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TRAcieAfs tilsTaRy

The follosiog tragic history is taken
from abe 'Gszette DIES Tfibnnaux. Soon
after the gevclelion-of lS30, Mile. X.
Il young lady. beautiful and Distinguish
ed for her Intellectual snd aSAiahie
qualities, was married to.Mr. N. whose
corresponding Character promised 10
ensure The felicity ef boih- This.
however, was not the case; Tor ne BRIDE
had sacrificed her attachment Cor ano>
iher to family Interests, and. so strong
was her passions lor her first lover that,
notwithstanding she Eeceiyed The Ipost
powerful proofs safFeelon az hep
husband, and had lviee became mo-
Their, she could not refrain kom giving
such. INDIGESTION Of her>uncontrollable
feelings, that the object Of Der ptefer,-
enee became alarmed. DIeadingtome
terrible. catastrophe, he resolved 10 ex,
pairiaie himself: and nc therefore. en-
5agked Cor Brazil Nhere he endeavoied
TO divert his nidd bypuruing the stu-
dv Of chemistry and metailpEgy, for
which that Country affords favorable
field. fy letters fraoght With feeling
and good sense; BIO explained 70 Nine.
y. The motives Of his absence. in re.
nouncing an iatsTcourse,' which, how
ever intoxicating, be COULD not 0nioy
without Semofse. His fight. howe er.
instead Of being the saving Of Mmes n.
iprodueel her utter DESTRUCTION. She
became ia Appearance. aficr a TING OF
depression, rnofn-gay and brilliant IN
society. than'ever v bile. ia facl, sic
VAS coniemIiatng'thc blSckest crimes.
AlF. ~, who had always been IA
! the enjoEmcnsoflhe nosttobps, health.
became spheet.io ,vomiiings and other
Complaints, which bafIled all the sci.
ence Of bis Physicisnsin discovering
their source. aud al thefemedies their
art susges'cd. AZ I<pgih, chsnge OF
air was recommended, aud apartments
were taken IN one q Che most distin.
g0ished mansions de sante, in phreEaiI
than a confined sit0asion n the centre
Of the capital aGoted. where hs was &C.
coppsnied by bis wile,. who. 10 the.eyes
Iof the world. nursed him with the most
tender ane nnFendtted care. No ifa-
4. psovetnent in bis condition ensoed, and
~ last hope he was reInoyedtob breathe
bis native airih sioail fowh ia the de-
/ baFiment ofihe MeuFihe, Wkefe he Fx-
pred 10 ias armsof bis apparently de-
VOTED wife. This event, nom the long
continued illness Of The deceased; ex.
cited no surprise.
4ier sou.s days, Nine. ~ re.
turned 10 Pafisf and notwithstanding
her mourning, snd. Hpe paleness OF her
copaiehanee, she seemed 70 have re-
gained some Of her iormcT cheerful.
ness, When ono a Der cbildfe6, who
had been ieit.in ne mansion dc santa.
betpm'e attacked aiih She symptoms
similar 10 those Which preceded lhs
death Of the fsfhef.aod notwithstanding
AZ The .temedies abirh could be ap-
Piled, died IN ne most fdahGsl con.
yulsioas. Ere long the reinainiog ins
lahi IVES also carried % ths. tomb 'Iis
Death was iuddtn. end scarcely With
out any previous jndifPosiii0n The
mother appeared io.bb overwhelmed
With despair, and tpon removed lom
iheh0use Wbich'fhe said bad been The
scene ~ - naBy Aisaliss. sdd % os-l
cape she Tecolleeliohs Of fbeu. took u
splendid srruenf IN The quarter al
ile Cbauiss ahfid The inendg 81
ihe widow Wtis asioahhsd by ihn rapii
Soccessi0n Of fatal events. .bui they
sooa became q subject 81 discussion.
and az le8rlh Of suspicion. TIE
early ailschinentof Nine 49, 10 TIE
young man who kas gone 20 Brazil vas
knopd, thd ihs very pF0bsbiliiy 81 their
1nion was Of coarsa talked 81 All
length a mulual lrirh8 81 both rrcol.
locitd ihnt ,piryi9us 70 ihe On i6d5s-
position 81 Mr 49, be vie Bad
hqsn hin . iencf from ibe sb1eaisc
- ahieh hc tqucHc3 hFr % hd him,
among oihrrftiues ehith be- could agi
Proesfe ia blazii, VARIOUS eft9t a.
ciaainf certain Fusnaiy 81 sfeisie.
% magi1e sad Pioffic seif .Tbste