National Republican., 1875-07-21
MARRIED FOR LOVE.
"Ths Old Home is Not What it Used to Be. >

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Mr.. Eugene Mars, Of New York, son OF the
wellknoWn restaurateur, ]. W. Mars, arrived
here Sunday evening, route to Chicago. He
had not been in the city many hours before the
report was atoat that he had run OF with fair
one whom he intended to marry. This was of
course, romantic news, and led to many inquiries,
which promptly brought forward the facts He
told his friends that the lady accompanying him
was his wife, whom he married on the ID instant,
and that he was now leaving home in search of
another, or, more properly, one Of his own, be-
cause his family was not pleased with his mar
riage and he was. The circumstances in the case
are something like these: Young Mars is a men,
Der Of one of the first families in New York. His
sister, Miss Pauline Mars is very highly esteemed
by the elite Of this country as refined and &C.
complished lady. He is by profession pharma-
ceutist, and has been for some years engaged in
Mr.. Whites pharmacy, in the city of New York.
He was one of the stars of society, and, indeed,
the pride Of his family. The young woman was
an adopted daughter of Mr.. Cunningham, who
for many years was connected with the American
Express Company Of New York, in which he had
considerable stock, and was otherwise very well
to do At his death she became sole heir TO his
possessions, which amounted to quite a number
Of thousands. Shortly after the death of her
father her guardian sent her of to school, where
she remained till she was twenty-one. About a
year ago she returned to New ork when friendly
feeling began, and afterward increased, between
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opposed his attentions to her, and made him feel
from experience that "the course OF true love
never did run smooth But theirs, like all other
opposition to true love, only frightened the ties
and created new causes for love.
All of the objections raised by them, as he states
them, are in the line Of Tupper's admonition "Be
joined to thine equal in rank the foot of pride
will kick at thee" Eugene was determined that
''plighted troth" should never be his He knew
II he should ask his folks they would not agree,
or, like Betsy, would agree to disagree; so he did
not consult. He believed, too, with DR.. Napheys,
that there Is such thing as carrying a pro-
longed fidelity to dangerous excess :" hence sat
lshed with years cOurtship, he, as said the old
lady, Popped der question, gat der fstisiaty be-
sponse, went derfor der parson, and dey twins wuz
once When he afterward told them they were
greatly incensed, and expressed themselves as
trrecOncilabIe. He therefore quietly settled uD
his affairs in New York made preparations for
travelling, and started in search of another place
OF business. HIs tour cannot be called an eloee-
ment, nor is it, though she has received her dct
and he his portion, like the Journey of the Prodi-
gal IL is from what we can gather ono of those
rare Instances OF to day, wherein the man is ac-
tually willing to leave his father and moJher(and
they ricb) and cleave unto his wife. Their friends
in this city entertained them cordially during
their short stay. On all sides they were the re.
cOurRgement. They do not believe that the selec-
ton OF q vile and husband is part of parental
duties. Their idea of matrimOny is in keeping
with the definition given years ago by the Count
OF Portals Marriage Is the union OF man with
a woman, who associate themselves in order to
perpetuate the species, to aid each other BY mu-
tual to support together the chances of
lie, and to endure the same fate !" and they be-
leve that there are no better judges of the capa-
bility Of any two persons thus TO live than the
parties themselves. After enjoying the sweets of
bridal supper given in their honor by Miss Alice
NJ. Parke, a personal friend of Mr.. Mars sister,
the happy couple left this city last night carry
ipg with them much wholesome advice and the
well-Wishes OF their many friends.