The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-11-23
The Blind Princess.

presented to the Empress Eugenie al Schaf-
bach lew days ago. and the nimosi inter-.
est aud sympathy were excited by her
story. The lady is well known all over
Germany her princeIy domicil is visited
every year by crowds of strangers. The
beautiful portrait by Cornelius bin ore nf
the salons is examined with much interest,
and every one departs little dreaming that
the large and soft blue eyes seeming 10 look
benevoIence have in life no power 10
Turn the gIsnces CT sym palhy and kindness
directed towards Them.
The story of The princess is perhaps the
most toncning romance of the nineteenth
century As child she had been stolen
from the gardens of the very chateau she
now lima bits. CARELESS nurse, bent on
her own enjoyment, had suffered her mas
ter's child 10 stray toward the river, aud
when, in answer 10 the frantic appeals and
the search made in every direction, no sign
of The infants presence could be discovered,
il was concluded that she had fallen into the
river and got drowned. The despair OF the
idea OF tie child's death, accepted by all
besides, was rejected by her. The river
had been dragged, no trace Of the corpse
had been found, and so, after a lew years
time, when The death OF the prince, her
husband, had released her from the obiaa-
ton 10 remain in the chateau she gave up
the domain into the hands CT her brother-
in-law. and set out upon strange pilgrim
age all over the continent, fully convinced
that she would find, one day or olhef, the
object of her search. The sums of money
spent in the pursuit, the time, The toll, the
anxiety, absorbed upon every high-rosu,
need not be described During the embas-
sy OF Prince Taley rand, she came TO Lou-
don, aud was received by Queen Adiaide
with the utmost kindness and sym mpa,hy.
Soon afterwards she went ouce more 10
the South, sill bent on finding her lost
child. One day the carriage climbing slow
ly up ole OF the steep hills in the nsigh-
borhod OF Lausanne, she was sccos ed by
beggar woman, holding by the hand.
poor bind girl, for whom she was impInr-
ing aims. TIE girl looked gentle and sweet
tempered, resembling in no way the harsh
vixen whom she called mother. The in
mate OF The carriage had iallen into doz-,
and the woman bade the girl sing, TO srou.s
the lady. The song was a vulgar ditty, be-
longing 10 the district, with no romance 10
insure attention, and yet il woke the lady
from her trance something in her voice
reminded her OF sister lost many years
before, and she stopped the postlIion " hiis
she questioned the girl as 10 her origin
The day and hour were CONS al last: ey-
cry word uttered by the maiden confirmed
the suspicion of identity. Memory was
contused-it had vanished with her sight
but by dInts OF threats and promises the
woman was made 10 confess that she had
2urcha ed The girl, when quite an infant.
from beggar woman, like herself, who
owned TO having deprived her OF sight in
order 10 excite compassion. Tue locality
whence the child had been taken, was ptooi
sufficient of The irsth,
TIE princess returned home with her
poor blind companion, aud devoted her
whole life TO the prospect of cure, as shs
had done before 10 that Of her discovery
But all attempts failed, and the mother
then gave herself up entirely to The educa-
lion OF her helpless charge. ln This she
succeeded perfectly, and the princess IS
considered one of The most accomplished
reciters Of INLAND and Schiller in all Ger
many. Berore dying her fondmother reap
ed her reward in the marriage of her
daughter with the young prince, her neph-
ew, aud this consolation is the greatest
which could be Felt by her fnends.
The young princess reciied, with the
most exquisite cl earness and pahos, two
scenes from "Count Egmont' aud "The d.,
yer" on the visit TO the Empress, while Tho
! imperial lady listened eniranced, and ths
large tears rolling down her cheeks IA she
gazed on The wreck which the wIckedaess
aud cupidiiy OF man had made OF one OF
the most beautiful works OF Gods own
crsation.-London Papa