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Russian Romance.

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once an Exile in Lsuisiana-
strange story OF Real Life.
To Louisiana, in the beginning of |
the last century, came an old German 1
smigrsat, with his only daughter,
and settled there. She was young ,
and very beautiful, and attracted
much attention, especially that of one
Dauband, nh officer in the colony.
This officer had been in Russia; and
what struck him, upon seeing the
Young lady, was the very remarkable
resemblance which she bore to the
late wife of Czarowitz Alexis, son of
Peter the Great. The history of this
princess had been a very sad one.
Though sister-in-law 10 CharlesVI,
she had been treated by her husband
as though she had been his slave. He
had attempted 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. !
After o great lapse Of time, the Czaro-
witz himself died, and to Dauband's
watchful eyes it seemed that the in ]
telligence Of that PRINCES deceasc
was received by his fair lodgcr with
such suspicious interest and excite
ment, that he taxed her with being
in truth the unhappy lady whom, all
the world thought to be dead and
buried. If such were the case, he
declared himself devoted to her SER
Tice and prepared to sacrifice his
prospects in tho colony, in order to
escort her to Russia.
Then Charlotte Cusi:man Sophia
de Wolfcnbuttlo Qor such had been
her maiden nancy narrated her pitt
full story. She was indeed the per-
sonasc lie had imagined, and had
made use Of q fraud to escape from
the crucities of her late husband.
The blow that had been given to her
f had almost caused her. death, but she
had recovered. by the help Of Coun-
: tess Konig>mark, mother of Marshal
, SAKE, she gained over the women of
her bedchanber, so that it was given
t. cut that she was no more, and flu
: neral was arranged accordingly.
o They being conveyed to secret
s place. she was carefully tended, and
II when strong enough removed, in tho
guisc Of c pcasam. gir!, to Paris, un.
r der the guardianship of a-trusty
= German, who passed as her father,
!, and finally from Franco to Louisiana.
C Having heard her story, Dauband
S renewed his offer to furnish the
s means of her return to that sphere
:. from which she had fed under suct
II pitiable circumstances; but the yo;ins
= widow thanked him, and said that tho
&c only service she required was that he
). should maintain an absolute secrecy
It regarding her. IIc cudeavored IL
~ obey her, but his affection for hel
n was stronger than his 10y atty; he was
y young and handsome, as we'll as i'm.
&c prcssionablc, and perhaps the cxprin.
It cess was not sorry when her pretend.
Y ell father dying, Dauband offered
d himself to her as her husband. If she
2. had really renounccd ell thoughts OF
resuming her rank, lie argued, why
should she not we'd an honest man
who loved her? Though not Il Quce,
= in him she should crcr haze devoted
u subject. She consented, and, so do
$ ing, afforded one of the strangest vi
le cissitudes of fortune that history hn
G. recorded-the marriage with an hum
II bic officer ofinfantry ofone who hat
is been destined for the throne Of Rus
ID sia, and whose sister was actually oc
8, cupying that of Austria. The mar
le riage was happy one, and bore frui
t. i'll an only daughter.
'g After ten years, Dauband being
h troubled with some disorders whicl
ut the practitioners in Louisiana coul,
to not cure, removed with his wife an,
&c child to Faris to get medical advice
Dr. and on his recovery obtained
m from the Government all appointment
ce in the Isle of Bourbon. While in P;,
lr ris the wife and daughter went It
~ walk in the Tuilcries, and conversin!
ce in German, were overheard by Mar
III shal SAKE, who stopped to inside
d, them. Nine. Dauband's cmbarras.
ment confirmed his suspicious, an,
&C the recognition of her was complete
y, She persuaded him to promise sccr'
u, cy. He called Oh her, however, III
III mex, day, and often afterwards; an
's when she had departed for Bourbon
d" informed THE King of what he hs
u" u discovered. Orders were sent to ii
he Island that the greatest respect shoul
ut, be paid TO her, and the King of HUI
'ck1 gary was also made acquainted vii
ou the position of his aunt. He sent h
ng- q letter inviting her to his court, b
e. OH condition that shc should quit b
MI husband, which she refused to d
'ur Iu l747 Dauband died, having bc'
lie preceded to the grave by his dans
for. ter, and the widow came to Fran
l- with the intention Of taking M h
,od residence in convent. In place
.ar doing so, however, she lived in gre
ros retirement at vitri. about leag
-. from Paris, where she died in IL
,;vs ,-IChambers' Journal.
the , u,u,w.u
the p..oS ~; Nrrch lo-Geo oroe
u.a Boutwell, was elected United Sta
.n' Senator, to-day, in the convention
's the two Houses. The vote was