The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-08-31
A STORY OF TWO CONTINENTS.

Not very long sgo . young lady. the
daughter Of French gentleman resi-
dent In the East. but herself American
born, think. went n the French capi
tai with her mother, sister and sistsr 3
husband. Daring their visit they met
a Partisan who fell. or claimed 10 fall .
violently in love with the young girl,
aud in due season became engaged TO
her, pressing for an early marriage.
The brother-in law felt q violent prs-
udice against the lover st first. but
having found his reference satisfactory,
could take no steps toward inter
rupting the course Of true love. The
trOsseau VAS ordered; the European
tour was cut short, and faally the day
set for the expectant bride aud her
mother 10 return to America IN order
that the girl should be married from
her fathers house Then. contrary to
all French etiquette. which is extreme
y rigorous iu forbidding q lover TO
travel with his betrothed, the amatory
Frenchman insisted upon crossing the
ocean by the same steamer that bore
his future wife This still further rous-
ed the suspicion cf the brother in law
aud to some extent of the mother, for
she was still Influenced by the customs
Of her native country. although she had
so long lived away from 1t.
The young lady herself, having been
reared IN the freer atmosphere Of the
Republic. and doubtless feeling q par
donable pride in the devotion Of her
lover. thought very little Of the matter.
nad ultimately the lover carried his
point. in spite Of the remonstrances Of
the mother and mother-in-l law. No
sconcr had the party of three sailed.
however, than the brother-in law, who
with his wife had remained in Paris,
applied TO the Perfect Of the Paris po-
lice for the history of the man distru.t
ed. In three days he was sent for to
come to prefecture. and there handed
the dossier Of his sister lnliw's inpa-
tient swain.
/. began with his birth at such
place OH such a date; gave his real
name. which WAS quite different from
the one he WAS passing under; the
names OF his parents. the places Of their
birth aud th,ir Cccupntion; III what
town liz had lived the strr,'ls nun
b.rs and room. he hal occUpIed. with
TIE price he had paid for his lodgings
NJ the dflcrcn: houses; the Journeys he
had male. tue luggage. naming the
number Of pieces aud each article that
he bad each time taken a.. for in
stance. he had gone January %. 1869.
from Brussels to Ghent. carrying Il
sole leather trunk, black hat box,
canvass travelling bag, and II brown
rug in shawl strap--nnd in fact the
minutest details Of his misspent life,
including theimost important point of
all. that, on a certain date he was mar
ried toa Belgian woman, by whom he
had several children, stating the dates
and places of their birth, and that he
Was then wanted by the Belgian Coz
crnment on . criminal but not extra
dtable offense.
The happy brother-i in law. delighted
with thus easily and promptly obtain
ing the evidence he wanted, cabled to
his father-n-law in America to stop oil
preparations for the mar isgc until his
letters were received, and when the
lovers arrived III New York they were
met by the stern parent. who forbade
any communication between them until
he learned the nature of the charges
against the would be bridegroom. In
due time the whole thing came out and
the wre.ched scamp offered to be
bought off for $500, but was finally
contented with 800: aud he took his
departure. leaving the unhappy girl he
had imposed upon very thankful for
her escape and fer the efficiency Of the
French police.