Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-12-13

vain his irienls sought relieve HIM lie persist
ed N devong himself L, deep aud b,.fbnp sarow.
The unhappy y'ung man plnel and VAS orea-
sonally insane. lie would bear Inquiry inio the
cause Of his sorrow Bat Mr. strndha knew his secret
aud wishing IN give some hope IN The ms aba ef
whom he felt much compassion, said 10 him day,
'She may become widow"
at is True | will greve m mare. | thank yon ht
Ibis happy thought" replied the Count taking his hand
with ON zion This feeble t"ig su~tqned his elimmer-
ing and preserved his lfe which was farijy de-
elnlng The Gnnni recovered his spirits and manifested
some eihcreneeio his ideas unlil one dry Italian jun.
nal, which had been particularly sent 10 him. displayed
csc lues amnng, the ter under the head II rnict
Died. IN "Wednesday last. after shut illness. the
Mar1nise Dimbe in her Palace Of L. fa1eua.n
Absorbed in profound mediation, the Count remained,
for more thaa wa h0nfs. in thu same atGtud, hs EYES
fixed upon lhose atl Ines M sign, cry IA enotI"n
ba'rsyrd his grief. lie Withdrew IN his ron anne. and
at er having wiiien some ttr he engaged IN load
ing pistol when kaoehed al his door.
"'io he disturbed nj such moment his Is always my
frune." said he. taking his weapon In hand aud
drawing the bolt with The other.
A woman appeared upon the thre~hhal1
.'Shade uf Ieonora" cried the Count, ''you come ia
seek me: 90 10 follow YOU !"
al is indeed me. and not ghusf.' cried the Young
lady smiling See look at my travelling dress IL
covering liberty have remembered your love for me
c,me Ia off, my hand which | can now give 10 or,
whom love "
Tn Gozete had been mistaken. lhad published The
death n la .Naqnse," when II should have been thai
Of "le Marquis >
Nuns Sirnaha had given good guess
She would become widow, she WAS one The t.ehl
twiV, thrown ntn the stream If despair. had become
majestic tree loaded with Il wers and fruit
The Count remained mnnent molIonless. his eyes
wild. his features convnsed with frighlu emaliun.-
He then laughed wildly and fell backward sensarss--
When he restored To life, his reason had hed-h,
was madnan.
love, he sunk maddened by The asy Of this Npee
ed happiness. which had suddenly bcfllcn him. at tin
moment when he was diving into The pistol the bal
which was 10 take his lie. The young widow had hope
that her cares would restore his reason, bal her dev n
was useless The condition Of The Count grew daill
worse. lie INDUCED in thousand eNtravaganees. Sror
his eccentrcy assumed such character that the anho
rites had Ia interfere The Conn WAS committed to tn
hospital at Clarendon The Marqulse ieonHa havin!
lost all hope returned Ia alv, where she married again
After many years If confinement al Charrutn. tn,
Count. having fallen into sta'e " harmless f. lily
was Sc, Al liberty As he had nothing in he World, an,
his family had made prov sim whatsoever for him, h
endeavored 10 suppr himself by teaching the Italian
iangn @.
VIII his pupils. aud in al The duties Of his rrorssion
h" perfectly sane; beyond his he preserved M pecn
arty Of his dean cement ,eXcrp atanry ur blessing HIM
self very rdicnluusy The sndden rappearance Of rono
ra seemed 10 have been entirely claced from Ills memory
Tie spoke sometimes of woman whom he had we'd de
edly IN his youth and he preserved enclosed In hn
of ebony, and suspended in his closet, between crur
and branch ofhully. the paragraph from the Nrnital
mrnal which announced the death fthe .Nrguise Dom
heii.
Such was according to NJ SlcndbaI. the history .
hi, Singular indivilna, the Count Gacton Carn,v Q
whn amused he ldprs and boys with his yellow dress
his glass buttons, his chapcan, crowned with l1wers hi
shoulders decked with ribbons and Win, IN an ace whe
men regard every emotion With ildcula presented 10 hi
frivolous contemporaries and In careless and haartes
sorety. the unique aud astonishing example Of MAJ
de;anged by love.