American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-10-02

like Il man with rope about his
neck. During the time he had many
with himself on an impor-
tant point. This point affected his
whole prospective fortunes.
The Young baronet was naturally
possessed of good sense he was well
and it may be said that his
heart was good and his intentions
,air toward all men under order or
dinary cii@,. instances; but his course
of life and the associations he had
formed hid relaxed his moral prin-
ciples, This acquired defect came
now into play. The point which he
now cani essed with himself was,
whether ofsuet, after Having most
ascertained that he had
been the dupe of his creditors, his
engagements With them were binding
on lrim. His good sense said yes,
for they had acted within the law;
his sense of honor said the same, for
they had his bonds; +" but then," said
the other internal argners, "they got
these by base means, and they have
not lost a shilling by me. The article
erperithce was what my folly bought
from them at the price of a fair for
tune, and with it came no penny out
of their pockets, besides; if I pay
these har1iies I Shall be ,beggared.n
The end Of the whole was, that the
uncle of Sir George died the young
baronet was left heir; and within a
few hours almost after being put in
possession of his fortnue-which was
the portable one of an old .nfOneyed
hoarder- the young baronet was on
his way with it to Boulogne. The
creditors stormedapd vowed revenge;
but they at first knew not which way
be would fiy-and there are great
difficulties attending the recovery of
money from creditors on the Cont
nent in any case.
Sir George fixed himself in small
country honse near Boulogne. He
had been able to carry thither suffi-
cheney for permanent maintenance
above twenty thousand pounds
nearly the amount OF his funded en-
barrassmerts, after what he called
g fair debts were privately settled.
He lived for some time in great
seclusion, only occasionally appear
ing in public. The society which he
Ehen met was not of character to
trouble itself much about what he
lad done, or was doing, or was about
do, so long as. he maintained a
Iptlemanly department..
So Sir George led very quiet and
undisturbed existence for a time
always excepting some little twinges
from = sense of violated honor-until
love, the universal busybody, came
in the way, to overthrow the runa-
ways repose.
A lady made her appearance in
Boulogne, bearing then anne and title
of the Baroness d'Estival. Report
said that she was an Englishwoman
by birth, and the widow of a foreign
noble, and she was young, beautiful
and reputed rich.
Ere long such attractions brought
all the danglers of dangling Bou
logne into subjection to the baroness
Aand among the rest, our baronet saw
Rnd admired the lady. For a time
however, he was undistinguished by
her, nor did he make any marked
advances on his own part.
An accident brought round al
advertisement. BY a peculiar piece
of wardness. as it seemed, Oh
the part of her servant, the calech
of the baroness was nearly overturn
ed near Sir Georges door.
The young baronet sprang out, ant
the lady appearing faint and terri
fed, he entreated her to alight fo
few moments She. complied. l
was the hour of lunch-and the,
lunched together. Sir George beg
ged her to view his garden, and the
walked together
When the lady was at last abOu
to depart, Sir George begged leav
to take the rei1is out of the: hands c
the awkward servant and escort he
home in person.
The result of all was, that tn
baronet became an established vi
ltant of the baroness; and having d,
clared his passion, received an al
swer which left him much to hop,
while at the same time it promise
nothing positive.
Sir George could not be long a
quainted with the fair baroness wit
out discovering that she had one +
markable and somewhat eccentr
taste she was distractedly fond
! angling-a perfect female Walto
She had hired for a season lars
! yawl-somewhat between a fishil
a boat and a yacht-and every NOR
n ing, when the weather was good, 81
+ rose with the sun to amuse herse
!. off the coast with rod.
81 cannot comprehend the plea
y ure you take in this occupation
# said Sir George to her one day.
S alt is a charming recreation p a
It swered she, gayly; "and beside
II my physicians have recommended
h me to take as much air and exerci
'. at sea as possible. | acquired t
taste through this cause. 1t is son
1t times dull, to be sure-for the sailo
e and my servants are no compan
d But have been pressed by a certa
v gallant major and a certain warli
Of colonel to permit them to bear I
is company, and | think [ must reaI
III consent some day.
How could a lover forhear to
r treat permission to occupy the pla
n of the rival suitors? d? Sir Geor
5! could not. He begged and sued, a
Is the fair lady gave her consent Il
ne he should accompany her next mo-
10 ing on one of her old excursions
IN sea
I'll The day proved beautiful, and t
ld pair went abroad at sunrise. I'll
a sailed, however, far out to sea, a
of along the coast, ere any desire
On fishing was shown by the lady. ]
at water was not favorable, she sd
Of at one place, and then she declal
MS that she had no fancy on this mo
ing for the exercise.
'es Sir George was rather pleased W
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