The Beaufort tribune and Port Royal commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1877-1879, 1877-01-11

avowed it, and implored Thaddeus to re-
ceive and protect her, but he persuaded
her to remember her duty to her hus-
band.
His next trial was the death of the
venerable Butzou, whose long illness III
volved Thaddeus in debts he could only
defray in part, and a dissatisfied apothe-
cary caused him to be arrested for pal
try twenty pounds, and flung into New
gate. The pretty Euphemia was COM
PEELED by her mother to relinquish her
handsome language master; but Mary
Beaufort did not rest till she had private.
" procured the payment of his debts and
his release, deliverance which he
ascribed to Lady Tmemouth's friend
ship.
Returning soon after with her cousin
Pembroke to the residence Of his father,
Sir Robert Somerset, Miss Beaufort sad
" acknowledged to herself the hopeless
ness of her ill-fated passion. Meantime
Lady Tinemouth was staying in the same
neighborhood, and, in her company, ac-
cident brought Thaddeus and Pembroke
together. The proud exile stood pale
and silent. Pembroke flew forward, and,
catching his friends hand, exclaimed:
Gam 1 right? Are you Sobiesh 2
Il am" returned Thaddeus, amazed
"Gracious Heavens and can you
have forgotten your friend Pembroke
Somerset ?"
Assured of his sincerity, Thaddeus
clasped him to his breast and burst into
tears.
The treacherous Lotus, Pembroke's
governor, it appeared, had intercepted
the letters of the tive friends, and even
dared to return those sent by Thaddeus,
after seeing Pembroke at the theater.
Resolved to make the most ample amends
for his apparent desertion, Somerset
promised Thaddeus the friendship of his
father and the love of his fair cousin, and
fastened back to Somerset castle to make
good his word But, to his horror, Sir
Robert commanded his son to break Oft
all intercourse with Thaddeus, alleging
no reason except that he hated the Poles.'
The rupture Of bloodvessel brought
Lady Tinemouth suddenly to her death
bed, and Thaddeus was torn with equal
sorrow by the loss of his faithful friend,
and the brutality displayed by her hus-
band, whom he was compelled to believe
to be his father Perceiving the conflict
in Pembroke Somerset's breast between
friendship and flial obedience, and feel
ing that man Of his broken fortunes
could not honorably aspire to tile hand
of Miss Beaufort, Thaddeus resolved to
abandon England, and accordingly set
out on foot at night to return to
London. Overcome by fatigue and eN-
posure, he fell by the roadside, but was
rescued from death by benevolent gen
tleman. who conveyed him to his own
house, anG had him treated with the ut
most kindness. This proved to be Sir
Robert Somerset, and to the great amaze
ment of Thaddeus, Sir Robert confessed
himself the erring husband OF Therese
Sobieski.
He and the Earl Of Tinemsuth had
travelled as brothers under the name OF
Sackville. Supposing his betrothed in
England had proved faithless, he mar
ried the Palatine's daughter, but de-
serted the unfortunte Therese, and re-
turned to his first love on finding her
still true to him. The dread of ilegi-
timating Pembroke by acknowledging
Thaddeus had distracted the repentant
father who now implored the forgiveness
of his first-bOrn son.
This Thaddeus readily granted, and
refused to claim any rights at the ex-
pense OF Pembroke, who was left to en-
Joy his fathers title, while the exile OF
Warsaw, receiving an ample Share OF
Sir Roberts estate, completed his earth
ly happiness by making his beloved
Mary the Countess Sobieski.-IUus-
trated Weekly.