The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-06-03
Misrellanp.
LOTHAW 4;
Or. the Adventures OF Young Gentle
man in Search Of Religion.
CHAPTER /

CHAPTER l.
II remember him little boy" said the Dacb-
ess. sdis mother was dear friend OF mine;
Won know she was enc of my bridesmaids.
"Aud you have never seen him since, NAM
ma :" asked the oldest married daughter, who
aid not look day older than her mother.
Never: he was an orphan shortly after. l
have often Iep-oached myself, but 1T is so diff
cult to see boys"
This simple vet irst.class conversation existed
in the merning room of Plushsn, who're the mis-
tress of the palatial mansion sat involved in the
sacred privacy Of circle OF her married daugh-
.ers, One dextsrously applied golden knittIng-
needles to che fabrication of purse OF floss silk
of the rarest texture, which none who knew the
almost fabulous wealth Of the Duke would be-
heve wa. ever destined TO hold in its silken
neshes les. sum than El,OO,0OO; another
adorned slipper exclusively with seed pearls;
II third emblazoned page with rare pigments
and the finest quality of gold Loaf Beautiful
forms leaned over frames glowing with embroid'
ery, and beautiful frames leaned over forms in
laid with mother-of-pearl. Others, more remote,
occasionally burst into melody as they tried the
passages of a new and exclusive air given to
them in Ms. by some titled and devoted friend,
Tor the private use OF the aristocracy alone, and
absolutely prohibited the publication.
The Duchess, herself the superlstiye OF bsau-
ly, wealth and position, was married to the high
est noble in the three Kingdoms. Those who
talked about such matters SAID that their prose-
ny were exactly like their parents-a popularity
OF the aristocratc and wealthy. They all looked
like brothers and sisters, except their parents,
who such was their purity of blood, the pertec-
ton of their manners, and the opulence OF their
condition, might have been taken for their own
chldrens elder son and daughter. The dangh-
tiers, with one exception, were all married to the
highest mobiles in the land. That exception was
the Lady Ceriander, who, there being no vacan-
CIV above marquis and a rental of el,OO0,000,
waited. Gathered around the refined and sacred
circle Of their breakfast table with their glitter
ing cernsts which, IN lial respect to their faith
ers Tory instinct and their mothers Rtualistic
tastes, they always were on their regal brows,
the effect was as dazzling as it was refined. 1t
was this popularity and their strong resemblance
which led their brother.in-law, the good humor-
ed st. Addlegourd, to say that, 'Pon my soul,
you know, the whole precious mob looked like a
ghastly pack of court cards, you know. st. Ad.
dlegourd was radical. Having rent.roll Of
fl5,00O,O00 and belonging to ono of the Oldest
families in Britain, he could afford to be.
mamma, I've just dropped pearl" said the
Lady Coriander, bending over tho Persian
hearth.rEg.
"Fropn your lips, sweet FRIEND" said Lothaw,
who came of age and entered the room at the
same moment.
mo, from my WOrh. IL WdS
pearl, mamma; papa gave 1saacs Il Son, sG5, 000
for the two"
"Ah indeed" said the Duchess, lansuidly ris.
ing; 'let us 20 to luncheon"
"But your Grace" interposed Lothaw, who
was still quite young, and had dropped on all
fours on the carpet in search of the missing gem,
consider the value"
"Dear friend" interposed the Duchess, with
Infinite tact, gently lifting him by the tails o!
his dress.coat, 81 am waiting for your arm"
CHAPTER II.
Lothaw was immensely rich. The possessol
OF seventeen castles, fifteen villas, nine shooting
boxes, and seven town houses he had other es
tates Of which he had not even heard.
Everybody at Plusham played crcquet, and
none badly. Next to their purity of blood and
great wealth, the family famous for this
accomplishment. Yet Lothaw soon tired of the
game, and after seriously damaging his aristo
cratcally large foot in an attempt to tight Gro
quet" the Lady Aniseed's ball, he limped away
to join the Duchess
"Fm going to the hennery," she said.
'Let me go with you. l dearly love fowls
broed,' he added, thoughtfully.
'The Duke gave Lady Montairy some large
Cochins the other day." continued the Duchess
changing the subject with delicate taste.
LADY Msn.sry,
Quite contrary
sang Lothaw gaily.
The Duchess looked shocked. After pro
longcd silence, Lothaw abruptly and gravel,
said:
"lf you please ma'am, when ] come into m,
property should like to build some improved
dwellings for the poor, and marry Lady Go
rander."
'You amaze me, dear friend, and yet boil
Your aspirations are noble and eminsntly prop
en-" sad the Duchess "Coriander is but chill,
and yet" she added, looking gracefully upo,
her companion, "ior the matter of that, SO ar
YOU
CHAPTER III.
Mr., rutney Giles was Lothaw's first grant
dinner-party. Yet, by carefully watching tn
Others lac managed to acquit himself croditably
and avoid drinking out of the hnger-bow b.
first secretly testing its contents with spocr
The conversation was peculiar and singularl
interesting.
Then you think that monogamy is simply
question OF the Thermometer 7" said Mrs. Putre
Giles to her companion
~ certainly think that polygamy should b
limited by isothermal lines replied Lo.haw.
Il shoald say it was matter of latitude" OF
served a loud, talkative man opposite. He wa
an Oxford Professor with taste for satire, an
had made himself very obnoxious to the comps
NY, during dinner, by speaking disparagingly g
u former well-known Chancellor Of the III
chequer--a great statesman and brilliant move
ist-whom he feared and hated.
Suddenly there was sensation in the room
ainoung the females it absolutely amounted to
nervous thrill. His Emnence the Cardina
was announced. He entered with great suavit
OF manner and after shaking hands with every