The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-12-11
What " cried voarHain, "was il yoaf7
Don't you recognise ne :" I
4 long and clows embrace IVES the reply.
A No ssance IN Meal Lise.

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A short time since young girl Of striking
beauty and tashionably dressed, but whose de
meauor and teatarcs betrayed an inarm mind
was encountered one stctmy evening In th'
streets Of the Martyrs. in iAris, An hcuor
able man living in the neishborhocd, N. Ssv,lls
defended the unfortunate girl from tlr indis
erect curiosity Of some youug men, took her
home and contlded her 70 his wife who bcstow.
cd upoa her the grcalsst attention. To all
questions u to her nsDab and hmlly tho insane
girl remained deaf She PLACED hersclt at =
writing desk, and began 10 composr and write
verses which betrayed violent passion, the
probable cause Of her madness, Some days af.
ter NJ. Savillc wrote TO the Constitutioucl,
which had announced the previous details, that
the young girl was dead. Once. only, during
sixty two hours, she bad consented 10 take sny
nourishmcnt The efforts Of science had faded
TO triumph over her resolution and after two
hours oi irightfal convulsions, abe had died with
the name Of Robert on her lipe The sole in
dication by which TO trace her individuality
was he mark T. r., or her !incn
Not long after, the Gnscttcdcs TribunaaKe
gave the following details, which complete The
touching and dramatic mystery: Emily Bcrtin,
daughter oi rich iron.mastcr Of Belgium, was
destined 10y her fathers choice to marry the ton
OF brewer, whose fortune was equal 10 her
own. but the young girl had disporcsi OF hor
affections, the object OF her love WAS young
man named Robert Duval. n writer and artist,
but little favored by fortune. Emily a. up.
pcarcd by the fragments Of hcr poetry, was de-
voted TO literature. She was or an exalted
and romantic character. and pas~,d much Of
her time In writing. When her hther. whose
'nfleSibility she understood. ordered her tore
nounce II, and to prepare Immediately TO niar.
ry the brcwers son, she communicated the fatal
injunction 10 the young artist They cndsav.
orcd 10 discover the means ofcluding II. Emi.
y could imagine nothing bat double suicide,
Robert, whom another plan had suggestcd H.
self to. begged her 10 postpone awhile her ter.
rible design. The sarne evening be wet " u
saloon where he knew hc would meet the brew
cr's son, A quarrel took place between The
two young men. A blow received by one Of
them was followed ny duel. iu which Robert
was killed
The day after this Emily Bertin disappear.
ei taking with her jewels and a small sum Of
money. All attempts TO find her In Belgium
were without success. When the fact II
young girls being found In the streets of Mar
tyrs aud NJ Savillcs letter wcr SEN by N.
Berlin in Parisisn paper which he took. Il
struck him that IL was his daughter. lie took
the read to Paris Immediately, and sought N.
Savillc's house There he was shown The cf
lecs and verses lef, by the insam gin All
his doubts were disl psted the teaw barst
from his eyes, and he appeared tho prey ofn,ost
profound grief, accusing himself oi being the
caasc ~ his child's death. N. Ssvillc was
shown n touching letter left by Emily before
her flight. which like her poetry, revealed the
possesscn Of great talent In spite OF the I'M
poruni,cs Of the generous man who had sue
corcd his child, and although he himself was
seriously IN from the effects OF his mental suf.
hring, N. Bcr,in insisted upon returning immc-
diniciy to Belgium