The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-09-12

the movement of the Barnburners in that
State was started to defeat Cass, and give her
electoral vote to Gen. Taylor. Now, Z. Cros
well, the heart and soul Of the Hunkers says:
"Altoge ther and entirely as We prefer the cleo
ton of Gen. Cass, we should prefer the cleo
ton OF Gen. Taylor to the success of the third
party. The Wings are doing all they can TO
secure the votes of this State for Taylor, and
he will obtain them"
SCENES IN PARIs-A ROMANCE OF THE
TOMB AND WEDDING.--"Epryth hap
pens i'm Paris." was favorle saying of old
'Talleyrand, aud experience every day proves
the truth ofhis words tn those Who live there
Our fashion bic sold (or. in spite ofalarmis s
and English newspapers, there is still strong
.emnant of that lsr,l lefty has been much
shaken By a marriage which has just uakei.
place under the most romantic and eXuaOT-
binary circumstances; SO romantic indeed as
| 10 need the pen Of the first romance writes
OF the age to do the story Justice.
Upon The summit of one Of the many hills
over which stretch the ghasily streets and
lanes, the palaces, The tenemen,s, the novels
Of that vast city of the dead, called Pere la
Chaise, which as il in mockery OF the liv-
ing city below, reckons Likewise of its fash
lonable quarter, It's court end, It's gardens and
| its fountains, stands one of the most superb
and slikng monuments Of the whole place
one towards which, though still in an unfiu-
ished stale, the guide is sure TO hurry The
stranger Immediately ON his entrance into tie
cemetery. "'rhis tomb will cost forty thous
and francs. Ii is wholly Of white marble,
and is being erected in memory Of a young
doctor Of Bordeaux by his disconsolate Wild
ow"
Such was always the description given by
the guide as his c,im stood. before the stu.
p.ndous monument, the latter sometimes full
of admin alton at the delicate execution Ofthe
carving on the marble, and sometimes full
Of wonder al the asionis hing facility with
which doctors must earn money al Bordeaux
thus To enable one Of them to leave sufiici
ent behind him to leave his disconsoIaie
widow the means Of procIaiming so expen-
sively 10 the world her grief al his loss
Close beside this marble tomb, the modern
glory Of The cemetery, stands the beautiful
,tibu,e 10 the memory Of hlad'lle Mars, a
very chef de CURE, both in conce ption and
execution, forming a contrast, b, its neat
ness and quiet elegance, TO the gigantic
proportions Of iis neighbor.
Each day for the last six months brough
a visitor to both the lombs: To the splendid
one, lady aiiired in deep mourning, who
would kneel and pray for hours together on
the hard stone, and weep as she leaned her
head against The marble pillar whereon was
to be carved the name Of The deceased; To
the other agenleman OF snow white hai
and aristocratic coun,enance, who would
not kneel and pray, but sit in quiet media.
ton, sometimes the whole day long, upon
he little wooden bench placed at The foot of
the grave of the act,ess, gazing out upon the
glorious panorama of Paris which lsy al his
feet. Ii is said, indeed, tina, much of his
Time was spent in reading the works of Ma
rivaux and others, wherein poor Mas had
obtained her high renown.
Gradually an interest arose between the
pair, who thus, as il were. shared the vas,
solitude between them. Together at sun
rise they often waited al the gaie Of the ce-
metery until the regular hour for admiliance.
and then assembled ann in arm the ioIlsome
height upon which stand The neighbor tOmbs.
Soon was the lady induced to repose upon
the little bench by the side OF the elderly
gentleman; gradually she was led to take
intetes, in the suhjcci of his readings. and
now and then, indeed, could be induced 10
listen To whole passages from the comedies
which the gentleman was pernsing.
! ln short, this very comedy, more dramatic
by far than any in Marvaux's collection.
ended last week 10y an astounding marriage.
tie Princess Seinlilof, widow of the 'young
Doctor OF Bordeaux,'' espoused the Coun'
Charles de Norway; the cons,an, admirer
and faithful friend of Mad'lle Mars. Tn,
black hangings which shaded so gluomil,
the gilled saloons aud painted staircase Of
the beautiful mansion OF her highnrss ia The
rue dc lie Pepinere have all been torn down,
and everything wears once JOYOUS
and festive aspect. Great entertainments
are there to be given as soon as the hap
py pair shall have concluded their bridal
tour.
Both pslties have been sincerely cnngrai.
ulated by their friends, the lady upon having
secured To herself the most true and con.
slant knight, the most refined gentleman in
all France, now that Chaieanbrand is no
more the gentleman upon having monopo
llzed the finest independent fortune in Eu
rope, thus l. Il vacant by the death Of the
young Doctor ct Bordeaux, who succeeded
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