The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-15
A Romance 6f History.

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70 Louisiana, In the beginning oa the ast
century. came an old German emiarant. With
his Only a ughter and settled there. Shs
was soung and very beautiful. and attracted
much attention., especially that OF aane Dau-
band. an officer OF the Colony, who so in
gratiafed himself with her father. that after
q brief time. they kept house together. The
officer had been In Russia; and what first
struck him upon seeing the Young lady. was j
the very remarkable resemblance which she
bore to the late wife OF Garowitz Alexis. SON
OF Peter the Great. The history of the
Princess had been very sad one. Al l,ough
a high-born lady, AMI sister-in-faw to the
Emperor. Charles VI. she had been treated
4 by hera hush nd with rs much brutalssv MS {
though she had been his slave. He had at
tempted on more than one occasion to make
away with her by poison; and at last he
struck her with such violence, when far gone
with child. that he had caused the death of
both herself and her infant All the courts
OF Europe had gone into mourning for her.
and everybody but her husband plted her
unhappy te. After great lapse Of time
| the CaroWltz himself died and to Daubaua's
wateflfisl eyes it seemed that the intelligence
Of the Prince's deeease was received bv his
tair feliow-lodger with such interest and ex-
citcment that he taxed her with in trutl, be- 4.
ing that unhappy but exalted lady whom All f
Tue Worltf to be dead aud buried. lftsu,h
was the case he declared himself devoted to 8
| her service, and prepared TO at once sacrifice
ms prospe Is In the colony in order to escort
her to Russia.
fhen Charlotte Chrstiana Sophia de Woolf-
fi1butfel (tor siloll had been hermaid,.p name)
| narrated her pitiful story. She was, indeed.
the, parsonage he imagined her to be. and
had made use Of a pious fraud to escape from
the crueities at her late husband. The blow
that had been giTn ierhad almost caused her
Heath (as it undoubtedly did that OF the heir
of ALI the Rtlssas, whom she carried within
her) but she had in truth recovered from il,
by nelp Of the Counties Kongsbere. mother
u Marsiiai SAKE, she gained over the woman
q her bed d-ciianiber so.sthat 1t was giyer out
tfiat nat s'ie was no more, and Il funeral was ar
ranged accordingly. Then, being conveyed
70 secret place, she was carefully tended
ana when strong enough. removed, III the
Sulse ShF OF servant-girl, to Paris, under the
gtafdlanship of titlsty German servant. who
passed as her father, and finally from France
70 louisiana. Having heard her story. Dars !
oand renewed his devoted offer to furnish the
means Of her refllrn To tliat sphere rom
which she had fled under such ptiable cir
cutnsrailces; Btst the young widow thanked
'liIl' ana said the only service she required
~ hHl was that he should maintain ansabso
i'lse secr,sy regarding her past, and conduct
himself toward her exactly as he hae. hitherto
lone for the future.
re endeav"retl 20 obey her in bath respects
'''it ms af'ec'loh for her was stronger than his
ioyaitJ ne was Young and handsome. as
Wen as lalpressionable; and perhaps the ex-
ffihcess. on her part. was not sorry when.
ler pretended father dting, and ii becoming
no longer possible for Dauband and herself
70 Re i'h'ier the same root without reproach
lie oIered himself to her as a husband If
She had really renounced all thoughts Of re-
>uming her rank, he argued, why should she
not wed an honest man who loved here
Though not a Queen, in him SHE should evar
have devoted >ubject. She consented ana
n 50 t'eing offered one of the strangest exam
pies % Vcissltiides ofortune that history las
feeoried-the marriage with an humble off.
'ef oi infantry of one who Lad been destined
'or the throne Of Russia, and whose sister was
actually occupying that of Austria. The
marriage was happy one, and bore fruit in
IN only daughter After ten years, Dauband
oeHig troubled with some disorder which the a.
Ill Louisiana could not cure. re-
moved with his wife and child to Paris. tn
get the best medical advice and on his re-
;overy. solicited and obtained from the Cow
'rnment an appointment in the Isles of Bour-
'olt. Wiilie IN Paris, the wife and daughter
Neiit Y, walk In the Tnlleries. ant, couversi p
2 German We're overheard by Marshal Saxa,-
siio siio stopped to consider them. Madam
Dausahd's embarrassment confirmed lis sus-
oiciens. anu his recognitionsof her was COM
'leie. leie. nile drew him aside, and persuaded
nm 70 promise secresy. He called on her
ioweyer, the next day. and often afterwaryl ;
MD when she had departed for Bourbon. in.
orned the King his master of What l,e had
Orders Were sent off TO tile is
ana that the greatest respect should be paid
Q her; and the King OF Hungary was al,o
nade acglanfedwitl.the position Of his aunt
ie sent her 4 letter inviting her to his court,
MT on the condition that she shoulIomit her
husband which she refused to.do. If I747
,anband died. having been preceded to- the
rave. by liis dng t.r; and the widow came
q France with tile Intention of taking ND
ef residence ina convent itlpiace OF doina
o. however she lived in great retirement at
iFri, about leagtir from Paris. where she
ie.i'in liz. WHAT strange experiences that
10y lAly must have had to tell. ii ithad
leased her TO do SO. and how she would have
allt any tta-party by commencing am
neefsote with: 'ssVhen Aly fatller-ii,-Iaw.
eter the Great, or, '.When my husband,
ne Garowitzof Russia .'-Chan.ber's journal.
DEATH VAiLEY.-The question has been.
sketi Us whether Death Valley IA region sit-st
ate IN the northern part OF San Bernardinos.
'unty, near the Nevada State line. is higher.
lower than sea level On Rancrolt's map,
1867 II is marked as 175 feet below the sea,
vel. We cannot voucll for the accuracy Of
'ls statement. but suppose il was taken from
"a 1.fafft e-{C faS II