The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-08-16

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a French Marriage Contract.
N contract of marriage extraordinary
was recently brought under tho con-
SiderhtiOn of the Paris Court of First
Instance. y count and cOuntcsS ,yboso
names are not given by the legal Jour
nalS which report the case, reflisedthcir
consent 10 the marriage of their dnurh-
Ter Helen with the man of her hpSrf
she thereupon retired TO n convent. from
which she addressed to her parents
those dOteS TcSPectUcur, which by the
frehch code enable persons of full age
10 marry without the consent of futhGr
and mother, which is primo Jdcic ne
cess4ry. IhereupOn the parents insti-
ttted u suit TO stop the marriage on the
ground that their daughter was insane.
and the principal evidence produced in
support OF the allegation was that she
hau ia signed contract of marriage III
Article l. Loving each other, and
knowing each other well enough TO be
certain that one cannot be happy with
out the other, we join ourselves tOgcth-
er TO live for ever hereafter rs good mar
ried people. She will be 1 and shall
be she; he will be ] and shall be he.
Art. 2. Charles.-I promise Helen to
devote all my mind, all nv strength
and my whole being to the purpose OF.
maintaining her, and the children that
she may give me, honestly and decent
Art. 8. Helen.-I promise Charles TO
second him i'll keeping our household
from want and difficulty; with that
view l shall make economical habits n
duty.
Art. 4. Charles.-I admit that 1 am
sometimes hnsty and violent. hope
to be excused from any sudden burst
of anger.
Hoien:-It will perhaps be hard to
endure, but the condition is acceded to.
Art. 8. Helen.-I must also be par.
doned something. My temper is n lit
tie uneven, and I am greatly disposed
to be Jealous.
Charles.-I will not mind caprices If
they are not too frequent. AS to the
other fault, am disposed to rejoice at
II rather than otherwise, for a jealous
person IS not likely to give cause for
jealousy.
Art. 6. Charles and Helen.-We are
persuaded that between lovers, disputes
and coolnesses almost always arise
from petty causes. On this account we
mutually promise never to follow our
own desires in things of small import
other.
be right that Charles should decide. for
he has more knowledge and judgment
than I.
Charles.-Helen is too modest. 1
shall never decide, anything without
consulting her, and either Converting
her to my views or adopting hers if /
think them best.
Art. Z. AS a consequence of the last
preceding article, each of us shall
always be dressed according to the
taste of the other.
Art. s. The words '.I WILL" 81 ex-i
pect," AZ require" and other similar
expressions, are absolutely erased from
our dictionary.
Art. 8. Charles will honor his wife
that she may be honored by others. He
will always exhibit towards her esteem
and confidence, and will be especially
careful never i'll her presence to allow
any advantage over her to any other
woman upon any point whatsoever.
Art. 10. We shall ever bear in mind
that want of cleanliness and attention
to personal appearance must necessa-
rily produce repugnance and disgust.
Neatness is TO the body what amiRbility
is to the soul. II is that which pleaSeS
Art. IL. Helen-The majority of wO-
men nurse their own children. l hope
Charles will approve of my performing
my duties as a mother.
Charles.--I approve, subject to the
DOCTORS advice.
Article u. Charlcs.-Helen will take
great care not to spoil our children's in
tellects in their early years. She must
not talk, or suffer others to talk to
them, any of that nonsense which gives
false ideas and dangerous impressions
throughout life.
Helen.-I will pay great attention to
this part.
Art. Is. Although our mutual tender
iSss1 tI1,lt GtNy11
fail in the engagements hereinbefore
set forth, each of us will keep n copy of
these presents. and, in case of the
breach of any article, shall be entitled
to lny it before the other party to re-
mind him or her of the covenants en-
tered into.
Art. Ii. Innsmuch rs neither will
have anything that does not belong TO
the other, there is no occasion TO take
any account of the contribution of
each to the common stock. Affection
and courage, our only fortune, cannot
be counted, and each of us will endeav-
or to bring rs much as possible. gfi
Done in duplicates at Paris, in the year
of grace 1864.
With all my heart. CHARLES D..
With all my heart and for all my
life. HELEN,
future wife of Charles D..
The court held that this eccentric
contract afforded no evidence of inSan-
ity, for which imputation there was,
moreover, no pretence. Judgment was
accordingly given against the parents,
and the Mayor is ordered to proceed ut
once to perform the marriage ceremony
H. H. Parsons had a wife. Detroit
was their abode. She fellin love with a
railroad clerk, and behaved improper
ly. n. n. P. recently left Detroit. Then
his wife tattled of the railroad clerk.
The husbands rage was terrible his
honor and the honor of his wife Were
"at steak" He demanded satisfaction
of the railroad clerk. Thew cnme to