The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-10-11
Trhee ,UInlon----It.. /. Mus, I be preserved.
asucIl Is Life.n
From the local column Of the st. Louis
ADyeioer In translated the foIlovin,, ;,ar,.

l. From the local column Of the st. Louis
AnEsi9er is translated the following item:
"SUcH Is LITE!"-0ne day last week
early in the morning, that miserable con-
veyance, which takes the poor friendless
dead to the City Cemetery at the city's ex.
Pense, halted in front of a house in a street
Of the southern part of the city, The dri.
yer alighted from the wagon, entered the
house, but appeared again soon after, carry.
ing, in compuny with another alike disinter-
ested looking man, cofin made of rough
boards. The coffin was placed on the wa
gon, and it made speed over the deserted
streets toward the Cemetery.
No one followed the wagon with sorry
look-not one stood at her grave with a
feeling heart, when the earth fell upon the
coffin; and yet this coffin contained the
corpse Of lady who once was sincerely
adored by hundreds-who once was honor
ed. extolled, envied in society--who could
command riches, and who, but few years
ago, before she trod the shores of this con-
tinent, could expect happy and contented
old age. 1850. @f." '..
This lady was Rosa Neschemi, the daugh-
ter of an immensely wealthy Polish noble
man. In early youth she was taken to the
Imperial Court of Austria, where in her
eighteenth year, she was married to French
nobleman, who was also very rich. Rosa
Neschemi lived many long and happy years,
partly upon the possessions of her husband,
partly travelling through Germany, Spain,
italy and England, and gave birth to three
sons, who received the best education and
upon whom the eyes of the parents rested
with great pride. i. ......a .5r.l T..
But then, the July Revolution of Paris
came. Rosa's husband took considerable
and active part in it, aud on the 2Sth he fell
from the effect Of three shots which he re-
ceived. His name is still honored with
place on the column in the Place de la Bas-
tile. .. .... ....l-
Of the sons, the Oldest one, an exceeding
ly gifted young man, was surprisingly suc-
cessful in Spain, and was, at that time, pri-
vate Secretary to King Ferdinand. After
the Kings death he removed to villa in
the neighborhood of Valencia, where, it is
believed he fell, prey to the dagger of an
assassin.
The second son, who had joined himself
to the ministers of the church, was an espe-
cial favorite of Pope Gregory. He died, al
SO, soon after that event.
The third son, yet very young, remaines
with his mother, who found an asylum in
Switzerland, whittier she carried the remains
of her ruined fortune. In his sixteenth year,
he left his mother and came to America. In
New Orleans he soon found employment and
earned much money. Bad associations, and
his own inclination to dissipation, caused
him to deviate from the proper path, and
and some FIVE years ago, he grasped at the
last and most contemplate means to save
his credit-he persuaded his old mother to
cross the ocean. She could not refuse the
prayer of her only son, and arrived. She
succeeded in bringing with her six thousand
dollars, which sum was spent by her son in
a short time, About year ago he ended
his career in New Orleans; being employed
as deputy sheriff, he killed Creole by stab
bing him. He escaped to California, and his
old mother, to whom New Orleans naturally
became place of extreme hatred, turned
her steps towards st. Louis. One dHy last
week, early in the morning, the miserable
city hearse conveyed the remains of Rosa
NEscHEMr to the last, unwept-for resting
place! "Such is life!" ......s