, 1880-04-15
PICAULT'S TWO WIVES.

PlCAULT'S TWO WIVES.
A Romance Of Two Couttnents-A Poor
Ittncla Wife Deserted for a Wcn1thy
American 1Eclfcss-Sad Dehoucment
OF Family History.
Nt,e Fork ntrnLl.
A very snd domestic dratnn has recently
been revealed In tic course OF Il somewhat
peculiar judicial investigation before tho
Cosrt ot Paris. The Magistrates Ut the
Court were called upon to give II judicial
decision as to the nullity Of All a.[ulterous
SECOND 'nnrrfnge Of Eugene ricanit. who
died Ut Sirilia, Italy, Oh the I'D Ut Dcceli.
ber, 1871. the deceased then bore the ilalnt
Ut William Guthty dtArusniont, md Ind
been attended BY n young al,d beautlfnl
lady, who represented herself us Ills wife,
and who l,ad been travelling with him
around Europe for tho benefit of his health
for, several years. Picau!t was not
t. Swiss, as he represented hl,nseif,
but a nat!.e OF France+ aud began lite rs d
commercial trlyeler for n I'arisial, firm. In
Maaya IVY, 1u i''i'rr1ed Ml!e. Ftnl.soise.
respectable merchant III t,ulleruIe eircuni-
stances. The. yostilg girl was of n sweet anu
submissive disposition. willie the husband
w..s ~ nature proud atlA ambitious, POSSESS
ilE little sefnples rs to the methods liz eill-
pluyed 10 adrnIlce himself In life, au1 with
ont 4 very araeht love fol. Ills wife. Tic
YOKE of inatriulolly pressed hut lightly, gn,
Ills shoulders, a,td .wlself not engt.gt.u In
talents III various schemes Of speculation, BY
WHICH he hoped suddenly to enrich lllmself.
AZ tue end Of ,six years ig Ind spent what
little money he iiau gained ty his marriage,
in 1854, during tue period Of Wild speculation
~ buildings consequent upon the extetisDno u
the: City u paris after, tho establish.
Mtsnt ~, r. ths . y sscold EnpIre. piea,,it
pttyalling it excitement ai,d lid opeis,eu ~
reAl essate office III Paris for the sale u1ll en-
change VI property, management Of estates,
and prosecution Of attendant litt1atl0us. One
fatal uny Mile. Frltlees lArnsin0nt, MI
Amertean ln.!y. laughter Of II snanisl1'
PLANTER, met With the handsome specnlatur
nlll was tayurably Impressed with his 1nal,-.
ntts al.d conversation: She WINS youiig and
luytyhly iii Eurepean tours. Her father u,td |
lnUtllcr. Au AIed} lravlng her the suie Ilrir tu
large estates vt Gerlilat'tow'1. ilgar rlillade{.
p1iA, and to sone propefty lii tue vicinity of
capnble of. experimenting her estates and |
collecting their lnrgo reve,liles. picnnlt saw
a way 70 iea'lze l'ls dreams Of wealth a!ld |
offered to accept the place. a. few weeks |
young llciress, leaving behInd lin his wife |
md three daughters. the eldest about U years |
q ags.. Msenfar rer.ittances of money al!d
frequent letters c0nslitu Tie alSe0ltS{hnte |
wlf', during her. husbands al,seree, which
hb; hati sola,nnly PROMISED would be only !
temporary. After many months OF anxious |
waiting she was gfaeyed to see That P!cault |
was gradually becoming alienated. and fre-
ita.'> ,1llen catne requests for her to join him,
which finally. became so pressing that she |
consented. Leaving her youngest child IN
the1enre Of Its grandmother she togk with |
llE the two eldest girls 70 tho New World.:
SIN found hen husband iiyu, III luxury'at !
the hone OF Mile u d'A1uslllout, near Ger7llnn-
town: Her reeeption Tas 1aost cordial, and
whatever doubts slle 'hnd Ind Of ller. hms.
Soon after her arrival, however, they arose |
ngu III, and with llurror she betlelu the lila
bulteal plut Ut which s!ie had BEEN at once |
t1e yie,int anil tue instrument. Wltll quick
OF ller husband ai,tt Mile. dArusnolt were |
not merely thosr Of ,l,etress &l,Ml agent, |
aild TINT this situation llad. beer brought
abou. ;ey the jsigSyssy tSs excited M the
her arrival. .pIcault bad played Ills ,ganle
weli.s Mile. HArpsnlont would not yield 70 hIs
desiE,is until tie stiulnlnsof jealousy lMa been
ahded 10 the rouuetttslr love exetted BY
picnuft threw aside Tie iuask. This poor
wife was Iiscnrttcd and treated rs d servant, +
bearingHthe .inttg9ity OF hearing the guilty
partners converse 1t, tongue unknown 10
heretofore been frequent, CEASED entirely.
This, qadea t. the Glagrln mud humiliation
se . already fs!t ads sr Hsa Pins to1 ds o,ne ne;
llstls girls behind her. 0n her arrlyaI In
well, and tisat Eler lnutlor l!ad'beeH nnfaitinE
In r:c0rrespandeles. others hs.d Inter
husbands yilIatny Was revealed, Her only
desire tllell WIS 10 recover the children sllr
itaa lstt In Am'.rlra. llrr letters .to >her
husband rct,aint1 unanswered, @ aiAt sl,e
el,Illgel their plaee OF. resl1eliec, .nbandon-
lug ola Of tho Girls, the eldest, tti II con.
yGlt. After twu yours hnrd labor she saved
seuS dFan ~ e1 's sea.fy @ e5gs 'a p to pay
ouce inors bud tho plaasure u folding
later, III lSGs, llaI TIN, a,uaritr to, visit
l,qrs ata aeadi ,t itcFstew w|th As
ttecrce Ut divorce Ind nlre''ty Hn,!ullcd all !
Ills clalIns upon !ler:,, The i.ext few. yeuts of
tle pt,'r wolnA,l's life were l'assed n 4ilr..-
liz hef cuP ot xrlef was not VI iull: SIG
suffered the extreme nguny 9f seeing her
l0ved o,,cs scktai aud die, 0i!u lingering il it,
tic longer ttlAn tho other, lts ii nMfy 70 kfndle
saat M iortiHnc coming 10 ier aftssr ner iioti,-
out ii l!er other ch!ld. IL tini hsr It beeaino
" discover the whereabouts Ut her
beull u0,lltled* Legal Inquiries were mule II.
Ill directions. hutit lit AHprlea and EutUIe.
1t w..a not u.,ut lust August tltnt siie Alsctly-
ered thu death OF lIrr husband, eight years
beull guilty of a blgaMols alliance with Ills
former Illstress.. Pursuing her researches
still further, She found that the marrlngu bud
Wen soynl,izc! in New Jersey. mud that
.hree children had Lecl. tho ISSUE. 'fhv
Yn,ua,,, Franecs dfArlslnDnt, hAl sftsnlI-
Rured, al.d III truce could bo found OF tho
title gtrt for whom! tho sUrruwtiE lnuthur
'tlll RllxlOusly searches.
s'Success With Small Vruits.'s
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