The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-06-15
"A Curious Marriage and Divorce SUIT.
From the Paris Correspondence 81 ths Boston Post

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IRON the Paris Correspondents u the Boston Post.
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FOR DlNNER.-The Law gossip Of the week con
ccrns most especially those who 60 down 70 th'
sea in ships, and may serve - warning lessor
to those who prefer present security to fatur'
peace and happiness A rear or two ago
Msiflatre, honor, hope and heir OF renowned
calico printer, stocking maker, aud night cal
| vender Of Rouen. set sail from Hayrc to pro
ceed to sydney, ia order TO snperintend tht
! business which his father carried on in tha
place, and which the death OF his partner haC
| left without surveillance. One of those acci
dents which will happen, in spite Of captain o.
compass, even 10 the best governed ships or
the ocean, happened, as matter Of course, Il
! the rotten little bark In which NJ Maiflatre sci
tsail-and on the inhcspitable shores Of Wallis's
Island was it wrecked; everything lost but N
Mali6la,re, to whom everything was lost but
honor. The plump person and defencelesss state
of the young merchant became great temp
tation TO the dainty inhabitants Of Was's Is
land. who have disguised the missionaries By
! eating each other, and they carried him away
| to the chiefs hut with loud shouts of triumph
at the sweet morsel which the waves had thrown
upon their STORE. The catholic missionaries
have small establishment OF the Maristes on
the Island. They work night and day, with IN
| renting zeal at the conversion Of these sava-
ges, and have got as far as the prevention oi
| infanticide for gastronomic purposes, which is
| a great step; but they have not as yet been
able to inspire that wholesome dislike Of human
flesh which should certainly form the first step
| in every conversion to Christianity. The poor
young man, in his dilemma, appealed piteously
to the reverend father; but they confessed that
they possessed no influence; that they were
| barely tolerated and dare not interfere. The
only rescue to be expected could be obtained
by choosing vile amongst the native women,
! aud eonsenting to remain on tile Island forever.
| After much persuasion from the missionary, he
accepted the latter alternative, aud the holy
father, accordidg to the custom OF his nation,
| chose bride for the young man, and took es-
pecial care to choose good pGrtie-no less a
one than the daughter Of the chief One thing,
however, the father insisted on; the marriage
should he soemnized seriously with Catholic
rites; and at all events the bridegroom should
be bound by proper registers, and not be per
| II tilted TO treat the sacred ceremony with the
same lightness as it is elsewhere.
Everything was consented to by the young
man, who had grown attached to life by means
Of good supper; and, accordingly, on the next
day the beautiful Suleta, all freshly tattoed from
head to foot-her fair proportions undisfgured
by crinoline was led to the altar OF the Maris-
tes by NJ. Malfatre. But, Of course, cur hero
from Rouen had treated the whole thing "a a
little harmless expedient to keep safe skin and
whole bones in this hungry land, and soon be-
gan to look out for an opportunity of quitting
the scene Of his eonnubial felicity. Some
months elapsed, however, before this opportuni-
ty occurred; but at length, one afternoon, wan
dering dsconsolate on the beach, he deserted =
vessel in the offing. 1t was an English vessel,
whose boats crew in answer to the signal OF
distress hoisted by the bridegroom, FASTENED to
the rescue, and bore him off to the ship with
out discovery on the part Of the natives, who
would have killed and eaten them all had they
been aware of the treachery intended. NJ.
Malilatre landed safe and sound at Hayre only
two months ago. He found that great changes
bad taken place in his fathers household during
his absence. An inheritance had fallen i'll
fortune had smiled most graciousy upon the old
man; and the son, after all his wretchedness and
misery, returned to find himself the heir OF
wealth he had never dreamed of. The first
thing for rich man in France to do, is, as we
all know, t. provide himself with a rich wife;
the father began to look about him, and having
found suitable match. the parties were straight
way brought forth to be married.
But now arose the difficulty-young Matilatre
could not deny his marriage at Walliss Island
by Catholic 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 huissier upon The DE
moiselle Suleta, falsely calling herself Madame
Malilatre," to show cause why she should not
be dispossessed of that title. OF course the
whole affair was considered mighty good joke
by the gossips, and laughed at accordingly; for,
of course, after the delay expired, no partis
cieile appearing judgment would 60 by default,
and Maltilatre might be free to marry whom he
pleased. Thus did the affair stand until last
week, when 10! to the utter confusion of the
sanguine bridegroom and his rich wife, the
bishop of Australia and Oceana, in whose dio-
cese lies that paradise of which we have given
some of the most striking traits de maears,
and in defence of morality and religion, pro-
claims himself ready to become pdrtie ciciie in
this case, for the protection OF the helpless
Sueta. We may judge OF the CONSERVATION
thrown among the ranks OF jewellers, costn-
meries, and modistes all engaged Tor The rlcn
mariage-the tears OF the rich bride--the ra-
wings of the rich bridegroom. The debates
which are to come on directly, will be full OF
interest, and OF warning at the same time. The
case is considered one of the most curious on
record, and has been complicated since the IS
sue of the first mise en- demeure. by the arrival
OF news Of the birth at Wallis's Island, of son
to the house OF Maiflatre, who now shares the
interest hitherto absorbed by the tatooed Snleta