The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1846-04-02


born Of noble blood, destined 10 enjoy grand,
eur homage, even a DEMONSTRATING abandon
ed the magniicenee of her former stale, in
private life fulfilled all the duties of nature
and OF society. 7 ffe
Years passed happily on, until Maldask
was attacked with disease that required The
ard OF a skilfal surgeon. Caroline was I'M
Wiling TO confide a life. so precious and be-
loved to the care Of surgeons of doubtful
skiil, and therefore resolved 10 visit Paris
she Pursuaded her husband to sell all bis pos
sessions, and 10 embark. The winds were
pfopiaous 10 this pilgrimage; and the medi-
cal skill of Paris restored Moldask TO health
Being now perfectly cured, the husband
sought employment on the island OF Borbon;
aEd was successful.
Meanwhile, the wife was one dag walking
with her graceful little girl in a public gard,
Gu, as was herwant. She sat down on a green
bank, and conPersed with her child in Ger
man, when the Marshal of Saxony, passing
by, was struck with the German accent, ana
stayed to observe them. She recognized
Inn immediately, and fearing the same from
MN, bent her eyes 10 the ground. Her blush
es and Confusion convinced the Marshal thai
he was not misiaken;and he cried out, "How,
Madame? What do see? sIsit possible?''
Caroline suffered him not TO proceed, but
drawing him aside she declared herself, pray
ing himto keep sacred the ncedfuI trust, and
| 10 return with her 10 her dwelling, where She
tm1ght with greater care. and security explain
her Situation. The Marshal was faithful TO
his promise, visited The princes many times,
though with all due pEecauion. and heard
and admired her history. He wished to in
form the king OF France that this august lady
might be restored TO her rightful honors and
rank, and that he himself might thus com
plete the good work begun by his mother,
the Countess of Kongsmark. But Catherine
wished neither to'consent nor openly 10 OPP
pose the design. She asked him TO defer
this PROJECT until certain plans now pending
were accomplished, the termination ofwhich
could not long be delayed. Thus she, too
happy in being united to wise and virluous
Ieonsort, and contented-io live in happy OBJ
Security, kept the Marshal at bay.
Near the end of the specified time, he a.
gain called TO visit her, and learned that two
days previous, she had departed with heI
husband for the isle OF Boubon. He quick.
" Informed the king of all, who gave orders
through the Governor of the island that Mol
dask and his wife should be treated with the
greatest consideration. Afterwards he treat
ed with the Empress Maria Theiesia villa
way her august aunt should be restored tC
the splendor due to her rank. The naughty
wife and mother of the Gar knew how tC
please the most Christian king, and not les:
generously ntletiers TO Caroline, in which
she envited her 10 Vienna, promising 10 over
whelm her With Distinctions But Caroline
loreseelng that return TO her pristine rant
at this regal court would debar her from full
filling the duties of a wife and mother, in
which all her felicity consisted, refused cour
f lageously; bat without haughtiness. 81 an
}, $50 used" she said to the officer, who propos
ed TO reconduct her TO the court--"I am 81
!, used 10 this domestic and private life that
| will never change it. Neither TO be near;
throne, nor TO receive the richest homage no
to enjoy riches, nor even 10 possess the uni
verse, would give me the shadow ofthe plea
] sure and delight feel at this moment" 81
saying, she embraced the one and the othe
; of her dear family.
, She lived long with her husband and daug
: ter, serene and contented, dividing her care
! and occupations between assisting and a
: musing the one, educating the mind and hear
: of the other. Death snatched from her
= within short interval, these two beloved
1 ones who had flied her heart with sncl
2 sweet emotions; and, for a long time, tha
!, heart was prey to only one sentiment o
e the deepest grief. Yet not even this sorrow
affected her so much but that she believed
the unhappness oil grandeur TO be still great
d er. She constantly refused the repeated in
vitations to Vienna; and accepting only
small pension from the liberai.y of the En-
press, she retired TO Vitry, near Paris, wher,
she wished still to pass under the name 0
4 Madame NIoldask; but it was impossible
e long to conceal her high and llustrious an
g cesiry. Notwithstanding this she never ban
5 doned her accustomed simplicity and retire
!; ment of life, in which alone she begun Il
d FIND, and found TO the last, true felicity.
: A FAIR HIr.-Mr. Pendleton, of Virgins
2 in the course Of his speech on the Orego
a question, gave sly but very effective pok
' lat the bachelorism of the Secretary of State
: with a sde-hit at the heir-less condition OF