Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-08-30

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sen, LETT her ia keAden, at The mercy Of
chance, necessity and crime. fhrawn
back fFem this gelden ele4d On the hard
pavement of the metropolis, aad deBreei=
ated in the eyes Of her fermer preteeters
By the publicity of her adventures, EaAma
was received by night, aad ia rags, under
the care of eAe Of these infamous RFeeU=
Fesses whe carry on the trade Of Seduc=
tIeR. Accident aleAe preserved her freW
lAhmy. The woman whe had given her
shelter, struck by the natural grace and
Medesty Of her demeaAer, and asteRished
At her eyeFwbel aiming charms, introduced
her as natural miracle to a celebrated
physician, eminent for his admiration of
female beauty, This was the well.kaewn
Dr., Graham, (the inventor Of the eeles-
tia( bed, } a voluptuous and mystical quaek
who protessed to worship aud to possess
some profound intelligences respecting
the secrets Of nature, by which means he
had acquired suspicious and fantastic
reputation, DR.. Graham loudly express
ed his admiration at the sight Of the
young orphan, and libSrally rewarded her
introduoor, He received her into his
own house, publicly advertised that he
possessed a rare example Of the efficacy
Of his specifics to produce the perfeotions
Of lite. beauty and health. in human DO,
ing and called upon the incredulous 10
come and convince themselves by looking
on an animated image Of the goddess Fly.
gCia. At this appeal, addressed to lieen,
tiousness rather than science, the disct'
Piles Of Graham crowded mysteriously to
his ampitheOtre. Tho unfortunate victim
Other own charms appeared clothed in
transparent garments, in the costume Of
divinity her covering scarcely conceal
ed her bushes.
The pride Of tho physician, and the en-.
thusiasm oftho spectators, burst forth in
loud acolamations, Painting and statua.
ry had never before presented ideal form
and coloring equal to this example Of ltv.
ing nature, Painters and sGulptors We'd
in rivalry to copy from this divine origi,
nal, Among them. Romney. one Of tho
loading artists Of tho day. produced many
duplicates Of the same lovei y oountcnNnce,
tio painted the fair Emma rs the god.
dcsses Of the heather mythology. and un.
der the attributes Of tho leading hcroincs
of poetry and the drama, These por,
traits being engraved, multiplied through
out Europe the features Of the unknown
beauty. Romney, like Appcles. subdued
by CNmpaspe, became enamorud Of his
model, and carried her off from Graham
rs an exhnustless treasure Of nrt aud for.
tune. He sold for their weight in gold
her portraits, either as the sorceruss
Circc, or as Innocence holding sensitive
plant, and astonished at the motion Of the
flower. This anonymous publicity at the
same time protected her modcsty. The
produce Of her attitudes, which she rcceiv.
cd from Graham and ROmney, enabled
her to live in London in the shl dow Of re.
spectacle retirement. The celebrated
Madame Lebrun, artist in ordinary to the
Queen Of France, Marie Antoinetto, paint.
ed her at this time rs q BAcchante, and
carried her features over TO France, a
young Englishman, Of the illustrious
House of Warwick, Mr., GreviiIe, nephew
to Sir William llamiI on, Ambassador at
Nables, discovered Emma in this obscuri.
ty. Passion made him believe in her
virtue !; he loved. and endeavored to sc.
ducc her. Whether she really desired to
redeem the errors Of her early life, or pre-
ferred an honorable name 10 large for.
tune, she steadily resisted his solicta-
lions, and was only won by promise Of
marriage As soon as the consent of his
! family could be conquered by perseve-
rance. They lived as man and wife du-
ring several years. Three children fol.
lowed this secret union. and nothing for
time disturbed their happiness. En-
ma, always gratef and warm hearted,
even at the expense of pride, sent for her
INDECENT mother to reside with her, and
treated her with respect and kindness, in
spite of her servile condition.
In 1889, after this interval of domestic
happiness, constantly interrupted by the
deprived OF his salaries of office, and
pressed by accumulated debt, hesitated
between the necessity and sorrow of cast
ing off the woman he considered his wife.
Their mutual grief at the prospect Of Sc.
peration poisoned the last days of their
intercourse. At this crisis, Greville's
uncle, Sir William Hamilton, arrived in
London. He was unmarried, master of a
large fortune, and intended his nephew
for his heir. But his aristocratic conse-
| Quence revolted from the idea Of acknowl-
edging as his grand nephews the children
off prostitute. He refused either to con-
sent to the marriage Of Greville, or to pay
his debts ; the nephew saw no resource
but in the intercession of his Mistress
Emma, at this suggestion, attired herself
in the garb of her infancy, and, in stuff
gown and straw hat, waited upon his un-
Gle. She threw herself at his feet, con-
fessed her fault, shed tears as persuasive
as they were genuine, appealed to the
tender pledges of her love, and besought
Sir William to pardon the father and mo-
ther, for the sake of the unfortunate chill
dren. Her triumph was more signal
than she anticipated. The old man, fas.
Cinated by features and accents which
surpassed all he had ever looked on OIL