The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-03-10
A Sensational Romance, Of Real
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LII. A|CsAHkClS ~ CC1COIdtCu lawyer VI tuG
higher courts at Vienna, in Austria, was .
few weeks ago, intrusted with an uncom.
monty interesting case. An old nobleman
man of immense wealth and high position
at the Imperiol Court, fell in love with .
beautiful young woman of low extraction
and persuaded her to live with him as bis
mistress. He sequestered his jewel in one
of his castles in the country in order to
suffer less from the pangs Of jealousy, and
at the same time conceal from the world
the interesting circumstances in which the
thoughtless creature found herself In
May, lS4l, the Baron advised his love by
letter that, in view Of an approaching event
he bad made q codicil to his will, wherein
he had provided for: his offspring with
princely munifcence. But before the latter
reached its destination, the Baron was
struck by sudden death from apoplexy
and the party to whom il was addressed
had given birth to a healthy boy. The
Probate Court opened the testament
wherein the two legitimate daughters Of the
Baron were named as his heirs, but there
was no vestige Of the codicil. 0at of res
pect for the former high position OF the
Baron in society ,and to avoid scandal, the
two heiresses supported his mistress and
her child during the first few years, and
even provided her with the means for the
boys, education. But after while they
lost sight of them, and finally abandoned
them entirely.
Years passed by. and the illegitimate son
became an INTEL igent and labOrious student
Of medicine at the University of Berlin,
and received his diploma as Doctor of Meii-
cine in 1868. His mother had carefully
concealed from her son his illegitimate orr
gin, and allowed him to belieye that his
father had belonged to her. own class, and
that he had died many years ago. Al that
period one of the daughters of the old
Baron, who had married o chamberlain of
the Court, sought to engage tutor for her
son, q youth of sixteen years, and by one of
those marvellous condolences, which hap
pen Oftener in romarces than in real life,
her attention was thrown to the young
physician, who at that time was visiting
the hospital ofVienna. Her son being d
a frail constitution, she was very glad to
lntrust his education to young man who,
by bis peculiar studies. was enabled to
watch over his physical condition;
and, without the least idea that che had
engaged so near . relation, the young doc
tor was introducrd into the family. He
soon gained the confidence OF his employ
ers, and they intrusted him with many
delicate transactions. Among others they
him to examine their family
archives, and select the valuable papers
from those which might be destroyed as
useless. Pending this work he found a
diary of the old Baron, which contained
the whole history of the doctors birth and
the indication of the place where the father
had deposited the codicil. The young man
At once communicated the Circumstances to
his mother, who took possession OF the
codicil, which gave him million of gull
ders, and as the legitimate heirs Of his
lather refused to comply with its stipula-
ton, he commenced suit against them
after having in vain attempted to come to
friendly terms About the middle of May
NE case viii be pleaded before the Impe-
rial Court of vienna, and, the amount be-
lueathed to the Legitimate child being
not in excess Of what such children are
permitted to receive from father in case
there are legitimate children also. it is
scarcely doubtful that the young physician
Will soon become a man Of great wealth.