Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-09-26
a ParIsienne,s Adventures.

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The correspondent of the N. Y. Courier des
EtQts Uais gives the following account of a
! character in Paris, Madame Hertz, whose ca
reer has been wonderful one even for that rap
id city, rs
Among the young spendthrifts noticed in the
Journals OF the day is the name Of n PrusSian
prince, Count or Baron Enche, who has eaten
up in less than four years fortune of more
than six millions Of francs, all for the sweet eyes
0l a woman well known in Paris as the,Aiar.
chionnes Of Paiva. The history of this woma n
is curions. She was observed in Russia, where
she was born of Jewish parents, by great pi-
aniSt, who conceived for her a passion justified
| .oy herbeauty, and, above all, 6y her tknowl-
edge and intelligence She spoke seven Ian
guagcs perfectly. The.pianiSt brought her with
MN to Paris, where he had the weakness to
present her as a legitimate wife in society, and
even at court ball. at this ball She made
Snch an impression on one Of the princes of
tue Orleans family that she attracted him to The
nome OF the man whose name she bore Borne
u"",n 5Oy hls excessive expenses the artist Quits
1ed France for time to mend his fortunes
aoFoau. HIS companion, left at home during
MS absence, Quilted it one fine morning to CoI
low Lord Ward, known in London by his cons
quests OF this kind. The nobleman did not re.
tam heF long he economiZed too much the
wealth OF which she was greedy. Returning Ia
tarls IN quest OF a new position, which was
me height OF her ambition, She encountered the
young Marquis of Paiva, brother of tEe Portu
SueSe EnnhaSSad0r, whom she so fascinated
that ne eSpouSed her legally aud religouSlv.
| promising her million francs in case they
should separate from ncompatibity of tenn
per. This eventually was not long in com.
ing The new Marchio esS could not consent Ia
! live IN the heart of Portugal, whittier her ht;S.
band had taken her; so, after making useless
efforts to retain her he counted out ttc millions
aud let her CO. At the end Of year the mil
hon had vanished, SO the MarchOness was
Obliged to sell furniture, horses, aud carriages
and TO take refuge in furnished lodgings: where
she spent her last cent She had not the
wheTewithal to pay for IL dinner, when She met
u friend, 10 whom she told her condition, and
who offered her meal at the Restaurant LIE
doycn i'll the Champs Elysees. In the conver.
sation at dinner she told him that here she
| would soon bc IL millionaire or drowned: thai
4 this was her unchangcabe resoiuton and the
vision nt her Slumber. White sayiug this she
held In her hand journal, and her eyes rested
on an extract from Pru$San gazette relative
to the deccase of PrusSian nerSouage whu
left fortune of ten twelve millions 10 his
| two young unmarried nephcws. She read this
several times, became thoughtful, and four
! days alter she left for Prussia with 1000
francs, borrowed from her Appropriateness.
! She was presented after~ ards, know not ho[y.
to the eldest of the heirs. But he was a spc.
cics of Nirnrod herdsman, who had no passion
but the chase. She addressed herself to the cadet
of the family. He just coming from school, was
of nature sweet and sensitive as that Of his
brother was rude. He was an easy prev, and
hardly had the a'lrnit huntress caught him in
her tolls, than the death of his brother doubled
hlS fortune. He followed his tempter to Paris.
and surrendered himself to her with such abaI,.
doament, that have heard that young man.
endowed noby in body and mind, who knew ali
the antecpdemts of her who had seducc,l him.
express his regret that she was not a widow so
that he cond bestow upun her his name as he
had his fortune. He was hardly twemly-eight
years old, while she was over forty! He covered
her with ;he rarcst diamonds aud pearls that
could be found He bought for her country
seat near Paris, which is a princely chateau
She gave every week splendid d1nnefs but she
had Tor guests only nun, aud this tormeuild her
Her ambition, Wien all else was satisfied vas
| To attract to her, by her splendid style Of iCc
women who were not Of tie de,oimOnGu This
impossible thing caused hcr to hluSh amid her
opHieuce. Hoping to triamph over this obsta-
Gle, hy softeninS tile conscience of the public
she commenced TO buili IN tie great avenue Of
the Champs Ety*ceS lmatlSion which would be
wonder The staircase is entirely OF ONYX.
and the dining room of malaclitr But the
work has been suspended, after an expense Of
two or three million francs, The poor rich man
has come to the end OF his millions alter reach.
ing that of his iusions!"