Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-26
EVENING STAR.
LOSS AND FOUND IN PARIS:
The - Luck', Of n Bcsutifal

LOSS AND FOUND IN PARIS.
The Z" Luck'' Of n Bc.atir.i Girl.
| have acquainted you more than once
with the passage Of the numerous and
rapidly succeeding hordes of Germans
through Paris on their way to the great
West via Havre. Scarcely a day, cer-
tainly not a week, passes away, that
some throng of these uncouth, weather
beaten, poverty stricken Saxons may not
be seen roaming about the streets or in
the public gardens, taking last glance
at the wonders of the old, before seeing
the wonders of the new world. Some
five years ago, and when these expedi-
tons were not so we'll organized as they
are now, a young girl, about IA years of
age, attracted by the contents of the
splendid shop windows, was separated
from her companions, ard at every at
tempt she made to rejoin them plunged
herself more ine1tricably in the intricate
web of streets which disting guished Paris
even more formally than now, when an
Emperor and pickaxes are radically
changing the topography of the city.
Night came on, and She was more per.
picked than ever. She found it impossi-
BILE to make herself understood, for even
had she been so fortunate as accidentally
to hit upon some one who could compre-
hend the provincial dialect she spoke, she
would have found it more difficult to get
his ear there are so many impostors in
Paris and so sturdy in their begging, the
most generous of us are but too apt to
exclaim with the gentleman on the Boule.
ward, who when stopped by an elderly
woman, with For God 8 sake, Monsieur,
give me a little of your attention, re-
piled, "I'll give you my attention, but
d-n, if | give you anything else"
The heroine of this story made ineffec-
ualattempts to get hearing and to make
herself understood. When the clock
struck the hour upon which the train of
cars was to leave Paris for Havre with
all other companions, she felt such utter
despair at the helplessnesso of her position,
she gave an hystericsl scream, and fell
helpless in the street. She was immedi-
ately surrounded by a crowd, and taken
up. A carriage passing by stopped q
lady put her head out of the window, and
asked the cause of the assemblage. "A
young girl has fallen down from mamma
ton, believe; she certainly looks very
pale and exhausted" was the reply.
" Bring her in my carriage" said the
lady, land run for doctor; here's my
address, live near here"
She took the young girlin her carriage
and drove her home, where she was sur
rounded with every attention and put to
bed. When she recovered her senses,
she was questioned, and she replied in
her native dialect. which no one under
stood. 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 fever, and
after the first glow of the fever was to
some degree cooled, overcome with ia
tigue and the harraSSing emotions of the
day, she sank into profound slumber.
The next morning, when she awoke, she
f llnd an intreputer by her bedside, and
through him her benefactress heard her
story. Her name was Elizabeth; she
was an orphan; she was from a poor viii
lage in HeSse, which had emigrated en-
masse to 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 Ill to have
attempted to join her companions, the
chances were the emigrant ship had al
ready sailed from Havre.
Stay with me-" said the benevolent
hostess, until your health returns, and
then we shall see what is best to do. I"
This suited admirably with Elizabeth's
humor; no ties attached her TO her COM
panions; she was going to the United
States with all the careless indifference
of fextreme youth and of extreme poverty.
When Elizabeth recovered her health
her benefactress engaged her to remain
with her. need not say how willingly
she consented. Madame Nj. was touched
by the gratitude expressed towards her
by the poor orphan girl her attachment
to her aOGf daily increased; the young
girl deserved it; the best masters were
given her. and her education rendered
complete by eSdowing her with all the
accomplishments which adorn her sex.
The luxury and the affection which sur
rounded her soon polished the rustic Ger
man orphan into the winning graceful
Paris beauty. Last year Madame NJ,
who has no children, adopted Md'le Eliz-
abeth in all legal form, to give her name
and bequeath her fortune to her.
Last winter Md'lle Elizabeth M. went
into society, where she had all the sue
cess an unmarried lady, with $4,000
dot and q fortune of 100000 in revision,
could not fail to command. Her hand
was demanded by persons in all ranks of
the French peerage. A few days ago
bans were published at the Marie of the
Tenth ACCOMPLISHMENT of the marriage
of Md1le Elizabeth NJ, and the Viscount
de T. Viscountess and millionaire
Deny ''luck"' after this story. Had Eliza
beth, the beggar, orphan, foreigner girl
not been born under some good star;
some unse1ed harpy would have taken
possession of her, and after her youth,
beauty, and health, had fed away, she
would have died in the hospital bed of
some loathesome disease, and her grave
would have been the dissecting table at