The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-01-31
rHE HUNG ARIAN LovERs.
Love, Snlaii-s~ox BIIndness and Ultimate
sAeify-

] Re Lefty
Perhaps there are few more touchint
events than that which occurred abou
the beginning OF the present century il
Hungary. and for the truth of which
there is ample testimony. The parties
OF whom the tale is told are now Iivinl
happy in each others affection, bu
under very singular circumstances.
The son Of Count Haydik was brought
up very much in the society of ths
daughter Of his fathers most intimate
friend, Count Amody; this produced
such haJit of regard or each other thai
tie strongest Pos-ib attachment existeC
between them by the time they haC
ceased to 'eel Children.
/ The parents, del elgoIed at their mutua
election sfi snced them in marriage, ant
! "a stated period was fixed for the nuptia
( ceremony; but the rupture between
France and Austria, which took place il
1863, postponed the event. Franci'
hesitsted about the first step, but al
length, yielding to the open solicitations
O England, and The secret insinuation:
of Ra-sa, and biased by the subsidies Of
Crest 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 a personal part
in every war Ia which the national inde
pendel ee Is at stake.
Young Euric Haydik was, therefore,
obliged TO torego his promised felicity
and o5ey the emperor's summons. He
remained in military employment for
neariy two yesrs, but during the period
of his absence the young Counties Amody
became the victim to that most distress
ing disease, the smallpox, which com.
mitted such diretul ravages on her hith-
erto blooming face, that she herseli
exr erienced 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-
deIce, she resolved and vowed never
more 10. 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 ad
miration and affection. This argued
considerable strength of mind and self
abandonment; but, before she had beer
allowed to execute a plan of retreat
from the world which she had formed
her ardent lover returned.
Cunt Fnric Haydik was shocked a.
the tidines of the severe illness of his
beloved afianced.
She at length consented TO see him
sgain, but for the purpose OF declaring
to him that, as it was impossible to ex'
| pect happiness from mis- union with one
whose appearance had undergone so great
and so sad a change, she released hin
rom his engagement, and had deter
mined to pass her days with the consola
tions OF religion in q convent.
When the lovers were brought int
each Others presence the young coun
tess kept her ace concealed in her hand
kerchief. and could not for a :o1g time
prevail on herself to raise her eyes on he
beloved Enric At length, venturing t,
seal furtive glance, she discovered
that he had bsen led into the room b.
MS fathe and that he was deprived o
| sightl Enric then TREMENDOUSLY mar
rated that, BY the accidental explosion
Of gunpOwder canister his powers o
vision had been utterly destroyed, an'
that the melancholy intimation wa
withheld from her that it might not
during her dreadful illness, increase it
The young Countess Amody experienced
q mixed feeling OF sorrow and delight
Int she vowed at once that she neve
more would stir from his side that sh
would be his companion and conducto
through life
They were Immediately married, ant
the bride is happy in having secured tn
continuance of her lovers affection b,
bis loss OF power to appreciate her loss O
beauty; while the young and fond hus
bands JOY is complete in finding com
nsuion and constant partner in on
whose former love for him was not likel
to be diminished by his own severe mi;
fortune.