Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-26
AN OLD MANS DARLING.
How She Requited the Confidence of
TOO COnfidiDg Husband.
From the Charleston Ill.) Courier, Nov. IS

From the Charleston IIl.) Courier. Nov. 70
The Circuit Court in this city last week
devoted three DAYS in giving publicity to
a few pages in the life-histOry of George
y. Pyle, Lydia f. Smith and Edwin Smith,
which for romantic interest and startling
incident stands unparalleled in modern
literature. The case was brought to this
court by a change Of venue from Douglas
county, and from the evidence before the
court we CLEAN the following moroccan of
history: In 1860 George \. Pyle was
a fourishing business man in Nicksburg,
Mississippi, being sole proprietor Of the
ferry at that place, and owner of valuS
able mill In fact, Pyle was a thriving
bachelor Of forty -eight, on the high road
to fortune One morning his attention
was directed to a destitute family who
had lust arrived at the landing in a hatN
boat Being of very sympathetic nature,
and discovering withal an exceedingly
handsome girl in the family, he interested
himself in their behalf by providing them
q house, furniture and provisions. Ed
ward House was the head Of this inter-
esting family, and the pretty daughter
bore the poetic name of of Laurie Emily.
The old gentleman was furnished busi>
ness, the girl provided with teachers, all
through the kindness Of Pyle.
Things began to look bright to the old
bachelor. The air was redolent with
Laurie's presence and cupid's arrows
flew thick and fast at the old man s
heart For the first time George n. Pyle
was in love- But he found, even at his
age, the course of true love would moi
run smooth, as he discovered that leu
tonic saloon keeper had peculiar liking
for the lovely Laurie. To relieve him
self of his rival, Pyle removed the entire
family short distance into the country
4 few months after Pyle and Laurie were
married. Shortly after the wedding, al
the solicitation of his wife and owing tC
the unsettled condition of the country
Pvle was induced to place n sum o.
money in the hands of his father law
House. to be invested in northern lands
House, with his family including Pyle.
wife. came North and located in DOugla:
e unity, this State, where he purchased
800 acres of land The rebellion
breaking out, Pyle, from some cause
, I WAS put III ITlSou anu uhdDlt - CUM
municate with his wife for about twt
years, and had lost the most of his prop
erty, besides being stricken with palsy
= shattered in mind and body, he escape,
through the lines and started for tn
p North. His wife had, in the meantime
however, proved faithless to him, an
hearing he was on his way to see her, de
: termined to free herself from him at an,
I sacrifice Acting upon this, she employee
. coalederates to meet him at st Louis
!, with a view of duplicating him in som
4 act which would guarantee her cause 70
f divorce. This was accomplished by til
4 aid of a nymPh du pare ofSt Louis, VIII
2 not only robbed HIM Of eight hundre
d dollars, but entered suit against him f,
I breach of promise. This he finally SCI
tied bv payment Of two hundred dollar
e In the meantime the wife had filed a hi
Is for divorce in the Douglas Circuit Cour
/, on plea Of adultery. Pyle, {
\ soon as he settled matters in 81 Lou
. came on to see his wife, totally ignoraI
/ Of the suit pending in the Circuit Cour
d which was then in session, and who
granted the divorce His wife receive
s. him affectionately, and without inform
x ing him of the state of affairs, kept hi
n at the farm until the case was decide
a. when she took the train for Chlcag