The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-11-25
BsRTER 1AEE THAN MEYER.

So . psss'ssS;s.5 49,.
the Queer Marriage OF Henri Rocaefort
AsParls correspondent Of the London Globe,
describing the marriage on Thursday, Novem-
ber7, ,ofM Rochefort, writes:
Few romancers of fiction have imagined for
their climax an incident 30 pathetic as The
marriage Of Henri R0chefort, with all the cir
cnmstances which; In fact, surrounded 1t yes
terday: Several years ago, when the man
now condemned TO detention for lite was the
young Comte de, Rochefort Lucay, he wooed
and won Marie Anastasie Renauld, the
daughter of an employee in the ministry OF
finance. They were at the time almost 0oy
and, girl-he, I think, twenty, and she sixteen
-and did not lind 1t necessary 10 consecrate
their affection by any other ceremony than
those vows Of censtancy which usually prove
of f.yery transient force. 1t was not 80, how
ever. In this case. BY successive stages the
Comte de Rochefort let himself be carried
away by his virulent wit and his eager desire
for.not0riety until he became famous for ga
tires, which were certainly out of all keeping
with an ancient title, and he wisely dropped
hIs rank. II Is poor. work attacking fallen
man, and will not inquire now whether some
OF his extravsgant articles. which, however
meant could but fall like oil upon the fire OF
fercer Mems passions, were not equally un-
worthy OF the plain citizen Henri Rochetort
claimedIto be. The natural result OF such q
career has been at one time exile, at another
implicatio In the horrors committed by those
whoswere, or had been, his followers, and
finally the condition OF q prisoner for the rest
of his lie. During all his changes of fortune,
except the last, Mile. Renauld has remained
with him. At Brussels, when he was an exile;
at Paris, during the siege they were together,
aWina aRd snss ss her ,lness This ibis IS at present
80 dangerous that in all probability death
must come soon. She could not meet
this calmly Without remedylng tor
her children, as French law enables her to do,
the mistake made years ago. There were dlf-
fi0ulties In the way. She could not be moved
from her bed, and her lover had ceased to have
theright, or at least the power, to control his
own actions: However, these obstacles have
been overcome, and the prisoner was permit
ted Yesterday to. come, strongly guarded at
everY.step, 70 make the dying woman In the
Convent fathe 5AngustineS at Versailles, at
last, ,,hIs wife. By this the children, o daugh-
ter and two sons, become legitimate. No
wonder that people have talked of little else
the, last TWO days. Curiosity was naturally
excited to know each detail OF this strange
conclusion to g. singular story; but the matter
was 90 well and quietly managed that very
few inquisitive spectators could get In, where
their presence would have been most unaccept-
able. Rochefort had been brought to the Maison
thence his marriage procession started yester.
day morning. 1t consisted of one large hired
carriages conveying the bridegroom and three
no]ice admits, dressed In plain clothes; 1t lett
the prison at q very early hour, and had for
escort a very strong guard OF guardiens de la
naix. who also surrounded In force the Maison
dee Sante attached to the Convent OF the
Anqustines. Here, on the second story, was
No. 3-a little room. opening, as all such do In
-sInnoo ofs confinement from great public
Corridor. and In this lay the bride. As the
noor paralyzed woman could not, of course,
he moved TO the marie OF to the church for
ether the civil or religious ceremony. NJ. Ra-
mean. the maire, had come to her bedslde.
The marriage instrument was read by him,
while M. Rochef0rt stood by the bride, hodlng
her hand. It wasthen signed BY both, though
the effort drew from her cry OF pain, ana
witnessed by Francois Victor Hugo, Ernest
Blum, Jean Destrien, and the eloquent paIIls.
ter Albert Jolly. This was sufficient to give
legal ayalii]Ity to the marriage and status
fnfhnsnhfidren: ia but Mademoiselle Henauld
(as the RappeI states half apologedcally) had
begped for q religious ceremony also, and
ROo6efoet could not refuse request which
viii be- probably her last The blessing of the
ehurch was, therefore, bestowed on the pair
bv the Able Follet, chaplain OF prisons.
After this IL. and Nine. Rochefort were releas:
ed from surveillance for short half hour and
left absolutely alone. At the expiration OF
their hridal morning their welded life ended
forever. The bridegroom, with the Same pre-
tcaIl.ions. was conducted back to bis temporary
prfson; his conductors, by the rapid pace al
Wtdch they took the carriage, appearing TO
grI3dge the favor shown; and last night he was
carried in a prisoners van to his place OF per-
manent confinement In the lie de Re-"