The Yazoo Democrat., 1845-11-12
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE MYSTERIOUS MARRIAGE.
OR, A WIFE OR A DUNGEON.


AFrench paper gives the annexed nara
tive:-
"Agreat number ofmariOges have ofIa
taken place at one Of the 'Mairies' Of the
FaubOurg st. German, in Paris, and the Gu
riosity Of the crowd Of idlers, who assemble
ON these occasions, was the other day some
what excited by The contrast which two 81,
lent groups Sitting at a short distance from
each other presented, as compared with the
smiling and happy faces Of those who
crowded around them. In one of these
groups was a young and beautiful woman
of about Is years OF nge, who appeared
SorrOwfuI and detected, and whose neat and
uOPTeIending dress, little resembled The
bridal costumes OF some Of The gayer vota-
RES Of Hymen. On the other side of The
hall sat two young persons who appeared
to wait with great imPatIence the arrival Of
third person, whose presence was altoge
ther Indispensable. TWAS, in fact, no 9TH
er than the bridegroom for whom they were
SO anxlously looking out. At length a car
riage arrived, and a young man stepped
out He was well dressed, but there was a
negIige air about him which appeared little
in harmony with the ceremony 10 which he
was abOnt 10 lOke go prominent part -
lie was person gentemanly air, and it
seemed little likely that his own taste
should lead him to appear in his present
costume on such an occasion. With him
was tall, Stout, and vigorous looking man,
whose dress, aspect, and thick black nous.
tache, were such as TO excite feeling Of
surprise, if not suspicion. This mysterious
cha racer, who appeared to belong neither
to the family of the bride'nor bridegr ON,
kept his eye constantly fixed upon his com
panIon, and never f lied to place himself
between the young man and the door, up to
The very moment when the garcon be
bureau announced tho arrival Of the mayor,
and the youth had silently taken his seat
in the arm chair hich had been placed for
him near the mayors table. With the
same incomprehensibIe silence the young
lady above described now sat down beside
him; and it was with some d fficulry that
The mayor could hear the fatal yes of
either Of them, Scarcely had the sacred
rite been gone through, wbeD the brideg
room, seizing a pen, rapidly wrote his
signature in the register, and without even
turning towards her who was now his wife,
and without uIterlpg a single word, dashed
out Of the apartment, passed the mysterious
man who now made no attePl to modest
him, and jumbing into the carriage, drove
of like lightning. In few minuns after.
wards the carriage Of the bride drove off 10
an opposite direction. Now all this sadly
puzzled those who witnessed it, unacuslOm.
ed as they wereto see such commence
menI of honeymoon. But the following
key to the story will, perhaps, contribute
towards setting their curiosity at Tesl:-
About three months ago student, the
member OF a highly respectable family, was
arrested Oh a charge Of carrying off
young lady, who was what would be called
in England, "a ward Of Chancery.' The
matter had placed him and his family iO
a very awkward predicament with The ju>
diClal authorities, who regarded his offence
as one that marriage itself could not wholly
repair, and he bad cen thrown into pris-
on. The families on both sides inlerferred,
and it was at length arranged that a mar
rage should take place. In the mean time
he ardOr Of love had become changed into
absolute dislike with the young people; and
therefore it waS that the bridegroom, as we
have seen, was taken to DO married by the
mysterious person. who watched him un-
al the ceremony was Over,. and who was
no other than one of lh4 Municipal Guard
who had orders not TO quit him Unit he bad
been made Benedict, or, in the event Of
his refusing. to bring him back again TO
prison. With this dreadful alternative be
fore him, either Of marrying against his
will or being sent back to prison, we have
seen the selection he made. But he soon
found remedy for the forced marriage by
'bOlIing' from the BRIDE"