Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-01-19

The steel skates ring ghostly tuhel
And in the moonlight, pale and cold,
The painting lovers still behold
The self appointed sacrifice
Skating toward the rotten ice
A Rare Love.MarrInge in Paris-The
Misfortune of WedIOck and n Melan-
chOlY Tragedy.
Ten years ago, says the Paris correspondent
OF the New Orleans Picayune, there was at
the Madeleine one of those rare sights in
Paris, q marriage for love. People here
marry for great many reasons--rarely for
love, which passes in society as no reason at
all. The bridegroom was "spendid look
ing fellow" and be was agreeable, graceful
and possessed elegant manners. The bride
was beautiful girl, and agreeable aud grace
ful as her husband; but the malicious said,
she was naughty and reserved. Their for
tunes were equal, and together formed a con-
siderable sum of money. All went happily
the first twelve months Of marriage. In love
matches the FIRST twelve months are always
easy. 1t is different in interested marriages,
where the first year is the longest and most
painful and dreariest of life for custom
makes the yoke easier every day. In love
matches the disappointment which succeeds
the first glow of passion makes the chain a
heavier burden daily.
The dashing fellow proved to be fond of
reckoning hands The income not only went,
but bit of the capital was cbipped off when
all the bills were paid. His wife continued
to love him with unabated affection. She
tenderly called his attention to the disastrous
consequences of the inequality which existed
between their expenditures and their income
and conjured him by their children (if it SO
plessed Heaven to- endow them) to restore
the proper equilibrium. He was vain, and
revolted from the humiliating confession to
the world that his income failed under his
style Of living.
1t is inconSeivsble to a sober head what
phantom5 haunt men, menaCing them with
contempt or promising them respect if they
desert, OF if they persevere in a line of con-
duct the world, nay, even their nearest
friends do not know they are in or ever were
in. Our neghbors pay much less attention
to US than our seli-love will let US believe,
and my experience ofthe world lit is true it
is .confined), has convinced me that, pro-
vided one does not borrow money from his
neiehboT, or ask him to indorse paper, one
may order his life just as he pleases, adopting
either bread and water diet or regimen Of
trufhes, game and vieux ceps.
The vanity of the husband made him deaf
to his wifes suggestions (she forbore out of
respect for her husband giving them any
other forn); consequently their absolute
Iuin 1scame mere question of time. Their
ruin was accelerated by the Illicit Connec-
tons the husbaud foImed-I had almost said
naturally formed, for there is fever attend
ing inOTdiuate expense of money which
seeks O momentary fOrgetfulness in syrens'
bosoms. The wife bore this neglect with
the same outward composure with which
she saw their estates waste away, but it
wounded her to the heart and drew many
secret tear from her. Hating his wife with
that unpsrdoning viruleuce Of hatred, for
-bearance and kindness and affection not un-
frequently raise in the undeserving objects
of il, he applied for a separation from bed
and board with his wife. She made no re-
Distsnce. tHa.
1.-The divorce was granted. It rescued her
doWry from certain waste. AS she had made
no effect to save it, thinking as honorable
women have always, and will always think,
that man and wife are one and should have
one destiny, one estate, one honor, she de-
voted her fortune to preserve her husbands
name from sully. So wild was the course he
ran, that he exhausted her estate. He did
not know she had aided him, and he'd melted
the money lenders long after they else had
proved relentless. After her estate went
away, she became governess in some for
eign family, and quilted France. Her hus-
band was absolutely ruined and in the
debtors Jail, ignorant and careless what had
become of her, when an uncle in the pro-
vinces left him a considerable estate
This godsend melted his obdurate heart
and be determined to lead a new life. The
fret thing he did was to seek his wife. He
heard her history, which you know. He in-
SANITY wrote her, begging her pardon for
the past, informing ber of his Inheritance,
and asking permission to join her, and live
as he should live by her side. You may i'm
sgine her reply! The day after it reached
Paris, q telegrsphic dispatch was sent her,
bidding her to hasten to Paris: her husband
had Teen taken with the typhus fever, which
has been and is so prevalent here, and daily
became worse She came as fast as steam
could brig her--swift as it twas, too slow
when she entered the railway station here
she was told he had departed this life, and
she was denied even the melancholy salts
faction of embracing for last time his icy
inanimate form.
So many storms-such glimpse of brigh
sunshine--sueeeeded by so thick cloud
were more than the poor woman could bear
A lsnguor invaded her body, and at las
took complete possession of her. She wa
buried last week. Now, side by side, the
lie IN the graveyard who, ten brief year
ago stood side by side attired in brida
tostr me b fore the altar of the Madelein
Chureh-a ftful fever those ten years were
Grave, deny them not thy wonted peace