The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-08-19
SEDUCTION by THE SON of KING.
The Lady Sent to America. and be-
comes Insane.
From the Brooklyn IN. Y. Herald

| 1t is an old adage that truth is stranger
than fiction, and although to the lovers of
yellow covered novels, and romantic liter
ature generally, the maxim may be over
strained, yet certain it is that under the
smooth current of civilized social life events
float along intinitel y more strange and ro>
mantle in their character than the Widest
! dreams of the most imaginative novel vii
ter, and it is only by the merest ccdeni
that those events come to the surface
% netimes to s,artle all by their strange
ness; and the following melancholy tale
of misplaced affection aud its conse9uen-
c, $, which came to the knowledge Of one
of our reporters day or two since, is enc
IF the events Of that character. About
two weeks since there was received into
the Lnna,ic Asylum, at flatbush, a young
and charming woman, richly dressed, and
| bearing about her all the evidences Of re
fnement and intelligence, who was Ie-
ported as most desperate maniac. She
was brought, there by two of her brothers
and sister-in-law. who desired iha. the
almost care should be taken Of her, As
they were wiling to pay for everything
tina, was necessary for her comfort, and II
possible for her recovery from the dread
malady under which she was Iaboring
The unfortunate young woman is still III
inmate of the County Asylum. and the
following simple and truthful recital Of
the causes which led to lhe present wreck
Of her mind. possess melancholy interest
FIR exceeding the most heart rending
combination of fictitious events and wicked
wrongs ever conceived by the mind of the
novelist.
Louisa Thomet, the unfortunate Young
lady IN question, was born in the town OF
GUM, her father being a we,hy burgher
Of The town. and she having inherited IN
her own right an amount which made a
princely fortune in the town OF her birth.
During her youth she was taught all the
accomplishments which Young ladies IN
her circle Of society in Europe are expected
to possess, and at the age Of eighteen she
was not only On account of her accom-
pli.hments, but for her personal beauty,
Which was of that peculiar kind that does
does not strike at first sight, but Is mole
the reflection Of inward than the reality Of
outward beauty. considered the most at
tractive of all the beauties Of her native
town, and 10 ball or party, was conslder'd
complete unless it was graced by her
presence. About six months after her
ent,ee into society, Louisa, at party one
e, ening, met ayoung man, who was intro
duceo to her as Monsieur Prosper Giran-
don. sculptor by profession. Louisa
had imbibed, with her other accomplish
ments, Il love of painting and scnl ptUre,
and between her and Monsieur Girandon
frieDd-hip sprung up, which soon, on
the part of the Young lady, rlpened into a
love bordering on ldolatry, and she had
no happiness except in his presence, and
he, in his turn, became her constant at
tendant in her walks and nj her residence.
One dae, about six months atter the
commencement of the intimacy, Loulss
was moned from her room to receive
visitor-a lady CLOSELY yelled. Uho, atier
few preliminary questions, asked her If
she knew who her afFianced was-for 10y
this time it was understood among her
friends that Louisa and the unknown
sculptor were engaged to be welded. -
L tulsa told what she knew of him. when
the stranger, throwing up her vail, and DIS
closing the features of a beautiful woman,
informed her that the man on whom she
had bestowed her affections WAS 10 scu!p
tor, bu, was in reality no other than the
Count de Flanders, the heir apparent to
the throae Of Belgium, and, moreover, that
his pretended affection for her ives only
meant to accomplish her ruin, and warned
her agains, him. The poor girl could not
believe the tale; aud hastily dressing her
self she ran to the lodgings Of her lover,
to hear from his own lips the truth or fal
sitv of the tale. To her astonishment the
ouondam sculptor ackno~ ledg ed the truth
of the story, and urged, in excavation Of
his deception, bis love for her and The ne
cessity of conceament of 1t for political
motives. lie told her that he Intended TO
marry her and in time elevate her to the
throne; and, instead of the friendly warm
ing of her strange visitor having had the
desired effect. it only served to increase
the poor girls love for the Count, who was
now, under his own tile, dearer 10 her
than be had ever been as the sculptor !;
and the consequence was that the princeIy
villain succeeded III robbing her of her
virtue under the promise of marrying her
as socn az certain political distractions
were removed.
From time TO time the marriage was
put off, and finally the condition Of the
GIRL became SO that to conceal her shame
any longer would be impossible and then
her seducer, who still kept up the mask Of
honest love, proposed to her to come to
this country and remain unit! after the
birth of the infant, after which the mar
rage would take place. he promising to
meet her on the borders of France In
order to ward off the inquiries in relation
to the condition of the young lady which
might be made in strange land, it was
arranged that brother of Louisa's who
had been taken into their conf Hence, and
supposed the intention Of the Count to be
of the most honorable character, should
accompany her, and pass for her husband ;
and about the beginning of May last Lou
lisa and her brother arrived here as man
aud wife, and took up their residence with
another brother, who resides ia the Eighth
ward Of this city. During their stay here