New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-01

Antoine Provost d'Exiles was born q
Heedin in 1897 and educated for the Church
He repository escaped from converts t.
Join the army, but finally took to the r.
1--we. He escsped from The Abbey of St
GERMAN des Pies, where the rule was too
strict, but, after some yoars spent in HUl
land end England, returned to France, be.
came chaplain to the Prince de Cont and
died in 1853 The most celebrated Of biz
fifty five voiumos # works vas bis semi.
autObi0grsphic, "Manon Lescsut," pub.
known passage Of his history il reoounted
N . recent number of Figaro:
Liable P.evost ~as diniuG ono day with
several iDtimste friends, htorsteufs like
himself. when ipsensibly the conversation
furned to questions of morality. Ono Of
the party said that the most righteous Of
Aen never could 10 sure that he might not
su6er the punishment Of criminal. "You
might odd" F~pl ed the Able, NOR that he
would not merit It"
Every one cried ont against the PROPOSE.
tiun Yer. gentlsmen," said its author, II
hold that, with the best of hearts and most
upright OF miuds, . man may have the mis-
fortune 70 cO'Dnit crime that should bring
him to tho scsffold. You all think me an
honorable mani Well, l once rendered my.
self subject to tho grAvest Of sentences,
and narrowly escaped perish,ng by the
iRnGminiOus Of d. a,hs. killed NY father /"
The guests gazed on each other with
ema cement, then at the speaker, but the
seriourness with which he 50 Ike permitted
no ides that no was jesti1g.
Iii -ten,' he said. II had Just left COL
lege.. l fell in love with young girl of
nearly my own sge. She returned 10Y love,
and 1t vas not long ere the cons aaence OF
our passion manifested themselves l wa
madly in love. Ny parents urged NE no
adopt some profession, but to me the idea
Of doing sUght but adOring Ia secr.t nv
mistress WAS intOlerable.
my father, whose suspicious had been
excited, watched me, followed me, diecov
cred ny secret. and ooe day burst in upon
~ and overwhelmed with bitterest re-
prOaches my mistreas, then advanced in
pregnancy. / remsin-d silent. Finally be
accused her Of ruininR my whole fufuIe.
She attempted to Justify bersel;; he grew
more bitter; she wept; / defended her. In
his fury he did not scrapie t. assault her.
and dealt her = terrible kick in the body.
''Sne fell senseless, and !, losing oil con-
troll OF myself, eprsng upon my fnther and
hurl' ID him doom the stsirs. i0jurisg him
% severity that he died that night. He
Wa too generous to den0uDce me; the no.
port was spresd that he had fallen through
m acridsnI; he = a buried, and bis silence
1eved me from IN ignOminIOus death. None
the less did feel the ea0rmity of INV crlme.
For long time mine was gloomy rorr,v
that Dolfiug o.uId dissip.te, nd at LIST /
resolved to bury my rrmorse in The clo,s-
ters Of C.uDy. 1t IL due, p+rhsps, to the
profound melancholy With which this irst
error Of my youth olouded NY life that
display ca such . taste for tins frsgical
occurrences, the terrible situations, the
dark snd Iurid cOlors which abound in INV
Onances."
Thus spoke the Able Provost, and bis |
friends Lis sned to him in mingled doubt
md horror. The ssdDsss Ut his couu,e-
manor. h.s voice broken by sObs, his pbvsi- |
VI ~ ostration, all confirmed the story he
nd told.
How did this man, who had begun 90 elo-
Ions life by the slaughter OF . parent,
One dsy in 1868 Antoine de Bourbon.
,rince Of Condo, was returning from the
Aaee, when he was told that in the Ave-
- De ChsntilIy. near sp oak tree that 10
10 standing. an unknown man had fallen
A. spopI~ctic ut. Fastening to the spot,
recognised in the senssless sufferer the
bbe Provost.
The body was removed to the chateau
d piSOrd In Q vault On . marble tlxb.
cry effort was made 20 restore the sbbe :
onsciousness, but IN vain, and after .
ty-eight hours had thus been passed the /