The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-25

ssgement public, TIL I have news OF
Count Starolyi's position and circum''
stances from Buda. Pesth. Foresce'
ing that the impression which he
had plainly made on you might deep.
en into love. l wrote to the Consul
for Information, and In . few days
ought to have an answer. Until then,
viii YOU consent not to consider your
engagement a settled thing?" Mrs.
Damer, % che concluded. held out
her hand afIectionstely to her niece.
"Dear auntie." said tho girl warm
". II will walt. Of course. TO do
YOU this pleasure costs me little. for
] know that the Consul will be able
to report nothing hut what Ii good
Of Max"
II hope you may be right" an.
sWered Mrs. Damer, and changed
the conversation.
Farnlelgh, on theputskirts OF which.
IN charming cottage, Mrs. Damer
and her niece lived. was q pretty
town on the Western coast ct En-
gland.
A few straw hat manufacturers
supplied Ito wealth. and half dozen
or moro semi. aristocratic families
supplied lie pretensions. These lam.
ilies dined one another. criticized
one another, assisted at one anoth'
er's christening. marriages and H.
uers)s. and made common cause
against any intruder who endeaSored
to gain entrance within their sacred
circle. They were . trif'e narrow
minded, but had never suspected 1t !;
and q little dull. but nobody bad
ever told them 80. They we're. 10
consequence, altogether self:satis'
lled and estlmaUle. The great excite
meuts Of tho young ladies Gunner
Gus and very pretty consisted OF bal'l
at the eountry.town In winter. and
OF lswn.tennls parties 10 the sum
NOR. To these the officers OF tn
harrison In the aiore.named county
town were invited regularly. ant
occasionally came; aud the poss'
b,llty Of their coming constituted tn
great charm OF the entertainment.
Such being the state Of things. !
10 not difficult to imagine the pleas
urable sensation recently caused b.
the arrival ON the scene Of q faclna
! tioe Hungarian Count. This gen
, tleman had been introduced by on
!, Of the elIte-the Honorable III
! Stracey, who had known his iathel
! and who, on meeting him 10 Par
, the previous winter. had given him
, pressing Invitation tovisit Farn'eigl
, Mr. Stacey, good.nstured. impu
sive. and not very wise. had iorso
!, ten his Invitation almost % soon
= be had given n. and wss rather on
4 prieed one fine summer morning
receive Q letter from the Count q
uowucing his imminent arrivs
;. Nevertheless. being hospitable.
n welcomed his guest 10 q mann
J. worthy Of their mutual pretensio'
y 10 tho bluest blood. and INTRODUCE
\ him to oil HE aequsintances Il
miles round. There had consequeu
!. II been q perfect epidemic Of dim
y parties, musical parties. )awn'tenu
ID perties, at which the Count had "
= golden opinions from ell sorts OF pe
+ pic. HE only detractors were Z
4 officers, who felt . little sore at bell
\. condemned oil at once to play seco
n fiddle to the seductive compatsIot
~ Kossuth.
= Couot Htarolyi had especially
=, great success With the ladies.
n spoke several language: M
I. French verse;; carlcatured to p
Z. fectlop, and Gang 70 tho guitar.
n had Q beautiful. droopias nuseac'
M Melancholy eyss. pslsloelc 81
:. nenss, and dscosatlpas from evl
cours In Earope. Such a.conbl
=. tioo Of charms add aecompltsAms
!. had never been seea 10 FaSale'
70 be6ose. -
~ Oas peculiarly Of this delight
sesaaeer was . passioa for max
y. uenaeosa He scattered slits Y
I !" ~ muaiaceaee Of % Eastern
"a teotate, ed BIZ lavbaness ~ Q
! = eoualled b. hi impestiallty. ~
~. body whose Aoseitality b lad
IN ieyed. eoaM ssAibx 800 pseease
- joediaisss. o. jsvsl vhieh tssaia :.
Il O.. inese1aslne eselgsees ssaes
5 led Insas; ~ tAese slapss' ~