Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-06-13
.F From Chambers Journal.
SOPHIA OF wOLrENBurrEL.

SOPHiA OF WOLFENBuTTEL.
This extraordinary, but, we believe, true
story is translated from the NovelIe Morali Of
Franceeco Soave fae -asr l'a
Caroline Christiana Sophia, of Wolfenbu,,el,
sister Of the wife Of the emperor Charles vi
was united in marriage to the prince Alexis,
son and presumptivc heir Of Peter the Great,
Car Of Muscovy.-In her were mingled the
farest gifts of nature and education; lovely,
graceful, with penetrating and cultivated
mind, and Soul tempered and governed by vir.
tue; yet with these rare gifts, which softenel
and won every other heart. che was nevertheless
an object Of aversion TO Alexis, the most bru.
tai Of mankind.-More than once the unfortu
nate wife was indebted for her life to the use of
antldotes TO counteract the insduous poisons
administered to her BY her husband. At length
the barbarity Of the prince arrived at it's eli.
max; by an inhuman blow he reduced her 10 70
~retched state that she wa left for dead. lie
himself fully believed that which he 90 srdently
desired. and tranquility departed for one of his
villas, calmly ordering the funeral rites to be
duly celebrated.
But the dnys Of the unfortunate princess were
not yet terminsted. Under the devoted care of
the Countess Of Korigsm,rk, her lady of honor,
who had heen present at the horrible event, she
slowly regained health and strength, while her
obscqnies were magnfcently performed and
honored throughout Muscovy, and nearly oil
the European Courts assumed mourning for the
departed princess. The wise and noble coun.
tess Of kongsmark, renowned as the mother of
the brave Marshal of Saxony, perceived that.
by not secondng the fortunate deceit of the
Prince Alexis, and the nation in general, and
BY proclaiming her recovery. the unhappy
Princess Csrolin., already the sport of such
cruel fate, would expose hersel: to perish soon.
er or later by more certain blow. She then
| put her wrotched mistress, who had scarcely
strength TO undertake the journey. to seek ref.
uge in Paris, under The escort OF an old man, a
I German domestic Having collected as much
money and jewelry as she was able, the prin-
GEES set out, with her faithful servant, who re.
mained with her in the character Of a father,
which he sustained during his life; and truly
possessed the feelings and tenderness us well
as the sembance of parent.
The tumult and noise Of Paris, however, ren.
dered j, place OF sojourn i'll adapted to the
mind Of Caroline, and to her desire Of conceal
ment. Her small establishment having been in
creased by single maid servant. she according
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4 who were then in possession of this lovely por
tion of North America, had formed extensive
colonies. Scarcely was the young and besu,i
tul stranger arrived at New Orleans than sh,
attracted the attention of every one. There
was in tha! place young man named Moldask
and held en- Office in the colony. lie had travel
led much in Russia, and believed iha, he recog
nixcd the fair stranger but he knew not how I
persuade himself iha, the daughter in-law Q
the Gar Peter could in reality be reduced TO s
, low condition, and he dared not be,rsy to an
9 one his suspicious OF her identity. lie oftere
her supposed father his friendship and assis
, ance; and soon his attentive and pleasing mof
ners rendered him so acceptable 10 bo,h, that
!. mutual intimacy induced them to join their io
tunes and establish themselves IN the san,e h'
btation. .'I '' A"sn a'- "i'eN
II wss not long before the news Of the dea,
g Of Alexis reached them through the public jou
mails. Then Moldask could no longer conce'
his doubts Of the true condition ofCaninc, an
finding thst he wss not deceived he offered wi,
:. respectful generosity to abandon his pursui
!. and TO sacrifice his private fortune, tha, h
: might recondurt her to Moscow. But the pri,
cess, whose bt,erest moments had been the,
o passed, preferred after her adventurous flight
!. live far from the splendor Of the court, in ,ra
is guilty and honorable obscurity. She ihanks
u the noble hearted Moldssk but implored hir
:. instead Of such splendid offers, to preserve h.
e secret inviolable, so that. nothing might troub
y her present felicity. lie promised, and he ke
l. his promise his heart earnestly desired her ha
q piness, In which his own felicity was involve
Of Living under the same roof, in daily communio
ID their equal age and ardent feelings kindled
id the young mans soul livelier flame than me
n. friendship; but respect controlled it, and
III cuhcesled his love in his own bosom.
e, At length the old domestic, who in the ch,
H. acter of father had shielded the princess, III.
al and was followed to the tomb BY The since
to griefof his grateful mistress--a just recompeu
W. Tor such fidelity. Proprety forbade that N
all dask and Csrolie should inhsbit together
les same dwelling after this event. lie loved
er. truly. but loved her good fame more. and