
tCrawton,' said the dying youth, 81
have been murdered; Dalton has mis-
sion to perform Tor NE; my good mother
aud her future veal in this life l have
trusted TO his care; he will do for her
all her sou would have done had he not
been murdered, Dear, dear Crawton, F"
continued the dying youth, "ir you ever
fight duel in France, never use the
sword the pistol, Crawtonl Americans
know better how to use the pistol"
The scene which followed was a very,
very sad one indeed The hands of the
dying youth we're clasped by those OF
his friends, who leaned over him in turn
and kissed the fevered lips through
which brave aud noble spirit was es.
Gaping.
Good bye, mother; God bless you /;
goodbye, my frien1s, God bless you |;
the ferryman is here aud | must go;
good bye" muttered the youth, aud
dropped into death az falls the fresh
and blooming flower cut from its stem.
4 months search for the duellist
brought no tidings of Mons. De Shat.
turn further than he had left Paris the
day following the duel
The duel and its fatal consequences
wrought great change in Crawton.-
! had learned to love him very dearly:
my affection amounted to q ceaseless
infaiuaton; my fortune was then, aud
is uow, very large, My parents aud an
only sister Lad passed from earth and
left me, as far as relatives were con.
cerued, alone in the world. Aside from
Henry Clay and young crawton, | had
no love for any mortal. Respect and
friendship Of course had for many
acqusintanccs Of both sexes Large as
my fortune was. felt that | could part
with all for CrawtOn's sake.
Crawton's situation, 10 some respects,
was like my own, be had no family kin
living except very distant relatives,
with whom he was entirely unacquaint.
ed. lie was not rich but possessed
means sufficient to insure him compe
fence through life. The deep feelings
l entertained for him wei sincerely re.
turned | possessed tho affections of
his noble heart, and that knowledge ef.
forded me us much satisfaction aud hap
piness as any bachelor has u right to
expect on earth.
Crawton accepted Of my proposition
for him to accompany me in my travels:
In fact we agreed to mingle our fortunes
and remain together until separated by
decree Of death. Crawton had ac.
complished great deal in his chosen
profession, He certainly possessed
great talent and skill, aud genius and
originality of no mean order, but the
death OF his friend seemed to have
blasted his ambition for fame. The
only picture he painted after the fatal
duel was copy Of portrait Of Mons.
De Shatturn; and his frequent study
of that picture, together with his total
suspension OF work. caused me about
the only concern aud unhappiness |
ever experienced 10 his company.
Crawton had the body Of his friend
embalmed and sent to America for
burial, alter which we Quilted Paris
and parsaed our travels.
For two years We kept constantly on
the move, visiting all the noted places
oil the old world, aud, perhaps, no two
travellers ever accomplished as much
10 the way OF sight seeing In the same
length OF time. At last We returned
To Paris. Mons, De Sbatturn had pre-.
ceded US at many Of the places visited
by US. We were "on his heels" at
Rome; We heard OF him at Milan, at
P-dua aud at Jerusalem and Damascus,
and other places. made no inquiry
concerning the man; with me the duel
was matter as much to be forgotten
as its result was to be deplored. 1t has
always been part of my philosophy to
banIsh from my mind the recollection
Of misiortunes for which there existed
no remedy 1t did not occur to my
mind that Crawton was engaged in a
determined and untiring search for
Mons. De Shatturn until after our re-
turn to Paris. He had studiously
avoided all reference to the duel, and
only mentioned the name of Mons De
Shatturn to say that "he has been here"
in places the duelist had visited pre-.
vious to our arrival.
On the evening of the tenth day after