The morning call., 1892-01-01
A FRENCH ROMANCE,

How nm American Coachman Captured
His Intended Mother-in-Law.
serio-comie German poem, beginning
with the suggestive line, "a bullfrog loved
an oyster, relates the melancholy court
ship OF batrachian and bivalve, which
ended In resignation to untoward fate, to
convey the moral that people of different
spheres Of life and society should initiate
tie examples of these two lovers in case
they should be struck by Cupid's treaeher-
Gus dart. The bullfrog finally dived into
his pond, whence now and then he sends
forth his wall Of woe for his lost love. who
sank back to the bosom of Father Neptune
to pine away among her kindred. But
while IAN oyster may be crossed in love-"
young lady exposed to similar experience
Will not always as equally submit 10 pres
sure OF circumstances as this bivalve did
now famous in song. Many a maiden who
might have married gentleman who
keeps his box and coach preferred the
man on the box of her fathers coach for
husband. An instance in question, accom-
panied by tragi-comic incidents, is reported
from France.
young lady of good family had fallen in
love with the Jehu of her parental home.
Consent to the match having been refused
and an attempted elopempnt frustrated.
mademoisele feII into state of profound
mending that she should be placed for
time IN an asylum, the young lady was con-
fined in private institution for the insane
where only her parents were allowed to see
her. Inc dismissed lover meanwhile disap-
peared To. parts unknown.
The father visited his daughter several
times, and, becoming convinced of her re-
cOvery, made efforts to obtain her release,
thing not very easy in France, the resident
physician obJeetlng to it, At last the par
ents of the girl, with other members Of the
family ana friends, coneocted a plan of
forcibly abductng her. which was executed
in most dramatic manner, but not with
out the former cOachman's becoming in
formed of their intention. One fine Sunday
while, according to the rules of the instilu-
ton, part OF the inmates of the asylum,
among them Mile. Louise, were on their
way to church to attend mass, a carriage
drove quickly up. four men alighted. seizei
the girl and, in spite of considerable resist
ance on the part of the keepers ana Louise's
apathy. carried her eff and drove away at
full galiOp.
The police of the neighboring town, in
formed by the keepers, mounted their
horses and started in pursuit of the res
cuers. OveTtaking a lady and two men
who were running away, and thinking the
female to be the person Of whom they were
in search, they arrested her to take her
back TO the asylum, when Suddenly party
of armed men arrived on the scene They
were the beated lover, the coachman and
his friends. Apprised of the rescue and
pursuit of the young lady. whom they had
intended 10 take away from the family res
cung party, they rushed upon the gen.
dai mes in the dusky woods and seized the
lady. To the surprise and ehagrin of the
amorous c0achman she turned out to be his
intended-mOther-in- law-who had staid on
the roadside with the two men as eventual
achievements. The girl, meanwhile. had
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whole story will be il is as vet impossible to
tell.-Cdblegram to the Ba!tlmore Sun.