The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1912-01-19
LOVERS KILL SELVES
Sequel to Forty Years Romance
of French Sweetheart.
After Marriage Was Forbidden Jules
and Marguerite Met Daily
and Exchanged vows--Are
Found Dead.

Paris, France.--Tragedy has closed
the remarkable love affair of jules
Denis and Marguerite Plezezins. They
were engaged forty years. Marguer-
tie had to nurse her father, Jules mad
to plan and scrape to keep his moth
er. The first duty OF each was to
the parent.
The years went creeping on and
it did seem, at last, that they would
be married. But Jules was robbed
and lost his position and the doctor
told Marguerite her aged father would
live another ten years, because she
nursed the old man 80 wonderfully
we'll" ,
Then the next morning the conct-
erge of house in Belleyille sent
messenger boy to the fifth floor with
a note to Jules Denis. At the same
time the concierge In a street in La
ViIlette sent boy to the fourth floor
with a message addressed to Mdlle.
Marguerite Plezezinsh. Both boys
returned with the notes. They had
knocked but had received no reply
Each concierge sent for locksmith
and the police. Jules Denis lay dead
in his bed. A bottle which had con
tanned laudanum was by his side, and
in his hand was a sheet of paper con-
tanning last word to his sweetheart.
Marguerite was found in her room
dressed in white and dead, and Ter
hand held a paper with a word on
1t to Jules, my loved one" There
was a laudanum bottle by her bed
side, too.
The police opened the notes sent
by messengers.
ut is accomplished, Marguerite"
said one.
ut is accomplished, Jules" said the
other.
Jules Denis was IS years old. Mar
guerite Plezezinski was 81. They met
when Marguerite was II and Jules
%. Marguerite was the daughter of
comparatively wealthy parents. Jules
was clerk at $50 a month. They
wished to marry, but their parents
laughed at them and said There Is
plenty Of time to think 1t over" Mar
guerite's parents could live without
work, but had no money for a mar
riage portion for their daughter suf-
ficient for son-in-law without a
reasonable income
So Marguerite and Jules met each
day, exchanged VOWS and waited
Jules rose somewhat, but never earn.
ed more than $1,000 year. AS time
went on they continued to see each
other every day. each day renewing
their VOWS Of love. They did not
dream OF disobeying their parents in.
junction of waiting on marriage un
til they were in "a position to do
So"
Jules never went to Marguerite's
house except when her mother died,
and Marguerite never went to the
small fiat to see Jules mother. Both
understood that for them marriage
was hopeless-for the time. Jules
must look after HIS old mother. Mar.
guerite must nurse her paralyzed ia.
Their. Jules managed now and then
to pile another coin on the tiny heap
he was saving for the marriage day.
And 80 time went on and he was SIS
and she was 81
And then the other day Jules was
sent to cash the check for nearly
$4,000. Jules cashed the check at
the bank. AS he neared the door
man stumbled against him and he
fell. When he arose the man was
gone and the money had disappeared.
Jules was accused of nothing but
carelessness. He was not even sus.
pected but the chief partner in the
hrm for which Jules worked told
him that he must find another posi-.
ton. And on that same day the doc.
tor told Marguerite that she had nurs.
ed her father so we'll he probably
would live another ten years. So
she would be 81 years old before she
could marry. She shuddered at the
thought and felt pang Of shame,
and then-she lost all hope.
And II Jules Denis had waited ON.
ly few hours longer they at last
could have seen the way to happi,
ness in marriage after their years OF
true devotion to their parents.
For soon after the discovery of
Jules death 1t was found that his
mother had died in her sleep In the
night. Marguerite's father was found
In collapse indicating that his DAYS
were few. He is So. When he
looked up at neighbors who went to
him after the finding of his daughters
body they could not tell him the news,
and he could not understand why his
daughter had not brought his morn.
ing chocolate to him as usual. Ser.
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