The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-07
sss I ~ Parisian' Gossip.
VA Paris journal relates the following

i SSS92sS 5sss arlslans Gossip. tf'
~ a Paris journal relates the following
story of unlawful love and revenge:
Tie, chief actor is one Of those Be
.tlonin EnglishHen who live alternately
IN all the European capitals, except
when they are on an occasional ialft
to Egypt, or to China. or to India, OF
to the Holy Land. Iic neye, travels.
alone; his wife was With him, his
bora .fi2e wife, fcr notwithstanding his
Grant life-so apt TO weaken ones
morals-he had al the jcaSll"h respect
for the sex, and G. trut ;.nsl;si.l,an's
love for his wife. She WIS 3 bcau t;ful
woman, one Of those '|l1ccpsa}.e"
beauties, that once scc,l makes man
dream love forever. Her social sue
cess was very great IL I'll the cite,
they visited
In Rome, after some years marriage.
they became acquainted with a Ger
nan artist, CT Il s,'ol deal Of rcpJ7ts-
item, Who TO his art, joined the learn.
ing oi II Beilelictinr, and knew the
city OF Romc us well as Ninc1llenan
or Nisconti. Tie German volunteered
to be their citvronc, in the Eternal
City; they g!;.eGy accepted his oher.
Many were tho hour, t,scy passed with
l4n i'll the Museum OF the capitol III
vhc VATICAN, iii ST. Peters, and in the
delightful excursions they made IL the
environs of Rome, The artist became
III love with tic EnGl:si. lad-; sLc
rcclpr"c;sted his affection. The hus-
baN,l w:ls u loug wlnic ,n seeing tie
STUN upon his honor; several years
had passed. away before ne pyrc&ivnl
it, for he WAS very much pleased Wit,
the artist, and they !4ad long been
upon the most intimate footing.
Although at;lng to the la,:lz by such
! t;nthlessless and such gross violation
! OF the laws OF hospitality :nd i,iend-
ship, h" SAID nothing; he disliii>.d
scenes; he Was. nevertheless, deter
mined upon complete revenge. and he
appealed to cooler rntcct;onsFto fur
niSh. Il suitable plnishment.
The passions are bad cnilnsc,ora
He. left italy, and ::ctircd with his wife
to England, saying nothing ln,t ~,
Tc''oi,' to the artist. When be reached
: i.n%land he toll his wife of the pain
ial discovery ilS had made. and be
gave her back into her fathers l,anLs.
He then returned to the continent
alone, :nd visited Germany, Russia
and Franco, where he purchased a
great many paintings; he then went
to Italy, meanwhile continuing to l,ur-
chase paintings, AMI ut last--two Years
have now in,>sed away since their lasi
meeting he called on thn German
painter, vino still lived in Eomc, and
demun.led satisfaction from him. Hi,
challenge WAS accepted, and the I..ny-
ESllm;.n, according to the European
c!,st"nl-mnch better. than o;t.S D.
ing the offended party, selected the
weapons He chose pistols
During the past two Years he had
his .<p1 address will! the pistol lh,,l
bcconfSsqh unelring certainty OF shot.
Hq sent the shot wherever he wished
1t to go. The parties Went on the
Ground-they were placed III thirty
PAGES apart, with the privilege Of ad-
v::nclnS ten PAGES boicro firing. Th,
signal Was then given. One. Two
Three Fire! The word was scarcely
ont OF Shc seconds mouth when the
El:GGs'unan fired, without moving
lis antagonists pistol fell from lis
hand, and was discharged by the fall,
the ball burying itself in the ground
The Englisllman's bali had shattered
the artists hand, and a,npltation WI,
necessary; ms career WAS ended allc
forever.
A few days af.er tho amputation til,
Englishinan called UPON him. ani
without noticing the ::n@r.v reception
hc met. said to the sutirrin% artist:
> '';f you fh!lk my vengeance is salts
tiei with sorr shattered hand ana Tie
wreck Of your artists career, yor
strIngrly mdcr-ratr the agony o
a deceived, Gishonorvd husband
Though have CONDEMNED you to {
hfc OF Vain regrets, to Il llever-endin.
series OF impot2nt si%lls, to a tota
oblivion by al amateurs and histo