The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1853-12-30
Prom the New Orleans Delta, BePs. 3oth.
A ROMANTIC LIFE.

marked By 80 many deaths ofprominent
individuals, as the last three months.
In our obituary columns, to>day,
will be- found another addition to the
lis, Of remarkable deceased, in the death
OF Madame Zulims Garde.te, the mother
OF Dr. Garde,ts, Of this city, and Of
Mrs. Myrs Clark Gaines. She died
in this city, at the residences Of her
son, DR.. Gardet,s, at the advanced age
ef7S years.
This lady war The heroine Of that in>
tsnsely interesting romance in real life,
which vas deloped in the celebrated
iawsui, Of Mrs. Gaines. -".".
Her maiden name was Znlms Carriers.
Sho was born in the old French colony
Of Biloxi. Her parenW were cmigrAnts
from the land Of poetry and romance
the fsvorite homo Of the Troubabours-
Provence. The blood ofihe Gipsey race,
which, in the early days Of Louisiana,
settled slong our sea coast, and those
lovely daughters wsro the special objects
of tho admiration and love of the gallant
Ftench cavaliers who established the fret
colonies. mingled with that Of the poetic
P,oysncal. From such stock, il is not
remarkable that Zdlins Carriers should
have received extraordinary p"rsonsl
beauty. The charms Of herself and her
three sisters wers universal themes in the
colony, Of Louisiaua. The wSrm and
genial climate, and luxurious atmosphere
OF the sea shore ripeRed tis0e charms in-
90 full maturity, =. 9 very early ago.
Zulime had hardly merged into he'
teens, before her land was sought by
numerous sui.e,s. The successful aspi-
rant gained his point, as Claude Meluotte
in Bulwsr's play lid, by holding an
corons', or other insignia Of
mobility, before th" eyes" Of beautiful
bu, un,uspe'inS girl Of thirteen. She
was caught by the glitis'ing h'ii. The
French nobleman soon dvindled into a
eonfec,ioner, and, what was worse, mar
vied man, who hsd never been divorced
He was arrested and tried by an eclesi>
astical court i'll this eity, for bgamy, was
convicted and sentenced tBab, punished,
bu, after yards escaped. and was no more
heard Of. Thus ended ZulitBe's rotation
with Jerome Dc Grange.
Pending this proceeding, and after The
discovery Of De Grange's previous mar
ri,ge, there grew up an in.im'cy between
Zulims and Daniel Clark, then leading
man in this colony-A dashing wholc>
seuled Irishmsn. reported to be very
weal,hy-of very papulsr charac'er and
agreeable manners. Clark was JUS, :he
gallant, chivalrous man 10 espouse the
CAUSE Of an unprotected and wEonged
woman.
1t is said--bu. from this point starts
the p,o,rac,ed litigation which has rscer,-
|, engaged 70 much Of the time and a.
tention Of our cout-wa uIus, be Under"
stood as giving the version related by the
deceased lady herself, md her friends,
cha, CLARK having me, Znlime in Phila-
dslphia, and satisfied himself as TO the
existence Of De Grang"s bigamy, and the
eopsequen, uulli,y Of his marriage with
Miss Carriere, promptly offered her his
hand and heart, bu, suggested the pru-
dence Of keeping their marriage a secret,
until they could complete the proof Of
Do Grauges crime. They were then
married. OF this marriage but one wits
ness was brought by Mrs. Gaines, and
shs. was the sister Of Znlme. Blu, there
were corroboratipg circumstances, upon
which the proof Of the reality Of such a
connection was rested. Alter her mars
sisge to Clark. in 1903, Zulime returned
TO New Orleans, TO take further legal pro-
eeedings 10 invaIidate, or rather au,hen-
slca.s the illegally, Of the marriage with
Do Grange. A sui, wac brough, for This
purpose in the civil courts ofihe Territory
and judgmen. was obtained against De
GPange. In the meOn,ms, Clark had
advanced in years and honors. The gall
liant youth Of 1909 had become the ambi>
iious politician and millionaire. As the
popular man Of q powerful party, he was
sent as delegate Of the territory to Con-
gress. Here he soon forgot the poor
Creole girl, and began mcdita.ing more
brilliant marriage connection. The obs
jscs Of this a,piratian was the lovely Miss