The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-08-10
From the New York Commercial.l
More wives than the LAW AlIows-Ai
Incident Of Masks aud Faces.

A young EnglishmaH lately arrived in
this country, bearing the aristocratic
non de plume of Edward Fitz Edwards,
has been creating quite sensation ont
West, though, it must be confessed gain
ing fer himself anything but an envia'
BILE reputation. There are some men in
this world who travel on their muscle.
some who travel on their shape, and
some who depend on their money bags
to obtain for them a notoriety; but Ed
wards, discarding all examples, scat
tered the tactics ol his predecessors to
the tour winds of heaven, and establish
ed for himself q course of action at once
different from all others; difficult and
dangerous, but decidedly successful in
his case at least.
Edward is a young man OF about
twenty-seven years of age, of fine per-
sonal appearance, we'll educated, pleas
ing address, and with unexceptional man
ners, aud strictly orthodOx--in fact,
lust the figure to win. Upon arriving
in this city he found his pocket was
nearly drained of its last shilling, and
so he set his wits to work to replenish
1t. Having made the acquaintance of
a widow lady up town, he Immediately
set to work to win her good graces, and
most admirably did he succeed. Ascer-
tanning that she was sort of reIigieW:e,
he Immediately adopted that character,
and regularly attended the church of
which the lady was a member, seeming
Ito all appearances) as devoted lamb Us
any of the flock who partook of the
spiritual food offered by the reverend
doctor. He visited the lady often, and
finally at her request, took Sunday
School class. He was the lady's con-
slant attendant, visiting, under her in
spiration, the sick; he disbursed her
charities. and giving spiritual comfort
to all of her poor dependents. But the
young mans ambition piued for larg-
er field, and he made up his mind to
strike final blow. Writing an assum-
ed letter, he had it mailed from some
remote country town in Michigan. Ii
purported to come from gentleman
who had seen Fitz in New York, and
who was perfectly familiar with his nu
merous christian qualities and good
character. 1t urgently requested him
to come to their town and join them in
the good work there Of saving souls. 1t
also pressed the young man to obtain,
if possible, q subscription from his re-
ligious friends in the city to aid them,
Is money out there was scarce ard the
field large one. Showing this letter to
the lady, he talked long and earnestly
upon the subject, and deplored his in
ability to JOIN in the good cause. He
was to poor in pocket, though not in
spirit to take the trip.
Feeling for his forlorn condition, she
generously offered TO advance the mon
ey and also to do what she could in the
way of getting up subscription. To
this the young man would not at first
listen, but the lady finally, by appeal
ing to his sense of duty as a Christian,
induced him to accept the loan of $500,
and in the course Of few days quite u
handsome little subscription was taken
mp among the lady's personal friends.
aud they babe the young missionary
God speed.
To Michigan, however, our young ad-
venturer did not 60, but made a side
cut Tor the famed city of st. Louis. At
ter residing here for short time he
courted the acquaintance of very re-
spectacle family, and became the ac-
knowledged suitor of the daughter of
that house, Here this devoted hummer
had another attack of benevolence,
which served his purpose as before
without the knowledge of his new made
friends. Learning that the young lady
possessed few hundred dollars in her
own right he made up his mind to have
1T, and with that intention prosecuted
his suit with method and energy. The |
lady, charmed by his agreeable man
ners, yielded readily to the destinations
he brought to bear, and engaged to be.
come the BRIDE of Fitz.
By forged letters and false representa-.
tioBs he succeeded in gaining the con-
sent Of the lady's family to her mar
riage. Bat mean while his friends in
New York, hearing nothing about him,
began to make inquiries, and among
other facts ascertaincd that the money
placed in his hands to be distributed
while here had been used for his own
purposes. Parties. West We're then put
upon his track, and after long search
clue was obtained as to his where
abouts. Fitz, learning of the measures |
for his detection, concluded that his |
safety lay IN flight, and under some |
pretence induced his lady love to hasten |
their marriage. The deed having been
accomplished and the little bank ac-
count being drawn and placed in the
hands of her husband, they started to
seek home beneath more congenial
skies.
Hardly, however, had they shaken the
dast OF st. Louis from their feet when
the officers of the law overlook them,
aud presented to Fitz the familiar feat
ures of q pretty little woman, who pro-
duced documentary evidence of her
claims upon the hand and heart of Ed
ward Fitz Edwards.
The sequel is that the chivalrous. re-.
ligious, egregious, pestiferous Fl zey at
present reposes as snug as bug in a
Missouri jail, aud Amanda goes back to
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