Washington telegraph., 1852-10-06
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A Romantic Affair.

A day or two since we published the Mar.
riagc of Mr. 7 of Vipksbnrg to Miss Il. of
Coyington From circumstances Of rath.
singular nature connected with the mari.
age, good deal Of gossip has been occasion.
ed in this community during several DAYS
past II appears hat Mr. : Of Cofinefan.
had been paying his addresses to the lady
aud had pressed his suit successfully as he
had reason 10 believe for the engagement
had been completed, aud the wedding day
fixed. Mr $ happy in the prolesiatioas
and the earesses ot love. made no secret Of
his approaching nuptials The wedding
garments were prepared, the groomsman
was engaged, aud friends abroad were no.
titled by letter aud by telegraph of the same.
The wedding vas to take place on the
flr.i Of September tyesterilay.l On sun.
day last the lover had an interview with hi,
"iaicadedi-the arrangements were final.
" completed, aud a "trip to Niagara Fall,
Saratoga, New York, dc. during the honey.
moon agreed upon. Twenty minutes after
the departure oif Mr.. S the afianeel bride
left alsn, in eompany with Mr. |. Of Yieks.
burg. They came directly acra.s the river.
aud at the hennisn llnuss were made man
aud wife. OF this the unfortunate Mr. :.
remained in blissiul Ignorance until late
hour Sunday evening, when the father Of
The young hly called upon him aud usrr.
whelmeil him with the astounding intelf.
gence Ills feelings uu being convinced
Of lis truth ean b. imagined perhaps. bu,
not described. The father was indignant
beyond expression at the conduct uf hi,
daughter lie swore lalihough he never
swore beiorel that slle should never receive
oae cent of bis wealth (iie i. worth near
01n0l aad that ngihiug ,hsuld indueaa
feeaneiliatiat. The next morning the news
had spread everywhere, and Mr. 5. found
all Cofingtos jesiine about his misfortune
The 5iitiEg affair. 50 extraordinary aud
and uuaecontiable at tir,, glance. isexplain.
ed something after tn. manner. by tlio,e
who appear to know. Mis- Il, had loved Mr.
T. aud been engaged 'or several YEAR. bu'
her larrui- had forbidden ths nlaich. NJ
ihc lady tihe ,cN isu,tl itHilaiheSp iiguteJ
to choose another lover, one
whom hor parent, approved, and thus, alrr
securing tarir written consent that shr
.hud marry notwithstanding shr va. "un.
der rsr call 10 h1r former lower to baar Uii
tht prize Tlis She effected by making q
"cat paw OF Mr. $. aud It appear. ,hc
performed the hraric., transaction from be.
ginning to end without once exciting the
suspicion Of her parents or lover. Who
after such a cgHD dc ,idi will question the
deccitfuluess Of woman!
Bot the romantic part Of tue story re.
mains To be told. The forSlken lover ai.
ter asking himself thousand and one times,
what he should do under circumstances Of
such painful embarrassment. at length re.
solycd--not To shoot himself, or her, or him
but to join in the too practical joke and
the too annoying laugh, and 10 aDef himScT
as mc,iiat0,. So he called upon the in.
diguant father. and after talking over the
affair succeeded in convincing him it was
better that one of the parties should be un.
happy than that all should be miserable, and
as things couldn't he helped, he urged the
parents 10 become rcconcilcd to their chil.
dreu. This done he came To Cinginnati
aud accompanied the newly married couple
to Coyingion, where they received forgive.
ness and the bencdiction ofthe offended par.
cnts Verify the lover stands on slippery
places