The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-10-17
ROMEO ANDJULIET UNDER THE
ALPS.
Love, Suicide and Murder-The Fol-
lies of Foreign W1Oing' SAD
Scenes in Sunny Switzerland.

LUcERNR, SWITZERLAND. Aug. 81, 1872.
Mrs. Bonylle, formerly of Ncwburry
port, Mass, belonging to an old and
wealthy New England family, is widow
lady, who had once happy home at Dos
ton, but lately exchanged her residence
for Brooklyn. New York. Some six
months ago that lady sent her Scconr
daughter, Julielta Bourille, bout ~iXlear
years of age in company with seyero
other Young American girls. and in chorg"
of what she believed to be "a competent
governess," to Europe. The city Of Zurich
the Athens of Switzerland, was chosen a
residence to have the ludies' education
completed. At about the same period
when they reached Huricn, there appearcc
Ramon Zabriskio, the son of wealth,
Polish Jew, residing in the city of War
saw. He came to Zurich from Vienna 70
the purpose Of pursuing "mediCal studies
and intending to graduate at the Swis,
University.
But it appears that, having m; de- the
acquaintance of the lovely American girl,
instead OF studying anatomy, Zobri,kie
forsook partly his uooks and the lectures
on maleria medica, and Studi,d English
under the tuition of Miss JuljeJta, Will,
he gave her lessons in German. These
lessons his pupil is said to have learned
remarkably we'll.
The archaeological studies" which, it
seems, had become fascinating in their at
fractions, were interrupted by tie arrival
of Mrs. Bonv;lle, with her three other
daughters, at Zurich, who, on July l3,
took all her family to the Pension Mueller,
at Gersau, situated on the beautiful Lake
Of Lucerno, Gersau is one Of the most
romantic points on the northern shore Of ;he
lake, otherwise known as the Lake Of the
Four cantons. Almost every inch of
ground in the neghborhood Las historical
associations the scenery of the axe is un-
surpassed in Switzerland, and the village
of GerSau is pictureSquely situated at the
foot of Rgi-Schedeck, halt lfway between
Viznam, the station Of the Riga Railroad 9,
and Bruuncn, another most beautifully
situated village on the lake. Near it is the
romantic spot where, in the year 1877, met
the three confederates from Uri, Schwy2,
and Unterwaldcn, where the traditional
oath was taken not to rest until the Op-
pressOrs had been elected from the soil.
The studies of languages were interrupted.
Mrs. Bonville, upon her arrival from
America, had discovered that there was
something besides etymology and the Ian
guages in the studies pursued by her
daughter. She, therefore. directed the
relations with Iabriskie to cease, and for
babe her daughter, Miss Julietta, to re.
ceive any attention from him or to have
any relations with him whatso, ver.-
Zebriskie, however, had gone too far into
the Niagara current to think of swim
ming back again, so he came to GerSau
and took lodging at the Hotel of the Sun,
near he steamboat wharf. When reach
ing Gers0u the Pole wore false beard
and wig, and Gndeavored to observe
certain incogaito. He communicated to
the proprietor of the hotel that a love affair
had called him thither, but that the pa
rents on both sides, the mother Of the
''belOyed," as we'll as his own father. had
forbidden and were opposed to union.
Nevertheless the two young lovers had
frequent clandestine meetings during their
stay at Gersau. The road which leads
from the latter place to the village Of
Brunnen recalls in many respects the beau
ties of the "Corniche road," between Nice
and Genoa. That road was chosen us
favorlte promenade, and more romantic
opportunity would not have been desired
for the meeting place of lovers. 1t was
he e, on lhe rocks Overhanging the shores
of the lake. where they Aave been known
to have sojourned often, and for hours.
Mrs. Bonville, very handsome and
lady. like widow, Of commanding, mater
nal appearance, lad, as already observed,
perceived the fascination which the letters
and visits of Xabrske excited over her
daughter. Learning, moreover, that her
vigilance had not prevented his attentions,
Mrs. Bonvlle declded to break up the ac-
quantance finally and etEectually prcpa
ratiOns were made to leave Switzerland,
and even Europe, if needed, in orGer to
separate the youthful lovers. The de>
cision was communicated to Zabriskio ON
Saturday, Aug. g. On that very day he
asked for his bill at the hotel, and lett Cor
Zurich. On the day following, Sunday,
Aug. a, ZabriSkie returned to Gersau by
the midday boat, inquiriug at the hotel
whether letter or message had been re-
ceived for him during the doy's absence
Receiving negative answer, he FASTENED
to his room, where, later in the day, an
unfinished letter was found addressed to
Miss Julietta. This letter, in all proba-
bility, has been the last ever written by
him while enjoying his eyesight While
peRning that letter he must have seen Miss
Julietta pass under his window in COM
pany with her elder sister and three young