The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-07
B4zsryEs MARRIAGES.
The Two Romantic Court.hips Of the
Marshal of France

II the January Century there Is an a-ts-
RE on "Naxiniiiar's Empire By Ms
sara r. Stevenson. who was IN Mexico
during the ertlve period - the French
irserv@1ti6n- Mrs Stevenson says Of
roy~a-1tc character IN French history
Ger. Razaine was az This tirss the rnos-
popular rlaa IN IRE army Hitherto EN-
T,erslv successful = - his military un-
gs@rra kings. Re had risen from The ranks
having won his honors step BY step upAor
the battlefield az f7rst ~ his cat7-a ga
later ~ bis remarkable military ABILITY
Vie was 3 u'a}n-ieckirg man. short and
.hsek-ss. whose pieheian features one
might search in rain for spark az genius
or 4 ray q ina ginstton. and yet under
the corr-noarlace exterior dxeIt a kindly
HrsirYf 81 intelligence of 10 mean order
ard Tes-f:e e certain coarseress Of
thought ard expression too common
among Frenchrren. soul upon which the
romance of life had impressed its mark in
lines OF FIRE.
TIE story vert that. when a co,orsl
Re rad in Spain come across a little girl
Of great beauty and personal attractions.
who seemed 70 him out ~ place amid her
SURROUNDINGS He picked ID the nttia
wild rose as Il grew on the roadside. ard
conceived the notion OF transpia nting 10
irto good. rich soil and Of giving it It's
share Of sunshine. He took the child to
Paris vhere he left her IN convent to
be educated.
Tire soldier continued his brilliant ca
reer in the CriTnea. Italy, Syria. and Az
RIGA: and wheH, after some years. he re-
turned 4, Paris, he fourd the little girl
rad grown into beautiful and attract
i've woman whose heart was full OF warm
gratitude far her benefactor. He fell IN
love with her. and. breaking through all
rules Of French matrimonial usage. mar
ried her
Her charm won for her many friends IN
tire circle which his position entitled her
To enter. and her death. which occurred
under peculiarly distressing elrcum-
stances. soon after his promotion to the
command OF the army in Mexico, was
cruel blow.
The news Of her death reached the
general while away from the caDital on
the brilliant campaign which added the
greater part Of the country 10 the pro-
isctei empire CSovenber. 1850. After a
funeral mass which he heard with his
officers he retired to hts tent. and, alone.
fought that hardest Of all battles. and
conquered his own heart. In a few DAYS
he returned to his duty, and no ore ever
knew what had passed in his innermost
sorl
Two years later ball was given at the
ruartier-gererai Bazaire, who had
lately been promoted 70 the rank Of mar
shat Gssn. had stonped far a moment 10
saw few words when ore Of his guests.
a young Mexican girl who was Waiting
by suddenly stopped near us. having torn
her dress Pins were produced. the dam
aged rnf4e was repaired. and the girl
nassed or. who is it," asked the mar
shall. evidently much struck with her ap-
pearance. "Tt IS extraordinary. he NUT
tered. .rnw much she reminds me 81 NV
wife" re looked distrait. and shortly
after excused himself and wandered on
In the direction Mile. de la Pena had
taken.
The courtshio was short one. Max
,nilian. III order 20 facilitate union.
which he deemed 70 be in the interest OF
his government. gaye the young girl as
dovTrv the palace q. San Cosmo valued al
si0a 90: and thus was May united 10 De-
reruhrr. Two children were born 10 the
marshal one OF them III Mexico. ard new
or was father prouder OF his young wife
ami Of her offspring than was the mar
shall.