The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-08-11
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beautiful and interesting incident: .
have acquainted you more than once
with the passage of the numerous and rap
idly succeeding hordes of Germans through
Paris on the way to the great West via
Havre. Scarcely day, certainly not week.
passes away that some throng of these un-
couth, wea beaten, poverty stricken Sax
ons may not be seen roaming about the
streets or in the public gardens, taking last
glance at the wonders of the new world
Some five years ago, and when these expedi-
tions were not SO perfectly organized as they
now are, young girl, about fourteen years
old, attracted by the contents of the splendid
shop windows, was separated from her COM
panions, and at every attempt she made to
rejoin them, plunged herself more inextri-
cably into the intricate web of streets which
distinguished Paris even more formerly than
now, when an emperor and pickaxes are rad
ically changing the topography of the city
Night came OH, and she was more perplexed
than ever. She found it impossible to make
herself understood, for even had she been so
fortunate as accidentally to hit upon some one
who could comprehend the provincial dia-
lect she spoke, she would have found it more
difficult to get his ear !: there are so many
imposters in Paris and so sturdy is their beg
ging, the most generous of us are but too
apt to exclaim with the gentleman on the
Boulevard, who, when stopped by an elderly
woman. with For Gods sake, Monsieur,
give me little of your attention." replied
"Tll give you my attention, but d>-m me,
if give you anything else"
The heroine of this story made inefectu-
al attempts to get hearing and to make
herself understood. When the clock struck
the hour when the train of cars was to leave
Paris for Havre with her companions, she
felt such utter despair at the hel plessness of
her position, she gave an hysterical scream
and fell senseless in the street. She was i'm
mediately surrounded by crowd and taken
up. A carriage passing by stopped; la
dy put her head out of the window and ask
ed the cause of the assemblage: "a young
girl who has fallen down from inanition, |
believe; she certainly looks very pale and
exhausted" was the reply. bring her in
my carriage" was the lady's reply, "and run
for doctor: here's my address, live near
here"
She took the young girl in her carriage
and drove her home, where she was surroun
ded with every attention, and put to bed
when she recovered her senses. She was
questioned and she replied in her native di-
alect which no one understood. The doctor
came, examined her and prescribed one of
those innumerable tisanes which they give
in every disease from yellow fever to flushed
face. The poor girl was burning with fe-
yer, and after the first glow of the fever was
to some extent cooled, overcome with fatigue
and the harrassing emotions of the day, she
sank into a profound slumber. The next
morning, when she awoke, she found an in
terpreter by her bedside, and through him
her benefactress heard her story. Her
name was Elizabeth she was an orphan !;
she was from poor village in Hesse, which
had emigrated en- n,qSse for the United
States; she had gone with the rest of the
inhabitants, because she would otherwise
have been left alone-even if she had not
been too i'll to have attempted to rejoin her
companions, the chances were the emigrant
ship had already sailed for Havre.
"Stay with me-" said the benevolent hos
tess, "until your health returns, and then
VIC shall seeEwhat is best to do" This suit
ed admirably with Elizabeth's humor; no
ties attached her to her companions she
was going to the United States with all the
careless indifference of extreme youth and of
extreme poverty. When Elizabeth recover
ed her health, her benefactress engaged her
to remain with her. need not say how
willingly she consented. Madame M. was
touched by the gratitude expressed towards
her by the poor orphan girl; her attachment
to her aodV daily increased the young girl
deserved it {; the best masters were given her,
and her education rendered complete by en-
dowing her with all the accomplishments
which adorn her sex. The luxury and the
affection which surrounded her soon polish.
ed the rustic German orphan into the win
ming, graceful Paris beauty. Last year, Mad
anne NJ, who has no children, adopted Mile
Elizabeth in all legal form to give her name
and bequeath her fortune to her. Last win
ter Mile Elizabeth M. went into society,
where she had all the success an unmarried
young lady with $4,000 dot and fortune
of 5000, 900 in reversion could not fail to
command. Her hand was demanded by
persons in all ranks of the French peer
age. A few days ago banns were pub
lished at the Marie of the Tenth Arrondis-
senlent of the marriage Of Mile M. and the
viscormt de 7. Viscountess and million
aire Deny "luck," after this story! Had
Elizabeth, the beggar, orphan, foreign girl,
not been born under some good star, some