The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-16
Marrying Titles.

II was not long since that French
count in Paris, who had married d
wealthy and accomplished American
lady, was detected secretly pawning her
diamonds and jewels TO raise money To
gamble with, while she lay on her death
bed. He had spent immense sums Of
her money in betting and gambling, and
IN llHlng life Of profligacy, and had
treated her so cruelty during their short
married life that she died brokcn-heart-
cd 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 railway station when he was
arrested by his creditors, who supposed
he was fleeing the country never to re-
turn, for heavy debts which he had in
CURED through gambling and dissoute
life. lie had no means with him 10 pay
the demands, neither had his wife, and
as their trunks had been sent on in adj
vance, and the arrangements all made
for the journey, he told his wife to keep
on aud he would meet her in Liverpool
before the sailing Of their steamer after
having made some arrangements with
his creditors. This wife went on 10 Liver
pool and this baron STAYED behind, but
1t was four or five days before he was
able TO satisfy his creditors, either by
promise or interposition OF some kind
friend SO rs 10 be able TO depart. While
thus detained, the pocket money his wife
had given him 10 pay his expenses TO
Liverpool had disappeared, but another
compassionate friend was induced to
loan him $500 by giving security on his
wife's furniture aud silver. plate 50 that
he 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
his $500 quickly disappeared with the
exception Of a small amount Just suffi-
cient 10 take him to Liverpool where he
at length arrived TO find that his wife
had leftin aSteamer three days previous,
and himself without a dollar in his pock-
ct Representing himself to one of the
steamer agents who he was, and showing
papers that identified him as being a
veritable baron, he was permitted to
take passage on the next steamer, with
the understanding that his passage
would be paid at the other end of the
route, where his wife or wife's relations
would come to his aid-and which il is
toshR presumed they did. An American
lady who married a titlein Saxonv, after
enduring several years of cruel treat
ment, neglect and misery, recently took
sudden flight to her friends across the
Atlantic, forSaking the bed and board of
her titled husband, never TO return to it.
Such incidents rs these OF unhappy
marriages contracted by American girls
abroad are constantly taking place, and
record OF theirhistorieS and the wretch
ed lives which many of them have led
would fin volumes. Marriages with
foreigner, which have proved happy
and uualloyrl with more or less misery
are exceptional and far between, To
those ambitious mothers who would sell
their daughter, fora title, and To those
daughters who would run the risk of
sacrificing future happiness by uniting
themselves toworlhlos, scion, Of nobility,
would give Puuchs advice to the I'M
married Don't. - SprBgfeid Rcpub-
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