Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: of distinctions still greateV than those with which he had already been honored. 'Three days after his arrivai he was created Earl of Ithisdel, and had aix addition made to his income, out of the public purse. THts eft-rival' in town and the new honors which his sovereign had Conferred upon- Sir Edward were soon blazoned abroad -through the fashion able circles; and such was tlie-anxiety of the belles of high life, to behold theiTold suitor and Adonis iti his two new characters of a hero and ah Earl, that every route of consequence, and every public place of amusement were thronged for some time in order to datch a glimpse of his lordbhip. For sometime, however, their elTorts were unavailing; for the new inclinations of the; Earl of Ithisdel pointed in a different direction. At length, how chapter{Section 4ever, public curiosity was gratified. Lady firagwell issued her cards for a route; and, of course the Earl would be there. Accordingly, the suite of rooms was filled at a very early hour, by all ranks and ages of fashionables, eager to get at a peep at the wonderful hero, whose conquests over his country's foes had been as wide, as his subjugation of female hearts. At length after waiting until their patience was nearly exhausted, the Earl of Ithisdel was announced: and in. a few moments, his lordship walked up the room, supported by a stick and bowing with his accustomed elegance and ease to the fashionables who lined his way. I will introduce myself to his lordship exclaimed Lady Teazewell to her friend, Miss Bankerton; he will no doubt be much gratified to see. his old friends. I think he is much altered for the worst: but then he has a new title, which makes him more dignified and elegant in his manners. It is a great pity his lordship lost his leg a...