Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-12


We read every day in the Paris journals
some record of suicide The fsvorite
means resorted to are the fumes of char
coal. 1t is very efectusl, and within the
reach Of ali the world. am happy TO re-
cord esse in which the purpose Of the
young person who was tired Of life, was
| frustrated, to her entire satisfaction. A
girl Of about % years Of age had, by her
good character and industry, managed to
establish herself very respectfully as a
dress-maker. In the large establishment
where she was in the habit Of making her
purchases, young clerk paid her atten-
tion, which gradually ripened into very
sincere attachment on both sides, which,
the young people had guite made up their
minds, should soon end in marriage. We
all know that the course Of true love, etc
so, one fine morning, the father Of Eu-
gene e very respectable merchant from
provincial city suddenly arrived in Paris,
informing his son that he wished him to
return home, and that he had chosen q
wife for him. This is the way such affairs
are ususliy conducted in France. For
several days the gentle Marie saw nothing
OF her apparent reoresnt lover, when, one
day, she received letter, telling her that
he was miserable for life, that he had done
everything to move his obdurate parents
heart, ell to no avail. So he took leave Of
her, declaring that he never would love
another. As is usual in these cases In
Paris, she saw no refuge but charcoal. She |
sent her workmen away little earlier !
than usual, and then wrote a long and |
tender farewell to her Eugene. Having |
sealed the missive, she gave it to her ser. |
want (Who came only for a few hours q |
day., directing her on no account to deliy. |
er it until the following morning. When |
the woman returned to her house, she was
obliged to 90 out at once on a message 10 /
the Boulevard Sevsstopol, which chsnoed |
70 be very near the street to which she WAS
directed to go with the letter. She there
fore took It upon herself to kill two birds
with one stone, and do both errands at
once. When she reached the hotel at which
the father and son were staying, she was
told that che had better go up at once, as
both gentlemen were to leave early in the
morning. She found them packing their
trunks, and gave the letter to Eugene.
who, upon reading it, dropped motionless
into his seat, unable to speak. His father
seized the letter, read it, and without de-
lay rushed into the street, got into car
risge, and drove TO Marie's house. Here
be rang and raped at the door during
several minutes, without getting any an
swer. He called the neighbOrs, broke open
The door, and found the young girl entire.
y unconscious upon her bed, near which
vas the eternal "pan Of charcoal" Hap. {
PLY, our stern "parient" arrived in time.
After good deal of care Marie was re-
Itored to herself and, am happy to add,
. Eugene. The good father was not an ]
'gre after all. He believed his son VIC
i'm to the designs Of S grisette, and, when
Onvinoed Of his error, made amends bT
living his blessing on their union, or at
east by promising it; for. as it is only a 7
ew days since the tragedy was frustrated,
here has not been sufficient time to make
for the comedy.