The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-12-23
TRAPPED BY ATlTLE
But True TO Her TrOth-A Scrap Of
Heart History.
Virtue Trlumphs and the William is
YeXed.
An American Glrps Experience,

An American 6lrP5 Experience.
A few weeks ago | found at an old book
stand pamphlet published twenty years
ago. called Memoir of Gineyr0 Guerrabel.
la, which is the LIE OF Geneyieve Ward.
She went to Europe at three years of age
with her banker father, became a musical
prOtege Of Madame Sontag and studied
music near ROssini IN Florence, who called
her my consolation"
She refused to be engaged to a rich New
\ Orker who was abroad and whom her par
ents favored bnt struck for title, ana a
Russian, the Count de G. as she calls him
applied Tor her hand. Her mother started
b Paris with the romantic girl, nut was ts
ken sick az Genoa, and az Nice they weta
married at the American Consulate. rHe
cum endeAYOred 10 staye of q Greek
church ceremony at Turin, but Geneyieye
and her mother found from the Prussian
mi lister that the marriage would not be
binding upon u Russian subject So; with
out the Cousummation of the nuptals, The
bride set Oh Tor Paris, and the count follow
ing them endeavored without success, TO
seduce her,
He then became alarmed at threat to
appeal to the emperor aud proceeded 10
abuse his Wite's reputation and used the
American legation to assist him. The
bride intimaies that the secretary Of lrpl
ton himseIt attempted 10 seduCe her s,ao.
Suddenly General Dix arrived IN Paris
(iSA
He took to Miss Ward case. wrote 70
Governor Seymour, OF Connecticut, our
minister AT st. Petersburg, ana the lady
and her brothers aud mother started thithtr
In the dead Of winter before any railroads
were open.
The Young girl meantime ret to work 20
study Russian; sue was, bt law, neither
American nor Russian under the pecuiltt
circumstances Oh ntr case. They travelled
from K0nigsbsrg to Riga on sl,dles. 10
six DAYS ulCfe they reached 81. Peiershnrr,
having been attacked On the road by ku-
sian buoTf
into the court society, MS object ueiug IN
produce an interest 10 hernaha,l,hbt would
offset the official Isnk Of her HUSBAND '-
family. Size thus met her pga lfU.ntI- no.
Jaw. a general ob tine Euper1r's ttAf, Who
became uer warm iTerb and tolh Der tlei
his brother lonstsnf,ue WAS the biarE sheer
ofthe family. A kusslaa prince wished N
marry nsr, buy she remained tru, 40 nel
pul.u5t Ut an honorable 1.uolgiluu, Hno
her b.u,her.'H-.aw nlm. ell took tut cJ=t b,
Alexander H..
Of this emperor We ear de- mm iue justice
oi commanding his behavior IN this Crse
He sent his chief OF police Prince de Dol
,oroukI. To see the maiden bride and asa
her to name the General de G's, punish
ment.
Nothing but THAR asked 'he astonish 60
tartar. .-,, 49,,
Geneyieye Ward.
HE under the church and the laws; shi
wonld be compelled 10 live with the coun
a few weeks. To this hard condition sh'
Assaulted. and the reCreAnt bridegroom Wni
ordered hack 10 Russia. He meantime haG
enraged himself at Naples % the Russian
ministeris daughter and was giving splen
did parties. borrowing money, etc. INT
news of his marriage 10 ucneVtNe wa.
nstonlshed Naples and brought our lhe az
dtional fact that he was GO the same I'm
engaged TO two other Neapollah hilts
He ma rowly escaped puol'g hvls NV
ming for showing the letters OF one OF th9,'
s,op,ap and sailed out OF the harbor IN HI
yacht npIv to run upon Colonel Ward th'
fs,ner of Genpviovt, at Prr,s. Iogeiher
father and snniu-iaw proceeded To- warsaw
The coup, had now concluded 70 marry ~
vie and get rid OF her, % he 80 desifel' D!
PV Tbc ~ .rsroy of Poland, Prince Gortsch9A
on. inl5fmed the Cuuui That u was W ~ 10
slant marriage or Siberia Tor nc a"e ~.
con6scation OF oil his property iOh's A.Nv'
lean wife. He then clAeu on the l''y a
The preserce of ell her 'amHy. .,, t.st.,.
Nothing sir, ~ She salOi S'u'N 'N'"'
me TO live with you one hour. -.ar
'' SSWSSbat isyouf motive, Genevieytt
ttNr.,- FVtIHnlN
s.iI am he ,q in a lev minutes: "why do 20
P,,ri,ns far ~ sald she, "l have been wv
,.i,i,,,'t husband. ueUcaiorh YOU shE
han husband without vile, ....n,
ma Russian scoundrol now iook 90 o1'n
and Tsre. hut Gorschakoil cooly p''H'eo
Siberia. .,-.p ,i,t,rk the mar
dav was crowded Win the ell'e v,,5 n,i'f /,
ana Poland. Geney,eye w@ a1ten9eu y
hu. t.,hsr mother and brothers. she va
1sa,sad tn deer black and carried lighte
800, 4, tho ceremony. Az the ooholusle
~ wsn. ed ont OF the church, drove 70 i tu
sly dsnot spt len the c0untry, reiu
10 slain any OF her husoands piopert.
az went 10 Milan and came out 10 OPP
o"y dlsrcano opera.hOuse there ~ ioo
ups,istie scoundrel OF huspAnu u
,snded into her apartments anu 1Vt wv
her that he would INe WIN Nv ~
ards. ~. IA ,,alscretions
Paris however, rendered easy ~ y, wy ny v y
IL To- handle him. She never hsa1u o. wv ~,
again. About 1855 she appeared ~, IN h oPs q
In paris and continued 70 sing wv snS
Changed the lyricfor the d.amahe sv sa
she is think, a near relauVv, p Sl ~
Ward aud Of JullA Ward Howe rAil'u'
= t,l,ia Times. n. ~ .r.
Notice. - ar contribution
and piiTes, as wen as the s9ns snS =
which thew were to be Distributed, sn us y :,
yetnrn ali money collected by US as wt
nriyilere Of voting or guessing, sollsei,
10 this action beeause the amouni9, cOnssIt
ms IA TOO small TO govern the u's ,po =
onr donation or TO be OF service W , anon
merons poor Of our city. The ' e ~ w n
Of nnr Offering will be donated oy y, wv N ~
NJ ,he committee Of ladies' already 0'S'
IA ana actively At work r,,os
Very respectfully,
c,u.t ,oi Main street. ,.,..,. pa