The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-26
NEW YORK NOT1BLES.
The Rare Romance In the Life Of "A WE'LL
Known Polish Count.

One OF the most frequent habitue' OF
Fifth avenue II an old Polish Count who has
taken MS daily stroll there for over twenty years.
Ills story IN as strange as any that the noNelists
invent. TwentN-eight years ago he YVES cast INTO
PRISON for tskinR part In the Polish Instruction.
He WAS b-trOtned to "A Young woman, and sue
visited him frequently ia prison and cheered
him with hopes of speedy release. Finally she
proposed me sure that would insure his free
dom. Money would be necessary, IA gre Il deal
OF IT, lie possessed cone derable weBlth, out
owing t. MS situation couid not comm ma IL.
She suggested that II II were IN her hands she
could use II To get him out OF prison. I hey
would then leave the country together, marry,
and be happy. His faith In her devotion was
strong. The property that was his became hers.
Her influential friends we're at work, the said,
and he would 40 released very soon. one day
her usual VISIT wa not mace Another ury
passed, aud another. and she did not come.
week passed, aud the lonely prisoner then
learned tnat he mad been deceived. HIS beauu-
ful IN ended bride had tufned his property into
cash ana eOped with man whom he had al
ways regarded as friend. A year afterw ard
his PRISON doors opened. and he walked 10th
to freedom. few brlrf Inquiries satisfied him
that the woman and her accomplice had made
their WAY across the ocean. He determined to
follow them. and came to New York. II MAS
months before be pot am trace OF them. lie
then learned that they mad gone westward, and
he went TO -. Louis IN pursuit; They mad
gone to New Orleans; he followed them. For
. over year he continued the chase, visiting in
turn almost every city In the United States.
but never overt king them. At last he re-
turned 10 New foIk, and IN less than week
he net them f"ce to face Ia broadway. He up
braided the woman and hercely threatened the
man. The upshot OF all was a roposa from the
latter that 80 shocked the count that he turned
away speeohless. said the scoundrel in sub
stance Take her now aud marry her II you
VISA 10. ! don't want her any longer. The
heard OF the wOmaL's death by suicide, anu he
procured "a decent burial tor the body. What
became OF her companion he neither knew nor
cared.
Feeding the sparrows, PLAYING with children,
or yicantly surveying the passing throng in
Ma are n m ~ hD IN ha n lnll
fruitess noise In the world, but who Is now as
quiet AS "a mute-GeUrge Francis Irain-maN be
seen daily enjoying the sunshine aud possibly
turning in his OwH mighty mind many schemes
Tor the benefit Of mank ind. line once lrrepressi-
bic George has become almost as silent "a the
grave. The Nesuvlan Gre tn II was wont TO
make a tLunderOus crater Of him seems to have
burned Itself OUT. He has arp rently come TO
tie condition Of The J.Iy old miller Il he song,
who cared Tor nobody no. not he, aud nobody
cared for him. lie now contents himself win
passing his DAYS In Madison square and his
nights Ia Il TURKISH bath establishment near by,
In which he boards. lie has grown gray, but II
Is evident that the quiet life he leads agrees
with MIN, los he Is failing into nesh ana looking
strong aud hearty.
GEORGE, THE COUNT JoASNEs.
Figure. about feet IL IN heigh', and very well
proportiUned; shoulders slightly rounued by
handsome though time las left It's autograph In
more spots than one; complexion slightly nil-
ious; cheeks aud chin smoothly shlyen, and IN
good order; mouth covered ny inOusthehe
very long at the ends ami dyed and combcd
with degree oil care uehttug the noble char
acter of the owner; head crowned witn-well II
must he said rs line wig as any one could wish
TO see-glOssy black, with curls WING III graceful
urofusi II on the forehead and other cnTls dang
ling un the neck hands always with gloves on,
even though the gloves sometimes be sadly out
OF keeping with tue title OF acOdnt. Inc ngur0
usually carries soft low hat, which Is often
sadly the worse for wear. Around the n ok Is a
crvat, with oit OF bright colof IN 1t, generally
a stripe or two of red, the ends han Sng loose
t. snow OF the color. A frock coat thA 49, aIn
sony to say. often shabby, covers the g'ealer
part Of "a snowy vest, one OF the laIpels OF which
bears some bits ol ribbon ana two or tAree
SIN II medals, decorations which constitute the
lllustriOus wearers title OF nobility.