, 1860-11-07
Extraordluary Love Story.


The last number Of the French Psyche has q
story Of lore affair which has deeply moved
the who1c population Of Marseillcs, but will
hardly be credited by persons who do not be-
licyo in supernatural apparitions. However,
here is the story in az few words as possible:
Charles R-H VAS born In wealthy family
nf merchants, and an orphan from his child
hood, had been brought up at his unc}c's with
cousin whosc beauty, sweetness and graces
never failed to produce 4 lasting impression
scqucntly not at all surprising that Charles K,
who had grown up I'll hcr intimate society,
should have fallen deeply in loyc with such 4
fascinating cousin. Nor was his lore uurclulc-
ted; for, when the proper time ca1nc, she dcci-
ded, with the consent Ut her family, that their
marriage should take place as soon ns he was
twenty ycars Of age. dust about that time, his
uncle, having received from, Calcutta the news
Of the failurc Of 4 house with which he was
carrripw on an extensive business, sent tho
voung Charles to that distant port to effect
liquidation. The marriage was necessarily
postponed, and the young lover LETT slarscillcs,
promising Il, write LIS often rs GOd and the
!; ocean would allow, and to return III soon as
his business WIS settled
-Four months passed on and no news came
! from the young traveller. Ills relations, and
+; more particularly his cousin, began to feel un-
/! easy, and werc already accusln. him Of neglect,
j when one happy day they read in the papers Of
the total loss oi tllc steamer on board Of which
they knew that Charles had gone. The young
! Mnrscillaises WAS almost mad with grief; and
! after long aud dangerous sickness, tue poor
) gir1, dishcartcncd, seeing befurc her nothing
but n complete blank, resolved to spend the
remainder az her life in q convent, to mourn.
fur from the world, for the only man whom she
lad loved. II was in vain her parents tried to
dissuade her from that resolution. AL their
cntreatics, their misery, their tears, could not
induce hcr to change her mind, aud she 5000
entered convent If afarseilles us o "postu
| lant-"
| Six months after that fatal day, just as the
time former to take her VOWS was approaching
hcr Gamily were pleasantly startled BY a lcttc'
from their daughter, informing them that stt
Lad altered l'cr mind, and wished 10 GO l'acl
to them, to the world, to pleasures, to taprt
ness. For the last three nights, she said, SUI
had seen in her dreams her beloved Charles
cntreating LcE, with tears in his eyes anu tn
sweetest voice, not to fulfill her terrible rcso
luton, moi to complete sacrifice which woult
! be the death of them both. For Charles WI
vet alive and would bc soon back, to keep hi
sacred promise and end all her Grieff. Th
nuns Of the convent had good hu1noFedl
laughed Mt her, and tried to persuade her t
stay among them, in 1hat quiet retreat, Eher
she might unlisturbed, lament all hcr life til
, AAe
dead, said they, and II was foolish to believe
those supernatural aplaritions. But she wa
, mistaken in her Glith, and to all their cntrcs
ties she would answer that her hctrothc
, | would soon be back, and, Of course, she mus
| be at home tn receive him.
j Although tho parents Of the young "post'
lant'' did not bclicrc, any more than the nun
that such strange dream would ever be rca
. lied. they were ST. much gladdcncd hy the tc
. Ter Of their daughter that they decided not
J. esy one word to undccciyc her. She might c
!. % from day 10 day, hoping all the time ioE 9
arrival which = gor.d paycT take place, aud
! little and little they Thought the deep Tou!!
: of her heart might be healed.
. Accordingly, on that very day, they went
L. the convent, anu in less than one hour the
only child was crossing ag.in the threshold
tho old hinily mansion. acrfirst Thought y
. for her little room, where she had snthcfcd
many dear tokens and souvenirs from u
: cousin. She hastens up stnifs, md ehe goes
fast that her delighted parents can hardly Il
low her, But when eAc is on the lana5n
whom docs she Eec, standing IN the door
that room SO long shut 4pf GsaFsee, ne1 y
anccd, who looks at her, smiling %tfh Aap|
ness, and opens his as1ns to elasp aef 10
- bosom.
It is no longer dream! Charles holds b
locked in Ills arms, kissing her and mtngli
i Ills tears with her own. but when lie 0pc
bis arms asaiu, to receive the carcsscs of
parents, she sinks md drors heavily on t
4 floor!
She WIS dead! dead with surprise and hs
- niucss! dead without utterlnx one cry, vi
t. out heaying ono sigh!