The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-02-14
The Way Marriages are Made la High
Life. i'll Paris

Correspondence of the y. Y. Herald
4 case tIrowing light on the curious
state OF PorisaD society has just been tried
before tha Civil Tribunal. 1t ran to some
length, but the facts were few and simple.
The Marquis de Treyelec, who was repre-
sented to belong to one of the oldest fami<
lies in France, his ancestors having figured
in the Crusades, WAS some time ago anxious
to marry, and as his exchequer is not
flourishing he required young lady who,
in addition to youth, beauty, aud virtue,
should possess wealth. But though, from
his rank and name, having access to the
best society, both arlstocratic and financial,
of the capital, he doubted that be could
himself find suitable damsel, and so he
charged certain Madame jolly de Mon
lesson to seek cut one for him. promising to
pay her Tor her trouble. This female,
whose occupation is to negotiate marriages,
introduced him to respectable and rich
young lady ready TO wed. A marriage
was resolved On; but for some reason, not
stated, it was broken of. On that the
Marquis de Trevelec prayed Madame Jolly
de MOntessOn to resume her search for a
wife for him, and she said she knew two
rich young ladies, sisters, Mdles. A,
whose parents wanted husbands for them
The Marquis has brother, the Count de
Treveec, who was also desirous to marry,
and an understanding was come to between
them and Madame de Montesson that they
would pay her se600 each if she could seo
cure for them the hands of the two girls,
with el2,O0O fortune to each, aud lesser
sum in the event of the fortune being less.
In the event of only one of the brothers
being accepted, G600 was to be paid
by him alone. This understanding
Was set forth in deed, drawn up and exc
cuted in due form. But the father OF the
girls, retired trader, would not allow them
to wed mobiles, and so the affair fell to the
ground. Madame de Montesson, however,
knew two other sisters, Mdles. B., of
the Rue, both pretty, both young, both
rich and to their family and to them she
introduced tie brothers, through the family
physician. The result was that the Mar
quis de Trevelec was accepted by and in
due time married to the eldest sister; but
no union was brought about between the
younger girl and the younger brother.
After the marriage, Madame de Montesson
called on the Marquis de Trevelec to pay
her 5000, according to bis agreement; but
he refused, on the ground that he had only
authorized her to negotiate marriage with
one of the Mdles. A, and that she had
had nothing to do, beyond getting him in>
troduced by the doctor, with bis marriage
with Mdle. B.. A great deal OF angry
correspondence took place between the par
ties, but they could not agree, and the wo-
man brought an action for G6OO. She, to
support it, produced her agreement, which
expressly said that she should be paid that
sum in the event of her obtaining the mar.
riage of the Marquis to one of the Mdles.
A., or one of the Mdes. B.. But
the Marquis maintained that the document
was only applicable to the Mdles. A,
and that the words +" or the Mdles. B.
had been added after be had signed it. The
tribunal, alter weighing ali the facts and
reading all the correspondence in the case
came to the conclusion that the agreement
was not applicable to the marriage effected
between the Marquis and the Mdle. B
but considering that it was through the
plaintiff that be had become acquainteu
with her, and that he knew that she expect
ed to be paid for her services, it ordered hin
to give her 920. Such is the way marriages
are made in high life in Paris.