Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-02-23
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f. 4Ienerleye Ward went TO Europe, q.
three years Of age with her banker
father. became musical protege Of
Nine. sontag and studied music near
R,ssini, in Florence, writes alacaspaper
leorrespondent. She Refused to be en-
gagged 10 a rich New Yorker who was
abroad and whom her parents favored
but struck for title, and Russian, the
| cs''nt DE g.. a. she caHs him, applied
for her hand. Her mother .taried to
Eari, with the romantie girl. but was
taken slct-at Genoa, aud at Nice they.
were n2rrad atsthe American Consulate.
The Count endeavorel. 10 stave off
Greek Church ceremony at Turin, but
Genevieve and her httlltr fo.tnd from
the Prussian Minister that the marriage
would not be binding upon Russian
SUBJECT. SO. without ths consummation
Of the nuptials, the bride set off for
Paris, the Count following. He then
became alarmed at a threat to appeal to
the Emperor, and proceeded to abuse
his ssifss reprtation,< and used the
4 American Legation.to assist him fLe
bride intimates that the Secretary of
Legation himself endeavorel to wrong
her also. Suddenly G overfor Dix ar
rived in Paris 1850 He took to Miss
2 Watd'e cases wrote to Governor Sey,-
'naonr, OF, Connecticut, our Mlhiater ct
st. Peters burg, and the ,lalx , and her
hretl.er and, mother started thither in
lie. dead q u.ii.aatec before any railroads
were open. rs93
The Young girl meantime set TO work
ITO study Russian; she. was ,adat law,
neither American ildr Russ in u1nler the
peculiar circuaatapossof her case. They
Travelled from Benigsbetg to piga ON
slelges. ms nix days moreEtlny reached
= ST. etersbnrg, having beeriIat,acked on
the~ road by Russian boors.i Minister
: Seymour introduced Genevieve INTO the
Court spciet.. his bbi ct being to pru-
duce 'an interest in her Ie.,alf ,tua:
would Offset the official rank ofaher Lus-
bands family. She thus met her own
brother in-law, general on the Emper-
"r's staff, rhs heca.Ha aer warn .f-;lAnd
and told her that Ills brother Consta4i.
tine was the black sheep Of the family
A Russian Prince wished to marry her
but she remained true to her purpose o.
an honorable yindication, and hel
brother IL law himself took the case te
Alexander II. The Emperor gent hi
Chief Of Police, Prince de Dulgorouki
to see the maiden bride aud ask her IL
name General de G. 5 punish 9ent. :.
ITO marry me forthwith "
Nothing bnt thai p asked, the aston
ished Tartar. IF s'i
"1mmeiiatti divorce after NJ L .rrlase,
!. said Genev;eve Ward
!, The minister said that would be i'm
:. possible under the Church and the laws
;, she would be compelled to live with .h
- Count few weeks. To TIPS har1 een
:. dition she essented, and .tLe.. rec1ean
. bride groom was ordered back To- R.,,eir
He meantime had engaged himself q
Naples to the Russian Minister'S = daugh
y ter, and was giving splendid parties
N borrowing money, ETC. The news {
9 his marriage to Genevirve Ward as
: tonished Naples and brought out the ad
Il hat l.
:, time engaged TO two other Neapoli;a
ladies'. He narrowly escaped publ
: horsewifrping for showing the letter
Of one If these women, and sailed OF
- Of the harbor in ms yacht only TO III
&c upon Colonel Ward, the father Of Gen,
'e We've Ward, at Paris. Totet'er faith,
- ana son-in-law proceeded TO -5varsav
g Tie Count had now coiclnlci@tn mari
> his wife and get rid Of l1e:r, if1.e 50 d
: sized ~ poison or Tiolence. TIE Vic
> roy Of Poland. PRINCE GortelahoH i
= formed ttr Count that ii WAS t. ie i
= instant marriage or. S beria for lifc al
es the conhscation Of all his property
n his American. wife. He then called {
d. tie lady IL the presence OF her f"In''
At Nothing, sir, she said. could i
N d,lce NE to live with you one ionr.
o. What is your motive, Geneyle'ef
) Your intanv'
& 5aia lac, IL lew minutes: W.
~ DO Won pnt me ii chains
ev thus far" said slle, II have been
wife wi,hou. . husband. Hencrfor
he you shall be husband without wife
ot TIE Eass-an scou,drei row took
~ oa'hs aud rage, hnt Gortelrakof cooI
fuI pointed TO Siberia
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nd Iii is,: exis; even as q .rf.'ase- 7
ro- n. se.-t z.;e Il the city vas Al Ola ~ol
j, oat plantation With surrounds
4as rn"u4ssin w..I-raes.. No. do..ar
rs c..llt.- ~, invested u the deyelopLs
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