The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-12
VOL. XIV. NO. lgs.
70 bear upon her vocation is exhibited in tAp following

friends and admirers that she had perfect passion for
emeralds and Intended making collection of those
beautiful gems For this purpose she had already pro-
cured very fine one which she oomplscently exhibited
TO Of the titled sons Of fortune who followed in the
train of the tragic the gift Of competitor in the
for her good grces The appeal understood and
responded to with contribution of course valuable
than the specimen exhibited the last gift in turn doing
duty a decoy draw Others until the collection
large rich and rare, ling wiling to bc
oulone by his predecessor This man@usfe varied
cording to the victim played upon brought into the
lady jewel casket some thirty forty Of the finest
elds in Paris each gem set with more or less magni
ccnce and surrounded With brlants. The follow
ing year the whim for rubies, and finally the lady
raised sapphire tax. When her ingenuity the gem
crosy Of her contributors exhausted jewcer was
sent for, to whom the valued and valuable souvenirs
sold for the price that could be obtained the money
was put where it brought in better interest than in its
former more brilliant but less profitable shape.
The story OF the gfrr has been told in variety Of
ways The following s reported 70 be the most authen
Tic version Every one has heard Of the grand syer who
had once been shepherd and whc having attained
to the summit OF power desirous Of being kept IN re-
inembnnce OF his early poverty had hung up in room
OF his sumpuons paa the humble garb the shepherds
crook OF his boyhood. report was long al0at that,
following this excellent example, Malemoselle Rachel
had hung on her gilded walls the tne-worn guitar Of
The barefooted streetmnsre The groundwork OF this
affecting anecdote Is quite true there or tco, gT,
and that gnitar occupied conspicuous and honorable
place among the splendid ornaments Of Mademoisele
Rachers boudor The celebrated artistic had noticed at
the house OF friend guitar OF most respectable anqui
t the original color OF which had long ago disappeared
under the thick black crust with which time had coated
it, "Are you much attached to that piece Of lumber r
quoth Rachel to Madame S., the owner .would you
mind giving it to me - 'Oh no, indeed, was the re-
ply II sEa be glad get rid Of it,. The ma was sent
of with the guitar to Rachel's lodgings
few days after it was the turn of intimate male
friend to notice the instrument but this time it hung
veopcd in beautiful silk net through the bright meshes
of which its black back plainly visible the gded
wall OF elegant DOudOlr. Nv nat In the WOrlu nave
ssnrana sant;rantaI tt;tndu ..,hat /, ~ hnn,h
Guitar the faithful companion with which in the days Of
my childhood earned the scanty pttance bestowed
the poor little streetBingor Good heavens can 1t
DC possioe HOW very interesting oh, Deg ! en-
urea. you 70 et me become te possesor OF t'
ihes.'oie treasure! 10 me- 70 the worid 70 niseo,y
peoios memenlo 70 future general ons priceless ega
cy exclaimed MI -, IN the glow OF his enthusiasm
oh, can never neov consent 10 part with IT,
must nave IL at any COST DO not deny me TINS 6ht 10
DC neld as sacred relic ana permit me TO oier YOU as
pcot eNchage tne set OF uaohas ana iuuies you III
Peateu 70 ADMIRE some DAYS ago at me Jeweier An!
We'll qnotn the tragic muse heaving a deep agh'
since @ you VIII nave IT. ! cannot Feiuse you.
Of some so 600 francs was trinmnbantly installed in the
asocatic apartment Of its new owner who exhibited
to every caller narratng its pathetic origin with the
phatc heilyery OF snowman AT tMr' Unfortunately.
.ne possessor nappeneu 70 nave % eTsoh " @ gu,
ade - panh1 terd ~ aca af;o snS e t',,r t,; AN
explanation followed iyen without malice prepense for
Madame s. quite ignorant of the mischief she was do
g destroyed the romance attached to the relic 80 dearly
purchseu haehel repented 700 iac not havihg warned
~, 10, s i;s hs 81 ,o ''o ,:, ~ AZ I
Of his own unsusnectinr enthnsasm
Some one who heard Of this successful little speculation
and somewhat doubted its TRUTH mentioned the report
to Mademosele Raehe thinking to hear her give 1T an
ihuiSnaht uehlai. bu, the heroine ohiy iaughed, eA
o'''ne' ~" ia'ou' ~ ""'
sAu am 'o"css' pus isichoi i,-Aa3aee % 'e~
anu - .no'o was "on ie'f' pelea.h ~ an as wiz
ne9' "'i' 'o'eiS ieo''s' - n'i i''uiii ~ hyoA'
on one OF the onnishs, having dressed very plainly,
- HI ~. ss . ~ ~ a'1 liiInu, '.s =" ~.
babt Of freouent;po whom sbe and her sstor sar o
obliged each night /, bring home a certain amount
of small coin cofech house IN the vicinity of lie Inca
tire Ceiesns one OF the minor theatres was favorite
pnaso " Ieso.. WIN .ic poor cnliureh. IN arriving
of the little tables and ordered some refreshment. int
she could touch nothi her eyes filled with tears
and, hnd'1g herself recognised, she hastened home
Perched upon the highest pinnacle of fame, the great
anxiety which to have possessed her was to obtain
the largest of money with the least labor. Her
treatment Of her associates in the II ire FTanca was
such to lead TO law suits and she to have dis
cardcd all of justice and honor in her professional
engagements Her father and the whole family evident
y regarded her with the same sort Of feeling they would
have manifested towards valuable treasure found in
some parcel of old clothing gthe only question which
have disturbed them was how to make the most
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