Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-02-01
..WAsaARta1Ansr TRAGEDY.

NON !8Hes ~ IQuTralaat came! TO- lars last
winter in all the pride of title, youth and
Nortune.. lie. was soon allured into very
bMhaappstg, Mbenhe felkiniovs With an
actress WHOM, hs called, in course Of time,
Sosie. The baroness, our young heros
molhet,, did all in her power 10 put stop
to tho wicked pepcbausa. Of her son, for n
ba.ag who ,loyenan actress, it is clear, is on
the road, ito min. Her persuasion, advice
aud promises were vain; she told Alfred
tint their fortune was not adequate to his
expenditure, bu, sill the mi>led youth
rook Sosie overywhers; he had her dressed
up Ikea doll, and she looked like doll
sylherac The opera, and even in worse
PLACES still: -
~Sosie liked the life she leo; she was very
fond Of herself first, and Of a little white
pug dog afterwards, but what she enjoyed
above all things wac her elegant open ba-
rouche sumptuou.ly linea wnh llue satin
and covered with the downiest white rug
in which shs snd her sdag would snngly
surythenselss- and dave ronud tlls Bois
behind a Hss Sdachm;:,,. sSn7e;i,pes in sAL
feds company, sometimes without him,
Ms the case might 10, but that did not
nusls :Hasssee cFht.e .*e1e 5,lls- hwss
going TO say Galmy days Of life, only re-
H,sn't*r it ~'i happened last WINTER
The.o We're, lherefote,tl The f.vcrishly loved,
bitter cold days, though everything WAS
bright, rs seen under icicie aud gnsligi..
One morning, few days before the
srtiatA' bsll at the Co,nc,Iie FIancai.e, So
sic nx,ls Alfred prom;sesh-r a set Of dia.
tauni.; sll iNt ihex.ricnl assnciatcs were
to. attend the Jete, =, Which SHE in.ende,l
10 create an i,nmensa sensation. Alfred
promised vitlis sore heart; bul lie dill pro.
mise, for all That; and ,'ordcreI The din
'n"'i'is., S,lss w. 50 delighted ,Ln, she
rueli.he.li!.e j..y f.r. AMI wide. Many
~<is' snsiau.. but il,p.' was what sos;-
aimed at She even prDcI~,ihsd that her
influence over ll.s Baron wa. such that he
would NJ, mint ending 6i.slays ut CIichy
a.s her sake. Pie eve If the ball c..nr,
when, IL, s,yi bsI,olA, the j.wyler .en.
VOID tiff tie; aiaii""d eckIyce could pot
b. t.tdy to1 ,ie tjaIs~ing d,S. bit sh.. i,o
would lead her = splendid nc, for The osca-
siss--in p...s., SUSIE dew into ras,ion.
Paste, Indeed, on her shoulders. (M,lk.
s.eb1a bsspeare.l tl,r,n with, no,lmg eisei
t"r 5eihdy Tied she .si.l'.c,ns very dnr.
isriing things TO- p'or Allied about the
''.-ting tring go,.lI aware That she was
d''''o"ess4 i, . ~, eyss 'pf. lss friends, and
that there wss It,ahing left y be DONE bu,
jump from the p.nt:ueuf into the Seine.
Alfred was wounded TO the quick sosiee'ss
'sunts shdp, .be 'acliae. as if .he Lal. ls.
.~ived ber. and tl,sl i.l.. ;of the ;roni nsut
were top N ;ch for him.
lie, seized ii. L.t, which he drew very
low oyer III. syebrow., and sosie, .e%ipg
.hiR Jesipu,lx, .usoye.l,, vould j have gone
-.G .ih.a'fdnt; IL lie hid moi mutterel, ::Yon
.hslI have reai ais.nerd,, esoeis. cost what.
wlas tsssy na.y. lie drove home, asked,
5as hss:aaIj.ssr., aud on being told that
:.ahs,vaa ont; ,s.ik.sr into i'sr quiet .uea:.:
.boaao'f. IL :. rhsss .is paced mp aud down ip
ss,pssssl,sDsn II. .saciess she young slone,
i.sl as1. iis,, su:p.cssd lin 10 u :pho q
haa berDs.ee mpsb frea, bsr, .nd had nsy-