The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-08-03
The Story Of An Adventurer.

Adventures are plentiful here; and, ap-
ropos of adventures, the best story ever
heard was told me the other day about one
of this class. Originally he by no means
belonged to this class. Of good family
and small fortune, he was set we'll in the
race of life, but of exceeding beauty, an
Adonis in face and figure, and a vanity
and social ambition which kept pace with
each other, his small fortune soon went,
and Adonis is launched upon d life of
debt and stratagem. He has an eye for
beauty and susceptible fancy-not heart,
mind that is entirely absorbed with the
image he sees in the looking glass. He
would like beauty, therefore, as we'll as
money, in the wife he is diligently in
search of. After many attempts and fail
urcs, he comes at last upon the paragon of
women. She has good looks and money,
or her father has, and this father is motto.
riously indulgent. My gentleman pays
his devoirs. Most young women are at
tracted to Adonis. He is not fool, ex-
cept in the way of vanity, but he has a
skill in keeping this out of sight for
while. This shows his wit. And so he
makes decided impression upon Miss
Crgsus, and gossips begin to say that a
match is imminent. Papa Croesus, who
is the wisest man ever heard of, watches
proceedings, and does not by any means
fan the flame in his daughters heart by
opposition. Instead, after taking the &C
curate measure of AdOnis, he invites him
to stay beneath his roof while he is in the
city, and Adonis falls into the trap with
great alacrity. Bag and baggage he de-
scends upon the Cr9sus mansion, and in
stalls himself at his ease, feeling that his
troubles are over. Day after day Miss
Cresus rides and drives with Adonis
Day after day she sees him in every light
And by and by she begins to avoid him,
and to wonder what upon earth possessed
papa to invite such vain egotist to be his
guest. Then papa comes to the rescue,
and Adonis is as skillfully invited auay to
fresh fields and pastures new, with
out opportunity to declare his senti-
ments even. "He comes too near who
comes to be denied Adonis came too
near. The recipe of cure was perfect, and
Miss CrGsus to this day does not know
what wise father she has. Two sum-
mers ago very handsome fellow used to
drive up and down the avenues and on the
Beach road. He looked like Dukes son,
or as we foolish Yankee folk think a
Dukes son ought to look. He was Adonis,
and have no doubt that somewhere now
he is riding and driving with the same
| look of distinction and the same designs
upon some Miss CrGsus. And every day
am expecting to hear that some foolish
girl, whose papa was not the Solomon of
his time, and did not know that a near
view was sure disenchantment of the
young gentleman, has thrown herself
away upon scarcely more than tailors
model. And of such is the kingdom of
Newport to great extent. But of the
older generation there are vastly different
kinds and classes. Men of science, and
literature, and art find their way here, and
what they want is the old town rather
than the new. They do not care for fash
ion, but for the Redwood Library and the
cosmopolitan tone of the older and quieter
society The moral then would seem to
read from this, beware of Newport,
young men and maidens, lest the roaring
lions of show, and greed, and gain de.
stroy you.' But he who runs may read
and it would hit the nail on the head bet
ter to say to mothers and fathers, don't
bring your pretty daughters here into the
world of fashion unless you want to put
them up, as Ethel Newcome declared she
was put up, for sale to the highest bidder
Or still worse is it if the girl is fortune
and may or must become a mark fol
Adonis, who worships only his image in
the looking glass.--Neeport (R. ~ Cor
CHICAGO tribune.