The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-01
From the Chicago Tribune of Saturday.
Hymenial Disappointment-A Wed
ding Party i'm Church With No
RrideQroom

nEIuCSTOo"'
A rather painful sensation has been
created in certain private circles IN
this city, by the occurrence OF one OF
those accidents which unfortunately
are not infrequent in thelife of shadow
and shine" On Thursday afternoon
last, a wedding party had assembled at
DIR. Ryder's church. A fair young bride
was there, accompanied by her friends,
who had come to see her made happy
for life, and there, too, were gathered
the friends and relations of the BRIDE
groom. The happy hour had arrived
but not the man. An awkward pause
of some half an hour ensued, during
which the feelings of the young lady
who was chiefly interested in the COM
ing event may be imagined. No bride.
groom made his appearance, and
after waiting in vain for q time
the party were obliged to return
home in state of perplexity and won
der mt his sunaccountable disappearance.
As may be readily conceived, it was a
trying hour for the unhappy young lady,
who was taken to her home in half
distracted condition. She could give
no possible explanation of his strange
and sudden disappearance, and his own
friends were equally at loss to account
for it. They had seen him last between
twelve and one o'clock in the afternoon
of that day, when he left the store at
which no was employed to go home to
dinner, and to prepare, as they thought,
for the approaching ceremony. lnqui-
ries were made at his boardlng-house,
but he had not been seen again, and
soon the painful truth became apparent
that he had repented at the eleventh
hour, and made q cowardly and shame
full retreat.
1t is not pleasing task to dip into
the privacies of domestic life, and ex-
pose matters which must necessarily
bring sorrow and humiliation to her
who has been made the victim of such
heartless, unmanly conduct. Since the
unpleasant event, however, has become
matter of public gossip, the circum-
stances connected with the affair may
be placed on record, if for no other pur-
pose than to hold up the contemplate
author of such rascality to the scorn of
the community.
The young lady, with whom all right
minded people will deeply sympathize
in her distressing position is Miss
Knowles, a sister of the widow of the
late S. G.. Pearson, of the firm of Pear
son & Dana, who died last October.
The Young man, on whom it is hoped
ANYTHING but sympathy will be be-
slowed, is S. w. Tomlinson, who was
employed as a clerk in the establish
ment of Tomlinson Brothers. The par
ties had been acquainted for q period of
three wears, and their wedding had
been previously fixed for November last,
but was postponed on account of the
death Of Mr.. Pearson. 1t was subse-
auently arranged for Thursday last,
when it was again postponed.
1t appears that Tomlinson, during the
whole period of his intimacy with the
lady, has been sailing under false col
ors. He professed to be member of
the firm of Tomlinson Brothers, where
as he was simply n salaried clerk, and
the family with which he aspired to
connect himself, being in good circum-
stances, probably his main object was
to improve his worldly circumstances.
He managed to insinuate himself into
the good graces of the family, and sue
ceeded in obtaining from them, in some
manner, q transfer of some personal
property to himself; not, however, in
juring them to any serious extent, pc
cuniarily. The fraud appears to have
never been suspected till after the &C.
currence above narrated.
Miss Knowles is most estimable
lady, and she, as well as her friends,
may have reason to congratulate them
selves upon her escape from being
united to q man who was in every re-
spect unworthy of her. In few months,
it is understood, she will be possessed
of property to the extent Of twenty or
thirty thousand dollars, so that, as far
as the pecuniary aspect of the case is
concerned, she may be thankful that
her interests were not committed to the
care of such an unfaithful,steward.
The young man has disappeared from
the city, nor is 1t probable, under the
circumstances, that he will ever be de-
sirous to return to it. His own family
have repudiated all connection with
him, and if he ever should return the
reception he is likely to meet will not
be very agreeable to him.