Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-03-03
Correspondence of the Boston Traveller.
A Massachusetts, Romance.
A nu.r.un NJ III q

Seldom has such degree of excite
ment prevailed in this quiet town as that,
the conclusion of which / am enabled to
chronicle. Boiled down the story is
briefly this: In 1860 or thereabouts, Mr..
Lester, a banker at Rochester, N. Y,
shuffled off this mortal coil with a part
ing benefaction of $4,000 to his wife
and daughter. The latter Carrie, was
then girl of twelve, and it was neces-
sary to appoint guardian for her, and
an administrator of the estate Prof.
WIS. Tyler, of Amherst College, a broth
er of Mrs. Lester, discharged the func-
tions of both offices, and took the girl
home to his house. So endeth the first
lesson. In the course of years, Miss Car
rie grew to be tall, graceful young lady
with wealth. of hair, long sweeping eye
lashes, and rather sentimental cast of
countenance. Her mother deemed this
the proper moment to introduce her to
the world at large, and, in 1868 took her
to Washington for that purpose. There
she met Count Mitkeiweiz, an attache Of
the Russian legation, and an enga cement
of marriage was effected. This, mind
you, was without the knowledgeof either
the mother or guardian. The young
couple did not meet again for two wears,
and their next encounter was in Paris.
Mrs. and Miss Lester were doing the con-
tinent, and the Count is said to have
been doing" his creditors. However
that may have, it is certain that he oc-
cupied an elegant residence there, and
that Mrs. and Miss Lester were for two
months guests at his house. 1t was dur
ing that visit that the secret of the en-
gagement leaked out. Mrs. Lester took
her child home at once, and, with Prof
Tyler, sought to wean Carrie from her
love for her Russian fnancee But their
labor was useless. Their utmost efforts
in the way of intercepting letters and the
like failed to utterly destroy communi-
cation between them, and only served to
draw closer their bonds Of affection.
Prof. Tyler informed his ward that her
lover was vagabond and an imposter
and refused to let her see him. After
that, you know, she wouldn't be woman
if she didn't see him. Smuggling her.
self out of the back door, few days
since, she went to the telegraph Office and
dispatched the following message:
= To Count Eugene Mitkeiweiz, War
saw, Poland:
Dangerously i'll. Come Amherst i'm
mediately. CARBIE."
The message was received, and speed
ly the Count became passenger on the
steamer City of Antwerp, arriving in
New York on Friday morning the Sd inst
He breakfasted at the Clarendon, tele
graphed Carrie of his arrival, dined a
the Union Club with young Jim Bennett
Of the Herald, and, at eight o'clock, de
parted hitherwards. When he arrived
emer, where he was to change cars, h,
was in fearful state of excitement
Hiss Lester had not responded to his tel
egram and he dreaded the worst. Ever
the single hour in which he had to wal
for the train was uncomfortable, SO he pait
a acountryman twenty dollars to drive hin
here In the meantime, almost the en-
tire faculty of the college had assembled
at the depot to prevent his leaving th
cars, Prof Tyler having intercepted hi
telegram to Miss Lester. The Count ar
rived before the train and did not NEE
them. Just after he had entered the he
tel, the Professors learned that thei
game was blocked, and in solemn pre-
cession waited on the Count, when seen
ensued, in which love, oaths and disma
threatnings were profusely distributed
The professor ordered the Count to leav
town; he consented to go if they woul,
let him see his fancee half an hour i
her mothers presence; they denied thi
boon, and he told them to go to the dey
il. / grieve to state that this latter in
junction has not yet been complied with
There were several interviews of sim
lar nature to the above, resulting finall
in the appearance of Miss Lester at tn
hotel and invitation to the Count to tax
tea andspend the evening at Prof Tyler
house. He accepted, and, during tn
meal, it was agreed that the marriag
should take place on the following morr
ing. All passed pleasantly enough afte
that, until, just as the Count arose t
take his leave, Miss Lester, who was neal
y crazy on the subject of her love. an
feared that she would never see hir
again, sprang from her chair and begge
him to take her to the hotel. This mad
another row. Her uncle rushed toward
the door, and, tearing his ward away
choked her till she ceased to scream an
tainted away. There were several intel
esting episodes like this, but / haven
time to detail them. The upshot of th
whole matter is that the Count has sal