Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-09-23

who as yet, knew not she might place
the adjective fortunate before her name
went at once to the house of her mother,
who "a poor widow gained hard bread
and little enough sharing and washing
She feared. perhaps, to return to Grimm,
where heroism was likely to kick the
beam when weighed against the loss Of
suhdry pals Of milk wasted or seized by
thirsty fellows as lawful spoil, and for
which she had not the means Of paying.
She claimed the shelter Of the maternal
roof. and related her adventure to her
mother, not without many reproaches on
the part of that virtuous matron. for in
terlering amongst parcel of rapscallion
soldiers, who ate, drank. and devoured
that night at the expense of Lunebcrg
But Johanna's triumph rose next day
with the son. The king of Prussia took
possession of the city, and tic first act Of
royalty was to make a proclamation for
the owner of the White Apron, who was
by no means backward in creeping forth
from her obscruity.
That night grand banquet was held
at the Schloss Luncbe'g, and Johanna sat
at the monarch's right hand. Robust
and horid as she was. no belle attracted
such universal notice or admiration as
the fortunate milkmad. Her glowing
hair was called golden, her ruddy checks
blooming. and her form was admired for
its strength. if it was not exactly cx-
actly extoled for grace. Success is
bestows youth and beauty, and which
fails IN its effects only when the son of
Fortune sets. The girdle Of good luck
once thrown around the thickcst waist,
it tecomes to every beholder as slender
as Nenus's own, and those whom the
blind goddess had mystified by the
bandage OF her own eyes, are, at any
time ready to swear black is white, or,
as in Johanna case, red is yellow.
And amidst all this, Caiohne's name
was not heard.
One heart WAS at least captivated by
this heroine in spite Of herself The biz
prussian colonel must have his fancy
clptivated by this close approximation to
the heroic mald OF his heated BRAN, -
mons the toasts drank to Johanna
Stagen. his response was the long st, his
praise the N st broadly expressed.
But-evcry med u has its reverse side
what pity
In the midst ofall these rejoieinss, nj
inst as great things were in comtcmpta-
ton for Johanna, who seems to have
been regarded as second Joan of Are,
just when one may suppose the Prussian
colonel was beginning t. find leisure to
+ pr sccute his romantic suit-Eo the
French returned and retook Luneberg.
Dire event whch the poor I.ane nebergers
lcplored. and which vas positive ruin to
our heroine, whose temporary elevation
hat served to point her ont as a mark
for the vengeanca of'the inturiated French
solderv. Johanna, thrown down from
her lofty pedestal. was, met4phorically
speaking, obliged 10 grorcl in the mud,
and Iitefa. Y, nj -ht have been tramplel
to death, except tor h,ains herself, which
she did for many days, in a dark dismal
cellar. indebted for sustcnance solely to
the good Offices of neiyhbors, and to
Caroline, who brought her milk from
Grimm, and who unnoticcl and unre-
warded, was no doubt much happier
than the heroine covering in her dismal
cellar. expecting hourly death-or worse.
But this terrible condition which last
nIv HI toe, tod ut
length BY toe report Of a large body of
prussians advancing on Luneberg; and
now, as the French at last evacuated
Luneberg, our heroine once more emerg.
ed from her obscurity. and threw herself
at the kin.'s feet. Her sorrows ended
there. Her merits were at once recog
nized; she was pa.ronzed by some of
the female connections of her Prussian
admirer. Following the army subse-
luently into Prussia. who was at once
placed on the full-pay of colonel, and
sent to school to be educated for her
future rank in life-a Prussia nobeman's
spouse. Henc forth the life of johanna
Stegen became one OF uninterrupted pros
perIty. At the close of the war she
married the man, whose peremptory or
ders where in reality the cause Of her
being famous. History tell us no more
of her. Did education refine herr Did
she ever tAiuk OF Caroline Burger, in the
atter's obscus ty, or aid the conrad who
shared her peril, but not her good for
tune 1t is believed not. She whom
we have called Caroline lived and died
obscure and humble, perh 4ps not less
happEeven her real name was not known
by the old inhabitant of tn. Schloss
LuneberI. from whose lips this littIe
narrative was gathered years ag1, and
who could boast of having both seen and
spoken to the famous heroine Of Lane
berg, johanna Stegen, by no means tie
first, ,-nor in all likelihood the last, to
whom fortune has called in a fit of cap
rice, and loaded with unmcritea iayors.
DorNG WELL FOR SMALL WoMAv.
The Milkwaukie News relates the fol-
lowing incident in the life OF sailor
who returned to that city after a five
years cruise :
He left wife and two children when
he went away, and the first thing ON his
return was to seek out his family. He
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