The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-08
~" - -dERICIN GIRLS HiTE HGIN
JLLTED BY FORETG EEL:S.

The notice Of the arriral at New Yorl
Of Earl Boseberry reminds me Of the
number OF American girls who have
been Tilted by foreigners on account o.
their lack of fortune. Settlements al
ways form so prominenta part Of marriage
in the old countries that these foreigners
attempt the same .tiPulations in the
United States. Last winter the daugh-
ter of w. B. Duncan of.New York,
visited Miss Edith Fish, and was fre-
quently seen in society, where she ranked
among the bellies. Prior to the failure
of the banking firm Of Duncan, Sher-
man x Co, this young lady's engage
ment to the Earl Of Roseberry was an
nouEced, and last winter she was looked
upon rs his fonce. lie Is now the hus-
band of the wealthy Miss Rothschild
There are more than one OF the air
bellies Of this city who have been SINH
larly treated. One young lady even
went so far as to change her religion in
order to remove what the family called
an objection. Her lover departed with
the promise of returning. She has never
seen him since, but shortly after his ar
rival in France he wIote to announce
his marriage to a lady whom his father
had selected for him oa account of the
dover she brought. Six years ago the
Count Turenue, one o. the attaches of
the French legation, plighted his troth
to beautiful girl in Georgetown. The
count met with an accident in child
hood that has ayvaaed his proportions
and produced a lausf hess from which he
viii never recover. Notwithstanding all
these detects, the yong lady preferred
him to au other suiDrs The counts
father refused his sanction to a marriage
without the necessary settlement being
made. This the young lady's father can
not 90, without impoverishing lis large
family; and, much as they would like to
be allied to the great house Of Turenne,
they are not disposed to make 50 great
a sacrifice The count was 50 jealous
Of his betrothed that while he was here
he would not permit her to see any COM
panv, even with her sister, in her moth
er's parlor. When he returned to Eu-
rope, five years ago, he laid the same
injunction upon her She has been a
recluse all this time, while he enjoys So
ciety in Paris and Rome. Every six
months it is announced that the mar
riage is to take place, but He comes
not, She cries. Perhaps he is waiting
for his fathers death Most people be
.ieve that he IS inconstant. and that he
no longer desires his fathers consent.
His letters ard presents continue 70 ar
rive, and it may be a case of true love,
but, if all IS true that is said of such al
iances, the deserted girls are the most
fortunate. 1t is alleged that these for
eign gentlemen rule their wives, and
'peak to them very roughly. That don't
suit our free spoken, independent girls.
They are educated to believe themselves
the equals of any man, and if there is
70 be any yielding it must come from
-he husband. They expect to be treated
with Difference and respect, and to be al
owed large liberty. tits SAID that the
most fruitful source of trouble is the
children. The mother wishes to care for
hem herself, as do all good American
but these foreigners don't like
any suchstrouble, and so they confide to
nurses the care Of these little ones, aHd
leny the mothers right to interfere.
When the children are old enough to be
educated the difere-see of opinion is
greater, and gives rise to GOODNESS and in
difference between husband and wife.
Three engagements are announced of
girls to foreigners, and each
one pleases and satisfies society.-Hayt-
ford Times