The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-06-08
fNeW Orleans Correspondence Of the ST. Louis Repub-
J -. licon.l
A ROMANCE OF THE LOST ISLAND CA
IAMTTY

tNero Orleans Correspondence Of the ST. Louis Repub
A ROMANCE OF THE LOST ISLAND CA
LAMITY.
story, strange and romantic enough to seem
the invention of an imaginative mind. became
known recently to few persons in this CITY: vet
however romantic or strange it may sound the gen
tleman who communicated it to me assured me of
It's absolute truth, and gave me the names of the
parties connected with the affair." At the time
when that terrible catastrophe occurred at Lost
Island, off the southern coast of Louisiana bv
which so many unfortunate people were swept bod
NY into the Gulf by the raging tempest or over
taken and drowned by the rising food that over
whelmed the low, sandy key, a middle-aged gen
tleman and his family, consisting of a wife and two
or three children, were involved in the calamity.
In the midst of the thick gloom, the storm, the
confusion and terror of the scene the gentleman
became separated from his little family and barely
escaped with his life. The horror and distress of
the poor man at the sudden loss of his dear ones
may-be imagined by those who love their own
wives and children. For several DAYS his friends
feared that his mental sufferngs would deprive him
of reason, and one of them kindly invited him to
make his home at his house in New Orleans for a
time, hoping that he would gradually come TO look
more calmly upon the misfortune that had befaen
him.
1thappened that with the family in which he TINS
became domesticated was living a Young and &C.
compshed lady, of fine person ard manners who
having compassion upon the afflicted stranger took
upon herself the pious duty of doing everything in
her power to alleviate his SORROWS and make hi
forget the past: She played and sang for him,
read to him, rode with him, and finally laughed and
JoKed with him-so tleeting and transitory are the
greatest of human griet when brought under the
influence of enjoyments and delights of life
lp briet, she carried her consultations so far that
theigentleman became enamored, infatuated, and
offered her his hand and fortune. Whether she
reciprocated his passion, whether the fact that
shelwas poor school teacher and he a wealthy
PLANTER influenced her decision upon his PROPOSE
uon, Is not question proper to be considered here
Suthce 1t to say that she accepted his offer stipu-
latlng that, out of due respect to public opinion a
year must elapse before their union should be con-
summated AS time passed on preparations for
magnificent wedding proceeded The gentleman
purchased splendid trousseau, laid out his plans
for bridal tour and for their subsequent domestic
settlement and, in fact, every thing went on SWIM
mlngly until near the close of his term of proba-
ton. The event of single day in this case as in
thousands of Others served to destroy in an instant
his matrimonial schemes, though whether his sub
sequent peace of mind and happiness were not
promoted thereby is a question. A short time pre-
vious to the day assigned for his wedding he re-
celVed a letter from his wife-still in the flesh
dated from Rio de Janeiro informing him that she
and one of their children was alive and we'll, and
would probably be in his arms within very short
period.
1t appears that amidst the destruction and chaos
OF the terrible storm in which it had been supposed
she and her little ones were lost, Madame - chung
to her youngest child, and when the waves sub
merged the island and swept away everything upon
It, she located out into the gulf upon certain trag-
ments of the general wreck Drifting finally after
much suffering, into the track of sea going vessels
to and from this port, she picked up BY an out
warp bound ship and carried to Rio, no opportunity
occurring, IN the meantime, to send her back to
the States. The voyage was a long one and sick
ness had prevented her from taking passage in the
first vessel that sailed for her native land, and by
some fatility the letter which thus apprsed him Of
her!existence, reached his hands but few hours
previous to her own arrival. What followed can
readily be imagined-how the sober, staid, middle
aged gentleman doubtful whether to be disappoint-
ed or happy, broke the astounding news to his
unsuspecting fiancee; how she, poor girl went into
tears and then into Mysteries and was finally con-
soled by his pecuniary liberaity, and how all par
ties u tlmately resumed their original position and
were happy, the wife not being permitted to know
how narrowly her husband had escaped slipping
his neck into second matrimonial halter.
From the Cincinnati Gazette1
WOMAN OFFERS TO TRADE HER DAUGHTER FOR
Memo GIRL.-Some time since, the wife of Mr..
Poulin, a merchant of st. Joseph Mo-, ran away
with her husbands clerk taking along little
daughter. The following letter written by the wo-
man to her husband, is published in the ST. joseph
Journal, and for GOODNESS and impudence. beats
anything of the kind that has ever come under our
letter, is servant belonging to Mr. Poulin,
worth about $780, and the child which she pro-
poses to exchange is her own, about four years
OF age. The letter is postmarked, Cincinnati,
Ohio:
MAY 90, 1859.
Wr. kadore Poulin-Dear Sir:-I wish to write
to you few lines to give you some news of u.s. and
to tell you that Eugene speaks of you every day,
and that she wants to go and see her Papa in the
store, and she cries for her good Honorine and her
black Lucy, every day. l hope you are not mad
at me because went away with Mr.. Augusta
- :. am very happy with him. he treats
me like awife. do not regret what have done,
for am happy with him.
l will tell you one thing, you will give me
Lucy, will give YOU up Eugene; if not, you
cannot get her. If you are willing to do so,
you can come yourself and get her. We will be
glad to see you.
| want you to write right away as soon as you
get this letter; cause we might be gone from here
if you wait too long. Direct your letter to Eugene
Poulin, Cincinnati, Ohio. Write right off t can
not wait no longer than ten days. Mr.. Augusta
will write to you when we receive an answer from
you.
We are all well, and wish you the same Kiss the
children for me. Mary.