The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-10-22
A ROMANTIC LIFE.

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lime Gardcttc, the mother OF DR.. Gar,
d"ttr, Of New O.lrans, and of Mrs. Myra
Clark Gaines. She died at the residence
Of her son, Dr.. Gard"'tc at the advanced
aged of seventy eight years. The Delta
of the 2Fth ult., has The fDllowing notice
Of this remarkable woman:
"Ih's Lady was the heroine of that
intensely interesting romance in real
life, which was developed in the ccle-
bratcd lawsuit of Mrs Gaines.
Her maiden name was XuIime Car.
rierr. She was born in the old French
colony OF Biloxi. Her parents were
cmigrants from the land Of poetry and
romance-the favored home Of the trou-
badours 80 Provence. The blood Of the
Gip>ey 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 cs-
tablished the first colonies, mingled
with that ofthr poetic Provrncal. From
such stock, it is not remarkable that
IuIime Carrierc should have derived
extraordinary personal beauty. The
charms of herself and her three sisters,
We're the universal themes Of admiration
in the colony OF Louisiana. The warm
and genial climate, and luxurious atmos-
pherc of the sra-shotc, ripencd these
charms into full maturity at very ear
" age. TuIimc had hardly emerged
into her teens, before her hand was
sought ty numerous suitors. The sue
ccs>iul aS|irant gained his point-as
Claude Mr'notte in BuIwer's play did
by holding all imaginary coronet, or
other insignia Of nobility, before the
eyes Of a beautiful, but unsuspecting
girl Of thirteen. She was caught by the
glittering bait. The French nobleman
soon dwind!ed into a contcctioner, and,
what was worse, a married man, who
had never been divorced. II" was ar
rested and tried by an ecclesiastical
Court in this city, for bigamy-was con-
vicred, and sentenced to C punished, Lu,
afterwards escaped, and was no more
heard or 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--of very
popular character aud agrecably man
ncrs. Clark was just Il e gallant, civ
alrous man, to eSlonSe the cause OF ali
unprotected and wrongcd woman.
1t is said-hut as from this point starts
the protracted litigation which has re-
Gently engaged 50 much Of the time and
attention OF our courtS--We must be TN
derstood as giving the version related by
the deceased lady herself, and her friends,
that Clark, having met XuIme in phiIa-
dclphia, and satisfied himself as TO the
eXistance Of De Oranges bigamy, and
the consequent nulIity OF his marriage
with Miss Cargierc, promptly offered
her his hand and heart, but suggested
the prudence OF keeping their marriage
secret, until they could complete the
truth of De Oranges crime. They were
married OF this marriage, but one
witness was living when the sult was
,hn s3Strr Of Znlimn but there were
rnrrnLnr.t;n.r circumstance. uuon which
,ha n,nnr nf the reality ni such con.
nnxinn was rested, Aitrr her ma,rio~e
- CI,r, IN $500 IuI;mn r,turn,d f.
Nav oreon, ~ t',,a for,har l,,,ol nro.
ccrI;rrs n inyol;dni4. or rather nuth.n-
t;ca,. Ibp ;lIrrality ofths marrioae with
q. Granre, ( suit was brourbt for M,
nnrnnss IN thn Civil Courts Of the Ter.
r;t,rv and Indictment was obtained
ana;n', n. Graura In the mrontrn
Glork had advanced in veors and honors
,rha, ra1Ynt ,a,,l, nr $50 LaJ horor,a
,h -. nnS nn,,ir;an and r;II;onairr
As tbn nn,1,lar man Of rowrrrrl
,ort, ho w!, conf , I,Ja,,,t., or III,