The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-07-23

His reputed daughter excelled all his
other children in beauty. Everything,
indeed, about her indicated that she was
of different blood. Her wit aud precoc-
ity astouished every one. Befnre she
had completed her seventeenth year she
so capuvated Lord Newburgh, British
nobleman. then travelling in Italy. that
he made her his wife almost against her
inclination, and conducted her to a
home Of splendor and magnificence on
the banks of the Thames. By this mar.
rage she had saeral children, one of
whom is now an English peer. On the
death of Lord Newburgh, she succeeded
to handsome jointure, but Of this she
afterwards forfeited great part on her
marriage with Russian nohleman, the
Baron de Sternberg. With him she
lived for several years in great style, in
ST. Petersburg. son was there born
to her, who, while yet young, accompan-
led her to Italy before the death of Chr
appni, whom she still regarded as her
father. This man, before his death,
addressed letter to her, which altered
her whole destiny. aud troubled the re-
mainder Of her days.
This letter, supposing it to he real.
revealed to The Baroness de Sternberg
the secret of her birth. 1t ran as fol.
lows -
My Lady, am near the term Of my
-arthIy existence, aud now, for the first
line, unfold the following secret, which
very intimately concerns you. On the
day that you we're born, my wife gave
birth to son. Your mother. who is
long dead, was stranger to me. 4
proposal to exchange my boy for you
was laid befnre me, aud, after repeated
solicitations. was prevailed on to con-
suit my worldly interests, for The terms
we're highly advantageous You be-
came member Of my family, while m,
son was received into that Of the other
party. Heaven. perceive, has made
up for my faults you have been raised
TO a condition superior to your fathers.
though his rank also was noble and :,
therefore, leave the world with some
peace of mind. Keep this by you, as
testimony that was not altogether deaf
to the voice of conscience. In enireat.
ing YOU to pardon my crime. beseech
you to conceal it from mankind. thai
Inc world NAV never know what is now
incapable of reme'y. This letter Wi
re forwarded to you after my death.
(Signed) LAURENT CnIAPPINI.
This episiIe was forwarded to her b,
the sons of Chiappini though 1t is sad
they kept back some papers which nigh
have been of great use To her IN recov.
erlng the lost traces Of her parentage
Words tsays NJ, Michaud) can hardly
express the effect produced by such a
discovery On the mind of Narle Stella
Gifted with grea, energy and lofty sen
tIment., she passed al once from posi-.
ton which had been excessively humll
IatIng to a higher rank. Not a jailer,
but great lord, is her father. But
who is the great lord =? Impatient Il"
tathom this mystery--unwIlling to be
lieve, with the jailer, that the past evil
admitted Of no remedy. she made in.
guirles aud sought evidence in every
quarter. Her efforts procured her the
knowledge that her lalher was the Count
de JoInville, French nobleman, who's,
rank and fortune she was ignorant oi
To learn all the truth on the subject, she
set ou, in the beginning OF the yesr
1923 for France. a companied by her
youngest child. Edward, son of Baron
Sternberg. She found her way to the
village of Joinvile, of which her father
had held the lordship. Here she learned
that Joinville had been part of the pat
rimony of The House of Orleans, aud
that the duke. who perlshed on the scat.
fold in 1893, had sometimes travelled
under that title. She next VISITED Paris.
aud there made several VAN eif;,rls I,
reach him " ho had succeeded tn the II
tie aud the wealth Of that powerful tam
lily. She consulted many men of bu>,-
ness, and became the dupe of sharper
and police officers, who received much
money from her by way Of payment, aud
robbed her OF good deal more. heu
her means failed. she had recourse tn
all arlllice. which. considering her posi-
lion and difficulties. was certainly yer,
excusahle Sine made known, through
the public journals. that the Baroness de
Slernberg was IN possession of secret
IN winch the heirs of the Count de Joiu.
vile we're much interested. Louis Phll-
ippe was not long in hearing of this
bis covetous disposition already rejpiced
in the hope of some addition To his i'm
mense possessions lie accordlngl,
with the baroness through