Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-11-25
A Romantic Affair.
| dav ar two since ne I


A day or t. 10 since We published
Isays a Cinciu natl paper, the mar
riage of Mr.. r, of Vieksburg
to Miss R., Bloomington. From
circumstances of rather singular
character, connected with the mar
rage, a good deal Of gossip has beer
occasioned in this community du
ring several days past. 1t appears
that Mr.. s., of Covihgton, had been
paying his addresses to the lady, and
had pressed his suit sd ccessfnly, as
he had reason to believd for the en-
gagement had been co mpleted and
the wedding day fixed. Mr.. S, hap
Ply in the protestations and caresses
Of love, made no secret Of his APP
preaching nuptials. The wedding
garments were prepared, the clergy
man was engaged, and friends abroad
were notified of the same. The we'd
ding was to take place on the first OF
September. On Sunday last the
lover had an interview with his Gin
tended,'' the arrangements finally
completed, and a trip to Niagara
Falls, during the honeymoon, agreed
upon. Twenty minutes after the de-
parture of Mr.. S. the affianced bride
left also in company with Mr.. P. of
Vicksburg, They came directly
across tile river, and at the Denni-
son house we're man and wife.
OF this the unfortunate Mr.. S. re-
NAMED in blissfnl ignorance until a
late hour on Sunday evening, when
the father of the young lady called
upon him and overwhelmed him with
the astounding intelligence. His
feelings, on being convinced of its
truth, can be imagined, perhaps, but
not described. The father was in
dignant beyond expression at the
conduct Of his daughter. He swore,
although he never swore before, that
she should never receive one cent of
his wealth-he is worth near $780,
000-and that nothing should In
duce reconciliation. The next
morning the news spread everywhere,
and Mr.. S. found all Covington jest
ing about his misfortune. This jilt-
ing affair, so extraordinary and I'M
accountable at first glance, is ex-
planned after this manner, by those
who appear to know. Miss R. had
loved Mr. P. and been engaged for
several years, but her parents had
forbidden the match, so the lady
the sex is ever fertile in expedlents
determined to choose a Mother low
er, one whom her parents approved,
and thus, after securing their written
consent that she should marry, not
withstanding she was "under age,
called in a former lover to bear off
the prize. This she effected by max
ing d cats paw Of Mr. s., and it ap-
pears she performed this -heartless
transaction from beginning to end
without once exciting the suspicious
Of her parents or lover.
Who, after such a. coup de Stat,
will question tt e deeeitfulness of wo-
man? But the romantic part Of the
story remains to be told The for
saken lover, after asking himself a
thousand and one times what he.
should do under such painful en-
barlassment, at length resol Eed, not
to shoot himself or her or hi m-but
to join in the practical joke and toe
annoying laugh, and to offef himself
a mediator So he called upon the
Indignant father, and after talking
over the affair, succeeding in con-
vincing him it was better on 3 OF the.
parties should be made hardy than
that all should be miserable and as
things could not be helped, be urged
upon the parents to become recon
ciled to their children. Til IS done,
he came to Cincinnati, and accom-
panied the newly married q uple to
Coyington, where they rcceP yed the
forgiveness and benedietion Of the
offended parents Verify, the lover
stands ON Slippery places.
II L - = l.. cxI..-.