Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-26

StrAnEerG-LOve's Broken Droam-An Aristocrat Who Violates His Betrothal Vows.
 From the New York Mereury1 Within the past fortnight there died at the | Presbyterian hospital, in this city, of an in ternal disease, Q young lady whose romantic history savors more of the realms of idcalistic ! fancy than of the sober realities of every day l life.
 A few weeks ago she was admitted to the hospital as private patient. The cause of her illness at the time of reception was un- known, although it was generally supposed | to be the effects of tumor in the alimentary i canal. diagnosis of the case proved this | supposition to be erroneous, but it was sev- \ eral weeks before the exact nature of the dis ease was known. Then the faculty decided l that the only way to save the young lady's life was to perform an operation. 'tShe was very handsome sprightly bru- nette, " one of the doctors attached to the institution said to the writer, 'of about aver age height, with one of the most perfectly moulded forms have ever seen. Her face too, was striking in the extreme, being per feet oval, the eyes large, full, and of the most intense black, so full of fire were they. Her face-but there's no need to enter into de- tails suffice it that she was a really beautiful woman, refined in every way, while her edu- cation must have been superb, as she spoke with equal facility French, German and Ital-
 
 vals she suffered the most intense agony, and 1t was necessary for one of us to be with her constantly. She seemed to have ample means but no friends and was sent here through the recommendations of well known physi- clan, who knew nothing about the lady ex cept professionally Her funeral was con- ducted as arranged by herself, and do not believe the undertaken knew her. except by name.
 ''How I came to learn her history was in this way Owing to the absence of certain of the staff had been brought much into con- tact with Miss Laight. Being a native of Ger many had travelled much in my own coun- try, and naturally, in the course of conversa- ton, made mention of various places on the Rhine which Ihad visited and when found that my patient knew as much as did about them, and that she spoke German fuently, became more interested in her. She appear ed to me to have been naturally of gay and lively disposition, but was subject to ire quent fits of depression. In her low and nervous condition these fits of depression were very exhausting, and it became one of our chief objects to prevent them, if possi- ble. So, whenever I went into her apart ment did so laughingly trying to have a joke or something of the kind ready. Some times thls maneuvre was successful; at others 1t proved useless, and once or twice she even begged me not to torment her. It was the third week of her stay in the hospitaI when I
 
 commenced to tell me of herself She had been unusually silent, lying with her eyes closed, and her respirations so regular that I imagined she had fallen asleep, and was about | to rise and leave, when checking me she said; Don't go away, doctor, I'd like to see you; but first tell me, do you think am going to die? Now, don't deceive me, but please tell | the truth and she grasped my hand between l her slight fingers and held it tightly don't | know whether did right or not but with 1 her looking at me as she was, felt that I | could not do other than speak the truth, and l therefore told her that her condition was | very serious and that her chances of life were about one in 8 hundred. T thought so,' she replied, calmly, when had finished; | then she asked me if would mind arranging | some private matters for her in the event of | her not recovering. Of course promised | Then she made confdant of me to certain extent, and In this way obtained knowl- edge of who and what she was. What I