Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-09-12
AN AFFAIR OF TIE HEART.

AN AFFAIR OF TIE HEART.
A case of most romantic interest has
lately been pending before one Of the
French civil tribunals-a case which will
be read with avidity by those who be-
lieVe in the endurance of deep seated
sure-enough love. l think that the facts
of the present case will repay a perusal,
and. therefore, give condensation.
Sixty-6ve years ago, in 1890, a young
English man, named William Anderson,
who was possessed of considerable for
tune, made what was rare in those days
"a continental tour-and in the course Of
his wanderings, visited the old city of
Nancy. There he. became acquainted
with a young Irish woman, blooming and
beautiful, as IL matter of course, whose
name was Catharine Burthe shewaS the
daughter Ofa game keeper Of the Prince
of konda, aud the ardent young Ander-
son conceived such violent passion for
her that he vowed he would never think
Of marrying any one else. These facts,
it should be understood, have been
brought out in cold court of justic,
and never have been recorded on the
warm pages OF novel.
The political disturbances which broke
out about this period drove young An
derson home to England, but did not
drive his love for CuLharine Burthc from
his head-far from it. He wrote numer-
GUS letters to the game keepers daugh-
ter, all breathing the depth of his ATTACKS
ment he did more-he sent her remit
tencieS of money but war soon breaking
out, all his epistles and drafts were inter
copied, nor could lie ever receive any IT,
dngs Of his loved one.
On the establishment of peace in 1878.
or twenty-five years afterwards. the more
than middle aged William Anderson,
with the flame Of love burning as t"rcrly
rs ever, hurried over to France, and pro-
ceeded post haste to Nancy but there
he could learn no lidinys of Catharine
Burthe she had departed, but no one
could tell when. or where. For twenty
years or until 1885. he continued to seek
her-he stuck to itvilh pertina:ity that
would have tired out Japhe. in search Of
a father but without success. He ems
pIoyed the police, he set secret agents to
work, he hunted NO and down himself.
but the track Of the lady no one could
discover.
At length, Mr. Anderson tried the
benefit Of advertising, and this time he
got on the right trail. \ notice was in
serted in the Journal de liz Murthc, aud
to his inexpressible delight it WAS answer
ed by Catharinc herself He hurried of
to sec her-he was burning to embrace
his long lost Carhariue-but when he
reached her residence. he found that she
was Catharinc Burthe no more She
had been Nine Catharinc de Tithan~ Ian
enville more than forty years, altsl waS Il
grand mother!
Here was blow, hard one, to per-
son who had lived as long and loved as
ardently as William Anderson, and in the
first sad moments Of his cruel disHppont-
ment he started back for England. But
there he found out that, Notwithstanding
he had arrived at the mature and discreet
ago Of seventy odd, his passion was un>
0Oated, and i'll the extremity of his indy
ing love he wrote and demanded prrmiS-
sion to live near his ancient flame. This
prayer was allowed, and from that period
to his death, which occurred few
years since, he had the satisfaction OF
OAChCulllA VIC All VI Vie ShIllG nclnDOOE-
hood, to look upon pretty much the same
hills, valleys and trees. and to move
about generally in the midst of the same
surrOundings-the sum total, as near as
can be asSertaincd, Of all the satisfaction
or qualification the old man had.
1t is difficult to conceive a more 70.
mantle case ofcnduring attachment but
how was it all brought to light? Through
The law. 1t seems that on first usser-
tanning that his beloved Catharine was a
grandmother, Mr.. Anderson made will
giving all his property to a nephew of
the same name but after residing for IL
space in her vicinity, he changed his
mind, revoked his former will, cut off his
nephew. and bequeathed everything to
his ancient flame. The nephew has
made every attempt, through the proper
courts, to have the last will broken but
it has been decided that the CLAIM, Of
Madame de Tithan- -Lanenyille nee Cath.
arlne Bruthe, was valid. Such is love at
times, and such is law.