The Litchfield County post., 1828-10-23
THE ORPHAN.

brated fer beauty, the Princess Fanny Lu-
bomerSka, was in Paris. In the midst OF
the convulslon, she relied for her security
on the protection of the laws of nations, &
devoted her sole attention to the educa-
ton OF her only daughter, Rosalia, who
was then in her sixth year. Nevertheless
she was denounced to the Revolutionary
Committee as ConSpirator against the re-
public, and vas brought before that SAN
culinary trial. To be suspected, accused,
and gniliorined, was, in few days, the lot
! of this interesting victim. On being SuS-
/ pected and arrested, and separated from all
! her servants, she was allowed to bring her
daughter with her to the Conciergerie, and
when the unfortunate mother was dragged
| to the Scaffold, she recommended her child
to the care of some of the prisoners who
! remained behind. These, however, in
their turn, soon expert 1ncing the same fate
transferred to others the unfortunate infant
who was, in this way bequeathed, az arti-
CuI0 mortiS, from victim to victim. At last
little Rosalla found protecress in a good
woman, named Bcrtot, who was the Iaun-
| dress of the prison, who feeling for the de-
plorable condition, and charmed by the in
teresting coun enance Of this orphan of the
dungeon, added her as a sixth to the five
{ children of whom she was already the mo-
! lher. In this situation, SO different from
| that for which fate seemed to have deStin-
ed her, RoSalia showed that the qualities
of her heart were as valuable, as the graces
with which nature had endowed her per-
son were attractive. Her sweet DISPOSE
ton, her eagernessto please her henetac-
tress, in all Of whose labours she shared,
made the good laundress feel for her all
the affection of mother, and bestow upon
her the same tender care as on her own
children.
The reign of terror having passed away,
the list of the victims of that period, which
was published in every country of Europe,
informed the friends of the princess, that,
in land called free, Polish lady had
paid, with the forfeit of her life, the conf
dence she placed in people she consider
ed as highly generous. On receiving this
distressing news, Count Rezewanski, bro
Their of the princess FASTENED to Paris. He
took lodgings in the Hotel Grange Batell-
iere, in the street Of the same name, and
anxiously endeavored to discover some ira
ces of the daughter of his unfortunate sis
ter-but several weeks were unsucceSsfullv
spent in pursuit Of this object. Every
means ef publicity was resorted to in vain.
! The poor laundress never read the papers
in which the advertisements and preferred
rewards were inserted. The gaoler of The
Conciergerie, who could have given some
information respecting the orphan, was
dead, and had already had two successors.
Nothing now remained to promise favor
able result to the Counts inquiries. How
ever, Providence, which had thought fit to
close the period of the young orphans tri-
ais, ordained, that she who had been the
laundress of the Conceirgerie, should be
employed in the same capacity for tie Ho-
tel Grange Battallere. One morning Ro-
Salla accompanied her second mother, when
she had to bring her burthen of linen to
the Hotel.
The Count who happened to be walk
ing across the court at the time was struck
with the beauty of the child, whose fea-
lures brought his sister TO his recollection
'Whal is your name, my little dear?' said
ne. NOSdIld, SlI' NoSdlldS 10 you say!
Good woman, is this your chlld!' address,
ing the laundress. 'Yes. sir, think I've
a good right to call her mine, since have
maintained her for these three years, but
though say she is mine, | can't say | am
her mother. Her poor mother was priS-
oner, and she has neither father nor moth
err Her mother prisoner, did you say!'
AYE, and grand lady too was she, sir,
but she was gulllo1ined in Robespierre's
time
The Count was persuaded that he had
found his niece, but to be farther convlnc-
ed he made the experiment of speaking to
her in Polish. On hearing the accent OF
her native tongue, Rosalla burst into tears,
and throwing herself IN O The counts arms
exclaimed, 'Ah | understand you, that IS
The way my mother used to speak to me-
The Count had no longer any doubt, he
pressed The child to his heart, exclalmlng,
Rosalia Rosalla !! you are my niece, the
/ daughter Of my .belos Cd SISTER, Then turn
, ing to the lanndress, whom surprise had
rendered motiOnless and Silent-'W orthy
woman said he, be the mother of YOU
Rosala, you shall not depart from her,