The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-22

Cssntsss. u wen - fer his dstss aaA stAx rsla-
tivss.
The late Countess. whose death ID noticed as the
eonmsncement Of this letter, WAS but little known
rope, and with her grandnothsr, 81 Woburn She
was maiden lady, and, In many respects, singular
and eccentric She lived secluded life, in the old
''Rolfs Mansion House." 50 called, erected about
the Counts frst wife. Tho house may be seen, on
the right hand side, from the railroad cars, - they
enter, from the south, the principal village OF Con-
cord. IL stands upon triangle, formed by the
ground. Merrimaok river runs within two rods Of
the rear Of the dwelling, which is shaded BY large
and beautiful elms such ~ can only be found In the
old Now England towns. Here the Countess had
secluded herself for ssms eight or ten years pss in
teIrupted only by two visits to her friends in
Paris. Her only company has been . pretty young
lady, native Of Brompton, England, where the
Countess father resided for time, and who vas
thcre adopted into her family. For ten years this
ysung lady has miIistsred to all the wants Of her
aunt" (ss she was accustomed to call her,) sell
dom, until quite recently, scarcely having been per
mitted to leave her. In spite Of the old lsdy's
whims and foibles, the adopted niece hes managed
troduce herself into Concord society, fall 10 love
and commit matrinony with ceuntrymsu, t.
Tented and industrious young landscape painter who
.'does,' the elegant work on the coaches msaufao.
tured by the Messrs Abbot. These may bs seen
Opal New York hotels included. This matrin onial
alliance was celebrated before large assemblage,
Ct the North Church, few weeks since, Rev DR..
Bsuton officiating. The old Countess was sick At
the time, and had previously rebslled ct the pro-
posed match, The idea Of her niece marrying Z
painter" was disagreeabls to herr and it did not
seem TO mend the matter when the young lady init.
mated to her adopted aunt that her father WAS 70.
puted to have 0noe kept school for living The
young couple were determined to be married, and
married they we're. "Where there's will there's
away" The result was codicil to the old Coun-
tess will. Three thousand dollars set down there
fer the benefit Of our heroine, struck out, and
Atty dollars per amman substituted Unless the re-
iduary legatees behave ~ they should, she is COM
PEELED to take her chance among the poor widows
and orphans, for whose bensfs the Countess has
given to this town her mansion house. worth IS 900,
and SIS 600 additional Another clause in the will
bequcaths Sic, 600 to the Now Hampshire Insane
Asylum; another 81 500 to the Concord Female
Charitable Society. Her whole property cannot
have been less than SEC, 600 or 80, 600
Thus endeth my hasty prepared sketch Of the
lives of the only titled European nobility which
snansted from, and returned to die upon, New
England sell This unpretendng capital Of the
Granite State is fast becoming q noted place, with
Its President Count and Countess, ~ we'll IS for
being the Mecca Of the Nineteenth Century" to
which political ofioe-Ss greatly do congregate
about these days. It may be worthy Of sketch in
the HKRALD some future occasion, il 1t shall CON-
tinue thus to wax important and acquire celebrity.
PANNAcOoK
See DR. Renwcks life Of Rumford, in Sparks Amsri-
can Biography. Vol. b, new series