The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1857-12-04

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/ 70 this Madame Philippes replied by confirm
ing hef engagements with the prince, and the
! Dauphine accordingly withdrew her proposal,
and recommended her TO marry as fast as posi-
Die, because the king had laid great stress on
! the alliance, and might exercise his absolute au-i
/ thorfty.--a-.s
L The Marquis never passed, day.~ without
calling 10 see his mistress; instead Of finding her
alone he always met the Prince de la Rochesu-s
ryon, who thus became very thorn in his side.
By no means Ubaiever could he obtain a tete-
! a-tete interview. So at last, unabl- TO put up
with his annoying position any longer, he sud-
denly began legal action, aud arraigned the
lady before the Parliament Of Paris. This he
did by the express command ofthe king, who
had the marriage very much at heart, though
he did not like 10 use bis own authority against
the intesrsts OF prince Of bis own blood.
Madame PhilIippes was much disturbed by
the prospect o being forced 70 ally herself with
her obstinate sa:or: aad We NAV be sure there
were anxious consultations at the Hotel Saint
DenyS. When the day of trial came she ap-
pearpd accompanied by NJ. DE- VsiIrville, and
many other 'grds and gentlemen, ladies' and
maidenS. Every one expected long and scan
daIous discussion. The First President began
the proceedings by telling Madame Philipprs
to raise her hand and swear to tell the truth:
one then asked her if she had not promised
marriage 10 Monsieur le Marquis Jehan- Lows
de Salacrs, then present. The lady forgetting
her hints and inueudoS, replied her faith,
No. The President was about to examine her
closely, and lae grptiipr had taken up his pen,
when the far defendant stepped forward, and
in firm vo1e uttered the following speech:
"Mgssieua, this is the first tine bavr ever
been before court Of Justice and therefore,
am afraid lh.t timidiiy may make me contra
dict myself amy answers. But, to cut short
all the su5,i-tlrs IN which you are proficient,
now say al. declare, before you gentlrmen and
all present, hat ! swear to God and the King
to God on the eternal dlmnalon of my soul
to the kmg on the confscaIon Of my honor
and my lilr-that | never gave my promise Of
marriage to Monsieur le Marquis Jvhan-L Loys Of
Saluces; ani What is moig, never thought Of
dong 50 in my life. And ifany onr says the
contrary, h-re, taking NJ. de Viell+vilIy by the
hand,l herr is my knight, who is ready saving
the 7honoToithis court, 10 prove that be villain
ously lies" ..z.s.zss.sss
This waikp demonstration, 50 much in bar
mony with thr character OF the period, and the
chlvalry which Francis the First was trying to
revive, n,rt ~ilh complete success.
'Hrre's business" exclaimed the Prpsi-
dent tami.arly. ''Greifief, yon can pack mp
your papers. There is no writing to do. Ma
dame la NarechaIe has taken another road, and
much 1orter one" Then addressing the
Marquis, he said:
'WrIl sir, what observation do you make
on this incidrntP'
The Mafqnis had glanced at his own portly
person, aadcompared 1t with the martial as
pect OF tle ady's knight.
- dom want viii, hy force" said be, 'ii
THERE'S aa end"
Wuh these words he made low bow anc
left the cont The NJ DE- Ejrl!eyiile asked tt
tie lady we're not free to marry whom she liked
aod 5-iu: answered in the affirmative iayuei
the whot company 10 come aad be- present q,
tie 5-,radaI between M4danp Phililppes AMI
tae Pfiac- De la RochrSuGyon, which would
take placeimmediatrly. But the willy lawvas
did not accept, saying they must deliberate asd
send drpniy 10 acquaint the king with wnt
had taken place. One Of them also whispered
10 the knight. .Iou had SIX months trial e-
fore YOU # vou had not been 50 clever. The
MARQUIS had an ini-rrogalory OF forty art icl"s
prepared as to expressions that bad been pub
Iicly usdby the lady to him and his people: as
10 the kisses she had given him by the way,
especially the kisses at Porte Saiut Julien IA
circunsancr that would have gone much a
gainst ber,l that she would give him chain Of
five hundred ecus for the wedding"
"WrlI, we'll said VielIevIie smiling, call we
need say now is, that French woman has
oulwirrd hundred Italians
Th-rrupon, the betrothal between Madame
PhIlippps and the prince immediately took
place: and in two or three days thay were
n,arr-d at the Augustins without much cerr-
irony, he bride being widow. They lived
happily together for twenty-five years, and had
son and a daughter : hut the princess survl-
v-d both her husband and her children, and
died in 1878, forty YEARS after her curious
Journey from rurin 10 Paris.