Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1859-04-30
tFrom the New York Tribune.)
Mr.. srCKLEs AND COUNT BETBLEN-A


A"H~abbEL
Mr. EDIroR We think IL quite apropos
to relate to your readers, as o counterpart to
the holy stories Of MIR. Graham, profane
story OF real life, and of modern times, BY
which we will show how true gentleman
could act, and did act, in similarly sorrow.
fol and sad position as that in which Mr..
Sickles was put by the crime of Mr. Key I;
how honor could be satisfied, and was salts.
tied, without violation Of the laws Of the
State, or the more sacred laws Of humanity
In l647, only twelve years ago, au English
nobleman, Sir William Paget, renowned 10
the best society OF London for his eminent
erudtion, his manly beauty and fascinating
conversation, and well known to the literary
world by his writings, went over to the Con.
tinent. Having visited France, Germany,
Switzerland and Austria, he went to Hunga.
ry, country which was then on the eve Of
great events. He spent several weeks at
Perth, aud in the neighboring country seats
of The Hungarian mobiles 10 the beginning
OF autumn he visited Transylvania, and was
received at the castle of Count 5. Bethlan
with all the oriental hospitality and generos
ity that a rich Hungarian magnate likes 10
display to every man of education who visits
him. Count Bethen was descended from
the old royal family of the Bethen. ga bors-
He was fne. looking old man, every inch a
real gentleman. Ii was married some years
previous to young noble lady of his country,
the Countess NJ H., who was not yet twenty
years DID, the Count being nearly fifty. He
had known her as a child in the home of her
mother, and she married him, as young girls
often do, more for the high respect than for
the deep love she felt for Count Bethlen.-
Notwithstanding both lived happy family
e, ;,,t k. IL Il l.. ,f h,
Bethlens near Clanrsenburgh. Sir William
Paget, to whom the Count had given suite
of apartments, saddle horses and attendants,
lived several weeks in this family, enjoying
the vcrsed hospitalties of the castle and
country. 1t is needless to say the brilliant
conversation and the exquisitely polite man
ners OF Sir William soon found grace in the
eyes Of the young and beautiful Countess
Sir WilliaM proved the "Consuelo," and
criminal love eDsued. One day the Count
went out hunting on horseback, Sir William
Paget stayed at the castle with pretended
Illness but one of the Counts attendants
warned the Count, telling him if he would
but return to the castle he would find the
stranger in the Countess's apartments. In
hot haste the Count rode home and found
Sir William in the bed chamber Of bis lady
Aiming himself with pistols he forced Sir
William to follow him to his private room,
being there he sent for n notary and two con.
fdcnta witnesses, asking Sir William if he
had abused mis- hospitality and confidence in
consequence of real love to his vile, and if
his love met response. The answer being
in the affirmative. he ordered the notary to
draw mp contract of marriage between the
the Countess Of Bethen. born Countess NJ.
L., and Sir William Psget, late Of the Royal
Hussars of London. The contract in one
the loaded pistol in the other hand, the Cosnt
with q terrible hut quiet earnestness, sum
moned Sir William, to sign the act Of msr.
ringe Immediately or to die on the spot. Sir
William Pagrt signed the contract. The
next day the Bishop Of klausenburgh was
sent for, divorce was legally procured aad
a week nrtervard The marriage formerly con.
7loted in The castle of n neigborng ncble.
man. The Count gave to his wife all her
Jewels, horses and carriages; and some
months afteward Sir William Paget bought
from him one of his large possessions in
Transylvania, where up 20 the present time
h. lives hnnpilv wit his wife