The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-09-27
uSuoh Is Life "

lzeiqer we translate the following item:
"SUcH Is LIFE w-Onc day last
week, early in the morning, that mise.
rable conveyance which takes the poor
and fricndless dead to the City Gem
etery at the city's expense, halted in
front Of house in a street Of the
southern part of the city. The driver
Ialightcd from the wagon, entered the
house, but appeared again soon after,
carrying, in company with another a.
like disintereated looking man, q cof-
6u made of rough boards. The coffin
was placed on the wagon, and it made
Ispced over the deserted streets tow
lards the cemetery.
"Not one followed tho wagon with
a sorrowing look--not one stood at her
grave with feeling heart, when the
earth fell upon tho coffin; and yet,
this coffin contained the corpse Of a
lady who once was adored by hun
dreds-who onco was honored, extoll-
ed, enyied in socety--who could com
manl riches, and who, but few years
ago. before she trod the shores Of this
continent, could expect happy and
contented old age.
"1his lady was Rosa Ncschemi, the
daughter of an immensely rich Polish
nobleman. In early youth she was sent
to the Imperial Court Of Austria, where
in her eighteenth year, she was mars
iicl to a French nobleman, who was
also very rich. Rosa Neschcmi lived
many long and happy years, partly
upon tho possessions Of her husband.
paltly travelling through Germany,
Spain, Italy, and England, and gave
birth to three sons, who received the
best education, and upon whom the
eye Of the parents rested with great
pride.
But then, the July Revolution at
Paris came. Rosa's husband took a
considerable and active part in it, and
on the 2Sth be fell from the effect of
three shots which he received. His
name is still honorod with q place On
the column in the Place dc la Bass
tile.
"Of the sons, the Oldest one, an ex>
ceedingly gifted young man, was SUR
passingly successful in Spain, aud was
at that time, private secretary to King
Ferdinand. After the Kings death.
he removed to villa in the ncighbor>
hood Of Valencia, where, as is believed,
he fell prey to the dagger Of an as
sassin.
"The second son, who had joined
himself to the ministers Of the church,
vas an especial fayorite of Pope Greg.
ory. He died also soon after that G.
vent.
"The third one, yet very young, re,
rnaincd with his mother, who found an
asylum in Switzerland, whittier sho
carried the remnants Of her ruined
/ fortune. In his sixteenth year he
left his mother and came to America.
In New Orleans he soon found en-
ployincnt and earned much money.
Bad associations, and his own inclina-
tion to dissipation, led him to doviate
from the proper path, and some five
years ago, he graspod at the last and
most contemplate means TO save his
credit-he persuaded his old mother
to cross the ocean. Sho 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 very
short time. About year ago he en-
ded his career in New Orleans be-
ing employed as deputy sheriff, he
killed a Creole by stabbing him. He
escaped to California, and his old
mother, to whom New Orleans natu-
rally became place Of extreme ha-
tired. turned her steps towards St.
Louis.
"Ono day last week, carly in the
morning. tie miserable city hearsc
conveyed the remains Of Rosa Nesche-
mi to the last unwept.for resting place,
Such is life ~
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