Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-21

AHostue Meeting About n Love Affair on
the iContinent-Duel Between an Amer
Iean and an Austrian Count. f.,
fnA Paris correspondent writes as follows Of
an interesting affair on the Continent:
\ There was at Florence, lately, and last
summer at 0stend, young American lady,
in whom beauty, grace. and personal dis
tinction were united with wealth and the
honor of one Of theffst names Of the New
World. Miss W., whose triunphs have al
ready, on several occasions enlivened our
pen, belongs TO the aristocracy Of the United
States. Her family Is among that small
number which preserves the ribbon--a pre-
cious symbol and commemorative insignia of
the national independence. One Of her an
cestors was one Of the most noble and in-
telligent, assistants of Washington, in his
great and patriotic work. 7.a 5+ tr
"A young officer, lately in the Austrian
service, the Count H. de D., an accomplished
gentleman, happened to be in the town of
Ostend, aud fell entranced before thewander-
ing fairy of the New World. He was afraid
of this sudden invasion on his heart He
wished to fly, and he fled; but love mounted
| in the same wagon with him. After a little
| time the Count II, demanded of Madame W.
the hand Of her charming daughter, who was
then with her family at ostend. The re-
quest was granted. The family went, TO
| Paris to prepare for the marriage, and estab-
lished themselves at Saint German. The
| father of the young Count then arrived. All
the preliminaries were arranged; the mar
riage was published at the Church of Saint
Germain and at Vienna where the celebra-
ton was to take place. The elite of the Pa
| risiah public, who had received letters oi
| invitation, thought that the marriage would
soon be celebrated, and that the honeymoon
/ would be enjoyed in some mysterious Ger
man manor-house, when suddenly they
learnt that the brother of Mademoiselle W
had, on the goth inst, meeting at Aix-la
Chapelle with him who was to be his broth
er-in-law, and that without the Intervention
of kind Providence one would have killed
the other. .r... -r.
i It was the Count II. de D., who wa
wounded. Let us explain this tragedy will
a bloody, though happily not fatal denou
/ = All went well until the arrival of faaee
at Vienna II is necessary TO tell you tha
the Count H. de D. is one of the first gentle
6 men Of old Germany. His father is Coun
here, Margrave there, and Seignor of so man
Seigneuries that q page of letter woul
u scarcely suffice to enumerate his titles an
properties. This is why the Viennese aris
tocracy could not see, without lively dissatis
faction, so much nobility and wealth go to
foreigner, above all, to republican. The
commenced war of counsels against the pre-
Il jects of the future husband of Mile. W. A
alliance against him was formed by youn
and old women. The Count is gallant MAJ
but he is not rock. One fine morning b
declared that the opposition displayed on a
sides prevented him from putting in execu
ton his dearest wishes
The brother of the young lady, who ha
remained at Paris, and who calculated {
arrive at Vienna just in time for the ceremony
would not pacifcally accept a change in tn
programme. The two young men made
rendezvous at Cologne, but Cologne not bein
propitious, they went to x-la-Chapelle.
Mr.. W., in his capacity of the offende
party, had the choice of weapons, and selecte
pistols.A The adversaries were placed 4
thirty PAGES distant with the right to az
vance ten PAGES. When the signal was give
Mr.. W. advanced two PAGES only and fire,
Immediately the Count fell, and as he fell II
pistol went off. Before his assistants coul
run to his aid, his adversary had extended [
him his hand. In generous souls rancor
, does not survive dangerous peril. If eve
combatants were ifreproachable on cart
they were these two gentlemen whom an e.
ror divided, whom u combat reunited, an
i, | who evinced, with arms in their hands, no
! | worthy they were of contracting the mo
: intimate alliance.
The life of Count H. de d. was saved by
miricle The ball was extracted. The la
= ! intelligence is reassuring. All danger seer
| To have vanished