The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-27

lcdt. Thus, in 1863. after fonndnsthe General neral
week = relaxation TO Ostend. In 1861 on the
eve ~ leaving for Swift lrland he delegated to
Oto pamnrr the exercise OF all hi, pOwrrs "a
President of the above named society In June
hc made great speech at u mass meeting in
Frankfort. an! the Ercntrr part W this month
she went 10 Wildhnd. while I"ssaile ~ bc Y,",y
himself To- Rg-kalthad. WHOSE fresh brcezns
had tne effect ol calming and resting biIn
Hero he received cn ono ,lav iron, mn Emw.
lish lady. accompanied by young girl U,IGno
q. DoenniS.s. whom he had already met once
years old. His figure was tail and 1.-THE, ,6e
lines Of his profile delicate and noble
full Of fire. His talk we are told. was singus
larly iacile. sparkling. and suggestive. Kind
a Ing at tunes int a species II Infectious
women liked him. and he was far from hating
them. Fraulein Won pocnniees had auburn
which he admired immensely The wooin0
ngnpears TO hHye been swift since after second
nj the house Of the Engish iady with m p wbng;
Helene was residing. they vowed 10 marry one
another in spite of the obstacles which tho
Bavarian diplomatist. and by no means the sort
OF person TO court On alliance with the famous
socialist II Is curious feature OF this affair
that from the outset Lassalle conflded his plnns
to the Countess de Hntzfeldt who utter some
natural romonstrance. lent herself to their fur
therance with u generous. and. SO to speak
maternal devotion.
BY the 81 of August Fraulein Won Doenniges
had returned to her fathers house in Geneva
and here Lassalle attempted to INV his All,
dresses in due form But the Bavarian diplo-
mat sililiy refused TO see him. and when his
wife informed him ot the intended marriage
became wild with rage. He cursed his daul.h-
ter and swore she should never wed Jewish
her fathers house and flung herself into her
lovers arms. She babe him take her where he
he dreaded to lose her dowry. which was con.
siderable. or because he chose to enter IN.
DoenniHes family 10y the front door. he brought
her at once home To- her mother. Somewhat
chilled. apparently. 10y this act of prudence or
OF honor. and vanuuished by her friends on
from Geneva, 'hea-tbroken,' she wrote vet re-
signed At this unexpected news Lassalle was
frantic with wrath and wounded vanity. That
man adored 10y women OF the utmost dstinc-
ton could be discarded and forgotten by a girl
OF 30 who hut yesterday had sworn eternal troth
beI untSnEabe. Il Was obyiou WS M t pos old
story'of barbarous father spiriting his daugh-
ter away. and 1t behooved the wooer to deliver
- He summoned to his aid the Countess Haiz-
feldt and another friend. Col. E0stow who did
everything IN their power TO work upon Fret.
herr Won Doenniges Lassaile himself fastened
g Munich. and received PROMISE that the
Minister Of Foreign Affairs would Interfere in
his favor. The Countess went In see the Prince
Bishop OF Mayence. who showed himself ex-
tremely friendly to the brilliant writer and re;
former: but neither he orthe Minister could
force father 10 give away his daughter against
his will and. rs II now turned out against her
have undergone sweeping change, Tor she alb
ruptly decided 10 marry a young Wallachian,
Baron JankO Won Rlckowlt2. and herself made
known her intention 70 l.assaile His despair
and frenzy were wrought to climax 10y these
tidings. and nothing could better paint the
tumut OF "a strong and passionate soul thin tho
feverish letters and kilograms which be con-
stantly despatched 20 his old friends and To- hgr
who had abandoned him, during the month Of
August which determined his fate.
Toward the end OF the month lassalle "a
turned . Geneva bearing letter from the Ba-
hn hot
| prevail on NJ. de- Doenniges to grant him one in
terview with Helene. He was persuaded She
| ence. and she seems TO have shared tine convic-
ton for she firmly refused 10 see him. In n
transport II rage he insulted her father aud
demanded reparatlon. II was Kacowiiz the
prospective son-in Jaw. VINO accepted the chal-
| l.nge. The auer's seconds. DR.. Arndt and
! Count Kaserlingk. who was to marry Helene's
sister. demanded the restoration OF the lady's
letters, but this Col. RNsiow aud the Hguearia an
! Gen. Bcthlen. VINO were acting for Lassale,
| positively refused. Thenceforward the duel
was equally desired by both combatants and il
| took place on the 2sth OF Angus. ia the n-ign-
| borhood OF Carouee, At the first FIRE I.assae
ward. at the II oteI Victaria. in Gena,a. he died.
| His body was taken back to the Fathcrland, by
way OF the Rhine country under the charge of
Nine. de Hatzfeldt. Its passage being attended
popular regret and TO arrest the tumult which
was shaking the Socialist party throughout
| Germany. the police were compelled 20 seize
| the cofii at Cologne. and forward Il secretly
to Bresau where II now lies In the Jewish Gem
etery. -,.,..,
mems Societies WED with one another in honor
Ing the memory Of their friend with funeral
! pageants in which he was presented as the
/ martyr and Messiah Of the new faith. So pro-
| found. indeed. was the Impression that Las
sale left upon the people that many sim pie
| folk believed. and yet believe. him still alive.
| and that ho will straighiway return to preside
over the great revolution which is 10 recon
This story is the'commonly received version.
and has obtained publicity in hall n dozen
| countries. Some OF the letters referred to have
| been trans lated. and illustrate the more tragic
points OF the story as no narration BY third
The night after Helene visited him. Lassae
evidently having repcnted Of sending her buck.
and having heard from her relatives wrote TO
her:
Come TO M. shall place you unds- the protection
OF the law aud q my arm Ills impossible thai the
have been taken by thse without cSnstrant Bnt thou
dost not love me. 10 N nrm voice love thee
to foolishness since the nsht Of Nedne sdAy.
| A little later he wrote:
knows prieNmho viii unite us without the leas,
,hred OF paprr an 'Is ,nassonne u.s OF ne church
friend t6c Bnsadier General Ru.iow who vii replace
want . ysa adde's yo.Iselfo Nr Ainosta, al
thou shalt be- mine
On the 18th Of August he wrote:
me len hon h A.; rssshed ~ maSty thu cav"
Ave- dsys be united bv the nrst conveiient fr.e $40:
e,ters 10 ny iiiyad AMI % Ras,ow pe;s notns rs,
should de each hour thousand OF l,sts siu houti
st y s4si S. iSa@9 to the H' ' la s
such love herself shall be di,otored one may
doubt VI all that l. true Of all that Is faithful
The appeal TO the code referred 10 was con-
tanned in the following letter 10 VI. de Dozen
niges:
GENENA Aug %
MONSIEUR DOESNIGEs After having learned from
| Col Ru>tow nat Nile Helene los. Tor
longer BE- ny intention her The reasons which
have prevented III 10 the present from demanding
satisfaction tor The injuries which YOU have incied on
no longer exist ask you then 10 pncc yourself IN
relation with the two friends who viii bring {" YOU this
| declaration FkkniNsNp LAssAiit
lie also wrote as follows to the Prince Raco-
| witt:
GrstvA. Aug %
Monsieur RicowITz Here an cAtract rom a
letter which have written 10 Monsieur lie Dutnrigcs
You have nothing 10 fear IN me- Vrl no on-er envy
fate and renounce with happnos the hand OF TINS
lady. With sincere compassion, FERDINAND LAssALLE.
| Helene lie DoenniRes. although now past that
first youth which fascinated the famous Ger
man, ID 81 III u beautiful woman. Her hair. hard
ly the mere auDurn Of Lassalo's biOgraphfr.
is really a lustrOus red-lull wavy. and sure 10
arrest tho attention OF even the casual passer-
by She is sHid 10 be an accomplished I'M
guist she has certainly studied much and
learned much 81 the world. MS well a. books,
since she met Lassal lc AT twenty-iourteen years
ago Her version u the tragedy differs from
that above given in many respects as was. per
haps only to be eXpr,led and although she has