New Ulm weekly review., 1886-09-15
A Whole French Novel in Brief.

/! A Whole French Novel In Brief.
The Partisan journals announced the
wreck OF the Comete, between Buenos
Ayres and Marseilles. Two days after
j the passengers had been rescued by q
passing ship, it was discovered that
NJ. Paul Rostain had perished. The
history of this man furnishes a truth
ful romance, stranger even than
fiction.
NJ. Paul Rostain in 1883 was twen-
ty-slx years of age, handsome, intelli-
gent, Industrious, amiable, and a
charming conversationalist. He met
at the house OF an old friend OF his
parents, a young girl named Lucie, of
remarkable distinction, whose pretty
! face commanded his admiration, and
he fell Immediately in love with her.
The admiration being mutual, the par.
ents consulted each other, as is the
custom OF this country, and they
agreed that the couple should be be-
| trothed.
The father OF Lucie suddenly found
himself thrown into financial dis
tress, in consequence OF having risk
ed his entire capital in scheme which
proved asignal failure. He was ruined.
When he saw that he had nothing left
| but disgrace bankruptcy in
France is extreme disgrace-his de-
! SPAR was terrible. In this condition,
| he received one day visit from an
! old man who lived near him, and who
was reputed to be immensely rich.
"Sir,' said the old man, II will not
, importune you long. I love your
daughter; yes, old as am, love her
with a love that knows no reason.
have long sought the opportunity to
tell you. To-day that occasion pre-
! sents itself. l know your ruin. I will
save you. Give me the hand of your
| daughter, and I will give her three
million OF francs, which will permit
! her to save you! That is ALL If you
agree to my proposition I am at your
disposition.
but" cried the merchant, "my
daughter has been promised to an
other!'
II know it, replied the old man,
'yet repeat, l love your daughter
with love that will listen to no ar
gunent."
Without waiting for another reply
/ the old man retired.
! At this moment the girl entered, and
her father said: "The old man whom
you have seen leave is we'll apprised of
our ruin, and he offers you part of
his fortune if you will marry him"
! The girl turned pale as she asked:
cam I not betrothed to Paul Ros-
tain?"
"That is what I answered. said
her father. She stood trembling with
mental anguish, while sobs and tears
attested that she was thinking of her
/ fathers ruin-his dishonneur-all-
erything.
She would consult Paul.
That evening" when Paul Rostain
came, Lucie called him into the garden
and told him simply what had pass
| ed.
! "What shall do?" asked Paul.
''You must leavet this place-go away
to some remote country; for if you
stay here my strength would fail me
and l should"
lnterrupting her Paul replied: II
will CO."
THE LOVERS PART.
The two martyrs separated without
even last embrace, for fear of relax
ing their determination.
When he was gone Lucie sought her
father, and, kneeling beside him, she
ND. |nc oI~o
form your rich friend of this morning
that will marry him.
"God bless you, my child" cried the
father; II have given my life for you
and you give me back my honor" The
poor girl hastened to her room, where
she threw herself on her bed and sob
bed and wept. The next day NJ. Paul
Rostain embarked for Buenos Ayres.
THE SAD ENDING
Two years had passed, during which
not once had they ever written to each
othor, though in spite OF their. separa-
tion they could feel themselves united.
| One morning the husband of Lucie
was struck by lightning and instantly
killed. The young woman was free.
Her sacrifice was ended.
Finding the parents of Paul Rostain,
she procured his address and sent
him dispatch in these words:
am liberated. Come take your wife.
To this she received this reply:
embark by the first ship leaving.
PAUL RosTAIN.
The unhappy man has not received
the recompense OF his devotion. Fa-
tality was against him, and it was
written that he should never realize
the happiness which was so near.
Only one person was drowned in
the wreck of the Comete, and that
one was Paul Rostain-
An Enchanting Newport Vision.
From the Boston Herald.
Miss Stevens, OF Philadelphia, was
one OF the most enchanting OF New
port beauties at the Casino. She is