River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-02-15
A ROMANTIC INCIDENT.

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who, when crime was reported at his
bureau, asked, before knowing any of
the circumstances, "Who is the
woman p contributed an axiom to the
science of detection by the aid of
which other than criminal problems
might find solution. At the present
moment all Europe is in hub-bub os-
tensibly arising from adherence on the
part of England to traditional senti-
ments touching the maintenance of
the Ottoman Empire, and adesire on
the part of Russia TO rearrange the
map of Southern Europe. The French
Police Minister TO whom we nave re-
ferred would not haue been satisfied
with such an explanation, but would
have asked, "Who is the woman Z"
The diary of a French nobleman-the
proof-sheets of which were suppressed
by order of the late Emperor Napoleon
but which are shortly to be repro
duceh by Messrs. Berter & Calvin, of
the Boulevard Sevastopol - enables
our Paris correspondent the answer
by saying, "a beautiful Albanian
slave" The story, extracted from
the proof-sheets of the Forthcoming
publication, is shortly this When
the occupation of Paris by the Allies
was at an end land the various crowned
heads and princes were departing to
their own dominions, certain import
ant dispatches of joint import were
sent from the Duke of Wellington and
the newly-installed French govern
ment to the Sultan. The bearer of the
IFrnY,ol Iicrotah French
nobleman, the Vicomte de M, since
become celebrated as a supporter of
the Legitimist party in France, while
the Duke of Wellington's dispatch
was intrusted to an attache of the
English Embassy, who has since be-
come famous for his vigorous and I'M
deviating antagonism to Russia and
her policy in the East. While waiting
at Constantinople for the answering
dispatches was then the custom
they came in contact with a num-
Der of strangers why by one
way or another had reached the
Bosphorus among whom was rus
sian of distinguished presence and APP
parantly inexhrustible pecuniary re-
sources. On several occasions the
young Englishman and The Russian had
found themselves in friendly rivalry;
but at a reception at the Austrian AM
bassador'S an alteration arose between
them which at enc moment, threaten
ed to have a serious ending. The con-
verSation turning upon the recent ev-
ents in Europe, the Russian twitted
the young attache upon England's at
titude during the French revolution,
stating that the English Government
had looked coldly on while that con-
vulsion took place, aud only interfered
when their own interest were threat
ened. We commend the English Gov
eminent for their wisdom. Bnt Mr..
S-R-replied so says the diary
that but for England's interference
and her victories on the Peninsula, Ma
poleon would then be holding his court
in Russia, instead of the allied severe
igne being in Paris; and added, that
but for the perfidy of Russia, Bonaparte
would never have been in a position
to threaten England. The Russian re-
piled that the statement was false,
and the young Englishman had turned
in sudddn wrath and was about TO
strike the man who had questioned his
word, when the latter, stepping back
to avoid the blow, proclaimed himself
tie be the CzarowitZ. The Austrian Am
bassador, together with the other
gnests at once interferred, and the
Englishmrn, bowling to the Russian
Prince, and followed by his friend,
whose diary we quote from, left the
room. Thus the first breach was made
between the future Emperor of all the
Russians and the man who in after
wears was to thwaTt that Emperor
views and invoke the English sword
in defense of the turk. But such
quarrel, as the diary observes, would
have been forgotten in week had
nothing occurred to intensity the dis
like ON either side. 1t happened, how
ever. that sale of slaves was to take
place in the slave market of CONSTANT
NOBLE. then an institution in full yigor,
and the two young sttaches from Paris
attended it. Our correspondent gives
the account of what took place almost
as the diary tells, save another language
ave passed, - says the VicOmte, "frOm
the narrow street which we had ira
versed through crowd most dense
who permitted itself maIy remarks, TO
us not complimentary, into an open
square in which the sale, culpable and
inhuman, though absorbing to our GU
riosity, was to take place. Here there
we're numerous groups of persons, male
and female, about to be sold to best adj
vantage. There were many groups OF
of men. inhabitants of Turkish prov
inces. and negroes from parts of At
RIGA we know not which. Some also
there were whose nationality did not
reveal itself, but who showed to the
spectator much signs of misery. We
passed by these, bestowing on them
pity. which was of good all we
conld make for them, and pushed
ourselves through the crowd that as
sembled itself more and more to the
place where they put to sell the wo
men. To every group OF women were
many persons who made to und 9r5tand
that they wished to buy; but greater
than all other groups was one gathered
itself around a young woman, nan
nude. of fair skin and complexion,
who strove to shrink from the eyes OF
the people surrounding to hide within
herself her shame, and who was al
Teldy desired of many at high price.
To my surprise beyondsexpresslon, Slr
ST, of the English Embassy
attache. presents himself, in large
voice, buyer of the beautiful slave,
| and at the same moment, an Official,
whom | recognized of the Austrian
! Embassy, declares that he has obtain