Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-10-17

Ia every SPECIES o. 4cuAucNHry ana - PeA.1s
This afflicted IN the deepest manner me
grandfather, who revoked the peqsest wnlcn
n, hnd made him Of about 41.U0O q year.
md aecl,ed 20 appFehend for him nothing
but future ruin and disgrace. The old man'
eighty two years Of age, resided IN Dis cha
t..au ut Mont Leveqne. whittier IN October.
1854, Madame De PUntalba went 10 etempt
N reconciliation with the wealthy senior..--
srht,, and there occuFred the most exir10rdl-
nnrv s,,I al.,,ccountabie scene thuts though
We have. read one hundred French novels we
have ever snet with. JAS ~ ~ !.
a., ,h.. Itllh IT October. the day after Mad
m. N. p.,nt;iba's arrival. she found she
,s,,,,d make no impression on the father. an
I,fw. aild was about TO return 70 Paris, WINCH
,,ld Al. de Montalba. at the age ofelghty- Two
ubscrving a moment when she was uione 10
her apartment, entered i with a brace o.
double barrelled pistols. locks the door. ana
approaching his astonishcd daughter ~, law.
d. .;ircs her :. TO recommend herself 70 too:
for that she had but few minutes 70 AYE s.
but he docs not even allow her one mlnute-
he fires immcdia and two balls enter ne!
|leff hfeast. She starts np and ilies, her blood
screaming about, 10 closet exciaiming thai
She will submit to any terms, if he will spare
her. mo Eo-you must die and, DC
fires his second pistol.
She had instinctively covered her hear
with her hand--that hand IS misefabiy trac'
tured by the balls !; but saved her heart
She then escapes TO nnother closet, where y
third shot is fred without effect at las
she rushes in despair 10, the door--and while
| M. do Pontalba is discharglng his last barre
at her, she succeeds in opening It. The tam
lily, alarmed BY the firing, arrive. and she i
/ saved. The Old man, on seeing thar she is
lbeyond his reach, returns to his apartments
4 and blows out his brains. asa sam aats
i Il seems clear that he had resolved TO make
a sacrifice of the short remnant. OF his own
life, in order to release his son md his grand
lson from their unfortunate connection with
Madame do Pohtalba. But he failed-sl none
Of her wounds were mortal and within q
month after. Madame de Pontalba, perfect
ly recovered, in high health and spirits, "a
diant and crowned with flowers, was e pc
seen at all the fetes and concerts OF the capi-
ltul:n w $50, Nh. :..s IN
lcoojugal rights was pending, between her
| and her husband; and toward the end OF last
October asfinal decree Of the Court enjoined
that Madame de sfontalba should return un-
der marital authority, and should reside in
such Of her. husbands housessas ne should
appoint excepting oDly-wilh admirable
deiicacy Chateau de Mont leveqpe,
where the bloody scene had been acted "
Mn ;ssss -. Id 4etisa
L From he Men Hassn Record. \ saso
Ibeen gained within lew days, In throwing
Hight upon- the history Of the captured Afri-
Icsna. n annenys that tleyg are most of them
srn,,, 40 1g5,s,J; ~ HSS,,l,. country ana ,ot
Ivy y. t1s ~ 4xes1Hy Y ~'s -. ~ y,
from Manding. as was supposed. Prof G.Dps
had already satisfied himself that their Ian
giIssfra was MT Tint az tlae MnnAinp0es-- antl
si,,,s ss,ssta.., ,s, a rc,, ovoss RS ,,,atte,
Wnicn - now explained. Une 81 tne new m
terprCterS is native of Mlndi, and was res
cileel from n Saanish sl,ayesshin al1ouf seven
q tF.s 80, ~ -.
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