Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-11-10
Death OF Mrs. Gasse.'s mother-A X.
mantle Life.

mantle Life.
Among the deaths at New Orlean:
on the 18th ult., was that of Madam
Zulime Gardette, the mother of DR.
Gardette, of New Orleans, and of Mrs.
Myra Clark Gaines. She died at the
residence of her son, DR.. Gardette, at
the advanced age of seventy-eight
years. The Delta of the Goth ult., has
the following notice of this remarkable
woman:
This lady was the heroine of that in
tensely interesting romance in real life,
which was developed in the celebrated
lawsuit of Mrs. Gaines.
Her maiden name was Zulime Car
riere. She was born in the old French
Colony of Biloxi. Her parents were
emigrants from the land of poetry and
romance-the favorite home of the
Troubadours-Provenee. The blood
of the Gipsy race, which in the early
days of Louisiana, settled along our sea
coast, and whose lovely daughters were
the special objects of the admiration
and love of the French cavaliers who
established the first colonies, mingled
with that of the poetic Provencal.-
From such stock, it is not remarkable
that Zulime Carriere should have de-
rived extraordinary personal beauty
The charms of herself and her three
sisters, were universal themes of admi-
ration in the colony of Louisiana. The
warm and genial climate, and luxurious
atmosphere of the sea shore, ripened
their charms into full maturity at very
early age. Zulime had hardly emerged
into her teens before her hand was
sought by numerous suitors. The aspi-
rant gained his point-as Claude Mel
notte in Bulwer's play did-by holding
an imaginary coronet, or other insignia
of nobility, before the eyes of beauti-
full, but unsuspecting girl of thirteen.
She was caught by the glittering bait
The French nobleman soon dwindled
into a confectioner, and, what was
worse, a married man, who had never
been divorced. He was arrested and
tried by an ecclesiastical court in this
city, for bigamy-was convicted, and
sentenced to be punished, but after
wards escaped, and was no more heard
of. Thus ended Zulime's relation with
Jerome De Grange.
Pending this proceeding, and after
the discovery of De Oranges previous
marriage, there grew up an intimacy
between Zulime and Daniel Clark, then
leading man in this colony-a dashing
whole-souled Irishman, reported to be
very wealthy-of very popular charac-
ter and agreeable manners. Clark was
Just the gallant, chivalrous man, to
espouse the cause of an unprotected
and wronged woman.
1t is said-but as from this point
starts the protracted litigation which
has recently engaged so much of the
time and attention of our courts-we
must be understood as giving the YER
sion related by the deceased lady her
self, and her friends, that Clark having
met Zuline in Philadelphia, and satisfied
himself as to the existence of De
Oranges bigamy, and the consequent
nulity of his marriage with Miss Car
riere, promptly offered her his hand
and heart. but suggested the prudence
of keeping their marriage a secret,
until they could complete the proof of
De Oranges crime.
They were married. OF this mar
riage but one witness was living when
the suit was brought by Mrs. Gaines,
and that was the sister of Zulime.-
But there were corroborating circum
stances, upon which the proof of the
reality of such connection was rested.
After her marriage to Clark, in 1909,
Zulime returned to New Orleans, to
take further legal proceedings to in
validate, or rather authenticate the il
legality of the marriage with De
Grange.
A suit was brought for this purpose
in the Civil Courts of the Territory,
and Judgment was obtained against
De Grange. In the meantime, Clark
had advanced in years and honors.-
The gallant youth of 1909 had become
the ambitious politician and millionaire.
As the popular man of powerful
party, he was sent delegate of the
Territory to Congress. Here he soon
forgot the poor Creole girl, and began
to mediate a more brilliant marriage
connection. The object of this aspira-
ton was the lovely Miss Cation, of
Maryland, a granddaughter of Charles
Carroll, of Csrrollton, who afterwards
became the Marchioness of Wellesley.
She was a great belle, and Clark's fine
manners, distinguished position and
great wealth, no doubt rendered him
quite desirable match for so brilliant
and accomplished beauty. They were
engaged; but some stories of his enc
mics caused a sudden termination Of
their relations. On hearing of his
courtship OF Miss Cation, the unfortu-
nate Zulime again went to Philadelphia
to procure proofs of her marriage with
Clark. But alasI Clark, it was al
legged, under the influence of reckless
ambition, had made way with those
proofs, and poor Zulime again found
herself the victim of mans treachery.
In feeling of desertion and helpless
ness, alone, among strangers, whose
language and habits were foreign to her,
she accepted the hand of DR.. Gardette,
who, generously and magnanimously,