The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-02-12
NEW SERIES, VOL 2 NO As.


the Artistic king He is poet, painter, a
sculptor, and as virtuous and kind harted al
gentleman as lives on earth This venera-
Bile man was slandered with respect to me.
I am poor, weak, little woman. I love
him as / would love a father. tits not love
that any woman need be ashamed of. am
proud of it. He was my friend, and while
/ live shall be bis friend / despise and
loathe the miserable wretches who have slam
dered that kind old man and myself For
the injuries to me, ] forgive them, and pray
that they may be fogiven by all they have
injured; but for those to him, Invoke Gods
justice upon them, not his mercy 1t will
surely overtake them in this world, and in
the world to come.
have been deprived, by Jesuit and Aus
triar power, of my little property, the fruits
Eof hard and laberous study and incessant ex-
Icrtion, the toll of years, and the gifts of my
kind benefactor. am poor ddnSeuse dam
cling for subsistence. I have been prodigal
to fault. I my sufferings and exile I have
never lost confidence of Heaven that shall
yet be known rightly to the world, and par,
ticularly before the people whom | would
have served, for their sake, and for the sake
of their good old sovereign. Such a good,
and brave, and honest people cannot long be
misguided by the bad men who have deeeiv-
ed them, I hope that my simple story, told
in my poor way, will be believed by the A.
merican gentlemen and ladies. 1t is true as
l live. 1 am not the wicked woman you
have been told. l have never harmed any
one knowingly. | am not the enemy Of !
single human being living. am humble
Iunobstrusiye, defenceless danseuse, in a for
4 eign land, with no relation, and no long tri
/, ed, unselish friend to appeal to, and can only
ask liberal and generous public to credi
Llmy simple tale. Can I expect this in vain
from the high souled, free, liberal, and hon
orable Americans | do hope; I do trust
! that they will not chill the heart of stran
ger, who wishes kindness to all, by harsl
and most cruel eensure, upon idle report;
and rumors. Can l ask of my own sex t.
speak gentle work for me, and be refused
5 l know / have erred in life, often and agail
: who has not I have been vain, friyc
e lous, proud but never vicious
: never cruel, never unkind. I cannot help
Iifbad men approach me-if bad men schem
to become acquainted with me, ifbad men tai
q Of mc-if bad men seek to make me dispis
: myself I know but few gentlemen or Ia
dies in America. obtrude myself on n
) one. Some 1 have been forced to know tn:
:. wish l had not known; but l have me
I some warm-hearted and kind people whom
! shall remember with gratitude while l live
? [ have repulsed from my doors all who hay
G not been assured were worthy, correct, hol
: CRADLE, and respectable gentlemen, and sha
IS perseyore in so doing; nor shall l associat
). with fools of my own or other sex; and l b
seech a generous public to sustain me in e
d forts to better my fortunes in no honorab
d profession. appeal to liberal press, an
Ii to the intelligent gentlemen who control
:. to aid me in my exertions to regain Il
i means Of an honorable livelihood. Adier
IS kind sir, with thanks for your courtesy, an
S my best wishes for your happiness and pro
d perity.
TO MARIE DE LANDsFELD HEALD,
p "LoLA Monies"