Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-04-25
.sTt1a OF TWo CONTINENTS.
A Poor but Pretty Italian Apple-Girl
Marries a Kentucky Mil
IiOnaire.
She Proves to be a Grand Niece Of the
King OF Naples, a Countess Worth
100000 600 Francs.
From the 1opisvips Ledger,

From the Louisville Ledger.l
Justine Cardoni, who sold apples
around the streets of Louisville eighteen
years ago, has a history. Briefly we VIII
write ii down:
In Milan, twenty-five years ago, there
lived a poet and scholar, whom we will
call Rfnaldo Cbut that was not his
lname). He was a descendant of one of
the oldest families in Italy, dating back
to the dark ages, whose representatives,
both as warriors and statesmen, were
second to nOnein Europe. RinaldO was
very wealthy and hOnorably connected,
bearing the title of Count. He was edu-
Gated at the University of Prague, and
graduated with distinguished hOnOrs as
a professor oflaw. He never practiced
though, but spent his time in travel and
writing essays on science and philOsO-
ply. At the age of twenty-five years
he became acquainted with Madeline
Josephine GiaecomO, of Naples, the
daughter of a half-brOther to the King
by a moFganatic marriage. This mar
rage of Madeline with a private gentle
man gave great umbrage at court,
though children by morganatic mar
riages are not recognized as scions of
royalty, but take only such honors as
belong to private gentry.
The fruit of this marriage by the beau
tiful Madeline and Rinaldo was a daugh-
ter born in about a year and a half from
the time of their marriage. This child.
was healthy, robust and beautiful, and.
attracted much attention. One day the
nurse had permissiont to take it out m its
little wagon for an airing. Passing by a
narrow court, a man in his pantaloOnsI
and blouse, barefooted and bareheadedi
rushed out and seized the little one, and
before the nurse could scream, or give
any alarm, wa out of sight.
This was a terrible blow to Rinaldo
and Madeline. She, poor thing, was
thrown into commissions at the loss OF
her child, and died in a few weeks. Ri
naldo, being of an impulsive tempera
ment, gave way to his passion, and died
from excuses brought on by his misfor-
tune. y
Justine Cardoni came to Louisville
with an italian family IS n of its
members, and was employed in selling
fruit about the streets, as stated in the,
commencement of this article. She was,
extremely beautiful, but modest and re-
firing in her manners. The writer has.
often wondered why it vas that a peri
son like her could confne herself to thei
drudgery incident to the occupation she
followed so industriously. She was evil
IDENTIFY of a superior class to all thoseI
with whom she associated and amongI
whom her lot vas cast. \
A few years ago she married a gentle-i
man from a neighbOring city, who bel
came attached to her by meeting her on
the street selling apples. He was a law,
vera ripe scholar and a perfect gentle~l
man. To prevent invidious remarksl
and insinuations he removed from Lou
isville to the place he now resides with
his elegant wife and lovely children, fOrl
he is possessed of a s~uficiency of thisl
worlds goods to keep the wolf from thei
door through a long life to ONE.
About one year ago u italian died
Il won't say where, because it is un-
necessary, and on his death-bed rel
vealed 10 the priest the state of factsi
Swallowed forth in the beginning ofthis
article. The reverend father, knowing
the importance of the communication
and the then high social standing of theA
lady and family affected thereby, prof.,
cured the services of an experienced at
torney; had the statement drawn up in
form and properly attested. Ip
addition to his statement a lOcket was
produced by the dying man that ht
said was attached to a small gold chain
On the girls neck when abducted byi
him. In this lOcket were the minaturesl
Of a gentleman and lady, saidtO be the
father and mother of the girl. |!
The revelation of the dying man !
proved that the once beautiful apple-f1
girl of Louisville was the daughter of ?
Madeline Josephine GiaccomO and her
husband, the poet, scholar and scientist !
Milan, and was the rightful heir til :
immense estates. /
The dying man further stated that hei |
vas paid for abducting the girl by rela. :
ives who, IN case of failure of heirs in l
hat line, would inherit the estates them ;
n the possession of Rinaldo. l
The priest was the first to break the Z
of this good fortune to the family (
If her who was thus elevated to affiu- !
nee and social position, and after ri
hort correspondence and a trip TO Italy,J a
~ the husband and wife, all was estah4 :
ished that the reader anticipates. n i
The wife of the lawyer, who resides I'M 4
neighbOring city, is by virtue of her !
firth a Countess, and possessed of an esd =
ate of more than ten millions of franes.f II
hey have five children-three daugh- d
ers and two boys. The girls are the re I
reduction of the italian mother, and Y
be boys combine the physical develop-to
f both parents, =