Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1867-02-13
5lf(istlII1nrous 3leaoim.
EITRAORDlNARY FAMILY LAWSUIT.
a STORY OF FRENCH LIFT.


The Paris correspondent Of the London
Times has the following account Of 4 Gu
rious case ia a French law cour':
a vely extraordinary family law suit
concerning the c, s;ody of two young
ladies', aged respectively twenty and sew
enteen, occupied one Of the Paris courts
last week. The plaintiff. NJ. Baisson, 4
gentleman of property, living in the Rue
ST. lionore, i. the father Of the minors
in question by first wife, who died
many years ago NJ. Baisso has several
children by second marriage. lmmc-
diatey after the death of his first wife he
placed his two children, then infants Of
tender years, under the care Of his moth
erin law, the defendant viiow. This
lady became passionaiely attached to the
girls, TOOK tie utmost care Of their !uca-
ton, treated them in all respects as her
adopted children, relieved the father of
ell ezpens,s for their maintenance, and
made no secret of her intention to leave
them the whole of her very large fortune
Under these apparently most happy cir
cum5tances, the utmost harmony prevail
el between VI Baisson and the mother
Of his first wife; he was abe to devote
himself to his new family with the knowl,
dye that has elder children were in the
hands Of a tender, juilcious aud wealthy
relation whose greatest object was Their
welfare.
But a few months 2go-- i. happened
that the eldest, Mile Baisson le! ia love
IA most improper thing for any young
lady to do according to French notions.
T4e rule OF coed French society Is tha;
Il girl until married is never to speak to
any man unless in the presence Of her
parents or guardians, and then only in
uIonosy liable. \ wcll-bled French girl
knows that she is one day to be married,
aad looks forward to he event with pleas
ure, as one which viii give ner an op-
portunity OF making many oll school fell
lows jealous BY TIE display OF her troas-
scau But she is supposed to have no
preference on the subject. One day her
father comes to her ana says. My love,
I have found you husbaud.' To which
she replies, kissing her father on the
forehead, Aicrci, mon pere Who is it ?'
He gives the name, mentions 4 prOxImaIe
day for the wedding, and then the young
lady consu,ts with her mother about tho
wedding outfit. These weil-known rules
were not regarded in the case of Mile |
l}aisson's attachment. Yes ,she absolutely |
formed an attachment, and her rich grand |
mother, who had brought her up and was
prepared to do everything requisite, hui
morly speaking, to make her future life
happy, was prlvy to it.
The object of her attachment is an
army surgeon, man of merit, both per-
sonaiIy aud through his toregoers. His !
father Was distinguished general officer,
aud he himself wears upon his breast
Of medals and decorations
attesting his good services, But his only |
fortune is his commission, and on this sole (
ground N. Baisson, when informed Of
the engagement by his lnother-in law,
declared that the army sur
geou was no lit match for his daughter
The father who had been content to dele
gate to her grandmother the entire care
If his daughter from her earliest infancy,
came forward resolutely to exercise the
stern parental authority which the law
gives him in order TO prevent the marriage
If girl almost of age with the man OF
ler choice. and who had courted her with
he arrrob4.ion Of the relation who stood