The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-05-11
Eliza GIIbeFts

Long ago, when life was only sunny
lounge through Europe, bright spring
day shOne upon pretty Munich a. the
lounge and his friends, chanting Hohen.
Linden, rolled up the cheerful streets OF
the little city. The Greek gleam IN Mu'
Mich is little drOll, because you do not
look for it in southern German city. IT
is not derived from the fact that OtlIo is
the son of the old Lewis Of Bavaria. so
much ns from the taste Of the late king,
which has erected Greek Temples, and
given them Greek names, and was univer-
sally loyal to the Hellenic genius.
We all went to tho palace, which was
very splendid, and new in many rooms.
The great reccptiOn.haIl. Of polished mar
bic, is one Of the famous rooms OF Europe.
But the most interesting Of all the rooms
was the Gallery Of Bcauty-a collection
Of portraits OF the most beautiful women
Of Europe, who had been at King Lewis
Court, or whom he had seen and especially
admired. They weIe of every nation and
complexion-Greek and English, Russian
and Spanish-and among them daugh-
ter of Marcd BOyZariS. There was another
portrait Of dark haired, darkeycd wO-
man-who was thatg II was the Count
css Of LandsfeIdt and in Kaulbach's stu
dio, near by, there was full length por-
trait Of the same dark.eycd woman.
From the palace VIC went to the Eng
liSh Garden" park laid out in the pic
turcs1ue English style. There were
sweeps Of lawn, and thick strawberries,
and broad winding gravclcd avenues, pleas
ant to sec after the forInality Of the French
gardening; and az VIC Strolled about in
the warm sun, pony phactOn came rap
idly up to the avenue, slackcned its pace
MS it passed us, while the driver looked at
us with the dark eyes Of tho portrait
flashing, wnywnrd eyes-the mass Of dark
hair coiled back from the face, and the
head bending slightly as she passed.
In the evening the same party set In
the parquettc at the opera. 1t was Auber's
Shrine, u sweet, but half forgotten work
Of the melo,liOus Frenchman.| The lively
southern German audience enjoyed each
pretty turn Of the music; and several Of
the neighbors suddenly rising and look
ing round during one of the cHsf'actes,
we also looked, and, in sumptuous box,
Fut OubNcu Oy - WStt company HNh ShS
lady Of the pony phaeton, splendidly at
tired, and gayly chatteiing, waving jew
clcd fan.
The other day, in lonely room upon
Long Island, with no friend but humane
Christian clergyman, died poor paralytic.
No friend followed at tho burial, for there
was no friend. Yet, had VIC lifted the lid
Of the coffin and looked in, do you sup
pose we should have recognized the dark
eyed woman whose portrait hung In the
king s gallery, who flashed so finely though
the park, and qucencd it so festally in the
opera-box For it was she-forlOrn, for
saken, smittcn by.word Of contempt
Lola Montez. They engraved Eliza
Gilbert" upon her coffin, that the vanity
OF life might not descend with her body Ia
the grave. What pitiful tragedy! So
fearfully friendless was she that ccnsure
is forgotten, and no words are strong
enough to fifty point the moral. Az the
kind clergyman closed his book, and all
that remained Of her was hidden from
human sight forever, may he not have
murmured in his heart:
"CrOss her hands humbly,
As if praying dumbly,
Over her breast.
Owning her weakness,
Her evil behavior,
And leaving with necklaces
Her sins to her Savior"