Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-01-23

conciate and soothe me, and bride me to their
purposes was offered four millions of francs,
and the title of Princess, if / would consent TO
aid them to control the king to advance their
plans. This / indignantly refused, and immedi-
ately exposed their offer to the king lie was
astonished, and exclaimed, !" 1t cannot be So"
determined to prove it. / agreed upon an inter-
view with Metternich's and DAbels agent, Baron
Militzhin, in a room, the king being concealed so
that he could hear all that passed. He heard the
whole He was convinced of the treachery OF
those around him, and he dismissed his ministry
forthwith. The successor of DAbel was liberal
and Protestant. My course strengthened the
kings confidence in me and augmented the hos
tility of the Jesuits to both. They sought my
life by poison they sought to assail my reputa-
ton by disappearing my position with the
king and they traduced me to the people as in
fluencing the king to their injury"
arrayed against poor dancing girl politician as
she was, and we need not wonder that Lola sus-
tanned injury in such contest! But she has
something important to say about Switzerland.
Let us hear it:
"The Jesuts in Munich are powerful party.
Though they failed in the attempt upon my life,
they did succeed in their SANDERS against me.
An occurrence that took place just at that time
aided them. The radicals in Switzerland had
just driven the Jesuits out of the Swiss Confede-
ration. Louis Philippe professed non-interven-
ton as his policy; but, at the very time, Guizot
wrote to Mettenich, proposing the sutjugation
and dicision of Switzerland, and an alliance be-
tween France and Austria for that purpose.
King Louis of Bavaria was solicited to become a
party to this alliance. He told me Of II. Ispoke
ma mind fully to- the good old king to these in
trigues. I told linn acas unjust and infamous.
\ X A revolution was fomented by the
Jesuits, and the good old king was dethroned and
This venerable man was sandered with respect
to me- am a poor, weak, little woman. Hove
him as would love father. 1t is not love
that any woman need be ashamed of. lam proud
Of it. t. LIE s wds my friend ana wh'le i've shall
have been deprived, by Jesuit and Austrian
power, of my little property, the fruits Of hard and
la5orious study and incessant erertion, the toll Of
years, and the gifts ofmy kind 6enetactor. am a
poor danseuse, dancing for a subsistence. have
been prodigal to fault j have learned it was a
fault. y | hope that my simple
story, told in my poor way, will be believed by
the American gentlemen and ladies'. It true, as
live am not the wicked woman you have
been told. have never harmed any one know
ngly. am not the enemy of single human be-
ing living. / am an humble, unobstrusye,
md defenceess danseuse, in foreign land,
with no relation, and no long-tried, unselfsh
friend to appeal to, and can only ask liberal and
generous public to credit my simple tale. Can
expect this in vain from the high-souled, free,
liberal and honorable Americans? l do hope,
10 trust they will not chill the heart ola stranger
who wishes kindness to all, by harsh and cruel
,ensure, upon idle reports and rumors. Can !
lsk of my own sex to speak gentle word for me.
md be refused? | know ! have erred in life,
,ften and again--who hasnot? | have been vain,
frivolous, ambitious, proud; but never vicious,
lever cruel, never unkind. know
out few gentlemen or ladies in America. l OBJ
trude myself on no one. Some l have been forced
to know that wish had not known; but have
met some warm-hearted and kind people, whom |
shall remember with gratitude while live.
I5eseech generous public to sustain me in
M efforts to better my fortunes in honorable pro-
esston / appeal to liberal press, and to the
intelligent gentlemen who control it, to aid me in
ny exertions to regain the means of an honorable
livelihood"
Lola affords US atleast one rare and refreshing
instance of European whose tones in asking the
boon of public favor are humble and beseeching
rather than umperious and commanding! Her pro-
fession exposes her to "the approaches of the
icentious;' yet she humbly beseeches gener-
Gus public to sustain her in her efforts to better
her fortunes-to aid her in her exertions to re-
rain the means Of an honorable livelihood. We do
lot approve of profession that exposes woman
to the temptations she describes; yet she makes
IN appeal we cannot resist. We may not aid her
in the walks of her profession we would not di-
rect the steps of the young to the theatre as
place of improvement: yet, when a friendless
woman humbly asks to be permitted TO procure
The means of an honorable Livelihood, we are dis
armed and whatever sentiments of opposition we
may entertain to the occupation of public dan
seuse, they arrayed in opposition 10 Lola Monies
no more than to the most favored Of her profession.
We would gladly see her talents and fascinations
exercised in a more devoted and useful sphere
in life, but whether her own choice or the con-
ventional decree Of the world has assigned her
the position she occupies, we would wish for
nothing but her happiness and welfare in it.
The pen is mightier than the heels or the sword,
and so she has found it. Neither her dancing
nor her beauty could have produced the effect
her letter has accomplished. 1t has rendered her
triumph complete.
Rs~ SOVEREIGN REMEDY.-It Is re-
corded in ancient history that Hannibal the great Carthage
nan general was unable successfully follow up his great
victory Of Cann by entering Rome In consequence of
violent attack Of acute Rheumatism Had the great hero
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