Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-05-25

ton, offered me numerous letters, and crowned all
| by inviting me to dinner, where shall meet sew
eral of his influential countrymon. Really these
Americans seem in earnest in all they do, and
make you believe in ell they say: and that one
never thinks of doing in Paris. One grows scep-
tical of much even of what sees among these
thouehtless French. | am alarmed at times lest
my German framework of mind, feeling, and hon.
est faith, should give way under the playful ralle-
ry that besets me on every side. and leave me as
[ doubling as themselves.
have received, all the way from Sweden, q
batch of letters for New York, and from person
already alluded to. Mr.. c. H, an American
diplomatist. He is Certainly one OF the mos
agreeable and entertaining persons know. He is
equally remarkable for his exubeant spirits, his
conversational powers, and his varied acquaintan
ces, comprising all countries, creeds, coors. and
Of his friends, the most brilliant of takers, anc
one OF the worthiest of men and he must DO as
well known and respected ut home as he is es.
teemed and respected abroad. He has sent me
upwards of a dozen letters to all the great men of
his country. # they all come to one of my ben.
ehts, | shall not envy Tama his pit full Of kings.
How greatful am to Mr.. C. H! Baron R-d
has kindly contributed to my stock. and the Amer.
lean minister, General c., who has never seen
me Off the stage, has contributed his quota. be.
lleye the Americans going to make sort OF
national thing of my professional career there
lcannot wonder that they should be piqucd by the
suPercous remarks they hear on ali sides relative
to the subject OF my going to their-country. The
bes-natured people here declare that they can new.
er appreciate my art, that it belongs necessarily
to refined and luxurious state of society, and
that 1t requires taste and lasge class Of pleasure
seeking, money-spendng people to enjoy and re-
compense popular "danscuse;" that can rever
expect TO find in a country hardly yet cut out of
Its primeval forests, where life is spent in unre.
mltlng toll for its necessa ries, where few enjoy
Its comforts and where none care for its luxures,
that success, which has crowned my efforts in the
old world. But different accounts reach me from
other sources in which | can rely, and am led
TO hope better things. The Americans have
seen with my own good eyes, the treatment have
already received from them, tends considerably 10
raise my spirits, and will acknow ledge that am
possessed by deep, ardent, unconquerabe desire
to behold their far-of land, with its strange peo.
pie, of whom hear SO much abuse. Come veal,
come woe, declare, with the spirit of an opposed
woman, WILL go; SO get your tears ready, dear
est, Tor you will have occasion to shed them, if
the loss Of so worthless thing as am can move
you to such an extremity.
| have delayed this frivolous
letter to give you some account Of my American
dinner at Madam VS.. Her manson is ad-
s...-h'y si'uated built TOO, according to.l.e taste
er contriyed or more elegantly constructed. On
nserlng, was ushered SDia reception room of |
inc dimensions, and rich.y furnished. was most
osdaily welcomed Is lI,.dam W, whom
hen fnet for I'ls Sst l.Fs.. Sho holds a position
hat she has Tesasaed for many years, both high.
distinguished and .'renommee'' in Pa rsian ..sa.
ons." She is of middle stature, and very erect
his gives greater apparent height to her person.
Ter features are good and expressive great intel.
Sence and singular decision of character portray
themselves in her face; and tho anecdotes in cir
ulatIon respecting her, quite sustain these strik.
Ig indications. Sic is said to have saved at
nat critical moment her enterprising husband
ron ell the horrors of bankruptcy by her encr.
setic conduct, and her bold, determined efforts in
MS behlf. She went to the Bank of France, OBJ. |
ained a. interview with Comte d. Argout, and by I
Clear aid moving statement Of the Temporary
pressure uon her husbands resources, succeeded S
10 gelt'ng Immediate and ample relief. She then S
went 10 Lonan, and had the same success with I
'ne pc bank OF Etgand. These timely loans rescued $
Ill from impendug ruin. Certainly such instan-
ces OF energy aL capacity are among Eu-
ropean ladies Of thse days. The company was +
numeros, but select. My attention c
was early caught by m elegant woman, simply U
alfred In black vevet,yithout ornament of any c
kihu her beautiful armsinely contrasting in their
snowy wh'teness. as theyzracefuIly lay upon her c
dark dress. Her head Particularly struck me;
large perfect in proportonand most intellectu- (
ally marked; her features we in harmony with +
the rest extremely fine. nndmost captivating,
from the placid expression they re; her blue ewes
beamed mildly but with an inteigence not to be
Hero are intellect and iph spirit com.
mingIing! thought |. Her mannee further pre-
possessed me, calm, most lady like, nd vet com.
manding. | listened to her conversas as,n. which
confirmed most fully my previous NOTES of her I
talents. She expressed herself with the etreates,
ease and elegance, and IN confident to-. thai
proved her ability to cope with any subjecfr an.
tagonist. Who can she be anxiousIy cosec.
tured, and whispered to this effect to my hos,,s
She replied by presenting me y Lady By $
was good deal moved al the Gnexpectedness d /
this sudden 'srencontre' with this, alas too ce-,
ebrated lady. Her history and mlsfortunes have
been too often the theme of public and private
comment. for one not to have been acquainted with
her, before one had even met her. need not say
how fully and entirely had sympathised with her.
consolation of her children that she.was an aban.
doned wife, mother be eft, and an unhappy, suf:
ferng woman. regret, as every true, Judicious
friend of hers had done, a thousand times, that
her proud and injured spirit could not suppress its
rebellous mu,terings; that an oveburdened sense
r r .l.,~n rond