Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-08

lA-WJNAuir LITE is PA2ls-AwEBIct AS
Gf,lEs AND THE MtEWAGa or rou 1GsrBs -
American ae.ie, iu Paris a.c frequently accused
% having weakness for titles. which Miss Samu
ioe. uot seem TO think is one of the moral NAL
adies OF the young aiies Hoveyer well or No.
founded this charge may De, it is a well known
fact that the rich AMI pretty New Workers over
here cry often turu iheir backs upon Americans
who think that the Wbol, duty Of man is to hold
"a ue,cr-fuliu- purse az the disposal Of his wife,
or some needy chamberlain or baron, whose
name, in great maj lrity Of cases. does rot ap-
pear IN the Lire z or. / see in to-day's legal
journals auothar instance Of the sacrifice New
Workers are induced to make BY daughters bent
on dyin- themselves with French nobility. The
plaintiff IN q civil action against wealthy Anne
rictu Of the name Of peunyman and his wife is a
certain Baron de Brimont, who married not long
since Their daughier. She died some months
ago, leaving IN infant daughter. 1t appears that
there was 30 regular contract. NJ. de Brmont
seeing ;he affection in which Miss pennyman :
parents a . probably thought 10 would he bet
ter not r0 ;e hem down 20 "a setjleu eut. thing
rarely made 800 tho Uni:el 'ates, where il is as
sumet tlal msu llrc Too hu-iness asking fortunes
with thsir w.s,-. lI- anl Mrs Peuuyman, it
is shown hy y ie Hgimout, allowed the Young
couple lh,O4r. year, which the plaintiff brings
forward witnesses To- prove was '-,3 auuuql 10
nation, ia accordance "i,A Americiu and Eng
lish custom. aui ont 90 bee continued 10 him for
life IN ailjfiou 700 thi~ yer, hadsome dover
TO which he thinks himself entitled, w. de Bri-
mont asks, in accordance with a certain article
OF the civil code obging ancestors 10 support in
dieent descendants. not according 10 the ne,es-
sites OF he Attcr Uut IN The wciith of the form
e., o0,Jpo, year an al!mentary aIowance
for his niant daughter The law l., thgt we're
the relations on the fathers side l.. good circum
stances The child would fall 10 their charge
But they make a full confession Of their poverty
Dir and Mrs. Peunyman rleal that they never
made amy engagement 10 give VI. de Brmont an
annuity Of Jl.0uof; that the constitution Of 4
dover Is not aG American custom; that the de
mand for au almentary allowance Was always
me-; by them with just indignation; that NJ. lie
brimont behaved very badly all through, and
their daughter being now dead he has not the
shadow Of a claim upon them; that he concealed
mass Of debts at The period Of hi, marriage, and
subsequently, contracted others; and, finally,
they plead that noble American argument. that
being still young nan he Is very well able 10
work for himself As to the child they repeat-
eily oiiefed 10 adopt her aud are Yet willing to
take her. The Court has ordered Mr.. and Mrs.
Penuyman to pay in monthly instalments to NJ.
de Brimont, from the date Of their daugh.er's
death, IS ,O00f. year, L, ,000f Of which are 10
go to the support of the infant and 6.OOOf. for
the maintenance of the fiter This is an admis-
sion Of the Baron's claims in principle. but A
yd cutting down of his preteusions in noint of
Al I, ,unt.-Cor. Lon ION Ieleqraph