Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-09-20

who, as yet. knew not she might place
adjective fortunate before her name .,Ve nj
at once TO the house Of her mother, who
"a poor widow gained hard bread ana
and httle enough salt by charing and
washing. She feared perhaps, to return
to Grimm, where herosm was likely 10
kick the beam when weighed against the
loss of Sundry pals Of milk, wasted or
seized by thirsty fellows as lawful spoil
and for which she had no; the means Of
paying. She claimed the shelter of the
maternal roof, and related her adventures
to her mother, not without many re-
proaches on the part of that virtuous mat
ron for interfering among a parcel of
rapscalion soldiers, who ate, drank and
devoured that night at the expense of
Luneberg.
But Johanna's triumph rose next day
with the sun. The King of Prussia took
possession of the city, and the frs; act
of royalty was 10 make proclamation
for the owner of the White Apron, who
was By no means ht edward IN creeping
forth from her obscurliy
That night a grand banquet was held
al the Schloss Luueberg, aud Johanna
SAT al the monarch's rig5t. Robus, and
horid as she was, no belle attracted such
universal notice or admiration as this for
tunate milkmald. Her glowing haIr was
callad ooIIan her ruldv checks bloo,n-
80 o.7J ~. f,r,n ,.,S ..d.n;rad FOR ,,s
s,raog,h = !, ,,,s no, axa,,Iv Av,olI. 4
for aTaca Success is vonr ,rna haau,i-
far9,ba eI;x;r which bas,ovs von,h and
heo,,,, ond ,rh;cL fa;ls - ;,s e9.c,s oni,,
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dIa % 90 ,ol, oroa ,hro,,,,, roSS,ra
tho ,b;c,.est wis, :, beco,nes 70 averv no.
holder a. slender "a Vanus, own and
- r., ~, hl;,,d C.,IIass bas -;
ga -, ,ba ha,,Jacr, ,,f h.,. (,,,rr, e,,a, aro
~ aoy ,;(na -, - s,v.ar bIar1I -
Wine or as in Jobanna,s case rcd :
,,aila.1
AnI oo,;d.,o al ,bis C,roI;na.s ro-,o
,vos no, haard " ' '
o., boar, .. foos, ,,.,o .or.;,.,,al h,,
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d., pr,,s;.,1 nol,aI r,,s, b fan,, 90 =
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In The ,pijs, ptjI Of all these reioicinas sand
lust as great things were in coutempla-
lion for Johanna. who seems 10 have been
racrardad a. socond Io,n of Arc ;,,s,
Wien ono mirbt sunnosa the PrnSs;an
colonel was bfginnina to God leisure 10
nrosncn,n b;s ron,a9,;c smi,--Tot tho
French returned and re,ool, Innaharo
Dire event, "a, ,hich The moor LuneberorTs
denlorad and which u,as noSi,ive nm, IN
orr heroine whose tema5rarv elevation
had served to noint her ont as q mark for
the vengeance Of the infuriated French
soldierv. Johanna. thrown down from
her LOFTY pedestal. was, metaphorically
speaking. Obliged TO grovel in the mud
and literally. might have cen trampIed
Ia death. eXcept for hiding herself. .whicl,
She did for manv days, in a dark. dismal
cellar. indebted for sustenance solely 10
IN the oool offices Of neirhhors and 10
Caroline who hrourht her IN mill, from
Grimm and who unnotic,d and unre-
,vardrd was no douht much haDpier than
the heroine in her dismal cellar. exuect-
ing hourly death-or worse.
But ihis terrible condition which lasted
many bitter DAYS, was terminated a.
ienrih Lv The reDort Of large BODY of
PrGssians advancing ON Luaeberr; and
now. as the French at last evacuated
Luneberg. our heroine once more emery
ed from her oDscurItv and threw heTsels
at The Kinr's feet
Her sorrows ended there. Her merits
were at once recognized; she was pat
ronized bv all the female concessions OF
ar,,,, s,,1'saono,',l,, mo prnss;a she was
go 9Iooad - e,Il e coIo.
aa1 80 a p,aSto VI - 49, t1',' p'{ aJ,oo,aI
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