The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-05-25

tanning all that cared for on earth
the treasured objects Of a lifetime
labor-the ones for whose happiness
had been slave! And they had com,
to this!
! spent the night there. i broodei
over plans ofvengeance. If they wer.
crushed by a blow, 1 rose under min.
and heard. their cry for vengeance
coming even from the tomb. I had
that woman's name. She had, under
the outward beauty of her fiendisl
soul, killed my mother and brother
She should suffer! But how 2 Thi.
was the meditation of the night
| took long strides up and down as
paced beside the graves, and before
the dawn had decided. m
My scheme was one of grandeur.
You seldom hear of such schemes,
People generally find it difficult to take
revenge because they are too anxious
to take care of themselves. Now,
CARED nothing for myself. My sole de-
sire was for vengeance. For that de-
sire ! was ready to sacrifice every
thing. He
J started for New York Immediate
~, and arrived there as soon as posi-
BILE. The head of our house was living
at that time up the Hudson. He left
everything to me. My measures were
al! taken. I wrote to him informing
him that l was going to Europe to see
about some British funds that were en-
dangered. l drew on England for
those funds to the amount of two mil
lion dollars, and then lett the Office.
But l did not go to England. calmly
returned to my own lodgings, where
wrote some letters. These were let
tiers OF introduction to the chief people
in the United States from the aristoc-
racy Of Great Britain. With these ]
knew could have the entree ofany so.
cicty. | started for philadelphia and
put up at the first hotel in the place
lavished my money with liberal
hand, ordered the servants peremptor-
lily, and acted like an eccentric noble.
man. On the books of the hotel
wrote the name, Henry Lord Airing.
ton" s 't51tf 81
On my card there was the sam,
name, and over it a neatly-engravet
crest. This nobleman / was personal
ly acquainted with. He. had larg,
dealings with our house, and all hi
circumstances were we'll known to me
On the following day saw the follow
ing in the principal paper:
DISTINGUISHED STRANGER.-Yes
terday a distinguished nobleman arri
we'd at the ~ Hotel. He is Henri,
Lo,d Arlington, and is related to tn
4 leading English nobility. He comes t.
this country to study our institutions
and see the wonders of nature in whicl
our land is so rich. His father is tn
Earl of Sunderland, to which he is heir
When we state that his LOrdslip ha
an income of about a million dollars.
} year, and is gay young bachelor q
twenty five, we think we have sal,
. enough to turn the heads of all til
young bellies in the, city"
/ wis soon waited ON by the chic
people in the city. / bore letters of in
PRODUCTION to them, and met with a
eager welcome. My stately manners
my calmness and self-reliance won m
respect. was shortly the lion Of til
city. l soon encountered my victim.
Isabel Nevers, for this was her nam
was the daughter ofone of the old fan
lilies. Her father was n man full of Sc
importance and absurd conceit. II
prided himself on being the son of a
American officer, and cultivated h
lofty feeling of arrogance to a rider
lous extent. His daughter was worth
I of him Hard, cold, and selfish. 81
was only attractive in outline and fe:
ture. The feeling ofambition and sci
Importance overruled all other sent
rnents. Love she could not feel. Ma
: riage she looked upon as speculation
She sought a husband only for the sal
of wealth and social influence. Veal,
d and Position were her gods.
r | saw with exultation how readil
4 che fell into the snare I spread for he
: No sooner had she seen me than 81
n exerted all her arts to win me. And
!, never did any lover appear half
a intoxicated as I. The reader can for
t see the end. Thenewspapers announ
: ed it: 3s5l
4 MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.--It
$ stated that Lord Arlington is about
lead to the hymeneal alter the daught
of one of our most distinguished cit
zens. If this be so, we venture tn 81
d that the Court OF st. James will ha'
n no brighter ornament than Mi
1 Nevers." ~ q ht
$ All this transpired in about q for
night. The marriage was settled, upo
| showed to old Movers my banker
authority to draw on England for M
iens. ] made deeds of settlement
my bride of estates and lands. l la
ished my wealth with liberal han
She held instruments with my sign
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