The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-26
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TO Louisiana IN the beginning OF lne n,,,
century came an old German ci'i's w ~ ,,,,s
bis onfs daughter and scttlea thele ,.t,acta1
rounp and very beautiful, anu ~ ~,
nrcI, attention, especially tia1 OF , ".o No
band. sn officer in the co'o,.. 80, ~,
v v"so ,'an, In Russia, and what struck nm
nav, nam SEEING the Young lady was the very
r.r.n,rhab;c resemblance which she bore 70
thn jatc wife or Czarowltz Alexis, son OF
Peter the Great.
The history of this Princess had been
worry sad one. Though sistcr.in-aw to Charles
VI. she had been treated Ivy her husband a.
though she had been his slave. He had at
tempted to make away with her by poison,
and at hist he struck her with such violence,
when far gone with Child, that he had caused
the death both Of herself and her infant
After a great lapse OF time the tIaFo"h"
himself died; and 10 Dauband' watcslni eyes
il seemed that the Intelligence OF thai lrinecs
disease was received by his fair LOGGER WIN
snch SUSPICIOUS interest and excitement '''''
no taxed her with being in trulh the "'-
hannv lady whom all the world thought 10
no dead and buried. IL such were the case
he declared himself devoted to her service
.nd nrcn,red to sacrifice his prospects III lHc
COLONY in order to escort her to Russia.
Then Charlotte Cushman Sophia dc Wo2'-
fenbuttcl- flor such had been Ter maiden
nar1cI narrated her pititn story. She was
indeed the parsonage she had imagined, ana
had made use Of fraud to escape from tbe
crucltics Of her late husband. The blow that
had been given TO her had amoSt caii>ed Der
death, but she had recovered. By me he'r
of Countess konigslDark, mother OF .''af'ifa'
Sake, she gained over the women OF hcr btc-
chamber, so that il was given out tiat Shc
was no more. and Il funeral was arranged ac'
cordingiy. Then, being conveyed toa secret
place, She was carefully tended, and, when
strong enough, removed in the StlSc OF
peasant girl 10 Paris under tic guardianship
of trrsiy German. WHO passed as her rather,
and finally from France - Louisiaua
Having heard her story, imu!'and renewed
his offer TO furniS., the means OF her return
to that sphcre from which she had fled under
such pitlable circumstances Dt!t the youn"
widow thanked him and said that the only
service she required was that he ,hould main
tain an absolute secrecy regarding her. he
endeayorcd TO obey her, but his affection for
her was stronger t''al his loyalty; ne was
Young and handsome. a well as impress
sionable, and perhaps the cX-plinreSs was
not sorry when, her pretended father
diving, Daubapd offered himself to her as
her husband. If she had really renowned
ais thoughts Of re>uming her rank, he ar
gued, why should she rot wed all honest
man who loved her! Though not Queen,
in him she should ever have Il devoted SUD
iect. She consented. and in SO doing afforded
one of the strangc>t viciSSituicS Of fortune
that history has recort(Cd-thc marriage with
an humble officer oi Infantry Of enc who had
been destined for the throne OF Russia and
whose sister was actually occupying that OF
Austria. The marriage was a happy one.
and bore fruit i'll M only daughter.
After ten years Dauband, being troubled
with some disorders which the practitioners
in Louisiana could not cure, removed with
bis wife and child to Paris TO set medical ad.
vice, and on his recovery obtained from the
Government AZ appointment in the Isle of
Bourbon. While in Paris the wife and
daughter went 10 walk in the Tuilcries, and
conycrsirg in German, were overheard by
Marshal Sake, who stopped 10 consider them.
Nine. Dauband'S embarrassment confirm
ed his suspicious, and his rccogni-
ton Of her WAS complete. She per
suadcd him to promise secrecy. lie called
on her, however, the next day, and often
aftcrwiird; and when she had departed
for Bourbon. informed the King Of what
he had discovered. Orders were sent to the
island that the greatest respect should be
paid to her; aud the King. Ul Hungary was
also made acquainted with The position Of
his aunt. He sent her II letter inviting her
to his court, but on condition thut size
should quit her husband, which she refused
IN do II, 171T Dnubanl died lryi,,,r hrc,,
preceded to the grave 10y his daughter, and
tue widow came to France with the iptcn-
ton OF taking up her residence in convent.
In place of doing So, however, she lived i'll
great retirement at WITH, about a league
from Paris, where she died i'll III Chunl-
6e,'S Journal.