Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-30
4 STRANGE MARRIAGE.

3 A STRANGE MARRIAGE.
It was at the commencement of the
reign Of Louis XVI. The pure morals Of
the new king banlshed the vices Of the
cour: as the sun in the early morning
disperses the dark fog arising from the
marsh. .esases tesfa q
Among the many gentlemen who earn
estly seconded the good intentions of the
king and. queen, was the yonng and
handsome Count de Laguy, who was a
distinguished attdc1te o" the court Of
Marie Antoinette. It was the day after
the exile Of Nine. Dubarry, and he was
for the first time to draw HIS sword in
duel. It was with champion of the
tavorite, and ended in de Laguy leaving
six inches of steel in his body. .#s5 3
NJ. de Cernac such was the name of
his antagonist recovered from his
wounds, but thought Of nothing but re-
| venge.s Aided by a certain Chevalier de
Nainville, an Old friend of Calig0stro,
who passed for trickster, induced the
count to join.a party at faro, and succeed
ed in running him the same day that he
should have paid regiment which he
had purchased. q e f
Louis XVI. scolded M. de Laguy a
little and pitied him sincerely. Then,
as the court could not pay his debts, he
offered to assums them himself But the
count refused the kindness and quilted
the court, ruined, desperate, and regret,
ted by all.
A month after, languishing with ennui
and remorse in an humble
manor in Normandy which
belonged to his parents, he received from
an unknown NJ. du Perrou letter, call
ing him to Paris on business of the ut
most Importance. He left at once and,
upon arriving, found in NJ. du Perrou a
very distinguished young magistrate who
smilingly apologiZed for troubling his
etreat and read to him the following let
er, to which de Laguy listened with the
most profound attention:
/ sPARIs, March Is, 1874.
'MY DEAR DU PERRoU This letter is
1 my will. It will be given to you when ]
shall be no more. leave behind me
fifty thousand livres de rentes, and 8
niece whom you know, to be charming
Mile. Louise de Lirol. Be, after
me, her guardian and my executor. Tell
her she Will lind all her fortune ID bel
scorbrielle de Marriage When will this
marriage take place? l will arrange il
even EN- from ron the oeneI world i.
neie Is en'lo, l't ~ ~ !, whom - ha =,
never spoken, Dut Wnom KNOW ior tne
bravest sword, the noDlest spirit, ano
m generous ne ar IN france. u IS W
| ie COME hector oe Laguy. nave seen
him twice; the day ne fought the courtlel
OF the Dubarry and the day ne refused
the acqultment OF MS depts oy the KING
II know none put ne VINO has done as
nobly, and have never forgotten him
since that time; Send for him when you
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tnaV leave ave nl'n tue. tue hall OF my fortune L
ne VIII marry my niece. IL IS the gilt "
the dead; he should not refuse 1t. He
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my niece KNOWS notiilng untli tne 1lm'
oeslgnated.
!. aSigned. MARQUIS DE Suv1eNE."
i You may imagine it you can the sur
prise OF Hector de Laguy. He re-reae
the letter-he was moved even to tears
lie hesltated 10 accept LEGACY SO strange
10 De brlef, ne was presented to Mile
d &C. L 1rol M; az Ierrou had iorseen tina
WIS Is, !ast "ou.u ,aciAlta'c il's ueclslon.
Mile. de Llrol was young glrl OF tn
most exquisite beauty This was the tirs
quality which struck the count; it gav'
HIM him. the most lively desire to become &C
qualntsu Win the otners' Inc lnterVleV
took place at the house Of a kinswoma al
of NJ. du Perrou, at reunion of eight O
ten persons, gathered simply to concea
ms purpose from his young ward.
N. de Laguy gazed long at her before
approaching. She was seated on one Q
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