The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-06-25

one than the daughter OF tho CHI 1
I Ono thing, however, the father Ia
sisted on, the, marriage should b
Isolemnized seriously with Cstholi
rites; and at all events the bride
groom should be bound by proper
registers, and not be permitted t.
treat the sacred ceremony with the
same ligbtness as II tIs elsewhere. d.
Everything was consented to by
the young man, who had grown at-
taGhed to life by means OF a good
supper; and, accordingly, on the
next day. the beautiful Sulcta, slf
freshly tattooed from head to foot,
her fair proportions undisfsured
by crinoline, was led to the altar OF
the Maristes by NJ. Malfiiatrc. But.
OF course, our hero from Rouen had
treated the whole thing as a little
harmless cxpedient to keep a safe
skin and whole bones in this hun,
cry land, and soon began to look
out for an opportunity OF quitting
the Z scene of bis co9nybisl felicity.
fore this Opportunity occurred; but, ,
at length, one: afternoon, wandering
dsconsolate on the beach he dc.
scried vessel in the ofiing. It was
OH English vessel, whose boats
crew, in answer to the signal Of dis
tress hoisted by the bridegroom,
hastened to the rescue, and bore him
off to the ship without discovery on
the part OF the natives, who would
have killed and eaten them all had
they been aware OF the treschery in
tended. M. Malfilatre landed sale
and sound at Hsvre only two months
ago. He found that great changes
had taken place in his fathers
household during his absence. An
inheritarce had fallen in-fortnne
ha smiled most graciously upon tho
old man. and the son, after all his
wretchedncss and misery, returned
to find himself the heir OF wealth he
had never dreamed Of. The first
thin, for a rich man in France to d.,
is. as we all know, to provide him
self with a rich wife. Tho father
began to look about him. and hav-
ing found suitable match, tho par.
ties were st-aightway brought forth
to bo married.
But now arose tho difficulty
young Miltilstre could not deny his
marriage at Wallis leland by q Ca
tholic priest, according to Catholic
rites. The marriage was legal in
every point Of view, excepting in the
one point Of the non. consent Of the
parents Of the bridegroom. So.
therefore, notice was served by y
huisster upon the" "Delnoiselle Sulo.
ta. falsely calling herself Madame
Maliilatre,' to show cause why she
should not be disposessed ofthat title.
Or course the whole affair was con
sidcred mighty gooi joke by the
gossips and laughed at accordingly,
Tor, of courre, after the delay expired,
no partie ciUile appearing, judgment
would 10 by default, and malfilaire
mi sht DO Tree to marry whom he
pleased. Thus dill the affair stand
until last week, when 10! to the ut,
ter confusion OF tho sanguine bride.
groom aud his rich vile, tho bishop
of Australia and Oceans, in whose
diocese lies that paradise Of which
we have given some Of tho most stri.
king traits de n,eurs, and in defence
OF morality AMI religion, proclaims
himselfready to bsco 10 p0ttie oiviLt
in this case. tor tho protection Of th-
hcl lpless Suleta. We may judge o
the CONSERVATION thrown among the
ranks Of the jewellers, costu,nieres
and modistes all engaged for the
rich marriage-the tears OF the ricf
bride-the rawlings OF the rich bride
groom. The debates which are to
come on directly, will be full of in.
terest, and Of warning at the same
time. The case il considered Que
OF the most curl US on record, and
has been complicated since the issue
OF the first miss en- de me"re, by the
arrival OF news OF the birth, at Wal.
lis Island, Of a son to the house o
Malfilatre, who now shares the in.
terest hitherto absorbed by the tat
tooed Suleta.