Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-03-01
A Haltimore Romance.


hat is stranger every day stares Us In the face?
Vhy seek in high lite for dramas, when we
md orange girls becoming DuchesSes, servant
girls becoming CountesSes, and ladies of doubt
al origin and very dubious character sharing
81 Emperor throne. Nell Gwynne rode in
ler coach, Lady Hamilton eloried In a posi-
ion which received ustre from the lame OF
ler lover, and Josephine became dizzy at the
height which she had reached, just before her
81. Isit not romance to find Sheridan, the
,attered and sought for, dying, Stunned aud
7taryinC, without even the consolation OF know
ng that, few years after, his grand daughter
to shine as Beauty's Queen aud as Duchess;
n TO read OF Brummen the eOurted and the
dictator of fashion, begging for bread in a tat
.ered garment: and is the story Of OF Cinderella
cav more wonderful than that OF Eugene who
drives to day 10 the coach ofan Emperor, who
,Wenty years ago scarcely owned a pumpkin to
make one out oil.
Our own city of Baltimore has witnessed IN
70 days more than one little bit OF dramatic
Omance. One of the most curious however
1as come to light within the past few days
md as the veil, which covered up the mystery,
las been removed by death, there is now no
rong liz giving the details OF story which IS
3uriousy strange 1t is as follows;
aqiding in the northern part OF Germany, smit
on with the charms OF the daughter of a we'll
,noyn Doctor, in the town where he lived,
,ooed and won her, and made her Baroness.
vears sped happily along, the birth OF two
daughters gave additional life 10 the little
household and the Baron rcjOlced In his little
7arden. which he too confidently imagined was
;ree from the trail of the serpent. Coming
home however, one night, very unexpectedly,
ne found a young student in his room, and In
an axcess of wild jealousy and rage, seized upon
n sword. which was hanging against the wall
IF the chamber, and ran him through.
The Baron fled to the Crimea, where he serv-
ID throughout the Crimean war and. after 1t
vas ended, made his way after various Vlsclssl
tudes of fortune to Baltimore, where under an
assumed name, he commenced to give lnstruc-
ion in languages. After he had resided some
time in this city. happening one day to go into
music shop for the purpose OF making
irhng purchase, to his great aStonlshment
no met taco TO face with his wife who was
atanding behind the counter. After the nrst
gnrnr;se was over, they had each the prudence
% remain silent, meeting was arranged
ghen the ex-barouess informed her lormer hus
5apl that. feeling that their Intercourse was
.orever at an end, she had accepted the pro-
oosal of her present husband to marry him and
come TO America, which she accordingly dld
without troubling herself about divorce. She
had brought with her her two daughters, who
bore the name of her present husband and
imagined themselves his children.
1t was then agreed between the two that
5heir secret should be preserved and that the
Baron. under his assumed name, should DC re-
oeved as teacher of languages into the house,
there he should have the care OF the educa-
ion of his children, which accordingly hap
Dened. Years passed by, the girls grew up,
md old age, laying its hand on their real father,
brought him finally to his death bed, which ne
exchanged short time ago for grave. While
% the Jaws of death he sent Tor friend and
3onfded to him parcel OF papers, giving IN
3iruetiOHS, among other things, as to the ulS,
position of some property which he inherited
abroad and requesting him to hand them over
his wife when he discovered her, who, he
old him, was the daughter OF Doctor, whom
Ie named, in German town.
This friend, knowing that there was dangh-
er of this Doctor married in Baltimore, deter
aiued, naturally, to apply TO her Tor lniorma-
ION. Going TO the music shop to hnd her, ne
net her husband, and announced to hlm that
ne haG some important papers for his slster-in-
Az.
But before he got further on his explanation,
ne wife rushed from an adjoining room, tOlo
him that She knew all about 1t aud that she
7ould call and see him next day at his house.
lie had hardly returned there however before
che followed him, entering GREATNESS; without h
bonnet or shawl, eager to know what had hap; p,;
oened The papers were handed over, tnl anu all all
recessitv. she thought, for secrecy being re-
moved, the two girls were informed OF the facts
oi their b rth and Of their title to distinction;
So they Immediately disclaimed their reputeo
'sther, and announced themselves as Baron
osses; aud the one little girl who was tor long
line known as bareiootcd htt'e Saucy- Dox,
anO trotted about the streets earning pennies
~ her musical performances, and. her elder
sister who has not always been so refined IN
aer tastes, are suddenly become what the Ter
mans call Hof fahig, and are capable, IN some
parts of Germany, of being admitted INTO
1ociety into which many leading merchan'S ana 10
'lch bankers are not permitted to enter - bdR'
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