Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-25
LOVE AND LUNAcY.
The story OF the Princess de BrogI

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Paris Correspondence New York World.l
Prince de Broglie (the youngest branch
Of the ducal house de Broglie) took a
tutor for his children in 1865. His choice
fell upon young man, well recommend
ed, NJ. Henri Teulat. He gave great sat
isfaction. Prince Auguste de Broglies
children swept away prizes at the public
schools, and NJ. Teulat was regarded
with esteem and friendship. In 1867
change came over these relations. One
day Prince Auguste, who had long been
i'll with consumption, was ordered by his
physicians to go to Nice He insisted
upon knowing the whole truth about his
condition. When the doctors told him
he was doomed man, and that sojourn
at Nice would but prolong life few
months, he refused to quit Paris, prefer
ring to die at home and among kindred
and friends. The melancholy intelli-
genee was broken to his wife Count
Vidar's daughter) ao ll aoQn
Sobbing, she retired to her chamber to
write letters to her family announcing
the imminent catastrophe. While she
was so engaged, her chamber door
opened; she turned, and, seeing it was
only NJ. Teulat, continued to write. Sud
denly she felt kiss upon her cheek-M.
Teulat was kissing herl She sprang to
her feet to ring for servants to exclude
the insolent fellow ian earth-worm en-
amored of starr, but he fell at her feet,
implored forgiveness, and begged her not
to create a scandal She granted his re-
| .,,o.x. H.. % ooncaoc;ao tho 1;raotor of
her conscience, Jesuit father ordered
her to tell her husband what had occur
red. She did so NJ. Teulat expressed
such deep contrition that Prince Au-
gnste pardoned him, and when he died
gave him an affectionate shake-hands.
NJ. Teulat remained in the house as
tutor. Over head and ears in love with
the Princess, he was at last unable to re-
frain from declaring it again. Her an
swer was his dismissal. Once out of the
house he seemed unable to live without
sight of ner. He dogged her continually;
he followed her when she went out shop
ping; he passed nights under her win
dow; he ran after her carriage, and one
day leaped into it by surprise, to be as-
tonished to find by the Princess side her
father, Count Yidar He wrote her let
ter after letter, eighteen or twenty pates
long, full of amorous protestations and
the usual soft nonsense with which
lovers fill their letters. She appealed
at last to her brother-in-law, Prince Ray
mond de Broglie, to rid her of this per-
tinacious lover. He could think of moth
ing better than to get letter de cachet
Before it was issued NJ Teulat was ar
rested in the street and carried to the
Prefecture of Police. The authorities
offered him his election. He must quit
Paris, or be arrested as a madman. DE
refused to leave Paris, and was imme-
diately arrested as hnaticl The three
physicians summoned declared him to
be insane, and be was put into mad
house. Here he was subjected to no
treatment whatsoever. The physician
told him he would be put at liberty any
day upon his pledging his word to quit
Paris. This he refused to do. At last
the physician released him uncondition.
ally, but, as the former gave Prince Ray
mond de Broglie notice of his intention,
NJ. Teulat was arrested at the hospital
door. and carried TO another asylum
where he was again released, after the
physician satisfied himself that the pa
| tient was not insane. The first use Nj.
Teulat made of his liberty was to bring
suit for false Imprisonment, laying dam
ages at $4,000.
While all these incidents we're taking
place Princess de Broglie died Her life
had been most exemplary and her deatl
was most edifying. Her name is untaf
nished II was not mentioned once
during the trial except in the most ne
spectful manner. Public opinion regrets
that Prince Raymond de Broglies inns
cretion should have. mixed her name
with scandal. He ought to have applied
to the police to rid her of this importu-
nate lover.