Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-31
pIplem.acy Wor.tcd.

Madame A. the lady employed for the las
seven years in the displ0matie negotiations will
the Tuileries, was formerly 4 pianist of some lit
tie reputation, who, having been addressed Il
Counr Pontevsglia for recommendations TO th,
people of distinction at Turin, where she was
seeking to give a series Of concerts during tbs
dead season in Paris, was seized upon by tina.
gentleman for the conveyance Of certain impOr.
tant dispatches, the transmission OF which with
CELEBRITY and discretion concerned in d great de-
gree the prosperity OF the Italian cause. To the
great surprise and JOY Of the poor artistic, Ponte-
vaglia volunteered 70 pay her expenses to Turin,
with the promise that, should she succeed in de-
liveriug a certain letter safely in the hands of the
person to whom IL was addressed, q generous re-
ward should be the result.
No sooner had Madame A. quilted the
room than Pontevaglia discovered, BY certain
signs known only TO the old hands Of diplomacy.
that the conversation he hsd been holding had
been listened 10 with great assiduity and he,
Therefore, sent ont Immediately to warn her OF
the danger in which she stood. lie arrived the
very moment after she had left. A Geographic
dispatch preceding her, at Lyons, merely con
tanning these words
There is danger destroy the prescription; Il
mustnot be administered"
The whole fortune OF q life hung upon the
presence of mind and comprehension Of the lit
tie inexperienced artist. But French women
uced not much schooling in the science OF in
Tigue. Cavour, WHIT was given to pleasantly
in his uubendiug hours, was wont 70 say that the
little pianist, of course, could not be slow 10
seize the key Of that diplomatic note. Instant-
II she understood it all. She rolled the letter
into as small a compass as possible; and, I'M
doing with great patience the ball of worsted
which was enabling her to beguile the long and
weary hours Of travel with the harmless pursuit
of anti-macassar work, she wound the skein
upon the missive.
al this took place at Lyons, and, sure enough,
rs sooner had she crossed the frontier than the
police, surrounded her, seized upon her trunks,
aud searched them, with most perseyering care,
while the baskets, bags, and bandb0Xes were sd-
mit.i 10 a like scrutiny. Every thing was over
haulod-even the pehicoats and stays, the peck
cts and the kerChiefs which she woTe-but moth
inc was discovered; and she sat weeping in a
c.rner al the atfront upon her, with nothing but
ber crochet 10 omfol her, while the authorities
who had arrested her awaited he result Of their
report concerning the small reward they had OBJ
tanned for their pains.
The pianist loves to this day to tell Of her
emotion when, by AN unguarded movement, she
suffered the ball Of worsted to fall from her lap
an the door, and how she thought she should
have fainted. when, with uncouth ga'lantry, two
of the gendarms on guard rushed forward at
once 10 pick it up, and began to pull it from
,arb others hand, in their grOtesquo attempts at
pIayiug the agreeable to the young lady. The
Ans were crossed-the mbieon was passed
FORUM was conquered.
Tie triumph Of Inc little pianist was so com
pIote that Cayour, on listening TO the history OF
the perils encountered by the creased and crnm-
pied letter, which bore the good tidings for
which he had been waiting 30 anxiously, ielt a
curiosity 70 see the bold messenger. In a mo-
ment he beheld the immense resource which tins
meek, u~npretending looking little lady, with
the form Of a fairy and the courage of a warrior,
could be in the peculiar stage of Italian affairs
acts al bravery.