True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-08-27
REMARKABLE MARRIAGES.

The Diaro of Madrid relates the fol-
lowing romantic story: ....
A few years ago, an English nobleman,
grandee Of the first water and an &c.
centrician of the widest school, honored
New York with his presence and his
money. lie lived strictly incognito, and
his sole amusement consisted in wander
ing through the streets after nighlfall,
and in relieving those Of his fellow crea-
lures who had experienced the pains of
poverty or the penalties of dissipation.
While upon one Of these humane excur.
sions, he encountered female who ten.
dery solicited aims.
Inquiring, he found her to be an orphan
of surprising beauty with an intelligent
mind and of excellent education, reduced
to abiect destitution from the death other
father, shot in The Mexican war. The
titled Howard, wearied at his bachelors
existence. and won by the romance OF the
beggar's history, rendered 10 her his heart,
his coronet, and his hand. The sequel,
according to the Diaro, is, that at re-
cent ball given by The Russian Emperor,
duchess, radiant with beauty and spark
ling with diamonds. won the hearts of all
observers. The distinguished lady was
The ci-deUant medicant of the New York
streets.
A correspondent of the New York
Observer writes from Damascus as fol-.
lows:
You have heard of the eccentric Eng
lish Countess who married an Arab
Sheikh, Rumor said she was dead. Ru-
NOR, as usual, was false. l was in her
villa this morning, just Out Of the gates
of Damascus. She is at Palmyra with
her husband, who is petty Arab, small
in stature, and generally contemplate
Is it not a strange history She was
Ianthe, Countess OF Elenborough-young
beautiful, worsbipped. Her only daugh
Ter was the afianced bride of a Prince oI
Austria How do know that she was
beautiful will tell you. saw her
boudior this morning, and one of its or.
naments was her portrait at twenty years
DID,. She was royalty beautiful. Time
and care have changed her perhaps,
Among her books I saw familiar volumes
One was DAILY Food" well-worn co.
py, loo. Ano her was entitled "Mar.
riage from Christian Point of View," a
French work. Her bOudior was splen.
didly ornamented, and had portraits Of
her father. a fine looking old English
gentleman, and her children, one living
now, the other dead, believe. Hel
history is but half known. Divorced
from Lord ElIenborOugh for intrigues
with German Prince, she went tt
Greece, where she married Greek
Count. Tired of him, she went to Da'
mascus. where, in. visit to Palmyra
she was protected from robbery by this
fellow, whose name is Medjul. She de
terlnined to marry him. lie objected ant
ran away. She employed Arabs 10 bring
him back. The English Consul inlerfsr.
ed. The Turkish Governor objected
She said she was worth 81, 500 a year
and all Turkey could not prevent her do
ing as she wished. So she followed
, djulinto the desert, and was married
10 him in Turkish or Arab style. Nj
one thinks Twill be lasting. She keep.
him supplied with money, has given hin
an elegant Place near Damascus, and be
fore long will travel away in search o
!. new adventures. Her friends are desr
{ Gus OF keeping her as far away from Eng
land as possible, and itis matter OF sur
prise that they sent her elegant present
Of money OIL hearing of this marriage
though they knew il to be both iltga
and immoral. | assure you tina, ] foun
it almost impossible to believe that ! wa
in tile villa of one who had ruled in tn
splendid circles Of St. James, who ha
f been special lavorite with the lrpl
Duke, who had rivaled royalty itself !
. England, and who is now in an Ara
tent, the wife of dog OF all Anazee
He is not even a respectable Sheikh
the lrbe-he is merely commo
Arab. -.
Here is quite romantic--and strang
iftrue--story: e
A beautiful Young heires had becom
SO disgusted with a aattering set Of SO
+ pated, pomaum haired; moustache liz
ped, strongly perfumed suitors for he
j; hand, that she shut herselffrom the fasl
5 ionable world, turned all her propert
b into money, deposited it all in bank
$ donned cheap wardrobe, put on masl
|. and went, pedestrian like, through II
!. city in which she had hitherto move
with SO much display and magni6cenc
!. She asked aims of those who of late ha
/. knelt at her feet and sued for ller han
Il They knew her not, and casting a look
e scorn upon her veiled face and coar
}, wardrobe, bade her {" begone !" 81
h entered The country--here she met wi
& derison and scorn. A few kind heartt
II people, it is true, bestowed aid b
J. these were Of the poorer class, who HI
d hard work to procure their own dai
k bread but they could not turn fello
creature hungry from their door, al