The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-07-24
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The Victim of an Inl,stand-or,
French Gill nearly killed by Fright.

The Quarter Latin, one Of lhc most
classic places in Paris, as its name in.
| dica,cS, was lately the scene Of shock
ing occurrence. Towards six O'Clock,
on lhe evening ofiho s,hof May, IL mum
Der Of female students, headed by Eu.
genie Couvier, the belle oflhc Quartier,
puraded through the streets. Eugene
was IN love with Young medical slu-
dent, and she had rival in The person
of Miss Dssircc, who claimed tue same
,s;ss5s So, h"k particular hehu. and was
I 80 4.e'''r =. '',"''.' ,:~,s ,r cluins with
o5nsand nail.--Thc crowd Of The she.
students 0yas just passing Dcsirce's
lodgings, when, looking up 10 the fifth
story, Eugcnic csped her at the win.
dow, and Immediately called the allcn.
,lon Of her companions 10 that fact, ut
the same time hurling some words Of
defiance TO her rival. Dcsirce left the
window, an instan, she was in the street,
carrying a small vial, the contents of
which she threw into Eugcnc's face.
With wild shrek, Eugcnic fell 10 the
ground; her companions ,hrongcd
around her, ana TO their utter dis,nav,
hchcld her fine face covered with large
blo,chcS of u blush black color, evident
ly aQnuioriiS, which the desperate De
stree had used for the dcs,ruc-
ton Of her rival. The poor girl was
taken up--shc was fast dying, and fears
were entertained that size would no,
survive until medical aid was
procured. At las, they reached the
house Of an apothecary; he was shock
cd at the horrible sight; he had known
lIugenic in all her bloom and fairness,
he now saw The blo,chcs-ho was over
come, and could not proceed on his
painful tack. The girls begged him to
commence, and their fears nj las, nerve
him; he takes muslin handkerchief
and touches one of The dreadful blo.ch
cs. The muslin lukcs the dark color
without being burnt, and the aslonshed
druggist proceeds 10 another blolch
which he takes away with the same
success. Once more he carefully cx.
amincs the black mixture, then he
throws the handkerchief away, and takes
u sponge well sonkcd in water, by
which he clears Eugcnic's face Of all
its disGgurcmcnls. With an animated
gesture, and n face radian, with ioy, he
then cried, at is ink ladics-nothing
but ink; no more uqualoiis than have
IN my eye"
And really, Eugcnc's cheeks, after
having received another rubbing with
the sponge, looked more fresh and ROSY
than ever. "Get up, Eugcnic," said
the druggist; "get up and speak TO us
you do no, suffer-" But The druggist
was mistaken; Eugcnie was nearly dy.
ing; she could no, raise herself or speak.
She had in good faith thought herself
disigurcd, and forever ugly; she had
even felt the burning of the supposed
uqnajor'is, and French girl Of cigh-
teen cannot get over thu change from Il
budding rose 10 a dead leaf, without,
mortal anguish. II SO happened, how
ever, that the bone Of contention, the
medical student, had meanwhile heard
Of the assault, and soon hastcncd 10 rs.
sure her Of his eternal love, also ~.
ing never to look at Deslrco any mL e..
These combined influences had very
salu,a,ary effect upon the suffering girl,
and in few hours she was in full trim
for a Mazurka at the Sale Valentino
4 day or two afterwards, she brought
an action against her rival for the wiliul
spelling Of dress, n collar, bonnet, and
several other articles belonging TO the
toilet Of French woman, and laid her
damages at 200 francs. Dcslree, in
pleading her cause, attempted to show
that all was meant for a Joke, but En-
genic's friends testified indignantly