The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-05-12
NKw. ioRl,k. July. 1851.

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where yod are; and if you are still true 70
vows, you shall be mine. and
we will Je happy YET. My family have
bid me Join them in Paris, whiiher ! have
prepared 10 sail on the morrow. i is ne
cessary that we should travel together as
man and wife. and Immediately on reach
ing Paris we will be united. Be at the
souihe astern corner of the garden at mid
night; there you will find a rope ladder,
ascend il, and you will be in the arms OF
your devoted lover. .sad t, 1s4
Adieu for lew hours. Yours.
i5n M 49,. ..., LEWIS.
The feelings that filed the bosom Of the
delighted girl cannot be descrlbed,-
enough that she did not hesitate 10 fly to
him, whom she. adored. let the conse-
quences be what they might. II was II
o clock. and Father angelique had bles.
sed his daughter for the last time-but
onel Mary longed to tell hin, farewell for
ever, this however, she could not do. Ii
is s,half.past eleven, and the tones Of the
organ in harmony with the sweet voices
of the sisters rise in swelling strains upon
the midnight air, and Mary, with quick
step had quit the tedious abode forever!
The last stroke Of the clock striking l2. is
dying away and Mary, no longer ''Slster
Elizabeth" is in the arms Of her lover.
The voyage was pleasant and prosper
Gus. and Lewis and Mary were happy in
each others loves. In due time they ar.
rived in Paris, and, until they could be
married, they determined TO take obscure
apartments in Race street. Lewis called
upon his friends and informed them that
he "had taken apartments with friend
where he might prosecute his studies
agreeably. without Interruption" An
opportunity TO have the marriage ceremony
performed had not yet presented itself.
Procrastination! thou art indeed the thief
of time-aye, Of happiness and !Je. Ait
was now December, and political storms
were brewing upon the horizon Of the
French people. 1t was a gloomy day
Lewis had gone to visit his friends, who
were preparing to leave the scene OF blood
shed that Paris had presented. Mary was
alone. Night came, and hour after hour
did the unhappy girl watch the coming o
her lover but in vain! All day had Paris
been in an uproar-the air was rent will
1.-The nceasng roar OF artillery from morn
ing till night which brought not the absen
one.
Now for the first time, she comprehend
ed the extent OF her transgresson, and tn
sin she had committed increased every
moment in magnitude. Another nigh
was wearing away slowly; Mary's cas'
was becoming desperate. She conceived
that the last words she had ever heard he
mother speak were written in blazing let
ters upon the wall Maryi you shall neuei
be the wife Of Leois Benson.
Driven almost TO distraction. in her con
vulsions Of grief and agony Of suspense
she shreked aloud and swooned away.
-
The morning after Mary's disappear
ance from the convent. found its inmate
in state of great excitement. The grie
of the good priest Angeliqne and siste
Agatha was severe; and the agony OF th
! mother on hearing of her abduction iror
I, the place, whore she thought her perlectl
:, safe. was truly indescribable. She fe
) that she had been too harsh. The excite
IT ment. however. passed away without the
u receiving any iidings Of the lost one.-
r When December came. father Angeliqu
J. was unexpectedly called to France. an
$ one morning while on his way to Not
= Dame church, Paris, he was led by cur
J. osity 10 the morgue, where unkno"
= strangers are exposed after death, to /
n identified. Ilo approached the couch upc
y which lay female shrouded deccntly-
on uncovering the fair sleeper's face.
70 drew back horrifed; and then, with grof
r Of agony. knel, by her side, and once mo
: blessed "Sis,er Elizabeth" The tollo'
ing from report oi the police commi
VI sary, appeared in Paris paper OF Il
IN 18th of January.
Q. The police commissary Of this quart
e, Of the ministry. lately reported. three da
III ago, In Il modest lodgings Of back sire
m the double suicide of young student al
le young lady of foreign origin living wi
him. He had represented her on TAXI
70 lodgings, as his wife. In taking all (.
ID particulars of that event, in order to wr
ID report; the police magistrate lound sor
i'll papers and regular acts, which estabishe
n the individuality Of the young man; but
n, could not discover anything Of natu
in 10 give q knowledge OF the unfortuns
id lady who asphyxied herself with her low
,r. The body Of The young woman was
rs ken to the morgue. where she was dece
let Ily exposed Yesterday, an old Americ
nv priest who was coming from Notre Da'
d. Church. entered curiously the gloomy
"a tablishment. and recognized in the you
up lady exposed, one Of the inmates Of r
lat gious institution in New York, Miss MI
". F., who disappeared in the latter part
to. July. A summary inquest held alter
,it declaration fthe venerable stranger, p