Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1850-02-06
Most Extraordinary Story.

Most Extraordinary Story.
The following most extraordinary story is
related by the Paris correspondent Of the hide
pendant, Of Brussels, in letter dated the l4th
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"a few months ago, one of the most charm
ing hotels Of the new quarter of the Champs
Elysees was occupied by Connt R., an ex-
foreign diplomatist, the Countess R, and
their daughter. The Count is about 60 years
OF age, his wife Is, and the daughter 6. Count
R-received good deal of company, parti-
cularly foreigners Of distinction, inconsAquenc
of his nationality. and the acquaintances that
ne had made in his different embassies. The
young Countess was a great favorte for her
beauty and accomplishments. Notwithstand-
ing the difference in the age of the Count and
his wife, their conjugal life was perfect model
pears, had little fortune before marriage. The
Count, who was the friend of her family, had
married her as much ON account of his admira-,
ton of her merit as of the desire that he felt,
being the last Of his race, to dispose Of his pro.
perty in favor ola family that he esteemed.-H
Such was the general position of things as it
had been certified to me. In the mentil Of Sep
tember last, the Count received from o capital
IN the North Of Europe, a letter from priest,
entreating him to come as soon as possible to
the deathbed Of the mother Of the Countess
and he was strictly enjoined to come alone---y
The Count, although much surprised, complied
with the request, and concealed it from the
Countess in order to spare her feelings. He ar,
rived at -- in sufficient time to receive from
the mouth of his expiring mother-in-law most
painful and sad ayowal-a confession enioineda
without doubt by. the priest as q condition of
reconciliation with God. Here nv task as mar
rator becomes difficult and delicate. must leave
the reader to suppose what the confession was
The dying person was of about the same age
as the Count, and had married an old man. At,
his debut in the diplomatic career, the Count
had passed several years in that capital where
he had formed an intimate acquaintance with
the family of the lady. AT length, to his great
regret and that of the Baroness c., he chang
ged his residence, and during eighteen years,
rose successfully in diplomatic functions At
the end Of this period he returned as an ambas-
sador. The baroness was widow with very
little fortune, and the prospects Of her daugh-
ter were therefore by no means brilliant. The
Count offered his hand to the daughter, and
the mother, dazzled by the advantages which
would result to her from this alliance, gave. a.
guilty assent The marriage took place, But the
mother, from caprice, as the Count supposed
at the time, stipulated thatheand hiswife should
60 and reside in another country. They went
to Italy, where they remained until the. recent
revolutions broke out and then they visited Par
is. The nature of the cruel confession madet
by the dying woman to the Count to saye her
soul from perdition by absolution may beliyiaz
ed. The guilty mother died pardonea the.
Count, but the man who had once loved her
resolved never to see his wife again, or tlbef fruit
of his fatal marriage. He arailed himself of the,
paciication Of Italy to return, and went straight
to Mount Casino, TO solicit an asylum from Tie
Benedictine monks Of st. John. Tha Countess
learned at the same time the death II, her mo-
ther, and the strange disappearance of her bus
band. Soon afterwards she received some pa
pers for the regulation of her foftune,sis the
deinitive documents of separation, for which
no motive was stated We may judge Of what
passed in the mind of this young and charming
woman, who was at once IN orphan and almost
2 widow, without being able to comprehend
the causes OF o separation, or knowing where
her husband was. She imagined at first that
she was the victim Of some atrocious calumny,
but, knowing her innocence, she resolved to
seek out the true cause Last month she de-
cided on visiting the foreign capital where her
mother died, and there the unfortunate Coun-
tess learned everything how il is not known.
Suddenly her daughter, the little angel, admired
by all who knew her, becane odious toahef mo.
ther, and ere long the Countess became insane.
Last week the furniture of her hotel ives sold
by auction, and q report was current that Mdle
Aiboni (the vocaiist) had purchased the hotel,
but / do not know what truth there is in there
port The unfortunate Countess has brother,
it is said, in the service of one of the ,princes
Of the North, and notary Of Paris Is stated I'd
have directed the sale BY his orders Az ID
Count r R-,iti Is supposed tint hsintends to
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.TIt has been said Of the British Press, that
volume could begleaned from II excelling II,
literary merit any thing which Addisono or Steele