The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-06-18


house and endeavored to retrieve his
lost Becky as governess.
II daren't-I don't think It would be
right to be alone with-you, sir" she
replied, seemingly in great agitation.
"Come as Lady Crawley. then!
There, Will that satisfy your" and the
vulgar, ill-bred M. P. fell down on his
knees and leered at her like satyr.
Rebecca, in real CONSERVATION at
her lost chance, wept genuine tears,
as she exclaimed: ooh, Sir Pitt-Oh,
sir-I-Tm married already"
When it further transpired that the
bridegroom Of Becky's secret marriage
was the brass-spurred and long'mus-
tached Capt. Rawdon Crawley, there
were two cataclysms, one in which
Miss Crawley went from one fit OF hys'
terics into another. and one where the
frenzied old Sir Pitt went wild with
hatred and insane with baffied de-
sire. But the bridegroom captain re-
marked to his wife: "YOu're sure to
get us out of the scrape. Beck.
never saw your equal. and I've met
with some clippers in my time. toov'
George Osborne, though dependent
on his mercenary, low-bred father,
despised him, and when the elder U.s.
borne forbade George to marry our
little Amelia, the young man broke
over the traces and married her out
of hand. The marriage was egged on
and managed by the faithful L'obbini
and, radiant in her straw bonnet WITH
pink ribbons and white lace veil,
little Emmy went off with her hus-
band to Brighton for the honeymoon.
Here they fell id with the Rawdon
Crawleys. Becky, mistress of a fine
establishment, and surrounded by re-
spectful admirers, was so adroit at
| wheeling tradesmen and standing OH
creditors, that she made it possible for
them to maintain fine social posi-
ton on nothing year.
Soon after this, among the brilliant
train of camp followers that hung
around the Duke of Wellington's army,
our friends were all in Brussels.
George. now desperately infatuated
with Becky, and neglecting his six
weeks wife shamefuIly, slipped a note
lin a bouquet at. ball, begging Becky
TO elope with him. But before the note
was answered came the call to arms,
and Lieutenant Osborne, forgetting all
love and intrigue, kissed Amelia and
marched away-marched, alas, to his
death on the field of Waterloo.
Colonel Rawdon Crawley, promoted
for gallantry, returned in triumph, and
he and his wife passed the winter OF
ISIS in Paris in much splendor ana
gayefy. Becky's salon became ia
nous, and great people hobnobbed
there. Colonel Crawley's dexterity
lat cards and billiards became so
marked that he constantly won from
his guests, and under Becky's tute-
lage he became clever and success
full gambler, and thus aided in their
fortune Of nothing for a year.
/ Amelia, now the Widow Osborne,
| and with small son, Ge0rgy, was in
sad penury; her father-in-law refus
| ing to see her at all, and her own IA
Their and mother dependent upon her.
Becky, too, was the mother Of son,
but she cared nothing for her child.
Nor for her husband; indeed, she sc
liar forgot her wifely duty as to be
lguilty Of an intrigue with the rich old
Lord Stevne. Colonel Crawley dis
covered this, thrashed the nobleman
and left his wife. Then, Becky, fol-
flowing her own devious ways. became
an undisguised adventures ant
neglected to care for her reputation
| She bobbed about from one city t.
another; now bounded by creditors
now cared for by some rich admirer.
At last, when poor Becky had fallen
very low In funds and in repute, sh'
| was found by Joseph Sedley and his sis
I ter Amelia. The old acquaintance was
renewed, and gentle, generous Amelia
took her one-time bosom friend into
her heart and home. Major Dobbir
Z, strongly disapproved, and denounced
Becky for what she was in her very
! presence. Amelia resented this, ant
Dobbin then begged Amelia, once
| again to marry him-a plea he ha6
often made. On her refusal, Dobbir
i went OF vowing neves to return. leav
ing Amelia alone with her fealty to hel
dead George. Whereupon Becky
learning the state Of things, told
Amelia Of Georges note to her, asking
lher to .elope with him. and CONTRASTING
1.-The faithless George most unfavor
ably with the patient and long-suffer
ling Dobbin. So Amelia recalled Dob
bin, married him. and they lived happ!
ever after.
| Mrs. Rawdon Crawley then attach
led herself to Joseph Sedley, though
mot by any legal bonds. He wa
, her utter slave, and insured his LII
heavily for her benef1t-and benefit sh'
did, for he died soon after.
Rawdon Crawley died. too, and tn
son Rawdon refused ever to see hi
mother again.
i Rebecca lived at Bath or Chelten
ham, where some excellent people con
sidered her d most injured woman
She devoted her life works to pfet.
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