The weekly Columbian. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne Co., Cal.) 1856-1???, 1856-09-13
The following singular facts are related in a

The following singular facts are related in a
Paris paper:
One cold foggy day in the month of Novem-
Der, 1887, the .Favorite" an omnibus running
between the Chapelle st. Deneis, and the Bar
riere d'Eufer was slowly ascending the steep
hill of the Rue de la Harpe, when an old wo-
man stopped the stage and took seat within
The new conner carried in her arms an infant,
which she ever and anon regarded with looks
of mingled inquietude and terror. Among the
other passengers was young woman of about
twenty-one years of age, whose appearance in
Dictated that she belonged to the working class
and whose physiognomy would have been beau
tiful. had it not been for large wine-colored
mark upon the lower part of her face which
destroyed the harmony of her features. As the
stage proceeded on its way, after ascending the
hill, the conductor, who as usual named the va
rious streets and other localities upon the route
| announced the Place de 4 Observatoire, the
Boulevard Mont Parnasse, and the Maternite
At this last name, the old woman hastily called
upon the conductor to stop the coach, and rose
| to descend.
'Madame," exclaimed the young working
girl, who had remarked the looks which the old
woman had cast upon the infant in her arms
and to whom the word Maternite furnished a
not surely going to leave that sweet child at
Eyes I am though" interrupted the other,
'.at the Maison des Enfans-trouves."
80. mon Dieu-the poor little innocent !
Give her to me, l beseech you'll will promise
to take excellent care of herr
'sOh, take her with all my heart" replied the
old woman, and without further ado she placed
the infant upon the young ouvriere' 8 knees, and
getting out of the stage soon disappeared in the
crowd.
THAT is very generous act of yours" said
gentleman passenger in the stage, addressing
the young woman; "the more praiseworthy, as.
| to judge from appearances, you depend upon
| the labor ofyour hands for your own bread If
hereafter you should find yourself in need of as
sistance, let me know it, and shall be happy
| to join in your kind work.
And so saying, he placed his card in the
young girls hand. She however paid but little
attention to his words, being entirely absorbed
with caresses of the infant, which she embraced
with overfowing tenderness
| To those who live On the sixth story, Paris
presents an aspect to which those who never
mount higher than the aristocratic rez de chaus-
| see. are utter strangers. The former escape the
| noise. the dust and the turmoil of the streets.
The latter, on the contrary. have no intercourse
with the skies, the warm rays of the sun,
| the sweet scented flowers of the roof, and the
gay care lessons of the poor creatures who in
/ habit the garnet.
One Mippolyte B, landscape painter;
| and son of a wealthy citizen, was. or seemed to
| he. perfectly aware of these discrepancies. for
instead Of living in splendid apartment of his
latber's mansion. he had become tenant of a
tile room just under the tiles of tall house in
Latin Quarter, where he might enjoy plenty OF
| sunshine and fresh air.
But sunshine and fresh air are not the only
necessaries of life: especially when one is young.
One must have somebody or something to talk
to. Now in the same house with young Hippo
| lyte and on the same floor, viz; the first from
! the roof-lived two females, mother and
daughter. whose position was extremely inter
esting. The mother. though still young, had
lost her sight within the preceding twelve
month. and was now entirely dependent upon
the daughter, a very pretty girl of eighteen.
who pursued the calling of dressmaker. Hip
| polyte heard there no joyous songs, no foolish
| gayety: but he found beauty, virtue, and filial
devotion. TWAS all poetry
The young painter. being near neghbor,
had found ready means of making acquaintance
with the blind woman and her daughtef: taking
great care, however, to conceal the millionaire IS
son under the palette of Of the artist. He made
love to the young girl, won her affection, and,
like an honest fellow, asked her to marry him.
Thus far everything prospered with our garnet
amateur; but to have obtained the consent of
his chere annie was the least of difficulties, for.
among poor folks, one is not obliged to take six
teen roads in love. The grand obstacle, as
Hippolyte well knew. was to bring his own fam
lily over to his way of thinking. Indeed, on
venturing to make known his projects to his
parents, there was tremendous uproar; the
young man was called a maniac, and threaten
ed with a straight jacket: the bride elect was
spoken of in terms no young lady possessed OF
a morsal of self-respect would have liked to
hear. and the praises Hippolyte bestowed upon
the beauty and virtue of his Pauline, and the
marvellous stories he told of her devotion to
| her mother were listened to with Impotence,
and answered with loud laughter, at what was
termed the young gentleman's verdancy.
But Hippolyte did love the poor girl, and
| took the best means of proving the fact. by de-
| flying the parents and having published the
bands of his marriage. In the course of the le-
gal proceedings which ensued, Pauline discov-
| cred the real state of affairs, and too proud to
accept husband under such circumstances, re-
nounced her lover.
When Hippolyte's father heard of this, he was
greatly surprised, and thought it curious way
for a girl of her supposed character to act; SO
| he determined to go and see Pauline, and thank
her for her disinterestedness.
'.Surely, cannot be mistaken y exclaimed
Monsieur B., on ententering the little apart
ment occupied by mother and dughter. and OBJ
serving upon the still good features of the for
mer large red mark ~ cannot be mistaken /!
l have, Madame, already had the pleasure of
seeing you. 1t was to you that gave my card
many years ago, in the omnibus which passed
the founding hospital"
at is very likely, sir" replied the old wo-
man, '1but l cannot recognize you for / see no
more"
"And what have you done with the child you
SO nobly rescued on the day to which allude. /"
s'She is there, sir-it was my poor Pauline;
/ have brought her up very industrious and
good girl"
"Ah! Then Mademosielle is only your adj