Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-09-09
of Human Grandeur.

Human wealth and power take to them
selves wings and fiv away, and the reverses
cf some of the great fami lies of Europe are
quite as impressive. as the changes in the
social circles of our own country. Look al
the following facts: -a-.-z. -r.s = =
A curious study has been made concern
ing the decay of some great European fam
lies. and the :esult is both ridiculous and
sublime. A Duchess De Saint Simon is
femme de menace at Beleville. The history
of her decay is most wonderful. The heir
of the last Doge of Venice is perlnmer at
St. Denis. The keys Of Venice, gilt with
ere, eonided TO the hereditary keeping OF
the family, repose beneath glass shade on
the msntle-piece in his back shop. The
Capital de Bue--a unique title-one of the
poblest in France. is little actor, on little
wages at the little theater of Beoumarchals;
and the grand daughter of Duchess de
San Severino works by the day at fash
ionsbIe miliiner's. We may add to the
above, that the sole descendant of the beau
tifuI Aisse, who was asked in marriage by
the Prince de Condi, earns pittilul living
8, CbaiIlotr a-ss -
Hsre is another instance:
Thirty years ago, an old house was stand
;,n in CoIoone. which showed TO the street
s,on,,re If Eve small windows twas
the Rouse in which the first painter of the
Flemish school, the immortal Rubens, was
sorn, A. d. 1877. Sixty years later than
fs;s date the Ground floor was occupied bv
,wo old neople. a shoemaker and his wife.
tn. ,nnor s,o-v which was usualIv let m
,,drsrs was emn,v at the time we write of
IT, bowever. occunied the qarret. The
evening WAS cold and wet. and the shoe
n.Le, and his wife were sitting. together in
,h..aou be1ow -.
aYou had better 90 up stairs again y said
,b. u.r 10 his wife. aand see how the Door
s.av The old gentleman went out early,
and has not beeu in since. Has she roi
$3.50 .nv tb;nc,,
N.sI, ssen,r bsif an hour since was ur
.,.;re and he had mt come in. 7 took her
.o,,o h,otb nm at noon but she hardly touch.
cd Il and was mn again a, three; she was
.oleon then and at FIVE she said she should
no, want anv thing more"
apsor lady, This time of wear, ant
neither fire nor warm clothes, and not even
!. decent he'd ~ lie on. and vet 1 am sure
she is somebody or other. Have YOU no
,,ood ,,,o rosnoct with which the old gentle
msn ,re,,s bera~ -t
,.Jfsbe wants for apv thing. it is her owl
f,u,t Thai ring she wears on her fngcl
,,o,,Ia ro, her ,he hest of everv ,binun
ph.n .,me I, s,ock a, the door md tbt
,,,,n.n admitted the old man thew had ius
ssnolen or whose prizzled beard fell dowr
=, m his furnished velvet cost. The hostes:
sadlv wanted to have a little gossip will
him bu, he nassed bv, and bidding them ;
.bor, ngood nioht.n proped his way up the
la ,rooted staircase. On enteripo
a.. .hv,nher above. a feeble voice inoujret
,he c.nse of his lonr absence.
- 81 con,d M, helm il, he sad: 81 had beer
.onv;nr manuscript. & as Twas on nv wa,
yere !, servant met me. who wus to fetcl
~. % -.;se the boroseope of two ladie,
who were passfnp through; they were
1.d;.s wbom / have known before. tbough
Tcould qet little money to nav for some
.;mnles which will he of serylce 10 you."
81 am cold.,,- --
= at is fever sold. Twill maks You some
,,,;nc wbicb won must ,ake directly.''
Tbe fame of a small tin lamp sufiiced tt
ho,, sone vster. and the patient, having
t.tsn wbat the old man had provided, wal
d;l;non,,r covered nm bv him with all tht
"a .,.,tos n1 .rt;cIes of dress he coult
f5ud He stood nv her motionless, till he
nerce;ved that she was fast asleep, and in
d.ea lo,o after. he then retired into &
small closet and sought repose on the hare
aoor ss7
The next rornino the lady was so muc
,bouH endeovor To leave the house for 6
,ronont or tyo snd he sut ceeded in getting
h.r fo,,h "a far as the Place ST. Cecilia
.L,-,ot. ,bo bo,so for
,,,r;,I,.,,rdirr, rho meanness of her dress
ao'" '''''a 'anu - - .,r;.a ,,h;cl
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seifn''on. ,,.. o.,o, ro,dor,n sbt
~ yoo - n,;st,l.n
saio suoueniy a,l ~, ;,
oe'' Ii also hoor
Inc stranger a''eh''on ndo =
atuseseo' ano ne no~ aPPioueu n,.r
far0lsa. sa'e me- m"S '"'' 10 " >D =
What: are YOU iiiaf'iu
"He eoes DO. Know me SsneO '"' ''''
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