The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1858-11-10
Love and Law.

! yDnt" thst case Of most romantic interest
} has lately been pending before one Of fhe
; French civil tribunals--a csre which aill be
read with svidi,y By those who believe in
the endurance Of dee p seated love
} Is x'y-fve years sgo. or in 1890. young
\ Eagishm1n, named w ilisnl Anderson, who
was possessed Of considerable fortune, made
what was rure in those days continental
tour--and ia The course 81 he wsnderings
visited the old cly y Many. There be be-
came acquainted win yourg Irsh woman
blooming and hesuiiiul. a. matter of
course, whose name was Cstharine B1rihe:
she was the daughter OF gsme-keepcr oil
be Prince Je Csnde, and the srdent young
Anderson concerted -uch . violent passion
for her, that he svsri that lie Aould never
think Of marrying any one flse. Thes-
facts, i, should be unden,ood, have been
brought Gu, in cold court or Justice. and
have never been recorded on lin warm pages
Of novel.
Tine political Disturbances which broke
out about this period drove young Anderson
home 70 England. bot did not dive HE lvye
for Csiharne B4rlhe from his head-isr
from II. lie wrote numerous letters 70 the
gamt-xeePci's daughter. al breathing the
depth u nis attachment; he did more-be
sent her remi,isnces Of muney; but wsr soon
breaking ou', ell he epistles aud drafts
were intercepted. Lor could he ever received
any ,idin-s Of his loved one.
"On the establishment Of peace II 1913
% twenty-five years sfer~srd, The more
,han miidle-aged William Anderson with
the flame Of love burning - i;erceiy ss ev-
+r, hurried ever 70 France, aud proceeded
pos-has,e % Nancy; but there he could
learn no Iidings Of Cath,rine Burihe; she
had departed, bu, no one could tell when Yr
where. For twenty years, or until 1885, ne
continued 70 seek her; he stuck 10 il With
a per:inaci'y lhst wvald have tirei cui
jaEhel in search u iather--tut ~ithoui
success. lie employed the police, b. set
secret agents 20 work. he hunted up and
down himself, but The rssk Of The lazy no
one could discover.
\ "At length NJ Anderson tried the bene
fls Of advertising. snd ttis time be e., o.
The right trail. A notice ~as inserted inI
ll.- Journal de u Meurihe,' md to Ms in
ex2Fe--Ib deiigh; !, was ansssrei bs Ctth-
arine herself. he hurried q 70 see her
NE ~ss burning 10 embrace has loGg los
CaihsriIe-bui when be r-schsd her resi-
dencr, he found ihst she ~ss Cashssins
Burihe 10 more. Sac he'd been n adam
C.lhari d. Ti,hsn Lsnsnsile Tor more
tnan forty yrsr-, and cts grand moihsf.
Il "iiefe we : blow. and . hsrd ore. 10 .
person Who had Il, Cd and iovrd % tong and
% nrdently - Mr.. William Anderson, ssd
In the irst sd momen Of his cruel dsssp-
pointment no started back fos England.
Bat there he found out thai, sotwithssani-
ing he hid arrived a the mature and DIS
Greet sse OF seveniy odd, his passion ~ss
unansted. sDa 10 the extremity of HE undy-
.ing love he wrote sni deasRist permissivn q
10 live near HE ancient Sane. THE prayer
wss allowed. and from that period 10 HE
death, shich occurred sfew yesrs since he
hsd the satisfaction of bsest ing The sir o.
tie ssme neighborho,5, 70 loot upon pretty
much the same hill. valleys and trees, aud
70 move sbcvi generally 10 me midst Of the
sane surround Dgs-the cum total, a. near
a. can be ssrerisinet, 81 al the ssiisfscit o
or erst;6cr,ion N. ola man hsd.
III Il dltkrUis ~ conceive . more roman
tic case " -.iuins suschnent; bat ho y
xss Il sll brought 20 light, Throogh the
Sllsw. 1t seems that on first sscertaining
ikst his bel ved C.sharnc Vas . grand
mother. NJ. Anderson made will giving al
his property to = ne ohew Of the same name:
but after residing for space 10 her vicinity
he changed his nina, revoked bic former will,
Gu. of his nephew, and bequeaihed every
thing 10 his ancient flame. The nephew
: has made every attempt, through the proper
/. courts. TO have the last will broken; but i
flhas been decided that the claim OF Mad
/ ame DE- Tithan-Lanensi.ies o. Catharins
) Barlhe. was perfectly valid. Sach is lSss
al times, and euch 10 Law
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