The state herald., 1889-07-05
N MODERN cLEoPArRA.
the Great and Evil FORTUNE
Pauline Bonaparto's Nleoeb

you witness the close OF his or he1 itte,
says Paris letter to the bndon
Truth. You must have seen II your
diplomatic wanderlngsin Pari3 Turin,
Florence, Rome, and Mar{d that
worthy niece Tin regard to behuty and
30 on) Of Pauline Bonapyfte, Mario
Lmtitla Bonaparte-Wyse, successively,
by her marriages, Comtesse do Solms,
Signora Rattazzi and Dona dc Rute.
Was there ever human being
whose life seemed so rosy as hers, or
whom nature had made moro proof TO
the vexatlons and troubles which lie
heavy on most daughters OF Ever In
many respects this fair offshoot of tho
Donapartss afforded parallel to Cleo.
patra, who, Mrs. Jameson says. was
bewitching to tho last because she OK
etcised the sorcery OF good nature.
Like Cleopatra, Mario Bonapar,e-
| Wyse was sparkling, genial. magnii-
cent, OF u happy-go-lucly temper, ind
bohemian, II one looks upon bohcm-
ianism as emancipation from cant and
mind-crippling prejudices, somo OF
which, l own, may have their social
uses. She had always In her train the
most eminent men Of the diiferont
capitals, In which she turned up
periodically TO shine out for short
time In splendid belongings and sur
roundings. She also shone us muse,
whose fingers were never soilcd with
ink, and who stole from Venus her
girdlo and cortege Of gruces Her
house, or palace. or chalet near AK,
was In the day given up to author
ship, editorship, and preparations Tor
festivity, and to elegant revelry In tho
evening. The lady OF the house when
she saw company (and nobody ever
knew when she was not seeing iD was
in raiment OF dazzling beauty. But
she looked In 1t and In her wondrous
jewelry us pleased as u child in pret-
ty Sunday frock, and courted admira-
tion in way that enhanced her sor-
Gerry.
never saw Lady Blessington, she
having been long before my tins. But
i fancy there must have been points OF
similarity between her Gore house
parties and those OF the particular
great niece OF the great Napoleon OF
whom speak. A more picturesque or
amusing salon than that OF Nine.
Rattazzi de Rutc nobody could fancy.
She was constant TO old friends, was
always recruiting new ones, and was
hospitable to all. Old Dumas used 10
copy manuscripts and help to cook her
dinners, which were served on vermeil
plate, with tho imperial crown and
eagle engraved on them. A fcw win
tors ago she entertained four prime
ministers, Baron Won Bcust, De Les
seps, CASTELAR,. and bards from all
parts, Mt n joyous dinner Mt Trouvillc.
Tho most roscato phase of her lie
was at the Hotel d'Aquila. which she
afterward sold to Mrs. Mackays sister.
She was then for three or four years
the widow OF Sig. Ratlazzi, and then
the bride OF u quite young Spanish
deputy, Don Luis de Rutc. The Hotel
d'Aquila was "folly" OF tho uncle OF
the cx-king Of Naples, who ruined
himself In building II, and was fitted
up by Nine. Rattazzi according 10 her
Cleopatrln taste for elegant magnih-
cence. The hall was surrounded by
marble busts and statues OF the Bona
parte family, and fncing the emperor
was one OF herself letting fall an arm
full Of roses
Don Luis do Rutc was nephew of
Rosas, the Spanish liberal. man of
many accomplishments, and the un-
deniable countryman Of Don Quixote.
II ever man was held In willing bon
dn9e by woman, he was by his wife.
OF whom he was the devoted, humble
servant, never seeking TO curtail her
liberty or objccting TO any OF her
friends. The glamor she cast upon
him when he 1irst saw her rs a muse at
Madrid. SURF lndcd by court OF bards
and st1tcsme,i u, never faded frcm his
eyes. She v.lucd his devotion 10 her
and 10 n beautiful daughter whom she
had had by Rattazzi, and became deep
ly In love with him. About four years
ago Nine. do Ru,e presented her
husband with twins, one OF whom
died at It's birth. The surviving ono
was called Dolores or Lola" II
seemed ridiculous misnomer. All
that was Joyous and rosy in tho
mothers lie appeared TO be incarnntc
In the child, which was paragon OF
infnntile beauty and proc6cious wit
and intellect Dolores became tho
idol OF the household, and was sun
shine wherever shc went. People
used TO say wha, luck her mother had
TO bc 80 blessed In her maternity. But
wait n bit Tho luck was to bling
forth nm eternal blight and sorrow up
on sorrow.
Last October Lola was playing in her
mothers grounds Mt AK. A horse
near which she ran lashol out and kick
ed her In the forehead. Tho child was
taken In dead 10 father aud mother.
with her brains oozing out through Il
cash. could not havo conceived The
latter broken hearted and utterly
crushed had lnot seen her. Since this
calamity she took no Interest In hny-
thing but portraits and busts OF Lola,
which shc tried TO paint and model
from memory. The unfortunate do
Rute said To me: "rho least thing
would now kill me. Since Dolores
was taken from mo ! fell nn old man.
though not yet %. Tho gashed fore
head OF the little beauty Is always pres.
ont In my mind. It's misfortune 10
have tender heart, becnusc heart SUI
ferings are so oxcrruclntlng. ] see In
tho papers that small thing did cnrry
OF the distinguished and hminblu
Spnnlnrd. A fow days ngo he cnught
n cold at Granada, which developed
into inflammation OF the lungs and kill.
cd him. He died with II cross In his
hand In which lock Of the childs
hair wus set. und which no cut of
when she was brought 10 hluf liiolcss.
! wonder which IL tho more TO be pit.
tlcd-thc empress Of Austrin or poor
Nine. Ruttazzi do Rute? A. the Inter
did good deal 10 get King Alfonso
brought bnck TO Spain ] hopo that
Queen Isabella and Christina will try
10 niYord hcr some consolation.
Mark Twain on Warts.
! find tho incloscd dirollct wander
Ing about the ocean Of journalism;