Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1878-02-02
WHAT A MOTHER WILL DO.
An Incident that was More Dramatl
than the Most Dramatic of Plays.
what now con She Lawd do About
IIaduine dc valdrome and
Her boz.

Her boy,
A rather interesting lawsuit has come
to most sudden and sensational ending.
and is pleasantly told in a recen: Paris
letter to the New York World. Tho suit
was interesting mainly because the par
ties to 1t were OF high rank. The de-
noucmcnt is-but had better let your
readers Judge for themselves. The judg-
ment OF the court. rendered only few
days ago, had been to name NJ. +. Chew
andicr de Naldromc, eA-mnister OF the
Interior. guardian OF the young son born
OF his dead brother ) marriage with a
Mile. Delondoln, from whom he subse-
quently separated. The boy was placed
IN the Dominican seminary at Arcueil.
and there the mother WAS to be permit
ted to see him twice II week, while on
holidays aLd during vacations 20 might
visit her, but only by the authorization
and in the custody oi his guardian. Oa
Monday last (New Years Eve) little
Armand was sent in charge of 4 priest
to visit his mother, who WAS informed
that the child might remain with her for
four hours and no more. This said, the
worthy priest retired into the waiting
room Of Mime de Naldrome's dwelling
To wait TIL the time allotted for the visit
should have expired
Hardly were the mother and child
alone than the little one threw himself
into her arms sobbing. "Mamma. save
me take me away. They said | should
never see you again. heard them. SO
take me away lar away"
Probably the mother had some such
il,. in her p,yp mind II xyuS dos
perate chance; for should it tail, no Sec
ond opportunity would be allowed her ;
but how could she resist the little one's 9
pleading? You wish to go?" she said.
Yes mother" said tho child.
Remember that we will 60 iuto exile
for many years-that am not rich that
Your fathers family will never forgive
you-that we shall be- followed"
LET us CO. said the child.
We will 60" said the mother kiss
ins him; then (amlable hypocriie y she
went to the priest and said: Father,
the time you leave my boy with me IS
very briei. When my husband was alive
the Judgment of separation gave me
halt OF Armaud's time-hs guardian
should be is Kind as the co1rt was
But my orders are imperative, mad
am said the worthy ecclesiastic.
Il do not wish you to disobey them. y
she replied, but will you not return TO
ArcueiI, and in my name beg the su-
| perior to leave Armani with me \ few
hours longer. A little time is triile to
| him-not to me.
The worthy ecclesnstic couid not re-
siSt the teartu! appeal and set off on his
errand. As he turned the corner Nine.
lie Naldrome hurried her boy into car
| riage and drove to her lawyer. Maitre
| Allou. III | carry off my SON. she
said TO him rs soCn AS they were alone,
can they put me i'll prison -
For heavens sake, don't do anything
of the sort" cried the lawyer. We've
los, the case here, but We can't fail to
have the decision reversed in the higher
court And he went ON to give his
reasons for his comfortable belief. But
the woman broke in again. Can they
put me in prison Are YOU sure they
| can't %
Why do you want to know ?" asked
the lawyer
because if they could and should.
could do nothing more tor my love. Car
they-yes or mo-
| lheT Cannot-poStlvely.
That is All | wished to know, xnc
now my mind is made up" Fainly die
the lawyer protest against such irregular
and illegal proceedings. Il am mother
they want to steal my boy: l will carr,
HIM off Good-by," and away she post
ed 10 the still more eminent Maitre Beto
land, the leader OF the bar, to get hi
opinion.
They can't imprison you," he said
but AS GutOHnter OF the bar l protes
eucrgetically against such action
Aud us i, man.? she said. He mad,
no answer. IL would have made no dit
terence ii he had replied. A few minute
later she was sale in the house o
friends. the boy. with the aid OF VII
and II cir, wardrobe, was changed Intt
Il blooming young miss. 4 trusty matt
was given Nine dc Faidrome's dia
munds and jewels and the more preciou;
child and the pair were away TAX,
care OF the child said the mother, .anc
II you need money dispose OF some o
these. shall go home and try and gair
IA lew hours for you, til. YOU are safe owe,
the frontier.
When she got home the priest had re-
turned. The superior was sorry bu
could not alter his decision; the boy
must leave at the hour. Il expected
nothing else, SAID the Nine lie Val
dcomc, and went about making her
preparations Tor flight The four hours
eap,e. and the priest asked for the boy
Sin minute or two" the mother said
Five minutes passed. and he knocked Al
the door. Nine. de Ealdrome came out
and in tears besought him to return tc
Arcueil aud ask the superior to leave
the child over night. 1t is not surprising
that the good priest was not surprised
He became indignant and insisted on the
boy being given into his charge. The
mother refused to give him up. The
priest hurried to NJ. de Vaidrome, who
in an instant OWNED that the case wa;
serious, and almost Immediately body
of detectives under NJ. Routfie had beer
sent to the house. "Where is the boy ?
they said. Find him. she SAID They
didn't.
Next morning. New Years day. the
detectives. who had kept close watcf
over the house. saw Nine de Valdromt
leave it a, an early hour. They tracked
her to church, where she performed hel
through the throng. Then they lost her
She didn't go out by the main entrano.
that was certain and the wary NJ
ROUTE himself was keeping watch a
the sacristy door through which possibly
regular member of the congregation
might have passed But he had not sect
the lady. One woman had passed out
an old lady. bent double. speotacled
wrapped up in big cloak and coughing
as if she were in the last stage OF con
sumption Routiie had politely present
ed her with the holy water, and afte
crossing herself devoutly the old dam
had tottcred into her carriage and driver
away. He thought nothing of it at tn
time. but next day when he received
. telegram, All together again and quit
well, it occurred to HIM that under Ger
tain circumstances it is an advantage t