The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-11-15
Marrying Titles.

1t was not long since that French Count in
Paris, who had married a wealthy and accom-
plished American lady, was detected secretly
pawning her diamonds and jewels to raise
money to gamble with while she lay on her
deaih-bed He had spent immense sums Of
her money in betting and gambling and in
living a life Of profigacy, and had treated her
so cruelty during their short married life that
she died broken-hearted. An accident recently
happened in the kingdom Of Wurtemburg
which caused quite ripple in the upper class
of society there at the time. A German Baron,
who had started with his wife to visit her
home in America, had got as far as the rail-
way station when he was arrested by his cred
itors, who supposed he was fleeing the coun-
try never 10 return, for heavy debts which
had been incurred through gambling and a
dissolute life He had no means with him TO
pay the demands, neither had his wife, and as
their trunks had been sent on in advance, and
Pie arrangements all made for the journey, he
told his wife to keep on and he would meet
her in Liverpool before the sailing Of their
steamer, after having made some arrangements
with his creditors. The wife went on to Liv-
erpool, and this Baron staid behind, but it was
four or FIVE days before he was able to satisfy
his creditors, either by promises or the inter
position of some kind friend so as to be able to
depart. While thus detained the pocket money
his wife had given him to pay his expenses to
Liverpool had disappeared, but another COM
passionate friend was induced to loan him $500
by giving security on his wife's furniture and
silver plate, so that be was enabled to start on
his journey. Passing through London, he fell
among gamblers at one Of the clubs who could
handle cards better than he could, and bis $500
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small amount just sufficient to take him to
Liverpool, where he at length arrived to find
that his wife had left in a steamer three days
previous and himself without dollar in his
pocket. Representing to one Of the steamer
agents who be was, and showing papers that
identified him as being a veritable Baron, be
was permitted to take passage on the next
steamer, with the understanding that his pas
sage would be paid at the other end Of the
route, where his wife or her relations would
come to bis aid-and which it is to be pre-
sumed they did. An American lady who
married a title in Saxony, after enduring sew
eral years Of cruel treatment, neglect and
misery, recently took sudden fight to her
friends across the Atlantic, forsaking the bed
and board Of her titled husband, never to
return to it.
Such instances as these Of unhappy mar
riages, contracted by American girls abroad,
are constantly taking place. and a record Of
their histories and the wretched lives which
many Of them have led would fill volumes.
Marriages with foreigners which have proved
happy and unalloyed with more or less mis-
cry, are exceptional aud far between. To those
ambitious mothers who would sell their
daughters for title, and 10 those daughters
who would run a risk Of sacrificing future hap
piness by uniting themselves TO worthless
scions Of nobility, would give Pu,cps advice
10 the unmarried" Don't"