The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-05-27

and behold, he didl Il was Ashley, alias
Dumont, alias Delorme, whom I supposed
to be serving bravely with Hemingsen.
then discovered that he was very intimate
with the two young ladies to whom 1 have
referred; had won the affections Of one OF
them, and had become engaged to her!
@When explained matters to my visitor
he was terribly enraged, and vowed ven
geance against the man who had deceived
him. / wished to aid him, and persuaded
him to promise to use no violence; to be
guided by me, and to go with me to New
York, where his sisters and my old &C
quaintance then were. He did go, and we
took rooms near his sisters. 1 knew very
well the one who had become engaged, and
with the freedom Of an old friend I
told her the truth about her f1ance. She
received the intelligence with surprise and
sorrow, but, womanlike, did not believe
me. learned from my friend that as soon
rs I left his sisters Ashley went to them,
and persuaded them that had slandered
him from motives Of jealousy. knew the
fellow was still in the house, and Ibribed
porter to place in his hands a note from me,
telling him that he had better meet me at
my rooms at II o'clock the next day. re-
ceived, in due course, a reply, saying that
be would be there; and he came on the
minute. My friend, the brother Of the
girls Il will call him Sam), was with me,
but let me do the talking.
aOur friend of the many aliases was
looking very well, and, as usual, wore the
malachite studs. When taxed him with
his perfdy and duplicity, he broke down
and wept bitterly. He acknowledged how
wrong he had been in winning the affec-
lions Of an estimable young lady whom he
could not possibly marry. ....-.
FINALLY he agreed to sail for Europe
next morning, and leave her to forget him.
He seid $50 would cover his expenses.
With that in hand he would solemnly
promise to take himself off and make no
further trouble. Sam at once handed him
double the amount; and l fully thought
we had got rid of him forever.
"Judge of my astonishment when, next
morning, Sam burst into my room, his
hair actually standing on end, and In
formed me, amid oaths and lamentations,
that the man had indeed gone, but having
twice as much money as he expected, he
had taken both the sisters with him! This
Is fact. He married cne Of them, but she
subsequently secured divorce from him.
The other married famous artist.
"In Europe fortune favored him, and he
was quite an important man in France
under the empire, and was once sent to
London by the emperor on mission.
."Not long ago, if you will believe it, l
met this man face to face on Broadway,
looking extremely well, faultlessly dressed,
with the ribbon of the legion of honor IN
his button-hole, and still wearing the
malachite studs He insisted upon salut-
ing me, and was as affable and frank as
possible.
"You have done me great services In
time past said he, when was down and
you were up. Fortune is sure to change.
Now am up and it may be that you are
down. If 50, believe me that I shall be
delighted to reciprocate. Here is my
hand, and beg you to command me in ali
ways The card was that of a journalist
of much note, and such, believe, IS my
remarkable acquaintance to-day.
"You may suppose that nave been ro-
mancing little. On the contrary, while
1 have suppressed some names and altered
others, I have told you only what actually
happened, and doubt not that 1t will be
my fortune to meet this remarkable man
in some other capacity still in this wortd.
Should meet him in the next am sure
he will still be wearing the three studs,
even if they be asbestos instead OF mala-
chite."-Inter Ocean.