Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-17
AMRRlcA YgsruccL. readers mal

/ AMERICA VEspUccI. Our readers ma,
, remember That lady Of this maine creatct
: quite sensation few years ago at ift
federal metropolis, aud 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 ball in
New Orleans, and for season the cur,
rent scandal was that she had quite turn ed
the heads Of our democratic President Van
Bnrcn, " old HAL" the castiron man.
and other grave dighitarics. She claim.
cd to be descendant Of the adventurous
navigator in whose honor the continen;
was named, and thereupon asked Of Con.
gross grant Of the public land, which Of
course was refused. 1t was not long after
wards discovered that she WINS not in alt
respects like Cesar'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 formaIity or blessing of wedock,
under the roof Of a wealthy, corpuIeni,
scorbntic Dutch bachelor, at Ogdensburg,
~ Y.---as the following paragraph relates:
The Home If America Vespacci.
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 whiIome note, who once figured exlen-
siyely in our good city Of Boston--the au.
thor Of foolish pamphlet published in
this city in 1893, soon after The grent May
Fair for the benefit OF the Blind Instilu.
lion and entitled Scenes al The Fair,n
intended 10 ridIcuIe certain arstocratic
individuaIs--and the gay woman who IN.
der high patronage figured at the bali in
honor Of the Prince de Juinyile. Those
who lo1k with contempt upon the indiv.
duals themselves may like to know what
has become Of them, aud for this purpose,
We copy from the letter above referred To,
which Hates that tho best parts Of Og.
densbnfg are owned BY German bachelor
named Parish, who is immensely rich; his
annual income is eighty thousand dollars
--torty thousand derived from an estate in
his native country, to he rellnquished upon
marrying. The house and grounds where
he resides are on the banksof the st. Law
renee, surrounded by a very high fence,
giving the whole the appearance Of nun
merry; from the observatory al the hotel
they are overlooked no expense mas 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 he seen the Heroine Aaeri.
Gus VeSpucci, where she has been lived
with Tor two years past, having been bro't
into the place with great pomp from Palts.
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 not
SO peculiarly beautiful as many would sup.
pose from her celebrity, but Of very pre-
FN'"S'0i"S ""ohhVlo hOio Is euLnetHlDk
very fascinating in her general appear
ance, her beautiful mead Of hair, bust, and
majestic figure. The old bachelor is We.
~ singular in dress and manners, holds
but little communication with others ey
copt IN husiness-he keeps sixteen blood
horses, has just returned from the races at
Montreal, but no one knows whether he
loses or wins, either in racing or cunning,
of which he is particularly fond.n
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