The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-11-24
MISCELLANEOUS.

A Man marries his own Daughter.
The following wonderful and strange
story, which we copy from the columns of
the Court Journal is as full of terrible
romance as any of the wild legends of the
middle ages But for the high authority
which endorses it, who should find it diff
cult to believe in its reality:
In the year 1880, young Polish gen.
tloman, of birth and distinction was mar.
ried to young lady of bis own rank in
life, with the full and entire approval of
parents on both sides. Scarcely had the
young couple entered into this new state
of life, in which every prospect of happi.
ness seemed secured to them whom the re.
volt broke out, and the young husband, in
spite Of his peculiar position, hesitated
not moment to leave all and Join the
patriots who were setting forth to combat
for their country.
The wife, nothing daunted by the dan
gers to which she was to be exposed, left
in secret her home and family to follow
the fortunes Of her husband. The perils
and frightful privations she underwent in
the search after him can scarcely be de.
scribed. She never beheld him more; for,
arrived at certain village where terri
Bile skirmish had been fought, she was told
that her husband, who had led the Polish
party against the Russians, had persisted
in the combat, and been buried on the
field Of the encounter that very morning.
The news acted as a death blow to the
poor young wife, who, succorsd at cot
tage by the wayside by family of poor
peasants at the very risk and peril of their
lives. remained IN state of delirium for
several days, and died after having pre-
maturely given birth to daughter, but
without having once recovered reason suf.
ficient to give directions or recommends
tions concerning the disposal of the infant.
All that the peasants could tell was the
fact Of the evident gentle birth of the
lady, which was apparent from the re-
che1che nature Of her dress, and the quail
ity of the few jewels found in her posses.
ton. The poor cottagers knew not what
to do in their embarrassment, and be.
thoug ght themselves Of the swner Of the
chateau, to whom their village and all it
contained belong Of right. The baby was
borne thither by the family, and the heart
of the childless lady beat with tenderness
on beholding the little pale flower thus
left to perish, unless rescued from the
rough treatment it was destined to expe-
rience with the peasants.
The child was taken by the lady at first
as mere duty. and because of its help
lessness, but as it grew up it became so
sntwined around that lady's affections
that she had but one dread-le.t her hus-
band, who was engaged on distant service,
should, when he returned home, object to
the adoption of the little orphan. This,
however,so far from 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 already. In the
course of time it was deemed expedient
to adopt her in legal form, as they had
already done in their affections. The
ceremonies necessary were gone through,
the Emperor's consent was obtained. and
the poor little deserted orphan, of unknown
birth and parentage, become in nature and
fortune one OF the greatest heiresses Of
Posel,
Some few years ago, the new governor,
despatched by the military authorities, ar
rived in great state, to take possession Of
his new dignity. and, during bis initiation,
was invited to spend some little time at
the chateau. Here he became deeply en-