Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-07-07
A Curious Story.


Ono Of the Havro journals has the following
somewhat improbable story:
A widow. Madame II =, possesses = large
farm in the department of tho Rhonc. AMI mana
ges il herself assisted. however, by her daughter.
lIeleno by name, who is twenty.six years oi ago.
One morning. some time ago. youag man wear
ing u foreign costume. and speaking French with
n strong German accent, presented himself at the
farm aud solicited work. Madame h, told
him that sho had more need Of laborers. and
that besides ho appeared too weak for the heavy
toll OF farm. On TINT he burs, Into tears, and
cried, 81 nm very unhappyl l belong TO noble
Hungarian family namsl Jublonski and had the
misfortune to be concerned ina apracy against
Aartria. Tho plot having been discovered. ] had
TO take to flight, in order to escape certain death.
l nm ut this moment without money and without
n home, but here's letter from ono of my uncles,
announcing that h. will send to NJ. parding. q
merchant Of liavrc ten thousand flames 10 enable
mo to 90 to America; but In tho meantime what
can DOR Madame h, moved by this sad
tale offered hospitality To the oxio. Before long
the latter pretended to fall in love with Helene
and succrcdod in inspiring her with passion for
him.
lie proposed marringo. was accepted. and ho
showed letters which he said came frnm his hmi
", and which gave their consent to tho union :but
lac pretended that in his quality Of exile. no could
not obtain from Hungary tho papers necessary for
the celebration of the marriage according to tho
French furm lilo accordingly suggested that tho
young woman should accompany him to Americn.
whero marriages aro mnro easily celebrated, and,
strange to say, her mother consented, aud what
wns more, the mother gave her daughter . draft
offpur thousand francs ON Paris banker. and
some bills to receive. The couple went 10 nayrc,
and tho affected to DO greatly painsd ON
learning that the ten thousand franus which he
had expected hnd not arrived; he. however, IN ado
the young woman give him tho draft ol four thou
sand francs, which he got discounted, and lie like
wise obtained from her an authorization 10 re-
cciye tho other sums duo to hcr mother. lie took
up his residence with her at the hotel but he neg
lecied her tn spend his time in ba'l company
At last, having spent all the money rlh was 10
receive. aud having pnwned her jcwelry AMI ef
ieets he abandoned her altogether. Having thon
made the acquaintance of u respectable young
man, he affected 10 fall in love with his sister, pro-
posing marriage 10 her: but he borrowed money
from tbe man, and then broke the match Find
ing himself without resources. he had recourse n
few days aH' to an extraordinary experiment; he
wrote to Madame R--. letter, purporting to
come from her daughter, giving m uccount OF tho
scundalous manner in which she Ind been treat
ed, and the distress to which she had been rcdu.
ced, and imrloring money to enable her 10 return
home, Tho mother Immediately dispatchcda note
II two hundred francs; but when tho man present
ed himself M the address TO which, by his direc-
ton tho letter had been sent he was arrested by
| tho police. the young woman having denounced
him. lleis it appears n liberated convict.