Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-11-25
TIE NATURAL DAUGHTER OF THE
LATE OF GERMANY.

History affords many yeiy sklng distances Of 10"
fleets Of menial -itaou IN disturbing the powtrs
of the understanding.
4 German lady Of rrea, beauty and accomplish
nenls having nait.ed ilessan object VAS ordered
to America. aud Leng able 10 acquire any lidnss
IT him 10 her own Country came over to Engltnd.-
Here she could onls learn the destiny OF LEI has.
band from thass SHIPS which had eRhrr transported
roops TO the continent, or were bringing back tue
wounded. Day afief das she wsrdefed 90 the beach
OF Portsmouth. and hour after hou size "eafied her
eyes bedeseJ With tears in tie VAIN expectation Of
seeing hin. She was observed at HE same spof,
Il light. and watching each motion II the
waves uniil the setting Thrn her haunted Itna-
ginatlou presented him nangled with wounds, and
the smallest gust Of wind seemed 10 threaten her with
eternal separation. Did a snip enter Iafo port her
eager steps led her 10 the spo. aud many an enquiry
rcpaid with Insoleni rebuff. After elghi
months spent IN this ANXIOUS manner. ship arrived
bfngitg her tie II elaBoboly PLEASURE chat some
Hessi1n officers no ere Wounded were on her pas
s4er." llrt iHlatJeuec increased daily. vessel
length arrived tepurtd IL have ilrsslaa hoops on
board. She heit some distance for fear Of giving
too rtcat shatk 10 Ter husbands feelings should
he be atuoDr tl.tm. He Hds lJnded with others.
She fiufeJ. a1d lie was conveyed She kne" mol
"hete. llIs - recovered aud gong {" different
mus shr fnun1 Al tasl hen husband The master Of
the I'M informed her ',he was very bad aud She
beegcdfial her hrng IN England might b. gradual
~ htoLru 10 him. Nhrp sic entered the room,
he bet,f INTO Il ad Of tears. 4 Lady was support
mo hun IA hrt arus. What words. OF painter,
could frprseni The IL ely that followed lie
had natrIrd ~ America. aud tins pefson WAS also
h,,erG. ilcrntteatcd pardon" but WIS past re.
proteh 81 IA lew minutes after be SUM into the
arms Of death.
The lady, whose m.ldoehuly history are reear-
ding rushed from The room aud leaving her clothes
aud money al be, lodgings, she wandered she knew
not Nlhher, SoHips That she would ne'ef enter
rtst Br ipl. and begged lie reitesIment Il intle
mia There something so attractive N het
Whole Appearance as soon produced her whatever
size requested. Slr "as Yppog II deSiteue'y bedn-
uiuI her mauntrs 81 'erini and elrg mi, aud her
ronuicaanre increasing 10 tr last degree. Size VAS
sisne a s4aoger. AID ~ extreme distress; she only
asked fpra hte mix. but uuefcd no compliant. and
nd 10 81 10 excife compassion. Her dress and
accents bore visible math~ that she iutttguer
OF superior birt1. All the DAY she ndei.
lng m search Of place Ia lay hetmrechrd head she
scuupcd, towards night. lodging LOT herself IN an
old lay stack. Alnutudrs soon Hocked around her
m this hRbtatpn, attracted by The nove, oil the
circumstance. * her singular beauty but above all by
Tie suBdrnoess OF her af,Rdl. Flench and Italian
was spoken 10 her, bat she appeared not TO under
stand ihuse languages; however, when sho was ac-
cosed 10 German, she evidently appeared confused
the emnflun Was loo great To be snpptessed-sht
+ uttered some f,ipt exclamation M our tongue, ant
to be al,o without know ledge oil tins language. Va
nous ooulaeiufes were Instantly lormed; but wha
seemed passing strange WAS her acceptance Of u,
food except bead ADD mill, aud thai only from tht
hands ut females o. the sIen she looked viii
anger anil d,sddrl bat sweedy smiled IS she aceep
ted any present itom lhe ofhe, SIX. The neighhor
ing Indies demonstrated with her on the danger Of
exnnsed sItnatian, but N van, Tor neither prayer
nor nenaces could induce her IN sleep IN a house.
As she discovered etldcat marks OF insanity, sh
+ was At length confined IL 4 mad house, under Tia
care Of Dr. Renaudct. physician at the Ilo, Well.
On the FIRST OPP ouuuRy SHE escaped, and repaired
her beloved haystaok. tief rapture was inexpresSl
bic ON finding het sell Al Liberty, aud once more sat
beneath tins miserable refuge.
Beneath lasstack LoaisAs dwelling rose
Here the iaf ulaniac bone four winters snuws,
Herr long she sbscr'd sileniug ia the blast,
Aud shnhgs round her head their horrors cast,
Dlshrveld. - her brauteous ursscs lily,
And the Wild glance iils her staring eve
The balls fierce glnrng ~ their uthit- move;
Bright spheres "here bennd III sparkling fires of love-
Ill starr Loulsn
1t was nearly four years that this fer orn cfeaiur
devoted herself 10 this dc solalc ldr since she kue
The cor lolt ~ a bed or the protection 81 q roo
Hardship. sickness, lattuSe cold, aud eXiTme mser,
hase gtsdually IMPAIR her beauty. but she suli
most Interesting figure, aud there remains uucop
, MN sweetness and dclieary IA her air and manner
her answers are always pertinent enough, exceI
when she suspects the q eslion is meant either
/ atront and ensnare her, Nhen she seems sullen an
angry. Sume Quaker ladies' at this Tune inlerposc'
and l. uisa. as she was called was convey ed 10 Guy
Hospital, where she al present is, and still mautail
her indignation against the men.
The persons with whom She lodged, on their deaf
bed divulged tie secret the fight oiihls strange
nom Portsmouth, VIII Oh corresponds nearly with Il,
arrival near Bristol, and tnrher inquiries have di
covered rhu she is lie naimat iaas hter Of France
Emperor 81 Germday. tPhaosoPby cf Medicine.
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