The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-20

Tor the fatherland. She would stay in her
own country, he said, and he would go
to bis, and, w hen IL was all over, II he was
still alive, be would return TO her. Bab-
ette wept, and SO did Louis, but awayshe
went, and his young wife sat down to
wait for the end of 1t all. She heard from
him once after he left, Just note telling
her that he had crossed the border and
not to grieve for him, and never a line
after that. The war was fought and
then came peace but no Louis. Babette
waited for weeks, but still no word came.
inquiries were made among his comrades,
but they could give no word OF encour-
agement. Doubtless he had fallen in
hattie, they said, and Babette made up
her mind that 1t must be so, put on
mourning, and went back to her parents
to live.
Five years ago Nine Karl came TO this
country TO live. Friends had come over
before her and had painted the glories OF
America in such vivid colors that she
made up her mind TO come away from
the scenes of her happiest days, where she
wouldn't be constantly reminded OF the
young gallant who smiled at her on the
Rue de Rivoli. Last October Nine. Karl,
who had learned much of our language
in her four years residence here read in
newspaper that lunatic had escaped
from the Blooming dale Asylum. The
A. Karl and then followed a description
of him which made her open her eyes.
"It is he" she said to a friend. SIT
must lie my Louis. 1t is the same de-
scription-light hair, light mustache,
blue eyes: / know it Is my Louis"
Nine. Karl was for going straight TO
Bloomingdale, but her friends said no.
They pointed out the fact that this par
ticulsr Karl had escaped ana told her to
wait. So she waited for week, when
one day she read in paper paragraph
which said that the lunatic who had es-
caIed from Bloomingdale had been cap
tured aud taken back there.
Without waiting for advice, Nine. kar
went up TO BloomiDgoale. She rushed
into the oflice.in great excitement, and
demanded permission TO see Kari. she
was his wife, che saio, and must see him
right away.
Now the superintendent of the asylum
didn't presume to say that his visitor " as
not the wife of the patient, but he did
the case, who paid Karl's bills at the
asylum, who called regularly TO see him,
and who was generally supposed to be his
wife. 20 he told Nine Karl that she
would have to get permission from the
patients friends before she could see
him, and size went away, very unhappy,
ana uncertain how to proceed. She con-
WIN utI WIN boiu hci w
wait few dayf, and then visit the
asylum again. Inis she did, only 10 meet
with another refusal, which was explain
ed by the superintendent.
"Madame. he said, 81 told this man
Karl's wife about you, and she has given
positive instruction that neither you nor
any body else be allowed to zee him."
"His wifep exclaimed Nine. Karl. "Has
he a wife?'
"He certainly has" replied the man,
and then Nine. Karl went away very much
perplexed.
When she got home she began thinking
it over. and the more she thought the
more impressed she became with the idea
that he was her husband. There was only
one way to find out positively, and that
was to see the, man, so she called on her
lawyer, Richard Il. Wallace of s34 Broad
way, and put the matter in his hands.
Yesterday Lawyer Wallace applied to JUS
tice Reekman, in the supreme Court, for
a msndamus to compel Bloomingdale au-
thorities TO permit Nine Karl to see the
patient at that institution registered as
Louis A. Karl Justice BeelSm an reserved
his decision. Nine. Karl will net say
what she means to do in the event of dis
covering In the Bloomingdaie patient her
long lost husband.-N. Y. Sun.