The daily gazette., 1883-10-13
AsRs, FRANK LESLIE.
A Briiltnht New York womAn and Her
Pseudo. Tilted Lover

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Pseudo Titled Lover
NEW York Letter TO Cleveland Leader.l
A few wears ago when Frank Leslie died
there was considerable difference OF opinion
with regard to the distribution OF property
between the reputed Mrs. Leslie aud the
gentleman's sons. The courts settled the
question and established Mrs. Leslie's
claims, not only to the property but TO the
right and title OF wife, which had also been
disputed by some.
Since that time Mrs. Leslie has gone
quietly on her way attending to the dozen
publications issued under her husbands
name, bringing them all 10 higher d gree
| of excellence and prosperity than they have
hitherto attained. She has marvellous ex-
ecutive ability and a keen eye for busi-
| ness.
Mrs. Leslie's name is brought prominently
before the public to-day, in consequence OF
a paragraph in the London Globe which
states that duel has been fought on the
| Belgian frontier by the Marquis de Leuvllle
+ (wbo is reported to be affianced TO Mrs.
| Leslie) and German Count. Both parties
endeavoied TO make It appear that the en-
| counter was political one, but the real
cause Of the quarrel was the too free use OF
1 Mrs. Leslie's name by the German. The
| Marquis, who glories In being one OF the
| hest isots in the world, wounded his adver-
sary, and the honor Of our fair country
woman Is vindicated. The same paragraph,
| further states that the match between Mrs.
| Leslie and the Marquis has been broken of
| solely on the score Of religious differences,
| the Anglo -Frenchman being a Romanist
while the lady is Protestant.
This is what the papers say but the truth
of the matter is not here. According to the
MARQUIS own statement the engagement
was broken off last fall before he left Amer
lea. He said there was difficulty about the
marriage settlement, and so the marriage
was broken of.
Those who are supposed to know say that
the sum His Lordship insisted on having
settled upon himself was altogether beyond
the desires and wishes of Mrs. Leslie, and
that she fatty refused to entertain his offer.
Wise woman that, and thorough Ameri-
can. Good husbands are to be had without
4 paving their weight in gold for them.
Two years ago, when the Marquis de
LeuvilIe made his appearance In this city,
he was chaperoned and introduced into So
ciety by Lady Hardy. He was taken up by
certain Get and lionized considerably. He
gave series of afterI Don receptions, small
and select, at which Lady Hardy did the
most honors. The Marquis was pleasant
host and the people who met there were
bright and clever, albeit many of them were
more Bohemian In their ways Of thought and
life than would please very conservative
person. However, they were all within the
Dale of polite society. which is conveniently
pnnu TO the fact that some nT tiouI hufu Po
culiar ideas with regard to marriage, sc.
The Marquis had ruled and reigned vel
nigh six months when it began to be whis
pered that he was not what he seemed. The
prying gossips said he was not genuine
) Marquis that he had no money and that he
/ | wore a wig and corsets, painted his face as
I well as pictures; that he penciled his eye
brows and padded his shoulders and hips
that he could not marry the rich American
: girl, which was said to be the object of hi
visit to American, because he already had
wife in the person OF Nine. Tussaud'i
q daughter; that his name was Oliver, and h
had once been a halter on the Strand II
London.
r This, and much more of like nature, WA
fruitful material for the gossips and news
a paper correspondents, and 1t was not Ionl
till the Marquis de Leuville's name wa
known all over the country. At last h,
: yielded to the pressure and determined Il
return to Europe, which he did early las
fall, and since that time he has been livinl
mostly in Paris-principally, / should say
for the purpose of furnishing Partisan news
) papers and correspondents something t.
8 write about, Tor there is scarcely Pari
i letter that has not some mention of him
. Mrs. Braddon has also made good use G
him. He is one Of the principal character
in "Mount Royal" fine shot and a fasci
: mating man, etc.
d The truth of the matter concerning thi
o man, or what believe to be the truth,
o have from an English gentleman who knew
: the Marquis in London and Rome. He say
= he has q right to the title because he bough
6 1t and paid for IT.; that he once was teache
: Of drawing; that his name Is, or was, Oliver
t that he has no wife, but is a bona I'D
n widower; that Mime. Tussaud's daughte
was not his wife, although he would hav
. married heron account of her immens
t wealth-if he could, but on the same &C
count her husband objected TO her marry
ing anybody and refused to let her have
g divorce. According to English law tn
y husband has claim upon the wife's none
10 whether they live together or not, and s
- husbands OF rich English women naturall
AZ object TO divorce. We do things dinerentl
l. here.
a, There are people in Cleveland who n
ID member seeing the Marquis and the woma
"a In Rome, where they created no little sensi
ton by the magniicenee of their eduipag
Az and their general style OF living. They ais
is remember the scene and scandal which TO
s. lowed when the woman found another love
n and quietly went away with him. And tn
is the man who came here with the ayowe
purpose of finding rich wife, and who wa
u u received with open arms by society. To th
~ credit of American women be 1t said that b
7. was Obliged to return without the WIFE Mr.
d Frank Leslie who really is one oil the clever
u est women in this city, may thank her luck
le stars that she discovered his true charactt
IL before 1t was too late.
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N KAHoKA, Mo-, Feb. 0, 1889.
al purchased five bottles of your Hop Bl
I'd tiers of Bishop IL Co. last fall for my dangt
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