The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-08-10

made member of Cailerton who was
an imposter an Legitimate son of the
late baronet; who had tried TO murder
the real Sir Felix, and had left him for
dead in tent ut Ballarat. .4.,s.
1t was young Ryan Bruce who had
told them the story and, but for Ry-
an, the murder would have been effect
ed. This they talked of, huddled up
before the Court, wondering grimly
"Where he was? what was he doing
what sort Of face would he put on the
matter ~ until their own sense of be-
ing deceived and fooled grew too
; strong. Torches were lighted, stones
, flung at the windows and loud threats
uttered of storming the Court, if the
impostor were not at once given up to
them. Suddenly, in the midst of the
uproar, which might have grown se,i-
Gus, a horseman rode up, and took off
his hat. A loud burial greeted him,
for it was Ryan Bruce!
"Another cheer, my masters J" cried
young Bruce Z" three times three, if
you will. The real Sir Felix is come
!, back; and, if you doubt me, here's Mr..
4 Driffield, whom you can trust, to tell
you so. But We don't want to damage
the property any more, do we? In my
opinion there has been enough waste.
AS for that fellow, it's my opinion, too
that he has boltcd" ,.., ,.'..
!, A hiss rose up from some of the
crowd, but Ryan's good humored voice
broke in again. 5.ra.-r
e.. I" And the best thing he could do. If
all the vermin in the country would
|, bolt, We shouldn't have tho trouble of
trapping them. After all, Sir Felix
couldn't get back the money that's
;, spent. You can't get blood from a
stone," said young Bruce, sententious-
| ~. .'We could only take his body,
+ which we would rather not touch--eh
? l see you agree with me. Shall l tell
, you the story briefly ? Iii 3.
f "Well, was always rowing chap
+ and l loved Sir Fclix--the real one
= When he went away never rested til
q | followed him, and We went to foreign
parts together. came home from tim'
, to time, as you know, but always t,
r run away again when Sir Felix sent N,
news of some fresh trip. Thus it wa
y that l saw the meeting between thss
q two men, who were so like each other
They met like men looking in a glass
: but, in spite of the likeness, | marke,
/, that other one, to be watched, especi
;, ally when | found out who he was
But he stuck to US. don't know
when his plan first occurred to him
but know that l left my master on
= might've were at the diggings-wheI
- he had been ailing for day Or two, ant
l was obliged to go on an Grand, an
. when l came. back in the early morn
y Ing he was dead to all appearance
~ There had been some talk betwee
:. us of bleeding him for the slight fevc
-, that was upon him; and | sawGt one
= that our friend here, the member, ha
not only performed the operation, bu
g. had never bandagcd his arm, and ha
& left him to bleed to death. I was onl
III Just in time, and that thought myse
er it was too late. The villain had take
my masters pocket-book, which cor
tanned, besides money, Il portrait, (yo
know whose, daresay,) and some lie
!" tiers, but not the papers he wnnte'
y. Those We're in Melbourne bank.
~ T'Sir Felix was i'll for long tim
~ but he came back from DEATHS doc
~ and six months afterwards / caug
gu sight of Mr.. Drif1ield's advertisement
io We came to England then, but Sir +
70 lix was far from strong. You SEQ tt
'"V fellow thought he had killed him al
~ SO he had almost. We were wonderil
''s' one day what had become of the ia
el, lcal, when happened to stumble up,
=" CallertonIpaper. Yon can guess VIII
70 Itsaw. A grand puff about Sir Eel
eli Lyle; about splendid fete he il
ms given, about his liberality and
Use, that; and his probable return for G;
uc- lerton. - soa al i 2ta
cry 81 burst out laughing--couldn't he
ma is--and passed the paper on to
~ Felix. But he had got u spell of
.ay old illness, and SO We agreed that
ing should go down and reconnoitre.
he was at the ball. Some of you saw r
pom Oh, it was fun! And l saw how
MS olive checks turned pale when his {
the rested on me. That was good, t
sht He pretended to be i'll, aud left
room but went after him to torm
'oh' him with another look. And | aim
10 laughed in his face. But then J
Ton know such impudcnce as his wo
ow. soon recover the sight of me. As Ii
al as he believed Sir Felix dead he
''en perhaps little to fear. Things W
ho' against me. / had got reputation
no' being wild and unsteady, and it was
likely my word would be worth a
as thing against his. After that Sir +,
was rrnto to Mr. Driffiall and followed