Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-11-27
4 Nan laa,ries His 0wE Daughter.


, the columns Of ;be UDurt Journal
: is a. full of terrible romance as any
Of the wild legends Of the middle
ages. But for the high authority
which endorses II, we should find
!, it difficult IT, |e|ievc in its reality
IN the year 1890, a yo1ug Polish
; gentleman of birth and distinction.
was married t. q yopng lady uf his
own rank in life, with the fill and
entire approval Of the parents on
! both sides. >ScHrceIv had the
Young couple eEtcrc'l into this new
state Of life, in which every pros
!pect OF happiness seemed secured
t. them, when the revolt broke o1.t
and the young husband, in spite Of
lis peculiar position, l1csitAtel not
a moment to leave and join the pa
tFlots who We're setting forth to
coluba' tor The, country.
The wife, nothing tainted by the
dangers to Whicn she was 10 bo ex-
/ posed, Iett> in secret, her home and
: family to folio" The fortunes OF her
husband. The periIs and tirigtttul
! privatiors S he underwent in the
search after him can scare|v be des-
crjhcd. She never bchcId him
more ; for, arrived 1T q certain vii
are where & terrible s!,irmish had
: been fought, she was told that her
husband, who hal led the Polish
party against the Russians, had per-
is'c'i in the combat, and been buri-
cd on the field Of encounter, that
very morning, Tie news acted as
a 1oathb!oW 10 The pror young wife,
who, s:ccorel at q cottage by the
"ay5jlc by q family ot poor peas
ants at the very risk and peril Of
their lives, reu,;lileI in state Of
ticliriunl for several days, and died
Atcrf having prenatHrely given
htrr|' to q daughter, but without
having once recovered reason sutf-
tIcient to give directions or recon-
mendations concerning the isposal
OF the infant. AL the peasants
could tell was the fact Of the evi-
dent gentle birth O: the lady, which
Was apparent from th2 r@cLtrche
nature If her dress, and the quality
"t i few jewels found i'll her posses
>;"n. The pp'r ci,ttt: GERS knew not !
".}'at to do III their eyE tDarH:l5s:j3ont,
:.0I bcti!ouyIlt themselves ~ tic !
owner Of the chateau, to whom tuvir !!
vIl!ago and I'll It contained belong |
ed OF right The baby was bolne !:
thitItr by The family, and the heart
ot' the cI.iIAIess lady beat with ten
1erness on boholding the little pale
flower thus lett to perish, unless
rescued from the roueI, treatment
it WAS destined to cxper; with
the peasants.
! he child was taken by the lady
ut first 1s Il mere duty. and because |
Of its hc1plcssness, bat as it grew
up it became St. elltwined around I
that lady's affections TINT she had
but one drea'|--le her husband,
who, engaged Oh distant service,
should, when l!c return d home, OBJ
jcct to the adoption Of the little
orphan, This, however, 50 far !l'Eu
being the CASE, proved to be the
reverse. General Count c. was
moved to tenderness at the story,
and at once took the poor infant to
his bosom, as his wife had done al.
ready. In course OF time it was
deemed expcdient to adopt her in
legal form, as they had already
done in their affections. The cere-
monies necessa:ywcre gone thrHngh,
the Enperor's consent was obtain
cd, and the poor little deserted Or
ptan, Of unknown birth and paren
tage, bevane in name aud fortune
one Of the greatest heiresses Of
Puseu. !
Some few years ago, the new
Governor, dispatched ~ the mill
tary authorities, arrived in great
state, TO take possession Of his new
dignity, and, during lis initiation,
was invited to spend some little
time at the cIl:atcau. Here lle be-
came deeply enaGnored Of The or
phan, and, by his brilliant wit and
manners, 50 Il captlvated
her affections. ! he lover was no
loz1 cce1. xnI1nr hlt st;ll In tue. utiIue