Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-17

teuefaA metropolis, and IN our large cities.
She was an exceedingly beautiful, gay,
and accomplished woman, 1--WE had the
privilege of fixing our plebeian eyes upon
her once, for few moments, at a ball. in
New Orleans and for season the cur
rent scandal was that she had quite turned
the heads Of our democratic President Van
Buren,, " old Hal,n the " cast.iron man."
and other grave digniiaries. She claim.
ed to be descendant of the adventurous
navigator in whose honor the eonfinen:
was named, and thereupon asked of Con.
gress grant of the public land, which of
course was refused. II was not long after.
wards discovered that she was not in all
respects " like C@sar's wife," and the then
French minister came nigh getting him.
self into trouble for introducing her AT
Washington. She is now living, with.
out the formality or blessing of wedock,
under the roof Of a wealthy, corpulent,
scorbutic Dutch bachelor, at Ogdensburg,
N. Y.-as the following paragraph relates:
"Ihe Home of america Vespltcci.
A writer to the New Haven Herald, from
the town of Ogdensburg, New York.
gives an account of the place ITSELF and
brings before the memory two individuals
OF whllome note, who once figured extern
sively in our good city of Boston--the au-
thor of foolish pamphlet published in
this city in 1888, soon after the great May
Fair for the benefit of the Blind Institu-
ton, and entitled Scenes at the Fair"
intended TO ridlcue certain aristocratic
individuals--and the gay woman who I'M
der high patronage figured at the ball in
honor of the Prince de Joinville. Those
who look with contempt upon the indivi-
duals themselves may like to know what
has become of them, and for this purpose,
we copy from the letter above referred to,
which states that "the best parts Of Og-
densburg are owned by German bachelor
named Parish, who is immensely rich; his
annual income is eighty thousand dollars
-lorty thousand derived from an estate in
his native country, 10 be reIinquished upon
marrying. The house and grounds where
he resides are on the banks of the St. Law.
renee, surrounded by very high fence,
giving the whole the appearance of a nun
merry from the observatory at the hotel
they are overlooked; no expense has been
spared to make them enchanting. The
mansion-honse is said to be furnished with
the most costly but antique furniture
Occasionally at the windows or in the
garden, may be seen the Heroine Ameri
Gus VeSpucci, where she has been lived
with for two years past, having been bro'
into the place with great pomp from Plaus.
burg, by team of six cream-colored hor.
SEES; it is seldom the couple are seen ex
cept in the dusk OF the evening, riding on
horseback. This lady of renown is no
so peculiarly beautiful as many would sup
pose from her celebrity, but of very pre-
possessing manners; there is something
very fascinating in her general appear
ance, her beautiful mead of HAIR, bust, anC
malestic figure. The old bachelor is We
ry singular in dress and manners, holds
but little communication with others ex
cept on buslness-he keeps sixteen blooc
horses, has just returned from the races a
Montreal, but no one knows whether HI
loses or wins, either in racing or gaming
of which he is particularly fond.'
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