The Nevada journal., 1852-05-01

and exquisite features, and from the
moment of her birth. little Esther was
an isolated being, unloved and uncared
for. While her sisters were dressed
in silk, she wore cotton, and while they
were fed upon dainty food, she eat
with the servants in the kitchen. AS
she grew she gave her mother fresh
cause for dislike, for whereas her sis
ters were endowed with intelleets of
the most mediocre order, and learned
the simplest things with the greatest
difficulty, Esther's talents and quick
ness of perception made her the won
der ever Of her sisters. Seeing this,
and that her twelve pets were likely
to be thrown in the shade, Madame
Domergue stopped Esther's lesso
entirely, and the most the poor child
could obtain was permission to remain
in the room while her sisters were
with their teachers. BY this means
she was enabled to learn a great deal,
and as she afterwards often said, these
were her only happy hours. The fa>
ther of this large family, though kind
hearted man, was exceedingly weak,
and the slave of his wife. Besides,
he was much from home, and when in
the house, never dared to interfere in
the regulations made by his wife.
1t was just three weeks after his first
visit to the house Of Monsieur Domer-
que, that the Doctor returned, taking
with him the little girl who had been
almost miraculously saved from death.
When he reached the door some men
were just bringing out two coffins to
be placed on hearse which stood in
the street. The Doctor and his pro-
tage ascended the stairs, entered the
parlor and proceeded to another room,
without seeing any body or hearing
any noise. A deathly silence prevail
ed the whole house. But Esther in
the greatest alarm pushed open door
and led the way TO the room where
she and her twelve sisters had slept to-
gether. The door was open, but four
beds alone occupied the room, and two
Of these were empty. On the others
lay two Of the fair haired twins, and
by their side stood Madame Domergue
looking at them as if stupified Es-
ther with an underlined dread of some
thing frightful, rushed to her mother
and threw her arms around her. But
as soon as Madame Domergue saw
her, she threw her of, then seized her
again and would have torn her to pie.
ces if the Doctor had not snatched her
from her grasp. AS it was, the poor
child's face was all scratched and
bloody, and she tainted almost imme-
diately.
Why do you bring her here p
cried Madame Domergue. "She is
the cause of al. my misfortune. There
lie the only two have left. Take the
little demon away or | will kill her in
spite of you !"
Almost frozen with horror, the Doc
tor answered not word, but bore the
insensible and bleeding child from the
room, out Of the house, and placed her
in a carriage which he saw passing.
He ordered the coachman to drive to
an obscure little street where lived, in
the most humble munner, the Dr. S
venerable mother. She received the
unhappy child, give her all necessary
relief, and installed her in a small
room near her own.
1t was as Madame Domergue had
said; in three weeks ten of her idol
lied daughters had fallen victims to
the terrific disease, and the day after
the Doctors second visit the other two
died, and were buried like their sisters
A few days more and the mother her.
self followed, and when the doctor,
hearing Of it, returned, he found that
house, once SO noisy with young voices,
and so full of the Joy and pride of a
large family, silent as the tomb, occu-
pied only by prematurely old man.
left alone in the world and PROSTATE
with his grief. A few months after
wards, Mr.. Domergue died in hope
less insanity.
ESTHER, brought up in the mother
ly care of Madame Soulie, budded into
womanhood as lovely young creature
as could possibly be seen. When in
her eighteenth year she became the
wife of the Doctor, who was now be-
ginning to he known in the world, and
she made her appearance in the sa-
looms of Paris, and was for years the
most admired woman of the time.--
She became the mother of five chill
dren-four sons and one daughter
whom she brought up and educated to
be an honor 10 herself and ornaments
TO the society in which thew Eved