Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-30
From the Cleveland Herale, June IS,
q rrwtb Stranger than Fiction.

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We YES erday learned the dsn0uement OF painful
torv eousl tbe ostthriing romance IN interest,
but win the circumstances and actors OF when We
we're personally we'll acquainted
Some twelve years ago, two young. men, named
Clvms and PAUL. lived Ia small yillsgenot Tar from
the sea coast in the extreme West OF England DON
we're miners and worked In the same tin mins near
the village Both paid their addresses to the same
maiden though not with equal success. C-yma
rospered so veil in his suit that day was appoint
ed for the nuptisls, and in due course the oands q
marriage we're asked in the village church on the
three Sundays prescribed by the English canon law
BEFORE the second Sunday came around the rlyais
mai AZ wrestling match In the village, anu II
cbanced that the turn came for them 10 Wreste 10
1870 PAUL. was excited snd endeavored stTenu-
Opslv TO give his successful rival 10 love WlcAed
Sil bI,t his eaRerness worked his defeat. he was
thrown to the ground amid the shouts Q. she villa
yers On sprinRing 20 his feet he sVore that he
.SropId be revenged and that Clyms should never
,nnrrv his intended bride From hat day he took
[, drinking deeply, and vas fierce in his Impreca-
tons on his rival NJ
add all Of his acquaintance that he would be at the
wedding and would find means TO prevent it's taking
nIaoe. Knogiug mis- determined character, Clyms
appeared sarnel the threat and got some friends
10 ipteroeds WI PAUL, bat in vain,
Late thst Ugh, Cyma LETT the house Of ms inIen-
ded bride for hIs own cottage. The way lay across
a natb Of barren moor, where there were several
omen mine shafts which had been deserted, snd tue
bottoms of phose black depths were now covered
with several falhoms Of water ABOUT the same
hour PAUL was seen crossing TO the same path Of
moor from another direction. miner, who passed
a little later toward the mine where he worked-it
beng bis Jurn for night Work-sveTred the next day
tbat he heard noise as if-of dispute and scutte,
but it was too dark to distinguish any one.
The marriage was 90 lake place at eleven o'clock
IN the morning 81 the village church. Long before
-HH-- has If rrrnn nwn 10
mani The hat and neekerchief Of PaUll-tbe lstteT
torn and bloody-had been found near the deepesl
Of the abandoned pit shafts, aud OF Paul. himself
nothing could be found, nor had be been found since
The ground where the articles had been found bore
traces of a sculie having taken place, and TO crown
the whole, two buttons recognized as belonging tC
Clvms's coat we're discovered among the earth and
sto,es To these ominous facts Clyms could only
reply that be had met PAUL. at The place mentioned
during the night; that high words we're followed
by q seufie and that be had 3aten Paul. Who re-
tired cufsiBg him This account was not consider
ed satisfactory and Clyma was taken into custody
70 await further developments. Several days pass
ed away; an examination was made OF the pit and
the surrounding locality, but no trace bould be found
of the body Ii was argued, however, that II
stone were attached 10 the body before was thrown
into the pit 90 sink II, there would be no pro
bsbility of its ever being found Alter several el
aminalions before magistrate, the accused was re
leased from custody, but o ily 30 be stunned as
murderer by the whole community. In the mean
lime the intended bride became sick through ex
element; q violent fever was succeeded by
Wasting illness, aud, after lingering some months
she died Of a broken heart. These accumulated
ills were TOO much for the unhappy object Of gem "a
suspiciou and IN less than Twelve months after VIVA
should have been his wedding day he became the ID
MAZE Of luuaic asylum, where he still remains &
hopeless luuatc.
Among the relatives Of Clyma was a sister, mar
ried TO a farmer who, two three years after tht
unhappy occurrences related above removed TO thi
country and settled down on farm IN Northern
Illinois About ten days since, THIS sister, Wills
about taking the cars IN Chicago for her home, sud
denly encountered the supposed murdered man
Her excitement was intense. Drawing him to on
side she made herself known to PAUL, and was i'm
mediately recognized by him. The explanation
given by him Of his disappearance, was, that b.
had met Clyma on the evenIful night with the Pur
pose OF beating and dIs6gurng him so that be could
not be married on the succeeding day, but that hi
rival was more than match for him. Burning
with rage az his discontinue, he had rushed Of
without knowing caring what became of himself
and on reschu he beach, had taken an old, leakI
boat aud pulleu directly out to sea Next morning
when the boat was nearly sinking, he was picket
up by an outward bound ship, which took hum L
become moderately rich, and was now on his Way
New Orleans. Since then, he had resided severs
years IN California and in The Uuiled States, haC
10 his naive home with which be had maintained
no communication since his abrupt departure. "a
lesruing The sad events which had occurred in tint
meantime, he Immediately accompanied the sistel
to her home IN Illinois, aud after the necessary ar
ranRements were made, he started with her fol
Euglaud in order to repair as far as possible, th'
mischief which had been done They passed
through Cleveland last evening on their way East
sud, happening accidentally 20 meet them at th'
depot We learned the sequel TO the sad story, viii
the earliest portions Of Which we were already vel
acquainted,
They 60 on joyful yet mournful errand. Tit
good name Of the unhappy condemned can be re
claimed, but none restore his shattered reason
OF rescue the broken hearted dead from her early
grave.