The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-01-30
THE HUNGARIAN LOWERS.
Love. smaII-PSx BIodheas and Ultimate
FsltcfIy.

Love. smaII-POx BIiDdneas and Ultimate
FELICITY.
Perhaps there are few more touching
events than that which occurred about
the beginning OF the present century in
Hungary, and for the truth of which
there is ample testimony. The parties
OF whom the tale is told are now living
happy in each others affection, bat
under very singular circumstances.
The son of Count Haydik was brought
up very much in the society OF the
daughter of his fathers most intimate
friend, Count Amody; this produced
such habits of regard for each other that
the strongest possible attachment existed
between them by the time they had
ceased to feel as C ildren.
The parents, delighted at their mutual
affection, affianced them in marriage, and
stated period was fixed for the nuptial
ceremony; but the rupture between
France and Austria, which took place in
1909, postponed the event. Francis
hesitated about the first step, but at
length, yielding to the open solicitations
of England, and the secret insinuations
of Russia, and biased by the subsidies of
Great Britain, he declared hOstiEities
against Napoleon.
The emperor of Austria, according to
ancient customs, called in the aid of his
Hungarian troops; and the Hungarian
nobility are bound to take personal part
in every war in which the national indie.
pendence is at stake.
Young Enric Hsydik was, therefore,
obliged 70 tOregO his promised felicity
and obey the emperOr's summons. He
remained in military employment for
nearly two years, but during the period
ofhis absence the young Counties Amody
became the victim to that most distress
Jog disease, the smallpox, which COM
mitted such diretul ravages on her hith-
erto blooming face, that she herself
experienced a feeling of utter horror
when she first saw in her mirror the
dreadful change. So powerful was the
impression made on he. mind by the sad
event that, resigning herself to Provi>
dence, She resolved and vowed never
more to suffer her lover, the young
count, TO set his eyes upon her, iully
convinced that she could not hope, under
the calamity, to be an object OF his adj
miratiOn and affection. This argued
considerable strength of mind and self
abandonment; but, before she had been
allowed 10 execute a plan of retreat
from the world which she had formed,
her ardent lover returned.
Count Enric Haydik was shocked at
the tidings of the severe illness of his
beloved sfianced.
She at length consented TO see him
again, but for the purpose OF declaring
to him that, as it was impossible to ex-
pect happiness from his union with one
whose appearance had undergone so great
and so sad a change, she released him
from his engagement, and had deter
mined to pass her days with the consola-
tions of religion in convent.
When the lovers were brought into
each others presence the young cOun-
tess kept her face concealed in her hand
kerchief, and could not for a io1g time
prevail on herself to raise her eyes on her
beloved Enric. At length, venturing to
steal furtive glance, she discovered
that he had been led into the room by
his father and that he was deprived OF
sight! Earle then tremulouslv mar
rated that, by the accidental explosion
Of gunpowder canister his powers OF
vision had been utterly destroyed, and
that the melancholy intimaliOn was
withheld rom her that it might not.
during her dreadful illness, increase it.
The young Counters Amody experienced
mixed feeling o. sorrow and delight,
but she vowed at once that she never
more w0uld stir from his side y; that she
would be his companion and conductor
through life.
They were Immediately married, and
the bride is happy in having secured the
continuance of her lovers affection by
his loss OF power to appreciate her loss OF
beauty; while the young and fond hus-
bands joy is complete in finding COM
paniOn and constant partner in one
whose former love for him was not likely
to be diminished by his own severe mis-
fortune.
ThaU KiIIaH Hin,