The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-02-21

A Chapter From Washington Life.

Divorce, like DEATH has all seasons for its
own. Aud midsummer was selected by
lady, once belle and still beautiful, as the
time to file her application for an annulment
Of hermarrige There is evidently a method
in this movement. Every one was out of
town, both judges and the material for juries
The French have problem about the diff
guilty of the "tint STEP" But the first step
coward this divorce was taken when the lady
left the home of her parents secretly few
years since and slipped over TO Baltimore
with her lover and was married. If no diff
Guilty clouded that event there has been.
perfect cyclone of them since. 1t is another
version of that old story of marrying in haste
and repenting at leisure, for the leisure which
brought the plaintiff repentance dawned be-
fore the honeymoon had waned to its first
quarter.
The lady is of Chase-Barney stock, and
ZONES of family distinguished forthe beauty
Of their woman. She is one of many sisters,
all remarkable for their pure Grecian faces,
amiability and thoroughbred manners.
In early womanhood the Count de Turenne,
Secretary of the French Legation and de-
scendant of the great Marshal, sued for her
favor for years. When he had won it, papa
in Paris held off. AS Frenchman cannot
wed without the consent of his father, the
Count thought living without his love of no
account. Before anything serious happen
ed, however, the shrewd old father suddenly
relented He had undoubtedly received the
returns from the back counties of North
western State, where his lady's father was
rich in mills that ground out for him mint
of money. The Counts father set himself
to the business of bringing his sons wooing
to the happy termination of wedding. So
he sent across the sea letter inquiring
about the dimensions Of the " dot the lady
would bring into the family Of her prospec.
tive husband. The mills sovereign answer
ed duly that as he was not over anxious to
get rid of his daughters there was no man
living, be he pope or potentate, that be
would payione mathematical cent to marry
one of them. The Count had the head and
face of Belviderean god, and dragged
about the deformity of club foot. Besides
he was intensely jealous. The delays and
impediments to the union wearied the lady,
who was undoubtedly more fattered by his
preferences than in love, declared her en-
gagement off with the handsome Count and
encouraged other suitors. And one summer
day ended his right to address her longer by
marrying clerk in the War Department,
who, if he could not boast of the claims of
long descent, was equally as good-looking
as the nobleman.
The same newspaper which announced
the marriage, the following day contained
the decree of the court that anulled her hus-
bands marriage to former wife. All COM
munication with her family ended. The
sudden death of her father, who was absent
from home, brought about a reconc iliation
in time to permit her to be present with the
others ct her mothers death-bed last win
ter, and before the severed sward Is knit
over the graves Of her parents, she is asking
men to sunder those whom God has joined
together according tc the Bookl to secure
her children and herself from the selfshness
and cruelty of fortune hunter. Detroit
Times.
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