Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-10-11
A Past " oman.

! ier 9es EtatS UatS, gives the following
accoun, of an extraordinary clever and
brilliant fast" woman, whose power of
fascinating and beggaring men haj been
wonderful
Among the Young spendIhrifts, no.
tlced In the journals OF The day, is the
name of Prussian prince, count or bar
on Enchel, who has eaten up III less than
four years, fortune of more than SIX
millions of francs, all for the sweet eyes
of woman well known in Paris as the
Marchioness Of Paiva. The history OF
this woman is curious. She was observed
IN Russia, where she was born of Jewish
parents, by great pianist who conceived
for her passion justified by her beauty.
and above all by her knowledge and m
teiligence. She spoke seven languages
perfectly. The pianist brought her with
him TO Paris, where he had The weakness
% present her as legitimate wife. II So
ciety and even at court ball. AT this
ball she made such an impression on ono
% the princes of the Orleans family, that
she attracted him TO the home of the man
whose n,me she bore. Borne down by
his excessive expenses. the artist Quilted
France for a time To mend his fortunes
abroad. Ii conpanon, left at home du-
ring his absence, quilted it one fine NOR
ming to follow Lord Ward, known In Lon
don by his conquests of this kind. The
nobleman dId not retain her long; he
economzed to much the wealth of which
she was greedy Returned 10 Paris IN
quest OF a new position, which was tho
hight of her ambition, she encountered
the young Marquis of Pavia, brother of
the Portuguese EmbasSador, whom she
80 fascinated that he espoused her legally
and relglouSIy, promising her million
francs III case they should separate from
incompatabillty of temper. This eventu-
ality was not long in coming. The new
Marchioness could not consent TO live IN
the heart of Portugal, whlther her hus-
band had taken her SO after making use
less efforts to retain her, he counted out
the million and let her GO. At the end
of year the million had vanished, SO the
Marchoness was obliged TO sell furniture,
horses and carriages, and take refuge III
furnished lodgings. where she spent her
last cent. She had not the wherewi,hal
TO pay for d dinner, when she met
friend, 10 whom she told her condition,
and who offered her a meal at the Res
taurant Ledoyen IN the Champs Elysees.
| In the conversation at dinner she told him
! tha, she would soon be n millionaire or
! drowned that this was her Interchangeable
! resolution, and the vision cf her slurnber.
! While saying this she held IN her hand
/ Journal, and ner eyes rested on an extract
/ from PruSSIan gazette. relative TO the
decease of a Prussian parsonage who left
a fortune Of ten or twelve millions 10 his
two young, unmarried nephews. She
read this several times. became thought
! ful, and four days afterwards she left for
| Prussia, with thousand francs, borrowed
from her acquaintances. She was pre-
sented afterwards, | know not how, 10 the
eldest of the heirs. Bat be was a species
Of Nlmrod herdsman, who had no passion
! bu, the chase She addressed herself To
! the cadet OF the family. He. just coming
/ from school, was OF nature sweet and sem
/ sitive as that of his brother was rude
He was an easy prey, and hardly had the
/ adrolt huntress caught him in her tolls,
j than the death of his brother doubled
! his fortune. He followed his tempter to-
/ Paris, and surrendered himself to her
with such Abandonment, that have heard
! that young man endowed noblv IN body
/ and mind, who knew all the antecedants
of her who had reduced him, express his
regret that she was not widow SO that
he could bestow upon her his name, as
! h had his fortune. He was hardly twen-
ty-eight years old, while she was over
! forty He covered her with the rarest
damon Is and pearls that could be found.
! He bought her country seat near Paris
which is a princely chateau. She gave
every week splendid dinners, but she had
/ for guests only men, and this tormented
/ her. Her ambition, when all else was
satisfied, was TO attract 10 her, by her
/ splendid style of life, women who were
not OF the dei-monde. This impossible
thing coused her to blush amid her opul-
ence. Hoping 10 triumph over this OBJ
sacle, by softening the conscience OF the
public, she 20 nm 3nced o build IL the great
avenue OF the Champs Eysees mansion
which would be wonder. The staircase
Is entirely OF onyx. and the dinlnsroonl
/ Of Malachite. Bu; the work has been
suspended, after an expense of tro or
three million francs. The poor rich man
his come 10 the eni % his millions after
r aching that OF his illusions.
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