A PARISIAN ROMANCE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1964, 2 November 1889, Page 4

A PARISIAN ROMANCE.

The latest Parisian sensation for the time being is the, strange case of the “lovely widow and the lucky engineer.” Theson of science is only an humble .worker in the lower walks of his profession, and as he was sauntering along the banfcs of the Seine, near Neuilly, the other day, lazily and listlessly, he espied a tall, graceful, and charming lady, attired in widow’s weeds, walking quickly down to the water’s edge. After having looked about for a moment the lady suddenly jumped into the river and was soon floating helplessly away on' the ’current. The engineer took off his coat, hat, and boots, and : was in the water in the twinkling of an eye. Striking boldly out for the lady, he reached her before she sank for the; third time; and skilfully conveyed his almost lifeless burden towards an adajacent boat which had been put out from shore by fwb bargees. The lady and her reseller were' taken into l the craft, and. restoratives having been applied, the : lovely one all in black arrayed opened her eyes and asked to bs carried home. Her wishes were complied with promptly and her gallant rescuer accompanied her to a semi-baronial villa not far from the riverside. Next day the engineer called to see the lady, who thanked him warmly, and asked him to come again. He did as he was requested, keeping up his visits for nearly a week, at the end of which time he succeeded in winning the hand and heart of the lady whom ho had saved from drowning. As she happens to be the possessor of a handsome jointure, as well as houses, lands, and chariots, all is about to go as merry as a marriage bell. The fair widow had been eaten up withJerawMi, and life became so utterly unfit to live for, in her estimation, that she resolved to end it. Luckily, the young and intrepid engineer appeared at the proper moment.