The Osceola times., 1880-12-04
MARRYING TITLES.
A Few racts Regarding Such Tn or,un-
ate Alliances
Paris Letter Philadelphia Times.

Paris Letter Philadelphia Times.
Now, without entering into any !urth-
er argument on this much discussed
topic, shall briefly sketch the results
of few of these unions as they came
under my own observation.
Case No. is that of a titled gentleman
who espoused, after the usual prelimi-
naries of dowry and ttlements, the
daughter Of a celebrated American finan.
cier. After few years Of marriage the
lady died, leaving her spouse the father
of an only chiid-a daughter. Time
passed on, and the husband consoled
himself with one of the most beautiful
and notorious members of the demi.
monde of Paris, aud finally ended by
marrying her. The family Of the first
wife were naturally anxious TO rescue
the little girl from the contamination of
her stepmother's influence and training
But the titled papa set so extortionate "A
price on the possession OF his child that
her grandparents were forced TO oppose
a negative to his demands. Consequent
ly the daughter of the American belle
remains in the hands of woman who
was famed for her depravity, even among
the deprayed women of the class from
which she sprung.
Case No. opened with fair prospect
of happiness on the part OF the newly
welded pair. The bride was beautiful,
gentle, intelligent, accomplished. de-
vout Catholic, passionately in love with
her husband. He on the other hand,
was young and handsome, and, though
he had sown his wild oats rather pro-
fusely, and rCaped therefrom plentiful
crop of debts, there was every hone that
under the inf Ience of his fair bride and
in the enjoyment of a fixed and settled
income, he might see the error of his
ways and settle down into a steady
member Of society. As regards the for
tune, he displayed, as is usual in such
cases, vast amount of anxiety respect
ing 1t. refusing even to drive out with
his betiothed and her mother before all
financial preliminares wee arranged,
tor fear of compromising himself. Nor
could he we'll forgive his future father
in-law for so tying up the young wife's
dowry that il could not be squandered.
However, their welded life began
smoothly enough. Then came rumOrs
of the conjugal infdelities on the hus-
bands part, os gross neglect, and finally
Oh aCludl corporal lllusdSc lilllctcu on
his charming wife. In the language of
my informant, che used to beat her like
Il sack" lie, the representative OF one
of the oldest and noblest houses of
Europe, did not disdain to lift his hand
against the baplcss lady who, for her
own sorrow, had bought him and paid
for him with price. The end of the
whole matter is legal separation. The
husband has gone of to his lady love,
and the wife, not yet thirty and in the
very fullness and perfection of her wo-
manly charms, has taken refuge once
more under the parental roof.
Case No. 3 is tnat of an American gir'
who became the wife of q noble of long
descent Il few years ago, and who in
stantly "cut" every one Of her former
acquaintances, avowine her intention Of
henceiorward associating only with the
"aristocracy." OF late sne has had no
chance 10 associate with the particular
specimen OF the aristocrdcy who became
her husband, as they are legally sepa-
rated, and while she resides in rather
modest style, he is to be seen at half the
prominent watering places of Europe
driving the most dashing mem 0ers of
the deml.monde on the public prone
nades in his omen carriage