A Pathetid Suicide.

Manawatu Herald, 29 October 1895, Page 2

A Pathetid Suicide.

A love tragedy had its painful sequel on the B^g&oi&a* ifi front of the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris, when a young girl shot herself -in a cab at noon on August 28. In June last a young man named Marcel Gftsnet committed suicide because, the family of his sweetheart: would not recognise their union. The girl' was of irreproachable morality, and' took the death of her lover -very tLuch to heart. She was afiprised--of the sad event by a carte telegram from a member of his family, which ran :— •• Mademoiselle, —We had warned you not to try and see Marcel again. You took no heed of thia warning. I have to inform you that the poor boy is dead. We buried him yesterday." The despair of the girl was terrible, and her reasons seemed in danger, but nevertholisa <he continued to discharge her daily duties. On the fatal day, attired In ' deep mourning, she hired a cab and' o.uei-ed ihe driver to raise the hood, although the weather was splendid. She instructed him to drive to Notre Dame, and it was exactly midday wtvn she arrived at the ,e<#ase^|L front of the Cathedral. It was at this hour and oiji t-hi'3 spot that she fired the revolver and inflicted a fatal injury, for she scarcely survived her removal to. the adjacent hospital. On the seat of the cab she had left a letter for the police setting^ forth her rea=on^"fot tffkingher^bfha' ifWjjbttA > stating that she; had been jjrWettSeft^ from carrying out "fi6rj^B^We^pon^^

the grave of her beloved on July 28. "Since thafdayV* sile cbntinuedt " 1 have battled agaiiisl death day after day. I have recoiled v from this idea, bat tarn at the end.; I can ho longer suffer ; I iiiust finish these loilg flairs of anguish, and these long nights of continual misery." The poor girl also left the following note addressed "Mon petit Marcel " :— " Thou K didst not believe in my lovo»" she terete* " since, thou didst say when thou wast dead I should Quickly forget thee» Thoii did thus reproach me; and didst say I loved thee only when thou wert nigh. Thou*Rert deceiving thyself. I love thee more than, ever now, and if thou couldst but know how unhappy I am to be deprived of thee thou wouldst surely return to this world. That is impossible ; then it is for me to find thee. Besides, I know that thou didst call me, since thy thought follows me everywhere. I will be faithful to my promise, and I shall soon be with th^e."