The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-11
4 NICARAGUA ROMANCE.
An American Defends Two Ladie. In Blue
fields and Villas 70 Bride.
From the 81. Loud, Globe. Democrat.

Prom the 81. LOUIS Globe Democrat.
A very romantic wedding was solemnized at
Blucfelds in Nicaragua on Tuesday. Aug. %, in
which a st. Louis boy. widely known in 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
gallantly protected during the worst times in
the recent revolution in Nicaragua.
Mr.. Peugnet went to Bluefields some time pre-
vious to the uprising, and was engaged in bust
ness for St. Louis houses throughout the isthmus.
When the trouble came on, and the rioters
seized the town, Young Peugnct and several
other Americans armed themselves to protect
the ladies. who were exposed to the most APP
pslling perils. Gen. Lecayo. who commanded
the Nicaraguan troops, had left his wife and her
sister in the village not anticipatinG any emeute,
young Peugnet's charge. He got them safely
into "a stone house, with a large, well-guarded
cellar, on one OF the side streets. and there. dur
ing the whole of the sack and the fighting he
kept guard over them, gun IN hand, permitting
and frequently having 10 face desperate, drunk
en- rioters, who were searching for Nine. Lecayo
When order was restored and 1t was safe for
the ladies 10 reappear, Mr.. Peugnet evidently
with the pretty rettt You Young donna ha and seaied "I lis
fate; and he proposed and WAS accepted upon
paternal and maternal consents and blessings
TO be secured both In Nicaragua and Missouri,
but the Rallantry OF Peugnet's defence OF the
the young mans pluck and endurance In the
other made all OF this mere formula. The we'd
ding was fixed for Aug. ~, and the Bluehelds
mail. which Is now due, will doubtless an
nounce the marriage.
The new Mrs. Peugnet comes of one Of the
Oldest and wealthiest Central American fami-
lies. She Is an heiress and is connected In that
carefully guarded line of the genie fine" with
most of the spanish American aristOcracy be-
tween the city Of Mexico and Bogota. She was
educated at New York, at Paris, and at Madrid,
and besides the usual accomplishments which
young ladies of her station have, She is a I'm
ished linguist and a highly trained musician.
Louis ID. Peugnet bears a name equally well
known in 1t. Louis and New York. His great
grandfather was an officer in the Imperial Guard
or Napoleon, and fought under the Emperor up
10 the crash at W aterlOO. Being thoroughly
trusted by the Bonaparte family, IL was he
who arranged all the details of the escape OF
Joseph; the ex-King of spain. In company
with Joseph BOnaparte. whO was, Of course,
travelling incognitO, lac made his way 10
Canada, and thence into New York, where,
near Cape ~. Vincent, they built the quaint
old house which was Intended to be the
refuge. Of the Emperor himself, il he
could be rescued from ~. Helena. Ii was a
large mansion, with sixty rooms, with an odd OBJ
serNatory on the top that gave IL among the
sailors on the st, Lawrence the name OF the
cup and saucer" house, Napoleon, of course,
never escaped, and the house was the home OF
i've generations OF the Peugnet family-it was
q Few years ago, shortly before the death OF MIR,
Peugnet's uncle. In the family there are re-
tained many priceless mementOes and docu-
ments OF the .Bonaparte family In America. and
the Napoiennic cult, soCalled, Is still strong upon
every member,