The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-10-12

SO dear to me as that stormy RAM
From he Paris Correspondent Of the New York Tnse.
A FAITHFUL LOVER AND AN UNFAITHFuL
DuKE-RoMANrrc.- Duke Of Malakoff, of
whose projected marriage you have already
heard. left Paris yesterday for his post at
London, after having arragned all the pre-
liminaries Of the marriage The ceremony
will be performed after the return Of their
Maiesties, from Biarritz, two weeks hence
The future Ducness, the sister Of the Mar
quis Paniesa, is well known IN Paris score
~ having attended the Countess Montijo
the mother of the Empress Eugene, for the
last two seasons, as companion The far
senorita is without fortune, and, in this res
pect, the Duke 10 making marriage after
the fashion Of the two Napoleons. But the
lady is relative of the Empress, is much
loved BY her, and will receive from this
source handsome marriage portion. She
10 tweLty-six years OF age, and y ranked As
one of the beauties of Paris society. Like
the Empress, she 10 an Andalusian; but, IN
like her. she has dark hair and eyes, is not
tall, and has round and full face and per-
son--quits another type OF beauty
Mile de Paniega was present few
evenings ago at the grand opera, with the
Countess de Montijo at the debut Of . cele-
brated danseuse, Nile Catherine Fridberg,
and now that her betrothal to the brave
Marshal is known, she was the centre OF all
eyes have an indistnct recollection OF
having, on a former occasion, given you the
history of the Marshals first courtship, and
how it happens that he remains to this day
bachelor, although now sixty-five years
old. received it from his own family, and
it is no douot correct The Marshal gradu-
ated at the military school, in company with
the Marshal Count Valiant now Minister Of
War He took his rank at once as Sous
Lieutenant, and has risen gradually thro
all the grades of the army to his present po-
sition
While lieutenant he became acquainted
with and loved young lady, the daughter
of rich merchant. The passion was re-
ciprocated, and, when the lieutenant became
captain, he demanded her hand in mar
eiage The father refused, because Pelissi
er had no fortune, and the salary Of an Off
Ger in France scarcely provides for his es
sential wants A captains salary is not
more, believe, thun $3.50 Captain Pellis-
sier was deeply offended at the fathers re-
fusal, for the marriage portion Of the daught-
or was sufficient to more than maintain her.
Both, however remained true to their pledged
love, and soon the captain was promoted
lieutenant Colonel, for Pelissier had the
good fortune to be kept nearly all his life
in active service, and his promotion was rap
i'd Again he demanded the hand of the
lady, and again he was refused. This time
he determined Eever to renew the demand,
and he kept his resolution. Both, however,
remained single, the lady refusing all the
matches sought for her. Pelissier passed
Colonel, and later on, toward the end of the
Abdei kader war, general The young la
dy was advanced in years. and the father
despairing OF any better pecuniary match Of
fered err to General Pelissier The gener-
al refused, although still loving the lady,
He assured her that her fathers conduct was
the sole cause of his refusal, and that he
should remain single as long as he lived on
her account. She yet remains single, and
is now fifty years old, but the lieutenant of
her younger days, the impetuous African
soldier, is now a marshal, a duke, a senator,
and ambassador at the court of Queen Vic
toria, with an annual income of more than
half million of francs With the title Of
duke came change in the marshals intcn-
ton, for the title is a hereditary one, and
the emperor ardently desired its transmits
sion to posterity. Pelissier, therefore, could
not well refuse the request of the e.speror,
more especially as the empress found the
lady, and furnished the marriage portion and
the rousseau.