, 1872-12-31

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SCANDAL IN t,r!Nt.lSIl HIGH LIFE.
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an" Jar" ftdsv"rh II.yn,e.
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hnannt IL h'Nh t'fn. mining t''nt M ir'pi, pninr
hhb given H. nud t,H". ! n..'nn tI,n ntn},nno,lt
Of Lady 1nwnn'!"ni With f"rl E'wnrl 1''ynuo.
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the llncoyary Ut t',nm In t'nrl. and TT TINT
Htrangs ~" EnEtni." nc"no vi Tin lsnt"! ..Ltrd
Mnod'lff ponn"lllnB LAIRD Thyme, a.nl hlH HiIo
doing tho hnin" for half 'lozon rn,,c. wnftnru
who came to tho neincarn nhl. Fliiur iufrrtut,-
tion throws nono light TN tho affair." Jho luIy
was very young when nl,o hacatne a wifo-~a
nchool-girl Of 17-~ar.i hho III now bntW. Her
husband wnn doyotnl to hor, hut ho whn no lonB
devoted to tho rhilanthropfo laborn with which
his name is ashocatcd. In thoHo labors tho
heart, but sho could not mako tho euro OF tho
poor tho absorbing interest Of her life. Aud
Hho had no great woma1ly ambition Of
any other kind. Her loisuse was q tor
meat to hor, and so ahc tried to make an occu-
patton naros Of amusement f sho entered with
gant dissipatiops Of English fashion, and,
unfortunately, without husband for her COM
panion. The Marquis was too weakly indulgont
Of her tastes. He was always kind, but he co,l]d
In f}1afin
to the haunts Of the poor; his wifes carried her
to the fetes Of the rich. From the outset Of
their marriage fate had dccroed their separation
in heart and mind, "a divorce infinitely moro
complete than those kindred judgments OF the
law, which affect only the body and the estate.
The husband went one way, the wife another;
the ono needed no other companionship than
that Of his own high thoughts the other had no
such inner resource against solitude, and ahe
found Lord Thyme.
OF this nob1omap it is perhaps not too much
to say that he is one Of those men VINO are mas
ters Of all the arts Of misleading yet they are at
the same time so completely the slaves OF their
faculty that in default Of better subject they
tempt women from the path Of honor, but mon
from the Path of duty. Their activities alter
nate between amorous intrigues and the gaming
table, and they are forever moving in (. vicious
circle Of debauchory. This type is not at Ill nn-
common among the younger sons Of tho British
peasant and the tastes Of peer. There is q dull
uniformity Of mischance in their Lives. They
live on the bounty OF their rich relations at
home until that is exhausted; thoy get into debt
the means OF support in the business Of preying
on their kind. AS it takes thief to catch q
thief, so it takes n gentleman to make a fool Of
a gentleman. They have the true hawkors eye
for fat quarry of their class. Young English
men with pockets full of, money and minds as
rinh iJ,av m ain ha had fnr fhh
seeking in Germany and in France, and the
aristocratic sportsman who hunts in both
countries may live comfortably on the
spoil. Insolvency had driven Lord Thyme
naturally as consumptive patient seeks the
sir Of the South. Ho subsisted on q slender al
lowance Of some $500 year, provided mainly
By the bounty Of his sister, and on some re-
mains of his wifo's property. Such, at least,
were his known sources Of income, and for the
rest it is naturally not within our province to at
tempt to estimate them in detail. He was ac-
companied in exile by his wife, and her unspot-
ted name was 9 passport for both to the most
brilliant society Of the French capital. His tall,
slender form was familiar sight at Musard's
and at the skating club, and although he was
verging On G. he Vas distinguished by his erect
bearing aud hiA dandyiah mir among tho men who
attended the Imperial receptions. He whs one
of those born Lotharios who cannot cecso to
dazzle until they cc2se to live. His hair was OF
silvery whitaness, but il it had been black as
night he could not have trimmed it with q moro
coquettish air. He was tho idol Of many ladies,
and he counted among bis conquests not only
the daughter Of au English noblemen, but the
wife, Each received his visits to the family on
her own account, aud both wero the sport OF the
acquaintances to whom they revealed their
secret IN turn. But the mother at last surren-
dered her supposed interest in him by eloping
With another man, the Captain Gordon whose
final o1p1ois the assassination Of al Italian
lady and OF himself at Naples the othor day
Such Vas the foreign society Of Paris in 1866.
But Lord Thynnes exile came to an end His
relatives made compromise with his creditors,
and ne returned to London some short time be-
fore the outbreak OF the war. Thus wi1itewash-
cd he was once more enabled to figure in good
company in his OWL country, and Lady ToYnshend
came in his way. He offored perfect contrast
to her husband. His mind was free from the
preoccupation Of fxod principles unloas the de-
termination to mako oneself agreeable at all
hazards may te placed in that category Of honor.
whose pride had hitherto taught her that ehe
was neglected for desrer object Of regard. In
fact, Lady Towhshend fell deeply in love with
Lord Thyme, and all the world was aware Of it
but the person chiefly concerned, Lady Towns
1t was talked Of in society. While his Lord
chip was absent on his philanthro1,ic missions.
his wife took her daily turn in tho Row. and tho
It talked Of at the clubs, for her old admirer
at last grew SO unguarded in his attentions that
it WAS Impossible for oven men to shut their
eyes. Women had long been in the secret, and
when tho outraged wife of Lord Thyme pub
liclY upbraided Lady Townshend at bali, the
scandal at least renched the husbands cars. But
his trustfu1 affection readily scceptod tho ex-
pinnation that was offered, and his confidence
was 80 firmly ro-established that he did not even
suspect the cause Of her flight until three days
after she had left lis house.
There is every reason to believe that the
e1opemens though duo to deeply laid design
On Lord Ihynno's part. was prompted by sud
den impulse on that Of his victim. Her admirer
had disposed Of his house in London for ready
money, and he had several tirnes seemed to be
urging her to some course which she resolutoly
declined. On tho day Of her flight she was
dressed for round OF visits in town, and totally
unprovidcd with the simplest nocossaries Of the
toilet for = voyage. Her costume attracted nt-
tention at Dover, and when she was discovered
her maid had to bo despatched to Paris With her
jewels aud clothes.
WINNING THE WRONG WOMAN.