The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-15
a NICARAGUA ROMANCE.
An American Defends Two Ladies in
Bluefelde and Wins Bride.

A~@SNSA-GANNo anu " Lis a DIANAG
From the St. Louis Globe Democrat
A very romantic wedding was solemn
lied at Blueields in Nicaragua on Tues
day, Aug. %, in which St. Louis boy.
widely known III the best circles OF the
town, Louis D. Peugnet of 4,245 Lindell
boulevard, was united to a young lady
whose life and whose sisters life he had
CALAMITY protected during the worst
times in the recent revolution in Nicara-
qua.
Mr.. Peugnet went TO Bluedelds some
time previous to the uprising, and was
engaged in business for st. Louis houses
throughout the isthmus When the
trouble came on and the rioters seized the
town, young PeugneJ and several other
Americans armed themselves TO protect
the ladies', who were exposed to the most
appalling perils. Gen. Lecayo, who com
manded the NlCaraguan troops, had left
his wife and her sister in the village, not
Anticipating any emeute, and il was these
hapiess women who fell to young Peug-
nets charge. He got them safely into a
storehouse, with n large, well-guardeJ
cellar, on one of the side streets and
tnere. during the whole of the sack and
the lighting, he kept guard over them,
gun IN hand, permitting no one to enter
the premises but known friends, and ire
queLJly having to face desperate, drunken
rioters, who were searching for Nine.
Lecayo everywhere.
When order was restored and it was
safe Tor the ladies TO reappear, Mr..
Feugnet evidently found THAI the close
association Of three days with the pretty
young donna had sealed his fate, and be
proposed aud was accepted upon the rails
ing OF the state of siege. There were
pdlerndI and maternal consents and
dressings to be secured both in Nicaragua
ana Missouri, but the gallantry of Peug-
ne,s defense of theladies in the one place
ano ms fathers pride in the young mans
PUCK ana endurance in the other made
al OF this mere formula. The wedding
was liked for Aug IS. and the BlueEelds
mai which IS now due, will doubtless an
lolnce the marriage
Ihe new Mrs. Peugnet comes of one of
Ine Oldest and wealthiest Central
american families. She is an heiress
ana IS Connected in that carefully guarded
ilue OF the gentle fine" with most of the
SPaHlsh American arlstOcracy between
Ine CITY Of Mexico and Bogota. She was
SGuGalea at New Ork, at Paris, and at
Hdufld, and besides the usual accomplish
Meuls which young ladies of her station
nave, she is a finished linguisJ and a
A!gnly trained musician.
LOUIS u. Eeugnet bears a name equally
rr.-- -'ttHNu IA 0b LOUIS anu new 1Orh.
ms great grandfather was an oiicer in
sHe imperial Guard OF Napoleon, and
Iought under The emperor up TO the crash
aO Waterloo. Being thoroughly trusted
w lhe Bonaparte family it was he who
arranged all the details Of the escape Of
"oseph, the eX-hing Of Spain. In company
WIN Joseph Bonaparte, who was, Of
course, travelling incognito, he made his
VaE 10 Canada. and thence into New
Ork, where, near Cape St. Vincent, they
oullJ inc quaint old house which was in
ended 10 be the refuge of the emperor
" .Aselt If he could be rescued from ST.
lle!eha' IL was a large mansion with
s.iAUy rooms. with an odd observatory on
.ue top that gave it among the sailors on
.Le ~. Lawrence the name OF the Cup
e"u saucer house. Napoleon, of course,
lever escaped, ana the house was the
soAe or two generations of the Pougnet
tAnly-lt was built about 1916. II was
oIihed TO the ground a few years ago.
ouorty before the death of Mr.. PeuRnet s.
uncle In the family there arc reta me-
many priceless mementocs and cocl-
n.suls OF the Bonaparte family In Amer
"a, "a and the Napoleonic cult, so called, Is
''-4I 5lr0ng upon every member.