St. Landry democrat., 1879-03-01
THE HUNGARIAN LOVERS.
Love, SmaEs-Pox. Blindness and Ultimate
Felicity.

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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, but
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 children.
The parents, delighted at their mutual
affection, afianced them in marriage, and
a 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 hostilities
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 Haydik was, therefore,
obliged to torego his promised felicity
and obey the emperor's summons. He
remained in military employment fo1
nearly two years, but during the period
of his absence the young Countess Amody
became the victim to that most distress
ing disease, the smallpox, which com
mitted such dnetul ravages on her hith
erto blooming face, that she hersel
experienced a feeling of utter horro
when she first saw in her mirror thu
dreadful change. So powerful was tn
impression made on he. mind by the sat
event that, resigning herself to Provi
e dence, she resolved and vowed neve
, more to suffer her lover, the youD
' count, to set his eyes upon her, iull
" convinced that she could not hope. unde
e the calamity, to be an object of his &C
miration and affection. This argue
considerable strength of mind and eel
abandonment; but, before she had bee
allowed to execute plan OF retres
from the world which she had formed
g her ardent lover returned.
Count Enric Haydik was shocked {
=, the tidings of the severe illness of b
- beloved afianced.
- She at length consented to see hi
ID again, but for the purpose OF declarir
.. to him that, as it was impossible to e.
"a pect happiness from his union with OF
70 whose appearance had undergone so gre'
h and SO sad ~ch:snge, she released hi
from his engagement, and had dete
.. mined to pass her days with the consol
d lions of religion in convent.
N When the lowrs were brought III
i'd each others presence the young cou
a tess kept her face concealed in her han
70 kerchief. and could not for long tin
10 prevail on herself to raise her eyes on h
1e beloved Enric. At length, venturing
or steal furtive glance, she discover
~ that he had been led into the room
q, his father and that he was deprived
m sight! Earle then TREMENDOUSLY ms
ne rated that, by the accidental explosi'
he of gunpowder canister his powers
ts vision had been utterly destroyed, al
in that the melancholy intimation W
y, withheld from her that it might NJ
i'll during her dreadful illness, increase
ed The young Countess Amody experience
az q mixed feeling of sorrow and dellgt
VS. but she vowed at once that she new
les more weuld stir from his side; that s
81 would be bis companion and conduct
ss. through life.
n, They were Immediately married, al
ed the bride is happy in having secured t.
ng continuance of her lovers affection
in his loss OF power to appreciate her loss
IL beauty; while the young and fond HI
Ter bands joy is complete in finding COZ
cd psnion and constant partner IN 0
BE whose former love for him was not IKE
to be diminished by his own severe m
a. fortune.
he
Ky These are the days of econon
he Yesterday a man was having q F'l'
ed door.plate engraved, and he request
ID, that blank space be lett below
rot name, so that his age could be added
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