Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-03-11
VOL. TX, NO. u.
THE HUNGARIAN LOVER.


Perhaps there are few more touching events
than that which occurred a few wears since :,
/ Hungary, and FOR the truth of which there :.
ample testimony. The parties of whom the
tale IS told are now living in the enoynent Of
each others Affections. bat under very singular
circumstances.
/ The son of Co1nt Haydik was brought up
very much n the society of the daughter of his
fathers most intimate friend Count Amoby
/ this produced such habits of regard for each
other, that the strongest possible attachment
existed between them by the time they had
ceased to feel Is children
/ Tie parents delighted at their natural affec-
ton, affianced them in marriage. and a stated
period was fixed for the nuptial ceremony; but
the rupture between France and Austria. which
took place in 1909, postponed the event. Fran
els Eesitated about the fast step but at length
/ yielding to the open solicitations of England
and the secret Insinuations of Russia. and biasea
/ by the subsidies OF Great Britain, he declared
hoshlities against Napoleon.
The Emperor Of Austria, according TO ancient
custom, called in The aid of his HUNGARIAN
troops; and the Hungarian nobility are bound
to take personal part in every war in which
the national independence is at stake.
Young Enric Haydil was therefore Obliged
to iorego his promised felicity, and obey the
/ Emperors summons. He remained in military
employment for nearly two years. out during
the PERIOD OF Als absence the young Countess
Amoby became the victim of that most di stress
ing OF all diseases, the smallpox, which commit
ted such djreful ravages on her hitherto bloom
ing face, that she herself experienced a feeling
of utter horror whtn she first saw In her mirror
tie dreadful change. SO powerful was the i'm
preston made en- her mind by the sad event.
that, resigning herself 10 Providence she resolv-
Cd and vowed never more to suffer her lover the
young Count, 10 set his eyes on her fully convin-
eed that she could not hope, under the calamity.
to continue an object of his admiration and affec-
zion. This argued considerable strength of mind
and self abandonment but. before she lad
been allowed to execute plan of retreat from
the world, which she had formed, her ardent
lover returned. Count Enric Haydik was shock
ed at the tjdings Of the severe illness of his be-
loved affianced
She at length consented 10 see him again, but
for tie purpose Of declaring to him that il was
impossible 10 expect happiness from !, union
With one whose appearance had undergone so
great and SO sad 2 change. released him from
his engagement, and had determined to pas,
her days with the consolation of religion in a
convent
When the lovers were brought into each
others presence the young countess kent her
Eee concealed in her handkerchief, and could
not for "A long time prevail herself to raise her
eyes on Ler beloved Euric. At last yenturing
10 steal furtiyc glance. she discovered that he
had been led into the room by lis father, and
that he was deprived ofsght Enric then trem-
/ ulously narrated that, by the accidental expIo-
sion OF n gunpowder canister, his powers of vis-
ION had been utterly destroyed and that The
melancholy intimation had been withheld from
her that 1t might not, during her dreadful i'll
ness, increase i. The young Countess Amoby
experienced mixed feeling of sorrow and de-
light, but she vowed at once that she never
more would sir from his s:le--that she would
be his companion and conductor through life.
They were Immediately married and the
bride is happy in having secured the contin-
uance of her lovers affection by his loss of pow
cr to appreciate her loss Of beauty; while the
young and fond husbands joy IS complate in
finding a companion and a constant parffer in
one whose forner love for linn was not likely TO.
be diminished by his own severe misfortune
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