New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-05

threshold, or everjto speak to the young lady
again. The young man, who, only few
days before, had arrived at his majority,
was 10th to. believe in the truth of the
maxim. " Audaces fortuna jupat"-fortune
favors the brave-and at once determined
on an elopemeqt. His plans were suspected,
and before the day arrived fixed upon for
the accomplishment of his purposes, the
father and the, young lady were hundreds
of miles away from her lover and the homo
of her youth. When the intelligence reached
the young man that she had been car
ried away, he sought to learn her where
abOuts, but every effort was alike
fruitless, and, under fearful torture of mind,
which oyertaxed all the energies of his
manhood in his Efforts to repulse it, he sue
cumbed, and in six months became an in
mate of the Central Lunatio Asylum at
Columbus, the father paying handsomely
for his sons care and attention in the pay
ward of that institution In the meantime
the daughter was on the banks of the Hud-
son, tempted with all that luxury and COM
fort could contribute to make life "heaven
below" To all these she turned a deaf ear,
and within the year she, too, became a
lunatio, and in facial appearance terribly in
contrast with her appearance when with
light and gleesOme heart she merrily en-
joyed the fireside of her home.
The father brought her to Cincinnati and
COMPUTED her as pay patient to the tender
mercies of DR. Langdon, of Longview,
where. in a suit of rooms, her every need
would be attended to. In these two insti-
buttons both were prisoners without the
knowledge of the parents of either the
young lady OF, the young man. When the
Central Asylum was destroyed by fire, the
young man was one of the number trans
ferred to the Longview Asylum. Beneath
the same roof both were residents, not the
least suspicious that each were jewellers in
the same atmosphere. %
Our readers are doubtless aware that
Thursdays are visiting days at Longview,
and it is not uncommon for considerable
numbers to become visitors on that day.
One Thursday few weeks since the father
of the young lady called to see his daughter
and was ushered into one of the reception
rooms to the right of the hall leading from
the main 'front.' entrance. While clOseted
in this room a sister of the young man
called, and, with her brother occupied a
sofa in the rotunda. The interview of the
father and daughter terminated first and,
as she was being led across the rotunda to
her ward, the young man caught a side
glance at her face, and, with scream and
a bound, rushed toward her. The young
lady, startled, turned and recognized her
betrothed, and instantly each was in the
others arms. Overcome by the excitement
and in a fainting condition. the two were
forcibly separated, and the young lady was
conveyed to her room.
The father and sister cordially shook
hands, and begged for a reconciliation be-
tween their families, and if possible make
the effort to restore the two, whose Attic
ton they all so deeply Iamented. DR..
Langdon was consulted, and when ac-
quainted with the facts ordered that the
loving pair should see each other daily for
few moments, and be assured that their
ultimate union was only a question of time,
and that their parents had consented to
their union. Day after day and week after
week passed with very noticeable and
appreciable improvement in the condition of
both. Their parents made weekly visits,
and each endeavored to outvie the other IN
their attentions and affections. In the
short space of five months both were pro-
nounced cured, and together returned to
the homes of their youth. A cheerful
greeting met them on their return, and soon
both were in the full enjoyment of their fire
sides as of yOre. ..
Immediately preparations were made for
the matrimonial fete that would unite two
happy hearts in one. The nuptials were
celebrated with great eclat, everything
being done that the most fastidious could
desire. This latter event having recently
occurred. the heavenly couple are now in
the noontide of their honeymoon. May we
not all wish them happy life =