The New York herald., 1871-02-07

Here II Is again, that old storE--"The course OF
true hove never runs sraootn.n
Miss Carrie Lester knows 1t. Way wouldn't she 2
she has got an awful dose OF it. And Count witke-
witz-he knows that other thing, which means
'goitn
The little town or Amherst in Massachusetts, has
been for thelast few Gays in state of the greatest
excitement. II is seldom that whole town "goes
ior'' q single individual. But the whole town aiore
said has been since Friday last on the
LOOKOUT FOR COUNT wITKiEwITz,
who was ensconced quielly in the village on the
lookout for Miss Carrie Lester, who was dying to
see him. The Count L. evidently diplomatist. He
friend wth hin, who was TO be the bearer OF
certain 5UietS-doaS. That friend is valuable man,
as the sequel wall show.
In the year 1865 there was young Russian noble
man mixing in fashionable circles IN this city, of
pleasing address ana noble men for his age. He
was then only seventeen, but al that early age
was prone TO ia In love and create disturb
ances III
THE MINDS or MIDDLE-AGED GENTLEMEN
who were hoping to possess the hearts ana HANDS
of very youthful ladies'. Into several scrapes
did the young Russian get himself More
than once the angry frowns which, OF course,
were returned with interest by the dashing,
festive youth, OF elderly gentlemen omened his ex
pulsion from the society III which he moved. But
he was a lisht-hearted young man. ana cared 10
more Tor the good ii win OF IN elderly gentleman
than for the
AFFEcrIoNATE INTEREST OF AN ELDERLy MAID.
HIS conduct. however, was always gentemanly
enough except IN the particular exception alluded
10, ana he contrved 10 gain access into all the gay
ci.ques OF upper tendon with bat little trouble
An ugly incident occurred in the youths
career at this time, which attracted considerable
unenvlahe attention, and made his name familiarly
known to lovers Of sensation There was
LADY, ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED,
Il L. true, but who cherished for the Young Count
warm adection, which, as rumor mad it, might rpcn
into gnshlng love the youth only a little Older
The lady's berrothed was a young man OF rather
jealous procllvitles, and this Jealousy had much 10
do IN sowing thorn Tor the young rival, which has
since stuck fast In him many time, wnen
THE CRISIS OF HIS LIFE
eeemed near at hand, ana no time more bitterly
than within the last few months. 1t is well known
fact tha, people OF opposite sexes. when they have
the necessary wherewitnal and are either engaged
TO be married or held bound by CupId's chain make
each other most valuable or most worthless pre-
sents; and II is one OF these articles on this occa-
SOMA very valuable one, about which all the trouble
arese. Not TO revive the Of all the parties in
the case il shall only be mentioned that certain
soung lady was about being married to a certain
of this city. Count WitkiewitZ stood very
HIGH IN THE YOUNG LADY's AFFECTIONS;
IN fact, could beat the intended husband and give
any odds IN The race. Lone meetings between the
Count and the lady were very frequent so frequen,
that the intended" grew jealous as man IN
the circumstances could well grow. But the meet
1nRs were continued, and the Russian youth got
such control over the lady's affections that as the
saying goes, he "coud do what he ked- with her.
IL was somewhere In the 1--WE smar hours OF
A NIGHT IN THE AUTUMN
OF the year BEFORE named that Count Witkiewitz and
the lady were together, without the disagreeaDe
thrd party al the residence OF her father That Old
tale OF pililpg and cooling, Of course, was told aud
most extraordinary pro.estations of reciprocal
soitness" OF feeling INDUCED on both sides. The
lady possessed
BRILLIANT DIAMOND RING,
The gilt OF her aianced husband and an article of
apparel he was especially fond 10 see her wear. Iu
magDanlInous moment OF an outburst of affeciifl
for her Russian lover. the Hancee forgot All about
her pledged troth. and sealed the promises OF love
she was making Dy putting The diamond ring on the
Count nnger, telling Ai.n 10
WEAR IT FOR HER SAKE
me Count responded, az may Oh authority he
stated, with all rapdiy and exuberance OF an
Itself Tor not more than seventeen winters. and
vowed that the token should never be broken and
should ever remain where II was then But every
man Is liable 10 get hard up once in a while, and
Count Wltkiewitz was no exception TO The rule
He did get
HARD Up: VERY BAD INDEED.
and, after aevslng various means whereby TO re.
lieve himself, found at last there was nothing for
but TO pop the ring. To think OF again appearing
before the magnificent donor OF costly token OF
love was impossible, and the Count compromised
the difficulty in his own mind by resolving 10 pledge
the diamond stone only get inserted one OF tilfIng
value, wear the ring and enjoy the temporary sup
ply OF money afforded by the maIuuyre, all OF
which ne did. Alter secretly enjoying
THE SUCCESS or HIS MANIPULATION
Tor few days. he was startled afternoon 10 find
that he was arrested on a charge OF having stolen
the ring from mademoIselle TnIs was very bad
fix to be paced IN, and was the first difficulty IN
s.lf IIntx
came about was tnat the aflanced individual missed
the ring from the finger Of MS inamorata, and the
green-eyed monster a: once beginning to below
within hlm concluded the attack by whispering into
his attentive ear
THE YOUNG COUNT HAS GOT IT.
Surely enough the young Count had got II, or
rather what looked as near "a possible IKE TO what
he would have got if he could. The kussian youtn,
however, was arrested accused OF larceny, aud put
10 almost endless trouble. The sensation papers
LOON u up spread upon II, abused the young gentle
man az fhiei ana generally called him bad names.
Ihe mater could have been very easily settled,
Only for
THE FIX IL WHICH TIE YOUNG LADY
was placed. II would be at least very singular to
expect Of a woman that she IN presence of the
young man to whom she engaged to be marrled
should get upon a witness stand and swear tnat
about one or TWO O'Clock In the morning IN her
own bedroom. she gave The dashing young Count
WikewItz, whom her aliancea husband hafed
with deadly hare, the very diamond ring
that closed the matrimonial engagement. Young
WitkewiZ dened her to appear; sue did not: he was
honorably discharged and she got married. kulnor
has II not much good has come OF the marriage ana
separation has long ago occurred. such was
COUNT wITEIEwiTz's FIRsT sCRaPE
in New York, and 1t had, as has been already said
good deal TO do Ia bringing about all the lortuuus
wmdngs Of The love case IN which le at present IS
figuring as hero.
Released rom the difficulty described above the
Count resolved 10 NIX in the gay and fashionable
ilrongs which make New YORK Joyous with bril.
liant scenes and splendid display In the lashonabe
seasons OF aristocratc citizens. Ii is not a matter
OF surprise that this
PET OF LOVELY WOMAN
should have thought OF turning his superb powers OF
auyaulaup
New York. however, did not furnish him win any
object upon which his captivating cuuntenance
would deign to reent the muscles, ana IL is
IN Washington that he hrst,appears as
REGULARLY ''ooISG foR' An HEiREss,
a pretty girl named Carrie Lester whose father was
a BANKER IN Rochester. reputed TO have died worth
about 81 O0J, 900. Miss Carrie when the young Rus
sian first met her, was IN tnat blooming period of
p1rhood which comes at '.sweet sixteen and was,
indeed, as all reports admit,
VERY LOVELY GIET.
fun or tender sympalnes. Innocent OF the wies OF
nd Xaulen In ulaIilmouiai aralrs. n geuile