The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-04-29
How it Happened that a Washer
Woman was not Queen Of Swe-

| III.
At the period when the States OF
Grenoble, assembled at the Chateau Je
NizilIe, were preparing the revolution
of t7i9, Barnadotte, then sergeant,
was quartered in that town. Little
dreaming of his future eminence, he
passed his time between his military du.
ties, in cards, and gallantry. He had
obtained considerablereputation among
his comrades for his success in the lat.
ter art, and made it a point Of honor to
sustain it! An opportunity presented
itself on the famous day of the stiles"
On that day, as is well known, the wo.
men Of Grenoble mounted on the roofs
OF their houses, and assaiIed the royal
troops with a shower of tiles. Barna-
dotte, being engaged with his regiment
in the Rue Pertuisiere, was struck on
the head by one of these projectors,
and fell. He was thought to be dead,
but mahifesting some symptoms Of life,
he was carried into neighboring cafe
and laid upon a table which is still pre-.
served and shown. He was not, how.
ever, destined for the fate Of Pyrrhus;
by degrees he began 10 recover, and
opening his eyes, saw amongst the
crowd who were rendering assistance,
a fair young girl, whose bright blue eyes
were sufused with tears, and whose
emotion was manifest on The pain he
appeared to suffer. He raised himself
on his elbow, and gazing at her atten.
lively, seemed struck with her beauty.
After little time, finding himself bet.
fer, be called for glass of brandy, and
rejoined his regiment. Quiet being es.
tablished in oble, Barnadotte left
no means unemployed to disco yer his
fair unknown. For three weeks he
continued his romantic search, when
one day. walking pensively in the JAR
din de Vile, he saw her approaching.
He watched her home, and the next day
found the means of access to her house,
and declared his love. The girl was
named Amelia; she was dress. maker,
and about eighteen years Of age; but
there was rival in The field, young
matchmaker in the town. Not. know:
ing how to dispose Of him, and more.
over, being violently in love, Barna-
dotte spoke Of marriage, thinking by
that means to overcome all difficulties,
but he failed, .ssu
Amelia loved neither the citizen nor
the hero; for the first was watchmak-
err, and the other nothing at all, not
even King of Sweden. She preferred
the shop to the haversack, and became
the fance Of the watch maker. When
Bafnadotte heard her decision, his fury
knew no bounds; he rushed to the
house Of his rival, and declared his love
and pre:ensions to the hand Of Amelia,
and challenged his rival to decide the
question by the sword. The watch
maker was nothing loath, and the par.
ties met. The citizen, little accustom-
ed to the use OF the weapon, was soon
severely wounded, and Barnadotte has.
tened to the house of his mistress. He
had been there but few minutes, and
even forgotten the circumstance which
had jus: taken place, when a loud
knocking was heard at the door, Ii
was the wounded lover Of Amelia,
brought thither apparently in a dying
state. She was overwhelmed with
grief and horror, and turning TO Barna.
Gotte, loaded him with the severest re.
proaches,and drove him from the house.
He saw her for the last time; in
month she became the wife Of the watch
maker. Barnadotte, when he heard it,
determined first to shoot her, then to
murder her husband, and finally to blow
out his own brains. Fortunately for
the future crown he did neither. The
blue.eyed heroine Of this adventure
now alive, a decrepit, crooked; wrink-
led, old woman.servarit at common
inn, and in state of utter poverty, re-
lated these circumstances a few days
since. "Ah! sir," said she, in conclud-
ing her story" 81 should have done much
better. in marrying M. Barnadotte. !
should have been queen now!-yes,
a queen! instead Of waiting upon every
body here. u, Il shouldhaye had a Gro wn,
and subjects, and fine clothes. % Ishould
have been a queen! All! 4 made a
great mistak ca sad mistake Tough.
to have foreseen this; for / assure you,
sit, M. Barnadotte was not a common
man. ! had akind Of presentment that
something would happen; bu. what
would you have done? When we are
young we do moi redect7-we. are not
we refuse kingdoms, and
make fools ofourseiyes.25 Saying which,
she shed tears. a,sa ssaoii IA, lo,sl
When askedif she, ever heard any-
thingfrom him, ,ashe answered, 'sNeyer,
sir; l'haverwfittenoto him several times
in "a hn ho m N, a. Ia -, L..t 4 a s