The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-07-29
A Partisan story.

Some two years ago there came to reside
in Paris, which is properly supposed to be
the capital Of the civilized world, lady of
great beauty and apparent wealth. She
represented herself as the widow Of an
English officer of the Coldstream Guards,
and called herself "Meestrees Hare !''-
Whether the tale was true or false, it took
so well that in less than two years we fna
the fair "meestrees" still in possession of
the same youth and beauty, with the addi
ton Of an enormous fortune, splendid
hotel in one Of the most fashionable quar-.
ters of Paris, eight high bred horses in
her stable, and about twenty thousand
pounds worth of diamonds in her ecrin.-
All this property, acquired in so short
time, might surely be thought sufficient to
satisfy the craving Of any woman on the
face Of the earth. The great Paris million
| airc who contributes an income of five
| thousand year towards it, had enabled
| the fair "mecstrees" to "op>rate' in build
| ing leases with such means of success that
she had become millionaire herself. But
alas in addition to all the visible and tan
| gible possessions mentioned above, Mees-
| trees Hare had yet another, which consist.
| ed of a most devoted passion for one Of the
dandies Of the day-a man with fair hair
and moustache, yellow gloves, and cleah
shirt collar, but without single idea be-
yond. The youth, who had lately inherited
the fortune Of the chief magistrate, came
one day recently to take his leave of "the
Hare" AS the lady is faniliarly called
among her fellows. He was frank, if not
just, in his dealings with her, and announc-
cd his return to his native place, Cham
berry, for the purpose Of getting married.
Thereupon terrible scene of disappointed
Affection tears, supplications and tears
all of no avail. The old menace Of suicide,
too-the one fall others the gallant knew
throw myself int, the Seine" "Oh, yes,
ping wet 81 VIII poison myself if YOU
ach pump and the apothecary-psha! !
have known and seen it ALL But you
have never seen this!' exclaimed the lady,
seizing one of the wax lights from the table
and setting fire to the nounces and flrbe-
lows, spread out yards wide by her crno-
line In an instant her whole person was
cnveloped in fl ,mcs, and though the corri-
dor of the Grand Hotel the echo Of the
shrieks Of pain resoundcd with appalling
effect. The fumes wcre cXtinguishcd afrer
a while-but the victim lies in hopeless
state suffering the .nartyrdom Of pain,
which those who have suffered from burn,
ing declare to be more intense than any
other. Her lif. is dcspaircd of, for the
whole body is said to be one mass OF
burns, while by singular chance the face
and neck, un>cath d, still retain the beauty
which has made "thc Hare one of the
great celebrities of Paris The whole of
the demi monde at first gathered in the
sympathy of fellowship round her bed ;.
but soon one took posse Ssbn of the place,
and drove the tralfickerS OF sentiment from
the chamber where death was waiting to
seize his prey from tn. hand of the doctor.
THIS single defender is the cure of the Mad
cline who has rescued the soul from per-
dition, and obtained the request Of all the
property of the dying Madeline to the
church shoull she die, and the VOW Of re-
tircment to convent should she live. The
triumph is great. Demi monde, awed into
silence at first, is beginning to chatter
about this sad resolve whilc the cause of
this dread catastrophe, after twirling his
moustachc, and ref citing that after all
there was another proof of the indestructi-
blity of woman by suicide for love. as
she had been rescued and still might live,
drove to the railway and started off as first
class passenger, TO be married at Cham
bery