The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-06-19

the affections of very worthy lady,
who sighed for one of his magnificent
apartments in his castle on the Rhine.
Remarkable as it may seem, the Ba-
ron did not long for the sight Of his
native land. America was good enough
for him. Matters went on this way
several years; and, 20 give the Baron
his due, he conducted himself as we'll
as Baron could be expected to do,
whose remittances from abroad were
irregular, and who was frequently
short of cash; but one day deatl,
stepped in and walked off with the
Baron, aud then came the discovery
of his successful fraud, which had
stood unchallengcd for twenty years.
The Baron was barber-only this
and nothing more; but DO doubt he
was Just as good nobleman as nine
tenths of the titled vagaboDds who
float upon tho surface of American
society, or capture the fortunes of our
American heiresses while travelling
abroad.
A few years ago, lovely girl in
Western New York was discovered,
who had a phenomenal voice. Her
parents were poor, her relations were
poor, and none Of them we're able to
assist her. By the aid of the Member
of Congress in her district, she found
her way to the city Of Washington,
and there procured a situation in one
of the Government departments.
While there she attracted the atten-
ton of distinguished statesman,
who was understood to be candidate
for the Presidency, and he took her
under his protection, and sent her
abroad. Years of long aud patient
study followed, aud under careful
aud experienced teachers, her voice
iipened into un organ of wonderful
brilliancy. After years Of struggle,
at last the supreme hour of trial came,
and with it her triumph, and the
poor American girl found herself the
lion of the saloons of London and
Paris. Milan and Naples greeted her,
and for time it seemed as if she had
the whole world at her feet. While
in Florence it was her fortune, in an
evil hour, to meet one of those titled
rascals who are constantly on the
lookout for just such game. Tho un.
fortunate prima donna became in
fatuated with this scoundrel, and
against the protest of her mother, her
sisters and her friends. lie married
her. From the hour they left the
altar, the high-spirited American girl
seemed to have lost all control of
herself; and as if under the spirit of
witchery, she followed him like a
spaniel. No abuse or neglect could
shake her infatuatioD. She went upon
the stage, and he took every penny of
her earnings, denying her even the
commonest necessaries Of life. She
appeared in New York in one Of the
most popular operas Of the day, but
her heart was breaking, and after a
desperate struggle against fate, she
was obliged to leave the stage, and,
though dying, her mother and her
sisters were denied admission to her.
A few days ago she passed the dark
shadow of the valley, with none whom
she loved near her, a poor wreck, cast
like driftwood upon the shore.
The wheat syndicate is looking anx-
iously towards settling day. The ap-
proach of harvest has brought only
partial relief, and freights for Europe
are still ruinously low. The struggle
between the great foreign buyers and
the grain sharks has been a desperate
one. The wheat grabbers counted on
the necessities Of nearly & hundred
millions of people. The starvation in
Ireland gave them the most unquali-
fed joy. They were in hopes ic would
extend all over Europe. The cry Of
famishing millions was Ike music to
their ears, and they deliberately sat
down to plan how to capture the l83
millions of surplus wheat which the
United States had to offer to the diff
ferent nations of the earth. The
widest days of the Gold Room spec
ulation never showed any thing like
it. Large and small banks, capital
lists in every quarter of the land were
drawn into the speculation; and then
slowly but surely they began to draw
the serpent fold all over the globe.
Here in New York we have been pay
ing eight and nine dollars for -four
worth FIVE aud six. Europe, too, has
been compelled to pay its tribute
Hundreds Of ships have been kept in
idleness; much suffering has followed
but we are in hope that the day o
reckoning is not far off, and that, be-
fore sixty days are past, the villains
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