Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-10-14
A Tale Of Two Citiss---strango Romance.


A few years ago there lived in Paris a
family composed Of father, mother and
an only daughter, aged seventeen at the
time when this story commences, and
very handsome, besides possessing many
womanly virtues They belonged TO
what is known as the bourgeoise OF
France, and were possessed Of a hand
some income. At such an age, what
young woman has not an attachment for
good looking young man2 Miss +.
was no exception TO the rule, and the at.
tentions of young countryman in easy
circumstances, though far from being
wealthy, were favorably received by the
girl and her parents. Circumstances
created change in the family's fortunes
and they came to this city to repair the
losses which they had sustained. a
couple of years afterwards they were fol-
lowed by the wooer of the daughter.
Her father had died before his arrival,
and her mother had wholly abandoned
herself to passion for drink and love
of money. Still burning with his first
love, the young man needed not the sad
changes, but renewed his attentions with
earnest proposals Of matrimony. There
was, unhappily, skeleton in the house,
in the shape of man of wealth, whose
money had captivated the mother, and
which, coupled with her influence, sue
ceeded in causing the rejection of the
former levers honorable offers, and
finally the fall of the girl, now scarcely
nineteen, who went to live with her para
mour. With broken heart and meri-
ted disgust for the young woman he had
adored, the rejected suitor recrossed the
ocean to conceal his grief in his dear
France. Time sped on until this year Of
epidemic and distress, when the young
man, compelled to visit this city on busi-
ness, was stricken with the prevailing
fever. The news of his arrival and
almost immediate sickness, reached the
ears nf his whilom betrothed. Five years
had fled, during which time she had led
life Of luxury and had been the recipient
of the greatest kindness on the part of
her protector; yet in her sullied heart
there still remained purifying spark of
love for him whom she had so cruelty
and recklessly forsaken. She unhesita-
tingly called az his house, and for many
weary days combated death by nursing
him with unremitting care, until he had
entirely recovered. We leave to our
readers TO picture to themselves the
scenes which must have attended the
convalescence of the heretofore forsaken
one, who was now being implored for a
pardon, which was readily granted and
sealed with vows of eternal love.
The protector, all this time, had been
absent in st. Louis. He now returned
to find his home deserted The story
was related to him, but far from evincing
the least feeling Of anger, he quietly re-
paired to the new abode Of his mistress
of yesterday, and expressing to the
Young man his ignorance ofh relations
to the young girl, rendered the pair his
best offices, retiring with many wishes
for all the felicity and happiness that two
loving souls could desire The sequel
was a marriage; and those acquainted
with this bit Of romance could notice a
handsome couple sffectionately walking,
arm in arm, up Royal street last Tues
day evening, the young man face evin.
cling little pallor, enhanced by his white
cravat, while the new bride was beaming
with freshness and beauty under her
tiny bonnet, trimmed with orange blos-
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