Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-10

The only rescue to be expected could be Oh.

The only rescue to be expected could be OBJ
tanned by choosing a wife amongst the native
women, and eonsenting to remain on the island
forever After much persuasion from the mis-
siOnary he accepted the latter alternative, and
the holy father, according TO the custom Of his
nation, chose q bride for the young man, and
took especial care to choose a good Parti-no
less a one than the daughter of the chief. One
thing, however, the father insisted on; the mar
rage should be solemnized seriously with
Catholic rites; and at all events the BRIDE
groom should be bound by proper registers,
aud not be permitted to treat the sacred cere-
mony with the same hghtness as it is else
where.
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 Saleta, all freshly tattooed
from head to foot-her fair proportions undis-
figured by crinOline, was led to the altar of the
Maristes by NJ. Ma.filatre. But, OF course, our
hero from Rouen had treated the whole thing as
little harmless expedient to keep a safe skin
and whole bones in this hungry land, and soon
began to look out for an opportunity OF quitting
the scene of his eonnubial felicity. Some
months elapsed, however, before this OpPOrtu-
nifty occurred; but at length, one afternoon,
wandering diseonsOlate ON the beach, he des-
cried vessel in the ofing. 1t was an EGglish
vessel, whose boats crew in answer 10 the sig
nal of distress hoisted by the bridegroom, has
tened to the rescue, and bore him off to the
ship without discovery on the part of the na-
tives, who would have killed and eaten them all
had they been aware Of the treachery intended.
NJ. Maltilatre landed safe and sound at Hayre
only two months ago. He found that great
changes had taken place in his fathers house.
hold during his absence. An inheritance had
fallen in-fortune had smiled most graciOusly
upon the old nan, and the son, after all his
wretchedness and misery, returned to find him
self the heir Of wealth he had never dreamed Of
The first thing for a rich man in France to do,
is, as we all know, TO provide himself with
rich wife; the father began to look about him,
and having found a suitable match, the parties
were straightway brought forth to be married.
But now arose the difheulty-young Malfla-
tire could not deny his marriage at Wallis's
Island by Catholic priest, according to Cath
olic rites The marriage was legal in every
point of view, excepting in the one point of the
non-eOnsent of the parents of the bridegroom.
So, therefore, notice was served by RHissisr
upon the "Demoisele Suleta, falsely calling her
self Madame Malfilatre, 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 accor-
dinghy; for, of course, after the delay expired
no Partis eiUile appearing, judgment would go by
default, and Maiflat-e might be free to marry
whom he pleased. Thus did the affair stand
until last week, when 10! to the utter confusion
of the sangune bridegroom and his rich wife, the
bishop of Australia and 0ceans, in whose do
eese that paradise OF which we have given some
of the most striking haitss de m9nTs, and in de-
fence of morality and religion, prOclaims him
self ready to become pGrtie eiUis in this case, for
the protection of the helpless Suleta. We may
judge of the CONSERVATION thrown among the
ranks of jewellers, eOstumers and modistes all
engaged for the rich marriage-the tears Of the
rch bride, the rawlings 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 issue of the first mise en- dsmsurs, by
the arrival ofthe news Of the birth at Wallis's
IslTnd, Of son to the house of Malflatre, who
now shares the interest hitherto absorbed by the
tattOoed Suleta.