Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-10-19

He shall the solemn hymn that Death
Has lifted up for all, that he shall go
To his long resting place without tear
Death of Mrs. Gaines MOther--A RO-
mantle Life.
Among the deaths at New Orleans on the 18th
inst, was that of Madame Zulime Gardette, the
mother Of DIR. Gardette, of New Orleans, and of
Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines. She died at the resi-
denee of her son, Dr. Gardette, at the advanced
age of seventy-eight years. The Delta ofthe Goth
inst, has the following notice of this remarkable
woman: tI
The lady was the heroine of that intensely in
teresting rom ance in real life, which devel-
oped in the celebrated lawsuit of Mrs. Gaines.
Her maiden name was Zulime Carriere. She
was born in the old French colony of Biloxi
Her parents were emigrants from the land of poe
try and romance-the favorite home of the troub-
adours-Provence. The blood of the Gipsey race,
which, in the early days of louisiana settled along
our sea coast, and whose lovely daughters were
the special object of the admiration and love of
the gallant French cavaliers who established the
first colonies, mingled with that of the poetic
Provencal. From such stock, it is not remark
able that Zulime Carriere should have derived ex-
traordinary personal beauty. The charms of her.
self and her three sisters, were universal themes
of admiration in the Colony of Louisiana. The
warm and genial climate, and luxurious atmos-
phere of the sea shore, ripened these charms into
full maturity at a very early age. Zulime had
hardly emerged into her teens, before her hand
was sought by numerous s1to 8. The successful
asprant gained his point-as Claude Melnotte in
Bulwer's play did-by holding an imaginary coro.
net or other insignia of nobility, before the eyes
of beautiful, but unsuspecting girl of thirteen
She was caught by the glttering bait The
French nobleman soon dwindled into confec
toner, and, what was worse, married man, wht
had never been divorced. He was arrested ant
tried by an ecclesiastical Court in this city, fo
bigamy-was convicted, and sentenced to be pun
ished, but afterwards escaped, and, was not mor'
heard of. Thus ended Zulime's relation witt
Jerome De Grange.
Pending this proceeding, and after the dscove
ry of De Oranges previous marriage, there grew
up an intimacy between Zulime and Daniel Clark
then leading man in this colony-of very popu
lar character, and agreeable manners. Clark wa
just the gallant, chivalrous man, to espouse tn
cause of an unprotected and wronged woman.
1t is said-but as from this point starts the pre-
tracted litigation which has recently engaged s
much of the time and attention Of our Courts-w
must be understood as giving the version relate
by the deceased lady hersel If and her friends, thu
Clark, having met Zulime in Philadelphia, an
satisfied himself as to the existence of De Grange
bigamy, and the consequent nullty of his ma
riage with Miss Carriere, promptly offered her b
hand and heart, but suggested the prudence
keeping their marriage secret, until they shoul
complete the proof of De Oranges crime. The
were married. Of this marriage, but one witnel
was living when the suit was brought by Mr.
Gaines, and that was the sister of Zulme. Bl
there were corroborating circumstances, upo
which the proof of the reality of such a connecto
was rested. After her marriage to Clark, in 18O
Zulime returned to New Orleans, to take furth,
legal proceedings to invalidate, or rather, authel
ticate, the illegality of the marriage with Z
Grange. A suit was brought for this purpose
the Civil Courts of the Territory, and judgmel
was obtained against De Grange. In the mea
time, Clark had advanced in years and honors.-
The gallant youth of 1902, had become the ami
tious politician and millionaire.
AS the popular man of powerful party, he w
sent delegate of the Territory to Congress-
Here he soon forgot the poor Creole girl, and b
gan to mediate a more brilliant marriage come
ton. The object of this aspiration was the low
ly Miss Cation, of Maryland, a granddaughter
Charles Carroll, of Carrollton, who afterwar
became the marchioness of Wellesley. She w
great belle, and Clarks fine manners disti
guished position, and great wealth, no doubt, re
dered him quite desirable match for SO brillia
and accomplished beauty. They were engage
but some stories of his enemies caused sudd,
termination of their relations. On hearing of h
courtship of Miss Cation, the unfortunate Zulin
again went to Philadelphia to procure proofs
her marriage with Clark. But alas! Clark, it W
alleged, under the infuence.of reckless ami
ton, had made way with those proofs, and po
Zulime again found herself the victim of man
treachery. In feeling of desertion and helples
ness, alone among strangers, whose language al
habits were foreign to her, she accepted the hal
of DR.. Gardette, who generously and magnanir
ously, relying on her truth and sincerity, unit
his fate and fortune with hers. From that peri
her life flowed smoothly on in the discharge of
duties as wife and mother.
Shortly after her marriage with Gardstte, Clal