Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1858-10-12
sTAUNToN, VIRGINIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER r. 1858.
The Duke of Malakofr and his Bride.

Mademoiselle Haniega mas Ieinhiueu uiiuio.
ried for reasons of the most COMPREHENSIVE kind
She wasfor many years bent on religious ne ano
remained secluded in the convent ID which s'ie
had been educated, fully resolved to renounce % !,
the world at her fathers death and never seek
TO play any conspicuous part In the government,
of her family. The persuasive arguments useo
by Madame Montijo alone prevented this extreme
step, about two years ago, and it was by the ad'
vice of that same watchful lady that she accom-
panied her to Paris to partake of the distraction
offered by that gay capital, and the position tor
enjoying them to be secured by paying Q visit
to her relative, the Empress Eugenie. No
sooner had she arrived than the fame OF her
beauty spread abroad like wild6re. She Is no
longer very young, (for she has been wrongfully
confounded with her sister in-law , but the qui-
ct. unobtrusive life which she has led, the peace
of mind she has enjoyed have preserved the
calm, unruffied semblance of early youth in'ller
lovely counrenance-- the Empress was the
first TO perceiye the immense sensation her beau
tiful relative had occasioned, and all the use
which might be drawn from the admiration thus
created. BY degrees the young lady became &C
customed to hear of other means of happiness
than that afforded by religious life, and to per-
eeivs that there exist other dominions better
worth governing than religious community,
and at length size was induced to listen without
aversion to the idea of marriage, as the one best
befitting deusOiselLe OF her beauty and station.
1t was Just at the critical moment, so says the
salon, when Msdemoiselle .Paniega was begin
ming to accept this possible change OF prospects
In her destiny, that the dilemma concerning the
Due de Malakoh was mooted, aud the Empress,
with true feminine tact, was Immediately aware
OF the best method of reclaiming the old soldier
and lettering him forever to the imperial camp.
The business was not, however, completed until
the journey to Cherbonrg enabled the TWO pro
posed ones" to see more OF each other than they
had hitherto done, and as matter OF course, 10
become attached. The empress has gained great
credit for this stroke OF wonlaniy policy, as, oy
uniting the Marshal to member of her own
family, she has forever made him her own
The afianced couple appeared together Tor Tue
first time the other night at the opera, ana the
beauty of Mademoiselle Paniega attracted all
beholders. The Emperor bestows million oi
francs as the brides dOwry, and the Empress Is
to furnish trausseau worthy the occasion.
Upon the whole, it has been said by envlous
tongues that the young lady AIT ane 0onne a.
taire-s speaking in Partisan phrase concerning
these natters-and yet, strange to say, 1t IS the
Marshal alone who is envied. SO far so good
thus far goes the tale in Madame de V----s
all powerful salon one day, when 10! the next,
out comes the reverse side OF the medal, the sa-
BILE lining to this rose.coloreG recital being the
awful doubt expressed whether the marriage
will ever take place, in consequence OF preyi-
Gus claim being existent in Algeria, which may
be extinct, but until such fact can be ascertaned
no second union can be possible. Hardly have
we recovered from the surprise into which they
were thrown by this astounding revelation,
when another and mileer version Of the OBJ
lection to immediate unionis murmured forth IN
the assurance of the Dukes engagement on pa.
role with the young lady in the Convent OF Les
Oiseaux, to whom he bound himself to await
her decision for one whole year, reckoning from
the first of January last-when she refused him
for tie fourth time; which he, on his part, for
the fourth time, refused to take as the final
"once for ALL" These have been the supposi.
tions and surlnises afoat during the week, and
all have found believers and colporteu-s. For
us, who behold the rise and fall Of so many OF
these amiable speculstlons, we are compelled to
confess that we always wait to see which OF them
comes true before we pronounce ourselves in ia
vor of any, SO that our judgment may never be
at fault, and that what we affirm may always be
taken as truth by our readers.-Paris Cor. Of
tie Court Journal.