Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-23
SIRE WANTED roo MUCH.
How n Celebrated french Actress
Lost N Prince aud u Fortune.


The late Lord Pembroke was one % The
most eccentric 81 men, and his varares
sometimes mad, one doubt his sanity. some
forty years age Docss. the great French
actress, was NJ the zenith ~ her beauty
aud fame. and all London bad gone
mad ABOUT her. Both Louis NApo-
lton-Aiterward Napoleon JlI.-and the
late Lord Pembroke we're in love with
Der, and it Is recorded that the lair en-
chAntreW did not know which 10 choose.
"Yon must do So YOU Ike. o. course" said
the Prince. al caHSst marry you, because
nv name does not belong 10 me, but 10
dynasty; nor can / afford 70 lavish 80
much money upon Won as lord Pembroke
can; but can tell you What ] will DO II you
viii consent 10 refuse his suit. will promise
YOU never 10 many, even II become EN-.
peror. and will settle G1,000 yesr on you
now. aud make you coDntess and mil
l0nslre II ever becsms emperor"
That wss not good enough for Doche, who
had no belief in TIE imperial dreams, and
who gamhied 10 such 50 extent that 81. 900
ana doube that sun would ,itp through her
fingers 10 week. So she said Nc" and
gave Lord Pembroke 10 understand that II
he we're lnclssd 10 he generous she might
not turn deaf ear 10 bis sighs. The ca
PRECIOUS FreBck woman had, however, heard
~ the extravaganza OF the lazy English
"rlilord,O WHOM she knew 10 be mSdly in
love with her; 80 she thought II polite 10
piav fast and lo0ss with him - hsnes that he
would in a moment Of passionate eXs'peri-
iion lsy something like hall his fortune at
her ieet.
sbe went too FAR, however. Dsy after day
she would accept he iOrdsbips lnvitstion 10
supper, and always 81 ths list moment send
I...a 81 1sF aiFoF a. IN
dsv sald 10 the lalo Lord Ciapricsrde who
used 20 tel the story. u fln tired ~ this
folly. Iamgivine supper tonight al Rich.
mond. and ] have invited Doc6c. II she
come, before n will rive Der 100000; il
she comes before j. J will give her G2,OOO;
but ~ she cocaes after II vest receive her,
and II size does not come 81 oil ! will give
Tomorrow 10000 10 The uglisst woman IN
London and the ope our Doche hates The
most schasHer the daoseuse.'
Dochs never came TO the supper, IN the
following morning Lord Pembroke semi one
Of the lesding Bond street jewellers 10 her
house With the me.sRse that a. bis l0rdship
bad decided on Offering diamonds te me
amount Of 10000 To- Nile. schToer, and A'
he knew Nile. Doche wa cORnoi'sellr IN
diamonds. he would be Obliged II she would
select I'D 70 that amount such stones as rive
T fufNNi AIilUk NOIlIa AiiAt h'f - " nv i'NN"'t
whes she had heard the man out and fairly
crasued the .iiustIon, boxed the jewellers
ears aEd hsd Mysteries. But RIBS did not
prevent the lrsdtsmsn from clamheripg up
Inc four pairs OF stairs Of little house IN
Ieicestrr square whore he found Nile.
~chtefer Washing her stockings, and iellHS
her of The Golden shower Which was about
TO fallunou Der. Sse ioiHtes.
Schaeder was hiecousY ugly and very
stupid. bat she managed 20 entaDgle LORD
Pcmorokc's heart SOMEHOW. aud he gave her
al the money he could, and, had not The
property been cuiaied. would have given
her everything. 4 Gisiinsuished French
family De Montgomery (Esrl Of Peabroke
and MONTGOMERY lhc members OF which are
well known ia the "hish lfc' Of the
Freneh csptsl--is the result OF this strange
infatuation SO poor nSche lost both her
French aud Enflish lover. Had she ac~
,euicd Prince Louis Nsp0leon's offer 1t
mlrht, utraaps, have made 4 difference To-
/ day m the msp ~ Europe; had she not tn
/ Ned wish the .nclish earl IT certainly would
/ have made considerable difference IN his
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