The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-29

TAKE no shame In the pride with
which / write of my grandfather,
Lisnel Carvel, Esq. Of Carvel Hall,
In his lordships province of Maryland,
albeit he favored his majesty. He was
no palavering t%urncoat like my uncle
Grafton, whom l knew for a great
rascal who had been banished to his
estate In Kent county for saying In nay
s~randfather's presence that my mother
had not been fit to marry a Oarvel.
But IL Grafton was a shadow on my
hoyhsod. there was also a great light,
and this was Mistress Dorothy Man
ners, my constant playmate.
Dorothy bioomed early, and too seen
became Q great beauty. with all eur
Annapolis macaronis at her feet.
Thanks to her foppish father, Mr..
H~armaduke Manners, she gave me to
know that nom but an English earl
could serve her for husband.
Ny boyhood was passed I'm stirring
times. Twas In the summer Of 170o,
made memorable By the Stamp Act,
that / first came into touch with the
deep-set feelings Of the period, al
though I had already learnt from my
friend, Mr.. Henry Swain, o lawyer and
a man Of note among our patriots, the
doctrines that were kidding righteous
revolt. Ny friendship with Patty
Swain, his daughter, had begun early,
and 1t was she who gave me heart to
hope that Dorothy, for all her fine airs,
still thought sometimes Of her child
hood sweetheart.
Not until my uncle Grafton poisoned
his ear against me did my grandfather
learn how strong was the republican
spirit that stirred me. "A Carvel
against the king" was all he said. But
I saw that Grafton had triumphed and
to tell the truth 1t was no pleasant
thing for me to set my face against
the king for whom my father had died.
About this time Dorsthy's wish was
fulfilled and she went to London. Soon
Lord Csmyn arrived at Annapolis with
news that every macaroni In London,
including himself, was In love with
her and that the Duke Of C~hartersea,
a great rake, appeared TO lead the
race. There was sadness in the pride
this gave me; nevertheless, / was
drawn to Lord Comyn, a true man..
Ny grandfather falling seriously III,
my uncle effected a reconciliation.
Soon I realized that Grafton was plot
ding to cheat me Of my birthright and
make himself heir to Caryel Hall.
Even murder was tried. One night
I was drawn into a duel with Lord
Comyn on a pretext. Comyn. as loath
to fight as j. wounded me. but the fight
only made Us closer friends. Soon
after Comyn had sailed for England a
second attempt to kill me changed the
course Of my life. / was kidnapped
by pirates. and only that I had the
makings Of q fighting sailor I should
have been slain. From the pirate ]
was rescued by a British brigantine.
captained by one John Paul, who, for
the discipline he maintained. might
have been a naval commander. He
recognized me IS q gentleman and told
how he was returning to Scotland
to say goodbye to his mother, for, he
said. Scotland had not treated him
well. After that be proposed to 20 to
London. I jumped at this, for was not
Dorothy theref So. Paui's sad errand
done. to Tendon We went. choosing
always the best coaching inns, Paul
being for playing the gentleman. At
London we put On a bold front and
went to the Star and Garter In Pail
Mall. I at once set out to find Mr..
Manners and caught him at his door.
but he feigned not to e me. where
upon NJ. DIX. my grandfather's agent.