The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-26

ELoPEMEvr IN HIGH LIrE-ANorHER ScHNpLEY
AFFAR.-The recent elopement in high life is so
very curious and remarkable in all its features, that
we are induced TO give all the particulars connected
Herewith.
II appears that some time during last summer, a
very respectable physician Of this city, DR.. Com
stock, was spending few weeks at Bath with his
lady and daughter. 1t further appears that the Doc
tors family are in the habit of speaking French
among their own family circle. AT this time there
was young and very lovely lady residing in the
Doctors house her father is a rich planter in Quay
anna, Porto Rico and her uncle, who is a bache-
Tor and also planter of that island, is immensely
rich and all that family are French
The father and mother of this beautiful and high
y accomplished girl (who is only II years of age)
brought her this city last winter, and placed her
under the guardianship of Dr. Comstock; at the same
time they brought TO this city also, son of theirs,
aged about twelve years, whom they placed in a
seminary to receive an English education.
Matters and things went on very smoothly for
some time, until the Doctors family went to reside
at Bath. Whilst they were down there this young
lady used occasionally to ride down to Bath in the
Doctors carriage, stay few days, and return when
she pleased 1t happened that at this very time,
Captain DEymar, an officer in the French army,
iwho is a visit to this country to look after some
property left him in Louisiana) went down to Bath
to spend few days Here he fell in with, and fell
in love with the beautiful young West Indian He
had very little difficulty in gaining access to good
society here, as he had furlough from the War
Department in France, and letters TO the French
Consul here, besides exhibiting letters of ntroduc
ton from General Cass. In addition to all this,
Captain UEymar himself is not to be despised ;
being very good looking, and large, powerfully
built of six feet inches in height, with thews
and sinews to correspond.
The Captain, thus recommended, was in the habit
of wishing the Doctors family circle occasionally
at which period he would now and then chat with
the young West Indian, tell her stories of Ia belle
France and contrived to make himself immensely
agreeable to her and to all STILL no one ever dreamt
that there was any attachment between them, until
the middle of last week ; and then elderly lady
who lives In the Doctors house, saw something
more than usual pass between them, and suspected
that all was not right, and communicated her suspi-
cion to the Doctor. Upon this Dr. c. on Saturday
last, boldly taxed Capt. D'Eymar with too delicate
attentions to his ward. To this the Captain made
most solemn denial; said he had not the slightest
feeling of attachment towards the young lady, and
moreover that he had always treated her as though
she were a mere child. This solemn assurance
quoted the Doctors fears; and on Sunday he allow
ed the young lady to go to Brooklyn, to see an
aunt of hers residing there. She remained at her
aunt's all night, and left in the morning avowedly to
return to the Doctors house. Instead of doing so.
however, she conrlved to meet the Captain, and
they went OIL and got married that day. And the
first intimation her guardian had of it, was letter
written by her and sent from Philadelphia, saying
they were married, and in that city, and on their
way to look after her husbands property in the
South.
So runs the world away Nothing can stay a
wilful woman