The Cecil Whig., 1872-01-06

/ her. but she had in truth recovered from
it. By help of the Konigsmark, mother of
Marshal SAKE, she gained over the women
of her bed chamber, SO that it was given
out she was no more, and funeral was
arranged accordingly. Then, being con-
veyed to secret place, she was carefully
tended, and when strong enough, removed
in the guise of servant-girl, to Paris,
under the guardianship Of trusty Ger
man servant, who passed as her father;
and finally from France to Louisiana
Having heard her story, Dauband renewed
his devoted offer to furnish the means of
her return to that sphere from which she
had fled under such pitiable circumstances;
but the young widow thanked him, and
said the only service she required of him
was, that he should MAINTAIN an absolute
secrecy regarding her past, and conduct
himself towards her exactly as he had
hitherto done for the future. He endeav-
ored to obey her in both respects, but his
affection for her was stronger than his 10y
ality; he was young and handsome, as we'll
as impressionable; and perhaps the ex-
princess, on her part, was not sorry when,
her pretended father dying, and it becom-
ing no longer possible for Dauband and
herself to be under the same roof together
with out reproach, he offered himself to
her as husband. If she had renounced
all thoughts of resuming her rank, he
argued, why should she not wed an honest
man who loved her? Though not queen,
in him she should ever have a devoted SUBJ
ject. She consented; and in SO doing af-
| forded one of the strangest examples of
| vicissitude of fortune that history has
recorded-the marriage with humble
officer Of infantry of one who had been
destined for the throne of Russia, and
whose sister was actually occupying that
of Austria. The marriage was 4 happy
one, and bore fruit in an only daughter
After ten years, Dauband, being troubled
with some disorder which the practitioners
in Louisiana could not cure, removed with
his wife and child to Paris, to get the best
medical advice, and, on his recovery, solic-
tied and obtained from government an ap-
pointment in the Isle of Bourbon. While
in Paris, the wife and daughter went to
walk in the Tuileres, and, conversing in
German, were overheard by Marshal SAKE,
who stopped to consider them. Madam
Dauband's embarrassment confirmed his
suspicious, and his recognition of her was
complete. She drew him aside, and per-
suaded him to promise secrecy. He called
on her, however the next day, and often
afterwards; and when she had departed
for Bourbon, informed the king his mas
ter of what he had discovered. Orders
were sent off to the Island that the great
est respect should be paid to her; and the
king Of Hungary was also made acquaint-
ed with the position of his aunt. He sent
her letter inviting her to his court, but
on the condition that she should quit her
husband, which she refused to do. In
1747, Dauband died, having been preceded
to the grave by his daughter; and the
widow came to France, with the intention
of taking up her residence in convent; in
place of doing so, however, she lived in
great retirement at Vitri, about league
from Paris, where she died in 1772. What
strange experiences must the old lady have
had to tell, if it had pleased her to do so;
and how she should have astonished any
quiet ea-party by commencing an anecdote
with, " When my father-in-law Peter the
Great" or, When my husband the Czar-
owitz of Russia!'
The third romance of real life that have
in my mind is not connected with such
high-placed folks as deys and czars, but only
concerns itself with simple count. More
over, it is denied by some good papists,
who say that the Holy Father was incapa-
BILE Of the generous land indeed exceedingly
liberaD action imputed to him in the mat
ter. However that may be, there is at
Erfurb, in Thuringia, monument in
stone by which the event in question is
recorded. In the beginning of the thir-
teenth century, a certain Count Gleichen
was taken in a fight against the Infidel,
and carried by the Turks into slavery,
where he suffered many hardshps for years.
In this unhappy condition, the daughter of
his master-as in the better known case of
Lord Bateman-fell in love with him, and
promised to affect his release, if he would
pass his word to marry her. Unlike his
lordship, the count was not bachelor, and
honorably confessed at once that the ar
rangement, however attractive, was impos-
sible, because he had wife and children
at home. "That is mo argument" replied
the young lady gravely; "the custom of
our country allows man several wives"
The count, therefore, who probably thought
he had done all that was expected of him
in the way of conscientious explanation,
then passed his word to make her his wife;
and Gulnare (if that was the young lady's
name) exerted herself to such good pur-
| pose that she procured his escape, and
| sailed away with him to Venice. At that
place, he found one of his messengers who
had been despatched in search of him i'll
all directions, who informed him that his
wife was well, though inconsolate for his
absence. He was loving husband, and
had wished no harm to his lady; but as the
case stood, he was placed in pitable di-
lemma. Fortunately Rome was handy, and
off he went, and threw himself at the feet
| of the pope, who was at that time held
even more infallible by the religious public
than he is now. After he had ingenious
ly narrated" says Bayle's Dictionary (the
translator of which should surely have
written "ingenuously,'O "what he had
done, the pope granted him solemn dis
pensation to keep both his wives;' thus
saving him from the guilt of bigamy, and
of breaking his word, and making him as
comfortable as the thought of what No.
at home would say of it all, permitted him
to be. The most curious part of the whole
story, however, is, that No. 1 received No.
| 2 with the most affectionate welcome; and
No. 2, on her part, "answered very hand
somely her civilities." She herself proved
barren; "but she loved tenderly the chill