Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-05-08


ton CT two OF the trio: What be&utI-
ful woman
Seated In low phaeton drawn by two
dun ponies with back cropped names and
tails. were seated an Old man dark and
swarthy, with snow white naIr ard beard,
by his SIDE, driving, was most certainly
magnifcet woman She looked to beabout
six and twenty but was in fact
ten years older. They both bowed to the
reporter on the left, and after passing, the
two asked eagerly, Who are theyr Tell
us.
THE AMERICAN REPORTER 5 STORY.
You would scarcely believe that old
man would willingly sacrifice a million
and u quarter of money and property to
gain the love of that wOmen?'
''PisaIler, Is aid the Frenchman, Il
would expend the halt at least.
"HImmel | would risk the quarter any
way SAID the Dutch reporter, and they all
laughed at the absurdity.
Nevertheless, he dld it said the
| narrator
Sixteen years ago Louis Dannele was
among The wealth!est and most successful
cotton and sugar brokers in New Orleans.
! When 81 years of age he married lnIn
Las Cassas. They both belonged to pro-
| minrut creole families of Louisiana She
was then but 20. You may Judge of her
marvellous beauty the2sby what she is
| now; if she is grand now then she was
| GLORIOUS.
Possibly she di. not love the old man
when she married him, or in fact know
what love was, having been III convent
| since she was -. A creole girl differs
| from her French cousin IN that she never
| has lover alter marriage. If she cannot
! give him her love she will honor and re-
spcct his name, and a scand or a divorce
| Is unknown.
After grand wedding, "A trip to Paris
| followed, of COuTs', and alter their return
home they settle down to home life IN
an elegant palace in the French quarter of
q e city.
About year after their marriage Mad
am DanneIIe gave a grand ball. Among
| The guests was a Marquis de Berg, on 1t
visit of pleasure and business; be WAS
young, handson ana very rich; so it was
| tut little while alter the Marquis found
| himself hopele>sly endmOTed OF his fair
| hostess, and as time passed along he was
Il frequent visitor to the Ddnnelle man
Sior. She? Well, erhIFs she did not
Optic anaIl re her feelings in the matter,
| still ,he could not help comparing this gay
| handsome nobeman with her aged, spdate
| us0and engIC sstd with business cares.
| Although she would not confess to her
self that she loved the Marquis, it was
| easy TO be seen that his devotion gave her
secret pleasure and delight. The old bro
| ker seemed 10 guess the state OF affairs
and then carefully thought over the mode
of action and finally resolved to ruin the
Marquis financially, for once striped of
his wealth he would no longer be II rival
to fear. He knew full well that this meant
his own ruin, but he resolved on the sacri-
flee willingly.
1t was but a short while and the Mar
quis was induced to Join in Il most gigan-
tc speculation wth Danneie, and with
ms own and the Marquis money plunged
! recklessly in several ventures that turned
out most disastrou~Iy. The Marquis was
! too much In love, however, TO care t T the
storm gath, ring over his head, and when
the great hton house OF S. w. & Co. of
| New York and London. went down with Il
crash. the fortunes of the Marquis and
| Dd,nelle went with the vibrations.
DnnelIe gave up everything and found
himself poor man. Wealthy friends
came to his assistance. however, and to-
| day he is Il rich man. though notbing near
!
for France a poorer and, it's hoped, Il
! wiser man.
The struggles, foltitude and devotion of
the old man in his adversely gained hi
wife's admiration and respect, if not her
| love, and the old man Is content at all
events.
| THE FRENCH REPORTER 5 STORY.
VOLTA" said the French reporter, 1.-THE
/ II I
! was retained 10y lie Figaro to accom-
| rany the French exhlb ton to T0nquin
China, rs a special correspondent. and
was TO sail in the TT OPP ship De Ord. tax
| ing on troops and stores at Brest
My friends at Brest gave me LITTLE
| banquet on the eve of my departure, and
It was quite late when left the club house
| to gain few hours sleep. as | was to
embark at an early hour the following
| day.
AS stepped onto the sidewalk. | was
aCcosted by a young man who asked. M
Gardon? At your service, Monsieur
And handing me letter rem2r ked:
From NJ. Maugard chief of lie Figaro.
CHANGING around saw the light of cafe.
still open, and requested his company
while | read the letter. On asking him
what he would have, he called for that vile
stuff ab>inthe, and partook of glass after
glass. After reading the letter which
found to be a letter of introduction from
n. MauQard, and that he had concluded to
appoint NJ. De Berg as my assistant. |
looked up from the letter and glanced at
NJ. De Berg His was not a pleasant
couutenance, and made more repuiSive by
a dark, bOtched face, and deep. sunken
eyes. | preferred some information re.
garding the hour of departure, but found
he bad made the proper arrangements.
and added that the Captain of the steam
er De Ord was his cousin.
Owing to the excitement and confusion
attending departure. | lost sight of my
assistant, until the forth d " (hnt remeu.
Der we bad L little over 1000 troops
aboard, besides officers and servan's). As
| said, it was on the fourth day out. At
about half-paSt . clock in the morning
! met De Berg walking The aft-deck
* hanged greetings with him, and was
on the point OF continuing the conversation,
when he wheeled suddenly and I saw
Captain Las CasSaS, the commander Of tie
ship. emerge from the stairway of the
saloon. The second he caught sight of
De- Berg his face took the hue of death. /.
and stood trembling with fear. | only /
heard him multeT: You Anton"
Yes, lis |, at last. Defend Yourself. '
the next instant two reports from revolt /
yer rang out and the captain fell to the /
deck. then turning the still su king pistol /
to his breast ired again and he too, sank /
down. When taken up the captain was
dead, and De Berg was but breathing, +
and died within three hours. He eft no 4
paper or N Ssage of any kind. as to the I
cause of the tragedy. save full account of /!
II. which he had written and s7nt 10 lie (
FFaro." previous to the sailing of the
ship, and was published four days after
ward in that paper. The only inaecuraey
IN the account being the account of his
own death, which the paper stated was in
slant The rest of the report was correct
in every particular, as | have told it.
THE DUTCH REPORTER s STORY.
The name of Danneile recalls to nv
mind a foolish incident that almost cost
nue. my life. When but two and twenty
took service as clerk with Won Halter,
Dsnnelie & Co., in the city of Paranlar-
ibo, Dutch Guiana. The house was
large one and dealt in almost everything,