Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1848-09-07
SCENES I'M PARIS.
a Romance Of the Tomb ana wedding.

'Ereyy thing happens in Paris" was a favorite
saying OF old Talleyrsnd, and experience every day
proves the truth OF his words those who live there
Our fashionable world [or. 10 spite Of alarmisss and
English newspapers, there is sii strong remnant Of
that Israel ef) has been much shaken BY a marriage
which has just taken place under The most romantic
and extraordinary circumstances; romantic indeed
as 10 need the pen Of the first romance writer Of the
age to do the story Justice
Upon The summit Of one Of the many hills over
which s.retchhe ghasty and lanes the palaces
The tenemens, the novels OF that vast city of the dead
called PeTe la Chase which. il in mockery Of The
living city below, reckons likewise Of its fashionable
quarter It's court end lis gardens and its fountains,
stands one OF the most superb and striking monuments
Of the whole palace; towards which, though still
IN an unfinished state, the guide 10 hurry the
stranger Immediately his entrance into The cenle-
tey This tomb will cost forty thousand francs. Ii
is wholly Of white marble, and is being erected in
memory ola young doctor Of Bordeaux by his discon
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Such was always the description given by the guide
as his victim stood before The siupendous monument
the latter sometimes full Of admiration at the delicate
execution ofthe carving the marble, and sometimes
full Of wonderat the astonishing facility with which
doctors must earn money at Bordeaux thus to enable
one of them TO leave sufficient behind him 10 leave his
disconsolate widow the means Of pfoclntning e ex
psnsiyey 10 The world her grief at his loss. Close be-
side this marble tcmb. the modern glory Of the cetae-
terry. stands the beautiful tribute 10 the memory or
and execution. forming contrast. by its neatness and
quiet elegance 10 the gigantic proportions Of lis neigh
Dor
Each day for the lasfsix months brought vsiter 10
both The tombs 10 the splendid one. lady alfred in
deep mourning, who would kneel and pray for hours
together the hard stone and weep she leaned her
head against The marble pillar whefeon was 10 be car
we'd The name o. the deceased to the other a gentle
man Of snow white hair and astoeratic counenance,
who would not kneel and pray but sit quiet media
fIrr
woodea bench placed the foot OF the grave Of The
tress gazing out upon the glorious panorama Of Paris
which lay at his feet II is said indeed, thai such Of
his nne was spent in reading the works Of Mravaux
and others, wherein poor Mars had obtained her high
fenown. - St
Gradually an interest arose between the pair, VINO
thus as were, shared the solitude between them
Together al sunrise they often waited the gate ofthe
cemetery until The regular hour for admiliance and
then assembled arm in arm The tosome height upon
which stand the neIghbor touibs. Soon was the lady
induced 10 repose upon the little bench by the side OF
the elderly gentleman gradually she was led to take
interest 10 the subject of his readings, and now and
then indeed, could be induced to listen 10 whole pas
sages from the comedies which the gentleman was pc
rusEg.
In short. this very comedy, more dramatic by far
than any in Marivauxs collection. ended last week by
an astounding marriage, the princess Semailof, wild
OF the "young Doctor Of Bordeaux" espoused the
Count Charles de Mornay The constant admirer and
faithful Trend oil Mad'He Mars. The black hangingS
which shaded so gloomy the gllded saloons and pain
ted staircase of the beautiful mansion Of her hgbness
in the de la Pepiniere have all been torn down,
and every thing wears once joyous and festive
aspect Great entertainments are there to be given as
rs the happy pair shall have concluded their bri-
dial TOUR.
Bota parties have been sincerely congratulated BY
their friends the lady upon having secured TO herself
the most true and constant knight. the most refined
gentleman in all France, now that Chaueaubrand is
no more the gentleman upon having monopoIized
the finest independent fortune in Europe thus left va
cant by the death OF the young Doctor OF Bordeaux,
who succeeded Two years ago to David, the tenor sing
who succeeded year before that 10 Prince Semai
loft. ihe first triumphant sunor of the only daughter of
Count Pahlen. Some people CONSIDER NJ. de Mornay
as more bold than wise. The Princess Semaloff eve
IDENTITY shares the peculiarly ofthat Duchess Sarans
of whom Madame de Sevgne says, Ellie est ,naue,r-
euse en- snarisits nearent tots de boue hcwei Lon
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