Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-07-29
Married and Separated


partments at Washington, growing
out of an acquaintance formed
through an anonymous correspon-
dence, was printed in a recent is
sue of the Warerly Magazine
In the month of February last,
a young man who was clerk in
one Of the departments of Wash
ington, inserted a call for lady
correspondents in our columns !;
and shortly afterward, among the
answers he received, was one from
New York city that specially at
tracted his attention. 1t was writ
ten in a delicate female hand, ev-.
identity from a young miss of edu-
cation and refinement. In the
course of events photographs were
exchanged to the mutual satisfac-
ton of the parties interested, and
close upon this declaration of
love and proposal, which was al
SO accepted, neither having as yet
seen the other. Indeed, so far was
the affair carried, that a day was
appointed for the wedding and a
few days before the appointed time,
the lover started for New York to
meet his expected bride for the first
time. The meeting took place
as appointed, and the parties pro-
ceeded directly to the proper au-
thorities, by which they were uni
ted in the holy bonds of matrimo-
ny. He now, for the first time,
learned that his new-made wife
was the daughter of wealthy pa
rents, who were in blissful igno-
rance of their daughters conduct,
and were laboring under the hap
Ply impression that she was at that
time visiting friends in another
part of the city. After a brief
honeymoon of three days at a bo-
tel on Canal street, the happy
bridegroom found it necessary, by.
expiration of his leave of absence,
to return to Washington, and as a
matter of course, had no thought
of leaving his wife behind him.
After short consultation, the hap
Ply couple determined to wait up
on the lady's parents, and in
form them what had taken place,
procure their forgiveness and bless
ing, and depart in peace. Never
was cloves young dream" more
rudely broken. The young
brides mother went into Mysteries /;
the father ragged and stormed ; the
sisters out-Niobed the famed daugh-
ter of Tantalus, and the brothers,
of whom there are three, proceed
ed to wreak summary vengeance
upon the intruder, making an at
tack in force upon him then and
there. But the newly made hus-
band was, fortunately for himself,
of a good physique, besides being
scientific boxer, and soon placed
the two eldest hors de combat,
while the youngest made his exit
through the back parlor window
taking with him the poker with
which he had armed himself
Matters being in this condition
the husband returned to his hotel,
leaving his wife with her family.
After several Intellectual attempts
at reconciliation with the head OF
the family, he obtained an inter
view with the mother, who utter
ly refused to allow him to see his
wife, as she did not think her
daughter could be kept in a style
to which she had been accustomed
on four dollars a day, the amount
of his salary. The young man
being firm in his determination to
have his wife, her father finally
gave her the choice of going with
her husband, and being disinheri-
ted and cut off from her family.
She chose to remain ; but in a short
time began a clandestine cores
pondence with her husband, But
this was soon discovered :, and
by the prying mother;
and a short time since, he was no
titled of steps being taken for a
divorce, and a lawyer waited on
him to offer negotiations to that
effect. Upon this, the young man,
becoming Disguised with the affair,
made a package of her letters, pic !
lures, marriage certificate, &c,
aud expressed them, valued at
zone cent" to his wife. He was
agreeably surprised, q few days
afterward, to receive a check from
his father-in-law of $4,000, and a
promise to increase the amount to
S5, 600 if he would leave this part
Of the country. He resigned his
,Ierkship, and sailed for California
about the first of June well pleased
with his speculation, as he terms it.
W. Torkey, Of Cephalia, Ala,