The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-20
III L q H L L f. Z.
A Rich, Rare, and Racy scandal-The
Princess Esterhazy Assailed by
Her Daughter Potatoes
and Tears as
Steady Diet.

conduct of her mother, the Princess Esterhazy:-
"The newspapers" writes the Countess, 'hlve
for some time past been occupying themselves
with an affair which concerns me nearly. All
those who have read the articles in question
must incontestably put to themselves the follow
ing question:-"What crime can daughter have
committed that mother should punish her in
manner as revolving as 1t is contrary to law and
TO naturei"
| find myself forced to reply.
Having done nothing to merit such punish
ment, finding myself reduced not merely to
poverty, but what is still worse to heart like
nine seeing my honor dragged through the
mud by my own mother, desire to defend my
self
1 shall relate succinctly my life during eight
years and half. | am driven to take this des
perate course, for my family, by its influence,
has shown me clearly its object, that of reducing
me to helplessness by imposing its will on my
defenders and closing my mouth even before the
tribunal.
Guilty in appearance before public opinion, it
is desired to have me remain so in order that my
mother may be acquitted and condemned.
Let us see on which side is the wrong, on
which the right.
In 1861, after having quilted my family for
\ the principal reasons with which every one is
4 acquainted, for which l blame myself, and for
which shall repent to the hour of my death,
4 remained alone in the world, for Immediately
\ after my mother under the pretext of not being
able to quit her son-in-law, my husband, aban-
doned me entirely. ] ask whether, notwithstand-
passing over TO the camp OF the enemy!
Would she not have done better to come to
me, her child, and q woman to extend her
hand to raise me and place me in right course'
No: she put her foot on my head to crush me
still more.
Strange woman Had she no idea of what
she exposed me tome, spoiled child par er-
celence-spoiled by society, spoiled by every
one; me- who had been reared to believe myself
phoenix J.: She did not understand the peril in
which she flung me head foremost.
Fl ! wrote TO her at that time to ask the support
II of her tenderness. She repulsed me. | asked
" her at least to give me news of the children. |
received the following reply on scrap of
Fl paper
81 children"
1 was guilty. Oh, yes, 1 own it: but was
that reason to drive me to despair, and, as a
consequence of that despair, to folly!
Folly came after long weeping after nights
passed without sleep, sought consolation.
required some objectiin life. Ny imagination,
too ardent and rendered unhealthy at that time
bygrief, my mind nervous and agitated, all drove
me to act like spoiled child. Without expert
ence, for it was not years that were wanting to
me, it was the experience of life, | committed
the enormous folly, a folly without name thou
sand times more blamable, will say more ridi-
culous, to believe myself predestned for the
theatre-to study the dramatic art
For this purpose l repaired to Paris, where a
friend of my childhood-a noble heart, mind
such as is rarely to be met with (the Princess de
world and came to me without fearing the mil
lions of calumnies that people would amuse
themselves inventing respecting me- She wanted
to Judge for herself, and she saw that the world
had lied.
Although young, she assumed the role that
my mother should have taken from the com
mencement, and that the latter had never
adopted.
"Julie" said TO me this friend 81 believe thai
you are always the same, loyal and good, but il
the name of heaven quit this false route; you ar,
N1nnrxy rnNlyr
your position authorizes this career. l know
! that you have labored seriously, but sacrifice
what you have done to your mother, to you
children. Every one will approve of your con
duct"
The advice of that friend, woman distin
guished for her superior qualities went straigh
to my heart. felt an ardent desire to return
| into good path, and l therefore ooeyed he
| with Joy and gratitude. / then understood th
danger in which woman is placed who depart
from the line traced out for the commonest o
| mortals. shall all my life thank the noble ant
courageous friend who facilitated to me this re
turn to reason.
From that time l experienced an invincib
repugnance to every kind OF extravagant ten
dency.
much gratitude is u witness of the calm and re
spectacle life which / have led for the last 81,
years. But far from bringing my mother nesre
to me, it appeared to widen the distance between
us. bes0ught her to come and see me were
only for eight days; q hundred times reiterate
this prayer, but in vain.
Still the same friend, and many others in add
ton, old and young, gave her to understand hoy
much filial love had encouraged me in my goo
resolutions but she listened neither to tina
friend nor to the others who made the sam
representations to her. Ny mother had alway
some frivolous preteXt for not coming She ha
no money to undertake the journey; she had n
vine; she feared to offend her son-in-law In ac
ing as a mother; she had, 1t seems, begun to n
gard me with horror.
Ipassed my existencesweeping; all my friend
sympathzed with troubles so little merited, bI
I suffered in silence, with resignation and will
out deviating from my good resolutions. For
nv mother was not near to guide and advise M
there was in the other world the soul of IN
cherished, holy, and respected souvenir gay
me strength to struggle against evil and pers
we're in good.
had Committed censurablc act eight and
half years previously, in quitting my poor chi
drep but I had committed 1t in a moment
been taken on me by holding them up as IL
most implacable judges of my conduct. Durln
those eight wears / made three loyal and unr
stricted attempts to repair, as lar as l coul
that fault. In the third OF these attempts, IL
friend of whom I'speak, and who protest.
great influence, supported my cause with N
family, but they cast me OF oil the same. Ar
vet made but one modest request:-'To retuI
home TO take the last of places; TO be there eve
less than the least of servants, IN order TO enjo
after q long martyrdOm, the right OF being stl
the mother of my children"
Each time they replied to me with humani
without example, that all that was not suf
cient My mother, not satisfied win wringlr
my heart, endeavored two years ago 10 punis
me physically. She took back IRON me at tn
time 200 flOrins out OF the small monthly ALLOW
ance of roo flOrns which she gave me. l r
anti ~ mi buf