The Opelousas courier., 1891-03-28

Some eighteen weeks after the English.
mans departure, Thevenet received a
letter from England, the contents OF
which were the following
You receive the Enclosure as a proof of my
most profound gratitude. 1t isa draft for
two hundred and fifty guinens on Mons.
Panschaud, banker, in Paris. You have
made me the happiest Of earthly mortals in
deprlvlng me of my limb, which stood in the
way OF my earthly happiness.
worthy man, now you may know the
cause of my foolish whim, as you then called
1t. You asserted, on the occasion referred
to. that there could be no reasonable ground
for a self-imposed mutilation such as mine. 7
offered then to lay you q wager. You acted
wisely In not accepting 1t.
After my second return from the East In.
dies ] made the acquaintance of Emily Har-
ley, the most perfect of women. / adored
her. Her wealth, her family connections were
satisfactory to my relatives. To me her
beauty and angelic disposition were alone at
tractive. mingled in the throng of Ter adj
m1rers. Alasi my good Thevenet / was for
tunate enough to become the most unfortu-
nate of my rivals. She loved me-beYond
any and all men, me. She did not conceal
it; and for that very reason she dismissed
me. In vain I duplicated for her hand. Her
parents and friends all joined with me. In
ain She remalned immoyable.
the eo aro,,nd IF he her tbiect; Sla to ms az aso with
me. whom she pasasdionately loved, as she her
self confessed. At length ne Of her sisters
u msrve,oas ~ hsa sms seliS bnt has haS t ha, EVA was
tune 20 nave been born with one leg, and by
reason Of this imperfection she hesitated to
her less on Accent Of this imnerfection
I at once resolved To become ike her.
Thanks to Won INV good Thayenet. the thing
was accomnlished.
T reta.rned to London with INV artificial
leo. Nv first thought was to visit Miss Har-
lev. 1 had previously written to ENGLAND
that through q fall from INV horse / had
broken NV Ieg. and that ampitation had be-
some necessary. + had the sympathv of ali.
and Emily swooned the first time She saw
me. She was TOT long time in~consolaole,
nas sue p $500 ny a wts - 10y Lo saauot
,ng our marTiage ! connusa 20 ner my secTeO
now grea1 ssoEince my uesne 70 possess ner
nad cosg me. one loseo me er SO much tne more
tenueTiy. ghl ny goou lnevaneD. IL pos
seSsed Ten Lsss 70 lose, I Wouiu, W.gnou1 q
sign OF regretf giye 6len1 al aOT nnily.
Z snall oe gTaCslul 20 YOU 80 long as I nVe.
come 90 Ionuon az VISIT US. learn 70
know my glorious Wle, anu men say again
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MONS. iheVenes snoWea LIS leeler "
his friends, and rotated b incident, and
lauohed most heartily as often as he told
~ - ftNauortIaIoss he 10 fooI -
ing 0.oiys
said he.
The following was Mons. Thevenet's
yarIv.
sof
Sir, THANK you for your magnificent pres
emit, for SO I must call 1t, because ! cannot
term it compensation for the small service ]
rendered you.
I wish you happiness In your marriage
with the most worthy OF English ladies. It
Is true q leg is much to give for a beautiful,
virtuous and tesder wife; yet not too much,
if in the end ons does not come to feel thabhe
has been cheated in the exchange. Adam
was obliged TO sacrifice q rib for his wife:
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