Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-04-25
SHE MARRIED A COUNT.
An American Heiress Who Paid Dear
" for a little.
Her Father Was Anxious That She
Should Marry Foreign N0bleman.
aud the Life She Led.


post, having been appointed by Presi-
dent Arthur. H9 has been ON the Con
tineut since his successor relieved him.
"a few years ago." he continued, "a
gentleman of means went from one of
the states with his daughter abroad. She
was the sort of girl that everybody
loved-good, gentle, childliSe, and with
face that was pretty without any of the
articles TO which the average woman re
sorts. | knew her father we'll. l knew
he was proud of his daughter, and l
knew, without having asked him the ques-
tion, what he had her with him for. 1t
was that knowledge which caused me to
look upon her with pity. | took them to
my house. Four years OF consular life at
a post where there was ono continuous
beating of sea OF fashion had opened
my eyes to the insincerity of that sort of
existence. l wanted to keep my friend
and his child out of such an atmosphere.
took them into the country and showed
them the natural attractions. ] stood
with them in the sunshine OF Switzerland,
but soon saw that the man preferred to
have his daughter play the moth in the
candle.
zone day he told rae he thought of
placing his daughter in one of the insti-
buttons of Zurich, where she would have
social advantages as well as educational.
II begged him not to do it. told
that Zurich was the hotbed of anarchy
aud revolution; that the very air which
was there inhaled would poison an Amer
lean.
81 saw that he was persistent, l knew
I H. . ha
with the sons of the royalty of eversl
empires.
"he came 10 me one day and said he
had made the arrangements; in fact he
had already placed her in the institution
and was off for home.
81 won't tire you with this story. She
married. Her husband was a Russian
count. He had been sent out of his own
country on account of his numerous es-
capades. He WAS ugly, COARSE, brutal,
and had name which no American
could pronounce. The last, of COURSE,
was no objection, He had the most re.
pulsive oountenance ever saw. He had
no money, but he was a count.
"The father, proud of his triumph,
settled upon his doughter 100000. The
couple travelled and returned to Zurich.
She was taken sick. In giving birth to
her child her hufband abused her and
actually dragged her by The hair out of
her bed and eft her upon the floor. He
took what money she had and went upon
a protracted and beastily earousal. |
heard of il and called at the house. |
hope shall never again see such a scene
of squalor. Tn room was devoid of
com fort. The woman, so far as atten-
tion was concerned, had none--no more
than an animal. She was in labor on
the floor where he had left her. l be
lieve chat some of the gray hairs in my
head are the result of that scene.
summoned physician procured nurse
and LETT some money in the house with
my address.
81 called at tho Office of the American
Consul and laid the case of the titled
brute before him. He offered to DO any
thing he could, but told me frankly that
it would only lead to more brutality.
was called to England. l left some money
for the child of my friend. | managed
to see her before | left, and she told me
her husband had squandered every dollar
given by her father ana then pawneG her
wedding presents. He demanded more
of her, and when she could not espond he
beat her.
Like most women of pride, she ius-
plored me TO keep the Information from
her father. This did not do | couldn't
DO it. On the contrary, laid before him
every tact, and begged him to come for
his child ana take her home.
"As an American am ashamed to have
to say that he dida't do it. ! makes my
blood boil to say to you that he sent her
more money. | dropped the case. Three
years after | was again on the continent,
and made some inquiries about the WON
an. l found that she was the mother of
three children, and living in apartments
that my coachman wouldn't occupy.
went to see her. A woman with her babe
in her arms answered my knock, 1 want
to see Counties -, formerly of the
United States, said.
"The woman closed her eyes, shudder-
ed, and but for my prompt aston her
babe would have fallen upon the floor. l
caught it and az the same time caught
the mother and called for help. An old
conan came 20 ny call aud assisted me
in getting this woman into a room. An
other child laid on the bed sick, and the
sister, in rags, was drinking beet in one
cornor of the room. As soon as I could
do so | again asked for the apartment
occupied by Countess -. The old
woman did not understand me. As 1 was
about 20 leave the woman whom had
rescued at the door opened her eyes and
said 10 me in the faintest voice; 4 am
the Countess --, all that Is left
Il again provided for her and notified
her father 20 come at once.
Il returned to England ana was en-.
crossed with my business for some time.
/ came back to the United States few
weeks ago, and one OF the first things
did was 20 inquire about the father VI
the girl OF WHOM have been telling yoH.
DO sou know, sir, that he had squan-
dered his fortune on that brute Of Rus
star He had sent his daughter money,
knowing full well that the brute would
take 1t aud abuse bis wife. When the
fortune ran ou5 the woman was deserted.
She is living oyer the river from ihis city,
In PeHnsy lvani4 with her father aud the
few acres be has LEFT. de may be worth
s. 600, bit no more. His daughter aAd
her three children are with him. I here
is not tAe most remote intimatiOn of
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