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TWO DOLLARS A YEAR,
VOL. III.
RALEIGH, N. O, WEDNESDAY, - JUNE 2, 1869
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SMITH AND BROWHEj 7
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giiirnAif beowke amosq the nobili-
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"ivTrfl Hun-
tington and.jis nephew, Sir Eugene
"Wallace, punctual to their j. plan, jk took
passagei in less, than a week from their
first meeting, . on board the- Steamer
lor their voyage. (
wIt would be useless to say anything
of a voyage across the Atlantic, ; since
the time of sailing and the arrival at
! the other point has been so reduced by
I modern inventions and improvements,
thatscarcely an incident happens- wor
thy of note. ,
v The first view of them, that we shall
gire the reader, is their arrival in the
great Metropolis of the British King
dom when they assumed their new ti
tles and were so introduced.
? Eor a week none were half so regu
lar at the theatre and opera, as these
noblemen, nor was it long in being nois
ed abroad that the rich lord and noble
man, IluntingiCP with Ms nephew, Sir
Eugene Wallace, were amng the
guests of the season.
The deception was taking admirably;
Lord ) Huntington w:as the honored
guest of many, a nobleman, while - his
nephew, who played the part ofaprin
of pleasure and fashion, was a perfect
lion with the mammas and their daugh
ters. .' ;f
1 No one could waltz, .or dance the
Polka with the young losses, so well as
the. noble and gallant Prince.
The ladies said, he was so hnndsome.
and so gallant, and so polished, and
then ho had such a noble air, so like his
name sake, Sir William Wallace. lie
was a born ruler. His eyes gave evi
dence of the noble impulses of his soul,
while his head seemed only made to
wear a crown. What a love of a mus
tache he wore; what an imperial ! and
then what snowy white teeth glittered
between !
j nis dress, how like a prince's his
epauletts and his sword sparkled with
diamonds and his buckles were of solid
gold. Such was Sir Eugene Wallace,
formerly Mr. Browne, the discarded
lover.
These noblemen had v attended one
grand fete and retired to their private
apartments, when the 'following dia
logue ensued :
f Well, Uncle, how . did the wind
blow to-night?"
" Fair wind 1 fair wind, my boy ! fine
sailing indeed. Tnever enjoyed any
thing half so well before; but Pll tell
you what it is, my nephew, the game
came in an ace of being lost to us one
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"How so, uncle?" ' ' "
" Do you recollect an bid man with
an American suit on,' who made such a
blustering noise 1 over' his" wine, &nd.
toasted lord Palmeston so roften ?"
" Perfectly, I recollect him well."
"That man is aT 'broker rin- New
York, and but for the advantage I gain
ed over him in spying: him out as soon
as I did and letting him into he secret
of tie whole affair, he fould have spoil,
(1 our fun completely." : v
: Thcn, he knows our real charac
ters?": ., . . . ; :;l-;-;y
Yes, and laughed heartily over the
matter. . . '
' Should he betray ,usv I rather think
we would not find such pleasant sailing
InJuture.,, We might have the exquis
ite pleasure, of being escorted out of
the city on a rail in a genuine Ameri
can suit of tar and feathers."
0, you need have no fears of such
a thing ; for, in the first place, he enT
joys"a joke "of the kind as well as 'any
man i living, and more than that, h
sails for America in the, morning, and
he lias promised, not to mention the af
fairi even at home." f '
.4 t don't feras easy about the mat-
terras jyou seem ; I therefore propose,
tharwe change our location as early as
possible f suppose we go over to Par-
V fa you like it j I am ready for any
move that will enhance the interest of
our tour ; Pll accept your proposition
most cheerfully, and from there will go
to Kome, it you say so, and spend sev-
leral months, for, notwithstanding I hate
Popery, I nevertheless, have a pleasant
recollection of Rome as she has -"been.
I want to see the seven hills, and , on
the banks of the Tiber ruminate, per
haps, on he Very spot where the ' Shep
herds partook of the great rural feast.
' " Indeed, my lord, you have grown
quite entimentdRiiica J- g.the
shores of America ; and I should not
wonder if yon were yet to become a
great author j'rival the celebrated fic
tionists of England and Scotland,- and
make to yourself a fame that will live in
song and story." r J - ; 5f
" I haVe a strong inclination to do
sotnething worthy ' of remembrance;
even by the lovers of fiction, but I nev
er bad the slightest idea of my adequa
cy to a task so important and difficult."
"Ah,:well, for the sake of peace, we
will dismiss the subject. I see , you
have no idea of becoming an author."
!- ; "Not the least." .'
" I propose we leave this city as soon
as possible, for, notwithstanding I pro
posed the drama we r re now actinp,
I feel a trepidation at the heart,
and weakness about the knees every
time I am dnbbrd Prince, and wonder
what the thunder 1 should do if some
of my old friends from the Continent,
were to hail me by tfie title of Browne,
M-hen I am taking things by storm as I
did last night ; why the truth is, my
lord, I'd prefer being caught with a sto
len sheep upon my back, and, that you
know, is about the standard - of mean
nrss in our country."
" I have no fears of that srt, for, I
am too constantly on the look out, to
be caught ; and furthermore, it is not
likely that any visitor from the United
States would be honoredwith an invi
tation to the grand fetes at which we
6gure extensively unless they should be
very distinguished citizens or relations
of the host."
"And even then I suppose the chan
ces would be in our favor, for they,
would hardly know us."
From the above-, it may be presum
ed that Smith and Browne were not
feeling very secure under their new ti
tles, but, were fcarngan exposure and
its ugly consequences.
But the game had to be played now
that the cards had been dealt, out, and
they held such good hands, and had al
ready made something besides.
" Wallace," the young prince had in
a short time grown quite a favorite
with the softer sex, and but for that
constant dread which weighed him
down, he would have felt himself quite
the lion of the season.
Another gauntlet had to be run, and
it was with emotions ol mingled sensa
tion,' he looked forward to .it. Lord
Arrington'gave his last grand ball of
the season, and both1 Lord Huntington
and his nephew, Sir 5 Eugene Wallace
were invited guests. 1 , v
" While the latter felt ,the importance
of the occasion, and i jookeoT forward "to
it as one of th'e most brillianFof his life
Kecould but regret that" he had t th'us
gotten him self into a box, that , (shoul d
the lid be fastened on,) wouTd most ef
fectually: imprison'Him ; ;but tKe ordeal
had to be passed, and summoning all
the courage of which he was master, he
was ready' when his uncle earner round
in the carriage after him, ! on the dread
ed evening. . ' . '
A way they Went whizzing along over
the pavements making the night hide
ous vith the rumbling of the wheels,
and not aSrord was parsed until the
coachman bawletf-4 Lord Arrington's."
"Well, my boy,' said lord Hunting
ton, " this is oiir last ordeal ic England;
if ve can but succeed to-nightt and
leave' this, country with our present
stock of compliments and encomiums
unsulliedv we shall have accomplished a
most daring fea't, and succeeded mcst
admirably, ard for my own part, I have
no fears to the contrary."
, $4 Be it eo, but, somehow or other, I
fi'el a little uneasy and can't help it ; I
hope you may be prophetic in your feel
ings, at least this time." '
f At this moment they were or. the
marble steps that led to the long porti
co in fitont of the gtatrly . mansion ' of
lord Arlington, "
The lord met them at the entrance j occupation. But, believe me, dear
and in person; escorted them to an up-1 f madam, I could not, I dare iiot act in
per chamber, leaving them in charge of sensible to the distinguished honors
attendants, whose duty it was to " at
tend their wishes. : " ' ' u
As he left the room, Browne, alias,
Prince Wallace, cast a furtive glance at
the door-way. and turning his eyes full
upon Smith, said : really, my lord,"
oars is a most noble host, and reminds
me" wonderfully of our kinsman and
conntryman, Sir Washburn Brucej , the j
grar.dnepheTt.of the famed Sir JRoberit?ngtoq estate. She is ; quite r voung,
Bmce.'r ' ' . ' lyt' but you willfind her quitafalka-
3nice.'r
; "Jndeedhe is a famous lord, and I
have , almost fallen in love with v him,
there is such an air of nobleness about
him, such an exhibition of that great
ness, which alone is foundVniong" men
of his rank,' ' ' , ' '
These speeches had ths desired effect
for thpy were intended more font the
ears of the attendants than for each
other, that they (might be" .impressed
with the importance of lord Hunting
ton and Sir Eugene Wallacp. In Eng
land, as in every other land, there isno
method half so well calculated to set a
man a fame among the ladies, as the
notoriety one acquires by means of ser
vants. They over hear things.; things
not intended for their ears, of course,
therefore reliable because there could
have been no design in them, and these
secrets are dealt qut cautiously to the
young m'sses,; whose hearts throb and
tremble at each recital.
An affected indifference on the part
of each, gave the servants, an opportu
nity for "a low private conversation, the
subject of which 'was, of course, the
wealth,' standing and fine Appearance of
their distinguished guests.) Browne
distinctly everheard a remark from
one," in which his name was favorably
coupled with that of lord Arrington's
daughter, and the suitability of a mar-
"What a lion," thought Browne, "I
have suddenly become," but how to
keep up appearances he could not ex
actly divine. Time was a bore to him ;
he had completed his toilet an hour
ago, and yet, theiofd had not come to
escort him to the dancing saloon. Look
at his watch? I Yes, a hundred timos
and nervously he paced the floor occa
sionally eyeing "my lord Huntington,"
who had yielded himself to a comforta
ble snooze, much to the amusement of
one of tlie servants, a small boy, whose
risibilities were excited to an uncon
trollable pitch, j ' i
At last, however, lord Arrington
came to summon Lord Huntington and
his nephew, Sir Eugene Wallace to the
scene of mirth.
Now for . the struggle,' thought
Browne; now for a display of his fine
person and talents. If he could but de
port himself safely through this scene,
English nobility might go to grass for
him, with all their fine women and
young misses. He marched into the
presence of the gay assemblage with
the dignity and coolness of his illnstri
ous namesake of olden times, and fol
lowing lord 'Erantington.,ho was es
corted by lord Arrington, he was led in
to the august presence f lady Arrihg-ton7-She
welcomed "them both, and
turning to Wallace, said, ," I feel com
plimented noble Sir," "in having' " your
presence to night 'at my ..last grand
ball of the season ; your name sir, ? not
withstanding, it Svas; King Edward's
greatest trouble,'carries a charm with
it. A nobler knight hath not lived
than sir William Wallace, and a nobler
scion I have . never seen than . in your
self. Believe me, dear sir, I feel my
self highly honored, and to render the
evening as agreeable as possible, I hold
myself in constant readiness, to present
your princeslrp: to any lady whose ac
quaintance you may desire to form."
" Your ladyship does the private citi
zen, and relative of Sir-William. Wal
lace more than justice. I do not feel,
dear madam, that my presence can add
anything to the character of ' your en
tertainment, and were I to consult my
own feelings I would not be 'known
here by ray real name; I would rather
assume the common title of Jrotcne,
and dub my uncle, John Smith, and be
known as a private citizen, than', to be
the distinguished guest L am. I like
nobility; but I like it in (he persons of
others. ; For myself, I am best content
ed when in the employ of soma lonely
yon have thus, conferred upon r my
name, and shall feel mortified, if, on a
-nore intimate acquaintance, I do not
'so comport myself, as to retain that,
high esteem which you have expressed
for me." - ' - ' r ; ' . - ' ' ' v'
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'"This way my lord, and I will intro-
I dnce you to lady Caroline our only
danghter, and the heiress of the Ar-
yet, but you will tmd her quite
tive, and a great admirer of the heroic
as weir as romantic. She has just com
pleted her education, and but lately re
turned from school, and has barely done
away with her childish notions: vou
can make all necessary allowances for
that." Saying which , she led the way
to a tall, beautiful girl of about seven
teen. . , ; :"'y .
: " Caroline, let me introduce you to
Sir Eugene Wallace, the guest of the
evening.7'
Caroling bowed modestly, yet grace
fullyi and desired that he should be
seated. -
" I am,R. you will perceive, a real
stranger, and yet, by some means 1
have found in this great city, a host of
friends; indeed there are none with whom
I meet, who do not seem, e're I have
been with them an hour, as intimate
friends."
" London has been greatly slandered by
Magazine writers and gossips, for what
they term its aristoracy, but I dare say,
if the truth were known and published
as it is, there are fewer real aristocrats
heje than in any city of its wealth and
magnitude, perhaps in the world."
"If I must judge from the experience
which I have had, I agree with you,
and go even firther and say that even
in Americ t where I have recently trav
eTe'Tmore real aristocracy exists tha,n I
have seen here."
"How long since , you left Ameri
ca?" " Why, but recently ; I came by the
steamer, which arrived just two weeks
since, and a most pleasant voyage we
had.", . r
" O, imnst be delightful at this sea
son, and yet my parents are so scrupu
lous of my health they will not agree for
me to make a voyage even across our
little seas; I've a strong inclination at
times to elope and go aboard a vessel
bound for the United States and run
the risk of being detected."
"You don't mean that you- "
"I mean, ve I mean to dress in a sail
or's trousers and jacket and play the
tar."
" Why, you might make yourself
quite a heroine if you would but let your
true character fbe known to some gal
lant officer of the western world; and
that's not all ; you might become so at
tached to the ether shores of the Atlan
tic as not to, return . , ,
; " Would it not be nice? I fancy T
might conduct a bit of romance with
considerable skill." . r ..
. " Suppose then as you wduld like a
voyage, you should change your course,
and instead of going, to America, yon
sail round the Gihralter nd visit the
memorable cities of the Mediterranean ;
go to Rome,' to .Greece,, to Carthage,
iIissilonghi, and if you desire it, np to
Constantinople?!'. , ,
i The, very thing I want to do ; of all
other places, I'd rather visit. Rome and
Athens."; -
"Then you had better begin that bit
of romance in making a voyage in that
direction ; you would, have one advan
tage in it ; I would be with you should
you need a friend to aid you at any
time." V;;; '-
"What! are you going in that direc
tion?"; " " '
f "I am, and so is my uncle, lord Hun
tington, and we expect to embark 'to
morrow.
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more about it ; if I am not bafiied in ray
determination I may go too."
In the attire of a sailor?"
v " No, no; I think I can get lady Ar
ligton to go with me, and perhaps Pa,
also ; thy have formed such a high
opinion of you and your uncle, that a
suggestion of yours would go a great
ways with them if properly urged."
' :t The reader must not suppose the
conversation between Wallace and lady
Caroline ceased, ' simply because we
dropthero for awhile, but just imagine
yourself sitting near them, and perhaps
you will be astonished at the freedom
of each, and laugh at the many curious
suggestions and plans made for the ac
commodation of the latter, all in refer
ence to the desired vovage,
. We leave them but to mingle with
the crowd and shake hands with the
lords, and smile and bow at their
ladies ; to' enquire after lord Hunting
ton whom we have not seen since his
entrance into the saloon."
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he stands proudly erect lifting his clds:
sip head (shoe makers sometimes : have
classur heads) high above ; his fellows,
while every now and then, his white
locks shake as if blown by a strong gale,
and his m err v ringing laughter is heard
distfhctlv. Around him f crowd the
young noblemen," whose ambitions now
iii a political channel, ''listening' to , his
speculations upon the affairs of govern
ments and nations. He was all gab;
well versed in modern and ancient his
tory and with the government tor ages
past, he could speculate on the , present
condition of the world and especially
of Grt at Britain, with as much poba
bility of guessing right ' as any one
else.
Marked deference was shown -to eve
ry syllable he uttered, for it was lord
Huntington and of course, what he
said was orthodox.
He speculated largely upon Turkey
and Russia and evidentlv i thoright he
foresaw a stom brewing that would
result in a general war; that England
and France and all the powers of the
West would be compelled to engage in
it. in defence of a great political princi-j
ple.T " Yes," said he, "my lords andi
gentlemen, the time is just ahead when
we will have to send out our Welling
tns to fight Turkey's battles for her;
France will stand side by side with us,
for thcsbattles are not Turkey's alone,
but the battles of all Europe. But we
are readv for them ; no time could be
more favorable for the prosperity of
Great Britain. True we are in debt,
but, with a nation powerful ,as ours,
such a state of things may not only be
expected, but in some instances it is a
benefit rather than a curse; and " -
Here the lord ceased his learned dis
quisition suddenly and fell back upon a
seat apparently in a fainting ' condition.
A dozen lords sprang to his assistance
in an instant, and a physician was call
ed, but the lord was insensible to all.
A paroxysm of fearful character had
laid hold of him and seemed to threaten
a speedy death. He was removed from
the scene of his ditaster to a private
apartment followed by his frightened
nephew and the physician, j Having se.
cured fr? sh air in his new position, and
received a thorough bathing in resusci
tants, signs of consciousness began to
exhibit themselves, and it was not long
before lord Huntington opened his eyes
and faintly ai-ked, "Where r am I ?". il
lustrating in a satisfactory manner, to
his friends, that " Richard was himself
again," or. soon would, be. " .
Why sir said the physician,, J you
are sick; you have been dangerously at
tacked.and but for the immediate rse
of the proper medicines, you must have
been a dead man e're this iimc ; bnt sir,
you are better now, and L wish you to
be composed.'' ; ? ; '
" Sick? did you, sayj 4 A most - nn
founded lie I I am wounded." , ?
" Why my dear sir," said the physi
cian: to Sir Wallace,-your uncle is de
lirious; he is mad. His bead must be
l ,1 ImMAltnfalir fir Ki will Art wit Yi
a congestion of the brain."
"That's another lie and jat diabolical
one, arid I'll sue you for slander, you
hypocritical old pill bagS'Jj
" O, my dear sir, don't bt so excita
ble; vour friends are anxiously concern
ed for yon, and have called rae to re
lieve you of this dreadful fit."
" Where i my nephew ? t Where is
Sir Eugene Wallace ? Where is he ?
Bring him in ! I must see him I"
"Here I am, dear uncle ! What would
you have me do?" I
Defend me ! yes, by the heavens,
defend me ! If you possess a single
drop of that blood which warmed the
bosom of your unole, the hero of Scok
land, cetend me: inve tnai rascai
from my room ! He is a rogue, a thief,
a murderer! a blasphemerl Drive him
out!" - ';:--.;- .--i-
Wallace beckoned hirn to; leave the
apartment for a moment ; he did soy
but the frantic lord was not yet satis
fied ; he made his nephew bolt the door ;
and then sit near hira on the bed. .' A
soon as he'was seated, change earner,
over his faco and raising hknself off the
bed, he smilingly asked; "don't you,
think, Browne, that I have performexf
one feat in high life pretty well ?' ?
, " You are delirons under, try to com
pose yourself." . '" I
. 1 u Compose, fiddlesticks ! - I've got a
7 r--- --n-y 1 -. c ever wilt -
have, and 1 want yci to .
. Wallace, or" rather Hertford, did iiot -exactly
know what to say lb him, for
apparently he possessed his senses
as great an extent as he ever1 did, but
the doctor. bad pronounced him deliri
ous and he thought it was so ; and con
sequently, this sudden, disposition to
qui etness he prognosticated unfavora
bly, and sat in perfect silence, occasion
ally rubbing his hand gently ov-r his
forehead. But his thoughts were fully
divined, and Smith sprang out of .the
bed at a bound, carrying Browne on his- -back,
who tried to hold him tbert but
conld not. ; ;" ; r
" Now Browne, let me tell yon, (an65
in the first place, don't be such a darnecl
fool,) I am not sick, neither have I had
a fit nor. a spasm ; 1 have-had my senses
all the time, and hare fooled you like
the deuce. But it had to bd did, ray
good fellow, (don't pop your eyes oat
looking at me) for I sa'yt Add Jo- Vet
did. I was getting into a d 1 of a fix
and I had to have -a fit and be toafctf
out, or be discovered and run out, and
I concluded the first was the most geiv
teel,, so I fainted." - - s . -
Heh !" he ejaculated-r r I .
" You thick beaded puppy,' you canrC
understand it seems, but stand there and
reply to me by saying 'heh!' Iksay I
liad to faint or. be detected in the ; de
cation which I am practicing, for, just?
as I was getting that herd of cattle,
(young bulls) .under conviction, preach
ing them a real political sermon, in
which I was proving to them that Great
Britian was a great Gcvcrnmeut: and
France another, and that Russia had to
be licked and we had to.help, fcc, &c,
who should I see coming towards rac
escorting lady Arlington but Tonn
Jones of New York, the whiskey
dealer, (the -very .? man I. hate above
all others and he hates me as bad) for
the purpose, as I supposed, of, getting
up an acquaintance with "lord Hunting
ton. I am certain that lady Arrington
would not do a thing that would at all
mar my enjoyment, but I tell you I had
hard thoughts about her when I saw her
leaning on that whiskey still, and what
made it worse, i knew she was bring
ing him up to introduce him to me. r
There was no chance of practicing ray
deception on that old rascal, for he
kno ws me too well ; we've had t o
many fights, and he knows this scar on
my cheek too well. 'Then .what else
ould I do bnt faint? I had no time
to run for I was in fell view. ?k To faint,
was the only resort, and at it VwentL
and.111 leave it with you to. say, bow
nicely I performed this feat, a Sick?'
No! Pm no more sick than you are,
but I'll tell you what my hoy; we must. ;
leave Here before the day dawns.
Browne " .could contain himsfeir
ho- longer, but burst into a" hearty fit
of langhter in which Smith joined with
a zest thatjwould have been deemed by
the physician, had he seen hira, a symp
tom of returning paroxysms. , "
"I'll tell you Browne, what to dc; a
you seem to be deeply interested in that
young lady, and would like to return to
her as a hog to his mud, yot can leave
me and send a servant iu to attend
me. -
Tell the Doctor . I am composed now
and that you think there is no danger
of a return of the paroxysms unless I.
am disturbed. I am bound to keep
close quarters the balance, of the night.'"
Brown laughed heartily again, but
this time at the ridieulous idea of as
strong a man as his friend Smith being
afraid to meet , a . countryman and a
neighbor. But, he tws3 not long dn
gaining his place, at the, skfe o -lady
Caroline Arrington whence he had been
so unexpectedly torn an 1 hour be-
fore. :"'" .' "' --V V:": :'
Lord and lady Arrington hurried V
him to hear, from their noble but unfbf-