Smyrna times., 1872-09-25
DZiSceILU2 u e o IL s.
The Dangers and Duties of Life Abroad.

The New York Herald of the 2Oth prints a
letter from a correspondent in Switzerland
which tells strange story. 1t has many OF
the features Of Romeo and Juliet-the same
old legend of love, disappointment, despera-
ton, suicide; the loving not wisely but too
well which we have had from the beginning,
and shall probably continue to have SO long as
our poor human nature is what we find it.
There would be nothing, however, in what the
correspondent writes but twice told tale were
it not that it comprises lesson to parents and |
guardians in America that cannot be too thor
oughy and promptly learned.
| An American maiden, scarcely more than
child, daughter of an American lady of for
tune and social repute, is sent out to Europe
to learn the languages under the care OF "
competent gOverness " living in Zurich, who
has also the supervision Of two or three others.
This maiden is about sixteen, and while at
Zurich she nakes the acquaintance OF young
man, scarcely more than a lad, native of
; Poland, residing in Switzerland to acquire the
art of medicine. La time an arrangement is
made by which the maiden is to teach the lad
English, while he teaches her German. Our
narrative is somewhat obscure as to the nature
and the origin of this arrangement; but We
suppose it approved by the competent
a governess." Atall events, the studies began
e and with result that our readers may fancy.
:. Romeo aud Juliet spoke the same language !;
!. but we question if things would have turned
/ out differently had he spoken German and she
II English for love hath language of its own
i apart from the grammar and glossary. There
d were long walks by the brawling brooks, under
n shady old trees which may have sheltered the
i hosts of Julius Caesar, i'll sight of the love
al inspiring Alps-thOSe palaces OF nature where
1s eternity sits enthroned in icy halls of cold sub
ID lmity-frequent cOmmuniOns, persistence II
t. the new study that quite drove medicine ou
RRt Of the young mans mind and the finer accom-
p- plishments out Of that Of the young lady, for
or as we have said, she was sixteen and he twen
nd ty. In time the mother came from Americ
or with three other daughters, She discovere,
'n the nature of the studies " that engrosset
is her child's attention, and instantly forbad
in them TO make the prohibition effectual, sh
re re left Zurich with her family for Lake Lucerne
its leaving the young Pole to continue his stud
,,eey of medicine and to fnd his happiness in othC
ie%@ eyes than those of Miss Juliet.
lTi I'd. But love, as Madame Mother might we'll hav
,Ov known, is not to be dissolved or defeated
,or. seas or streams or even the wild Swiss mouI
,Se tains The stu1ent followed the maiden
the Like Lucerne, decorated himself in wig an
i'm; false beard and other mystitying toggery, an
ana "a took apartments in a small hotel near his b
rits loved's new home, telling a curious landlord
,een not without suspicious we would think III the
cot e OF Commune times as to the rig and whlskers
rct that he was in love and that cruel pare
5sS 6sS stood between him and everlasting peac
-, Then came little notes for the student, tlmid
arst handed to the hotel porter by maiden hand
% sald and hurried meetings and strolls by the ban
gust of the lake, where Tell is said to have split Il
acts as mythical apple and to have defed Gesslel
anne imperial chapeau. But Madame Mother
time discovered this, and announced that S
would leave Switzerland, and Europe even,
the prevent the relations which had fascinated b
pur- daughter. This cruel mandate was announc
and to the student and it moved him deeply.
ss Of asked for one more interview. The next d
the the his beloved would leave Lucerne and go
tions distant lands The meeting was permitted -
mabel twenty minutes, says the correspondent. "a
,beTs 1eS you afraid to die p said Romeo enc" 81
e sta Juliet, "when the time comes" And in
,a6c fash the student drew a small pistol and fiji
Tee Ehs it at her temples. She fell upon the grOu
y one apparently dead He then put the pistol
Sg Sg or or his own forehead and fired, and fell by
fTsc, ,S side 1t was thought, when assistance CAL
u 'H' that both were dead. The maiden, hOwev
- is now free from danger. The student '
oS"0, more seriously injured. 1t is thought, b.
YES Of ever that youth and health will save his Ii
d and but he will never again look upon his belov
lsd q for the shot which to have taken his
molu. has robbed him of his sight, and he lies
lcancy the Gersau Hospital hOpelessly blind.
Thscan scarcely be called tragedy, althol
it has the elements of tragedy. If Romeo
v.,,v. simply shot his sight away, instead of tax
''"" the fatal drug, we are bound to believe t
ives Of Juliet would have loved him just as for
isposi. when she recovered from her potion and
5r.sry in time even Old Capuet would have done
20, i handsome thing and made his peace with
the ac- | ~ ....... M : LIooJ,, I.,Io Jro,oo a.,
banks of this Swiss lake may have in
another and happier ending. We pass E
diplo; that, however. This maiden is of Amer
proved birth, and what happened to her may hap
tiles Of in hundreds of American families. Ste
rr@a rsa. telegraphc cables, advancement in navga
rates" and engineering, all tend to narrow this
nsui al Atlantic O;can bn1 bring Europe and Anne
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