The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-14
BEAUTY VS.. uoLlNes5.
Ono limo When the latter Had Veiy
lIuch the Better of ID.

The late Lord Pembroke was one Of the
most eccentric OF men, and bis yagaries somo-
times made ono doubt bis sanity Some forty
years ago Doche. the great French actress,
was a. the zenith OF her beauty and fame
and all London had some mad about Der
Both Louis Nap0loon-aiierward Napoleon
Hand the lato Lord Pembroke were IN
love with her, and it Is recorded that the fair
onchauucss did not know which % choose
you must do as you like, of cour,e," said
the prince, d" cannot marry you. because my
Dame does not belong 10 ne, but 20 adyuasty
nor can afford to lavish 30 much money CA
you as Lord Pembroke can, but J can tell
you what / will do IT you viii consent 10 70
fuse his suit / will promise you never 70
marry, even il become emperor, and / viii
settle ~ .OOO year on you for life now. and
make you a countess and "a millionaire d ever
become emperor"
That was not good enough for Doche, who
had no belief IN the imperial dreams. and who
gamblod 10 such a terrible extent that o
thousand pounds and double that sum-
would slip through her fingers DO "a week So
she said no, and gave lord Pembroke % VI
derstanl that II he were inclined t0 be gen
arous. she might not turn deaf ear 20 bis
signs The capriciols Freuchwoman bad
however, beard Of the extravaganza OF tho
lazy English MILFORD whom size knew % be
madly IN love with her. - she thought 10
polite 70 play fast and loose with him. IN
hopes that he would in a moment Cd, passion
ate evaporation, lay something hao haJ
his fortune 40 her feet
She went TOO far however Day after day
she would accept his ior'lships invitations 90
supper, ami always at the last moment send
an excue. al last, Lord Pembroke one
day SAID 10 the late lord Canrca-de who
used 10 tell the story, II avn tired OF this
folly am giving a supper 10 nightat Rich
mond, and ! have invited Doche n she
comes before u | will give her ElOGl, u
she comes before ~ / viii give her f2WO.
but II sue comes after II I won't receive her,
and II she does not come 40 all will give 10
morrow f20,0oO 10 the ugliest woman In
London, and the one our Doche hates the
most-Schaeiier. the dauaouse"
Doche never came 10 TIE supper, 50 The FOL.
lowing morning Lord Pembroke sent one OF
the leading Bond street jewellers 10 Der house
with the message that as his lordship had 10
cided on Offering diamonds 10 the amount 81
e20,OOO 10 Mile Schaeier. aud as he knew
Nile Doche was a connolsseur In diamonds
he would bo obliged u sho would select up e
that amount such stones as she might think
would suit her friend Doche. when she bad
heard the man out aud fairly grasped tho sit
uation, boxed the jewellers ears aud had hys
toricS But this did not prevent the trades
man from clambering up the four pairs OF
stairs Of little house in leicester square
whore he found Mile Schaelfer washing ben
stockings, aud telling her Of the golden shower
which was about to fall upon her. Sh,
tainted
Schaeifer was hideouSy ugly and very
stupid. but she managed 20 entangle Lort
/ Pembroke's heart, somehow, and be gave hcl
all tho money be could, and had not the prop
erty been entailed would have given hel
everything. A distinguished French family
de Montgomerio' lEarl Of Pembroke am
Montgomery, the members OF which ar,
well known in the high life' OF tho Hencl
capital IS the result Of this strange infatua
ton. SO poor Doche lost both her Frencl
and English lover Had she accepted Prime,
Louis Napoleon's offer IL might, perhaps
have made difference today in tho map
Europe. had she not triled with the Englisl
earl IL certainly would have made con
siderable difference in bis fortune. Tow
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