Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1852-01-28
MISC l. l. l. A N Y.
THE GHOsTLY BRIDEGROOM.
AN INCIDENT IN THE LIFE oFTURRENE.

INCIDENT IN THE LIFE OF TURRENE.
The Celebrated Viscount Turrene, in his
earlier youth, was man OF pleasure IN the
innocent sense of that word; 1T was his
constant maxim, that man was formed Tor
two purposes, to be virtuouS and to be hap
py. He di l'no, conine the latter term with
IN the limits Of any philosophical theory
he understood happiness as the world, and
not as philosophers understood 1t. Beng
of gay disposition, he gave it free vent;
and the levlttes of his youth were as much
the subject OF conversation, as the heroism
of his maturer years has become the theme
of history.
Like many others of that period, the IA
ther of Turrene was persuaded that his son
would make his fortune at Paris, but with
that kind of blindness not uncommon to pa
rents, he expected this desired event by
means very little suited to the character and
mind of the young Chevaher. VIII it be
edited, that Turrene was sent to the court
of Louis XIV, for the purpose OF making
his fortune by entering into the Sorbonne
Accordingly, with ten Louis d'O OrS IN his
pocket, the young Turrene was conducted
by his father to the town nearest his pater-
nal chateau, whence the good old gentle
man saw his son safely into & provincial
stage and with many blessings left him on
his road to Paris.
Turrene, when few miles on his road,
got into conversation with fellow-passen-
ger; and there being in the vehicle but this
gentleman and himself, they soon became
as much acquainted as if they had passed
the whole oftheir lives together. Turrene
himself was always noted for his candor 4
pleasantly, and the young Cheyailer' his
fellow-passenger, seemed much OF the same
character. There were no limits, therefore,
to their mutual confidence. Turrene enter
ed into a narrative of his expectations; and
his companion, equally communicative, in
formed Turrene of all the circumstances Of
his situation.
Turrene learned by this detail that the
name of his companion was the Chevaller
Dupaty; that he was the son of an old cit
izen Of Bios, and was going to Paris on
a visit to a merchant the old friend of his
father, with the purpose ofmauying the old
gentleman's daughter. Old Monsieur Du-
patty and the Partisan merchant had 1T seems
been educated together; and though so sep
arated by the events of their future life, they
had scarcely seen each other for twenty
years, they had mutually retained that at
fectiOnate remembrance not uncommon in
like situations. The old merchant, whose
name is given as Monsieur st. George, had
therefore sent an invitation to Monsieur Du-
patv, to endeavor to unite their families;
expressing in the same letter what he would
give with hls daughter, and what he should
expect the young Dupaty would bring with
him. The letter concluded, that fold Du-
patty agreed to the proposal, the young Che
Waller Should be sent with bag of five hum
dreG crowns, and the nuptials be forthwith
concluded.
"Have you never seen your intended,
Chevalier?" said Turrene.
Never" replied the young Dupaty.
"Nor the Old gentleman'" rejolnd Tur-
rene.
"Never. my friend" re-added the Che
Waller. -,
at will be singular union, then" said
Turrene "but perhaps those things are not
so much the worse for being done bhnd-told'
ed; fortune may choose perhaps as we'll as
ourselves"
In his conversation between the young
friends, passed the whole interval OF the
journey till their arrival at Paris. 1t was
then agreed between the two companions,
that they should stop at the same inn, and
were left alone in their chamber, when
verv unexpected incident occurred. The
Young Dupaty was seized with violent <
dangerous complaint. Whether arising from
the Journey, or from any other cause the
disease was so severe, and instantaneous IN