Butte record., 1853-11-19

marriage with De Grange. A suit was
brought for this purpose in the civil
courts of the territory, and judgement
was obtained against De Grange In
the meantime Clark had advanced in
years and hoEors. The gallant youth of
1902 had become the ambitious politi-
clan and millionaire. As the popular
man of a 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 aspiration was the
lovely Miss Cation of Maryland, a grand
daughter of Charles Carroll of Carroll
ton, who afterward became the Marchio-
ness of Wellesley. She was great belle,
and Clark.s fine manners, distinguished
position, and great wealth, no doubt rem
dered him quite desirable match for so
brilliant and accomplished beauty,
They were eneaged; but some stories OF
his enemies caused a sudden termination
of their relations. On hearing of his
courtship Of Miss Cation, the unfortunate
Zulime again went to Philadelphia to
procure proofs of her marriage with Clark
But alas! Clark, it was alleged, 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 deser-
ton and helplessness, alone among stran-
gers, whose language and habits were
foreign to her, she accepted the hand of
Dr. Gardette, who generously and mag
unanimously, relying on her truth and sin-
cerity, united his fate and fortune with
hers From that period her life flowed
smoothly on in the discharge of her du-
ties as a wife and mother.
Shortly after her marriage with Gar
dette, Clark had suffered his severe re-
buff from he lovely Miss Cation. In
spirit Of true penitence, he hurried to
Philadelphia, saw Zulime, and declared
his determination to proclaim their mar
rage But it was to late She inform
ed him chat she was Mrs. Gardette
Clark was deeply distressed at this, and
eXhibeted sincere penitence, He sought
to atone for his desertion of the mother,
BY kindness to the daughter, who was
born in 1906, Of this secret marriage
This was Myra Clark She was placed
III charge Of an intimate friend of Clark,
Colonel Davis, who raised and educated
her as his own daughter. 1t was not
until she reached maturity, that Myra
discovered the secret OF her history
Since then, as Mrs. Whitney and as
Mrs. Gaines, she has prosecuted her
claim to the property Of Daniel Clark,
as his lawful heir, with zeal, earnest
ness and energy which have rarely been
cqualed in the annals of litigation. The
difficulty has been to establish the mar
riage between Zulime and Daniel Clark.
Cert ainly, a mystery has long hung over
this case, which only the dead could rise
from their graves and satisfactorily de-
termine.
The once lovely Zulime, passing
through so many reverses and misfor-
tunes, returned in her old age to New
0rleans her old home-and passed
peaceful and happy life in the family of
her son, respected and beloved for her
many virtues She died at the age of
seventy-eight, the youngest of her fami-
ly-two OF her sisters having attained
their ninetieth year, longevity common
to the old inhabitants Of louisiana, and
particularly to those born on our sea-
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