The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-20

FROM the Eoston Post
Outrageous Proceedings In Moutpe-
lier, yermont-A Music Teacher
About ts Marry a Wealthy Young
Lady, but is Driven out Of Town.
The phantom Of perpetual bacheIa-hood
aud maideuhood, in scmi-d.stsut shad1wy
forms, is awful o. dwell upon. Single
blesseduess is not generally desirable, aud
an unduiy prolonged usage OF the little
Miss is o tort Of dspensatiOn Of Providence
dreadful 70 consider. Besides, why should
one feel surprised at any thiBg in nature.
however strange, especially iu matters
wherein the heart. not the mind, ho'ds sb-
sdlute sway, and it is surprising that the
world wish to- circumscribe matters of me.c
taste and feeling % certain Fixed rules.
How often haze we seen the ta }, strappiug
man pair OFT With the slender, dmiautive
temale-tho large, masculine yirago with
hlliputian apology ioS o man How often
again, have we atcu the piamest man mar
ry she most houdsoms woman, aud r.-r
ssrsa. How many times Is taIent coupIed
with stupidity, knowledge married 90 ieun-
rance Jolly leading wisdom By the nose .
pride end rank humbled into O. union With
0bscurity, aud wealth running mad nftcr
poverty. Money is the only one thing u
which Q universality of taste seems TO pre-
vail among mankind. Only fancy the foII7
0i sages aud philosophers iu Troubling th III
heads aud iuiuriug their healths m cudeav-
oring 20 find the longitude, che quadrature
Of the circle, the phii0s0pers stone. the
phenix, the general fitness of thiugb, the
greatest happiuess, when an this "a perfectly
explained IN the single word-m0ney. But
there are cases where money Is left entirely
out Of the queslou-iEstlnces whore the
a. 70 .H q b.
love, recipTocatlug without reference t1 ua
a0nality, Aud such o case, surrounded By
peculiar circumstances. and culm mailing .u
a tuale rather disastrous to one OF the par
tiesi 90 least, has come TO our knowlcit te as
having occurred iu ueighborng State, she
particulars Of which are as follows:
% Monday last, about nine O'Clock, Prof
B. Melchoir, oi Montpelier, Vermont. who.
Do appears has been teaching music ia thar
city f1r some time, vac taken bY mob from
bis lodging room ald vio.entlv escorted t1
the rallway station, aad ordered to leave
The city Immediately, upon penalty of be-
ins shot q De retu ued The protcnce as-
signed for such o. daatardiy outrage was 10
sNt7rt from him ,the music teachcrI. g
Hiiileu contract oi marriage made secre.ly,
some ume slncei between himscif aud %
wealthy young lady ci that nIaer. whose
naIne Fe withhold Tor prudeEt.ai reasons.
Those Wh0 TOOK q prominent part ia this
ngn-handed Transaction had been 5aiLed
~ tneH euoris % get Possession ol ihls doe
ament, iqr tho purpose ri breaking up the
Intended union. Professor Melchoir vas
uos permitted % remain iu She place long
euough % eGl.ect his dues nor Co Ns his
iili iended Wiie or her pareut The marrase
VAS % have ken plare tbe next day. 4he
aent euan who Wa thus gneert upn iously
lastcd Qua Of toFu, had. u 4pFeurs, sue
ceeded ia wooing ths hears al4 haud Of
respectable young iaay one who had reIec-
ted Che Offers of o number ei The gay l1yers
ID Montpelier; and it coming 10 pass shat
the prize was shout b iall % a forciguer. the
discarded losers ciandeslnely agrecd urau
plan o. get rid Of tha Ffcuchman uho
hsd thus won the aEectious OF IanEse
girl Professor Melchair D.. Of course. er-
ceediugiy Indignant a. the manner Ia
Hhieh be has heca treated, and protect
against such rough usage such navrrut
violation 81 laH shouli not De eouutanan-ed
anuug those who pride thamsslvet upsn
being 9 iaW-abiding people. and certainly
such high-handed proceedings shoali not be
Winksd st, The gentleman aho uas 81 uu-
Justly deaa With viii probably resart %
legal proceediugs, and, sooner or later. al.
certain whether be has aur rirhtEiu Mont
pelicrs that The people thcre ere aouut O.
rosFect. one ef ths nlsst prominent actaTs
10 this outrageous proceeding was q cottau
sFeeulaior, who, duriug the war, incurred
t1s disrIeasufe 81 General Butier Ws
mentiou 30 names ia this master, but Quiet
y vail TIE issult