, 1876-12-29
A ROMANCE or TWO CONTINENTS.

OF tho art Of printing.
A ROMANCE or TWO CONTINENTS.
The Story of Mario Bonfantl's Marriage.
T0man's 8ecrnt.
r., Amid all thc gl!ttcrfng beauties Of the "Dlack
grand spectacle at NIblas. When ia sausy at at
traettms were flashed beforo tho cycs ot The
won favor With tho management anl With tbs
thousands slin admired tic ballet. Tho simple
name upon the bills wns "Atlle. N1n1c hon
fantl," and yet tho circumstances attcndant
upon the Change Of that lianc to that OF Mrs.
George j. Huffman have never US yet bcun fully
told, and It becomes the province of thc HcrdM
- pnse t'c actual facts before tic public and
TO unfold tho singular story OF marrlaRc which
and lady Whose position before tho world en-
Titles tile history to Il careful reading.
=. The reccHt developments In tic suit against
Mr. George lloifmau for n,oncy. advanced 70 !lfs
son 0eurEe, when In London, has brought be-
fnrc tho nubtlc the narrntivc Of tint sons mar
rtnuc with tho daDscuse, and the romantic char
h'cr Ot the affair furs In itself one Of tho most
Interesting rccitals.
rnE rlnsr MEETING.
notwithstanding tho statements made OF
y0u!lE Mr.. l1oftfnan's acquantanship with
lsoafantf during her ilrkt engagement In New
York, the real facts in the case IRE That their
first meeting 'vas not until long after her first
appearance; md 1t, was accidental. Being an
invalid, and having been ordered to tho South
fur bis health, young Atr. Hoffman had been
sent to savannah, attended by servant, and
liter qfter s',1Et stsy there waa en- route 70 New
gnscmcnt to appear In that city, was in company
with m elder Sister, from whom ahc was tfscti-
arable travelling lit palace car sShcl, hatl been
secured 1or the special use Of the purity. bound
TO Ncw Orleans I'd. appear there IN tic bullet.
Young, pretty, and speaking but few words III
English, tho danseuss was annoyed and STR
prisel 10 lind that at Montgomery, Aid, two
young mcn also bound TO New Orleans entered
j. Hoffman and friend.
Attracted by the blnck eyes aul1 modest de-
ncanor OF tho dancer Mr. Hoffman attempted
acquantanceship, utter tho knowledge of who
Ing Of the name upon a small leather travelling
bag, laying carecssy on tho scat in front OF the
two Iad!cs THIS sa.ellcl Was pininly marked
"BonfsHMtin nnd na tho LADY herself AYERS Tas
tic tan1c exposed. Having fa!r knowledge Of
Italian, acquired during residence abroad,
young Hoffman addressed the ladies Il, Their
tatre tongue, nnd this fnct led to the conyersn-
came tic Keynote to lis iife und @ hers. N''''N' ~
Arrived at New orleans tho young gentleman
still pstsstca Ills acquaintance, and became n
conttlant Of Dontanti's, and she became inter
"alono in o word Of Aas iargo M mcsus Ms
md when ho learned that hotanscusc, who had
earned mich nsoucy and had saycd 1t during her
professional earccr In New York, had been
robbed Of az her sayings bY q, rassally, italian
t1pun hcr Infections by his persistent nttcmpts tu
find tho unfnithtul agent.
To this end he employed tho best legal and
detective talent to bo had, apa tic trcaehcrots
gone with travelling company; but is he died
so0n after mono Of tho missing Government
bonds handed him In tin box by Bonfanti,
after drawing them from the buuk IN Wall
street, wl.oro they hud been deposited, were
ever recovered.
TtIE ROMANCE BEGINS.
During all the stay In New Orleans Bonfantt
and young Mr. Hoffman wcrc Gool friends
luok passed between them that eycn the sister
could object TO-. The mutual confidence Of tho
parttcs, tho sympathy Of their unfortunate and
lonely lives, md the ehrcwI efforts used by
wonar, cUnsprcd to the growth Ut the attar,l-
mcnt tctwecs tho fayotlt9 Of the ballet md her
acquaintance OF the palacc-car, nhtl tlle avowuls
OF loYc lnado to tic darli.eycl Italian girl wcro
to herself, with ONO hope OF future with the
man she loycu Us the bright aim Of her exist
cnec.
THIS meeting at MONTGOMERY was In March,
Nofth to Cincinnati, Mr. iiuiiman bctnr si.,,niy nv
a friend travelling with the party, and an agree
ileit WIS ltIado bctwcgn them that a 1nnrruge
n her own country should be contaminated, the
actions Of both parties being free from my taiut
OF scandal.
Baek again In New York for u few weeks, Ar,
Hoffman, then searccly IL ycars Of agc, sailed
Tint sl,c Should follow him in Tia next steamer steamer,
and tho frat knowledge that his parents received
Of Ills departure was By letter addressed to
hls mmotllcr, m written on ths steamer, and sent to
but u few words Of odIeu, a simple "0od bless
y0u," and that WIS atl.
TRUE 70 HER PROMISE.
Still! ignorant that young nofEmnn was not,
lowing lin as sl.o would hyr dcatli,Y, tho dan.
scusc sa!lctl fur Europe, und ller lorcr, who was
~ London, awaited the arrival Of tho stcanlcr
that should bear to lin his promised wife. Tn
nsI s 1sss @ S as fsn a iss ;ys9 s1ss By 1ft
ineans Of meeting her. aud, paying the pilot
500 for the privilege, lie cruiscd aN Lilo coast III
the pilot boat, md, far out Of tho llurbor Of
Queenstown, boarded the ycsscl and met her,
t tna! LII t slt + "ss rs ghost 0t happy
Proceeding to l'arIs they were married &C.
Any; 10 eMl returnel to England, where bo,i.
tAnA fulfilled professional engagements In
Manchester a;stt other plaees until lowing 10 |
GcorEc's illness null tncr lac.l o[ funds they ut
ore s 'u,Ih ts lss IL os spartnss a fonon
swthzeflan sss ws5s s,, ga Jny H. 1s1 their child
Mre. lloffnlan's {I]oniaMti) sister.
During ttils time. knowing That young George
whereabouts, 4ls bruthcr, who lad business in |
ll;ng!agl, soaght lln. out, learning Ills address
through Gs"Igc,s frieMt. Mr. fuleaon, Of tho
llrm u McCuiloch 8; Gu, bankers.
Young lioffmap. ha'1 nude friends rapidly.
lle Was Of good address, well educated, and nc.
to tnuyIng IN tho nighor citcles Of
society. llu becan,e an Intimate With Alr. Pue-
son, who gaye him .natesial assistance wllcn-
nrer required, yi&itttl Mr.. pulrson's house, an
yet, wtlt, I'LL tho confidence tctwesn thci,,, thu
lact Ut hts tnarrtn&p with Uonfantt was carefully
A may bu jutl4cl lrnln tho letter to alr.
l'alc=on. already published In tho Herald In tho
report uf tho case In DrooHlyn, thpro was no &c.
OF MS actual situation, al,.i tlle
money obtained for the alleged purposo OF az
slstin1 him to break oil connections with per-
son not named, was, iu rcnilty, used for tue
support ot hiansclf and his wife, who was 1iyIng
With hcr child fur away FROM London.
AGAIN IN NEW YORK.