The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-07-22

\ SOUTHERN GRASS" WID0w.-About
three years ago South Carolina gentleman,
who had passed through the war, retaining
money and plantations, who was connected
with the best families of the State, and who
was himself well educated visited the
northern States. While in New Jersey he
met young lady whose father was poor.
though her unclcs and other relatives were
well to do. She was but twenty, WAS hand
some. Il good scholar, charming talker,
and in every way a very attractive girl. 1t
| did not take him very long to overcome any
prejudice that he might have had against
northern girls. and he finally proposed to
/ her.
/ She was twenty and he fifty. She hid
/ not love him. but he was rich and she poor.
! and she fancicd that esteem might fill the
/ place Of love. So she made the old man
/ happy ny an acceptance. His presents
were rich, the wedding was well conducted.
| ana the local paper spoke Of ii as another
! evidence of the disposition to rciinion
! growing up between the two sections.
In few days they took the Charleston
steamer from New York. ~ first every
thing went smoothly, and they sailed con-
! tcntedly along on placid seas. But when
| they were off stormy Hattcras his stomach
proved as sympathetic as his heart. and he
vas compelled 20 stay below. 1t is never 3
! i!lcasant task 10 witness the sorrows of a
! seaaick man. even If he lie husband of n
week, and the sight of such creature may
scare young love away. So she. who was
not affected by the waves. ate heartily, and
! spent much time OH deck. He remained
! below and shuddcred mt the thought of food.
/ Among the passengers on this boat was
/ the disturbing clement of the new-made
couple. Mr.. William II. Maync, OF New
! York, who was travelling for IA large firm
of that city. He was young, good-looking,
| and was not affected by the sca-sickness.
| He contrasted wonderfully with her hus-
band. and she did not like him any the
less forit: and before they reached Charles
ton they were engaged III lively Irritation,
OF all which the sick gentleman in the ca
bin knew nothing at all.
! She went home with her husband, to a
! lonely plantation on the Edist0. and re-
mained there for few weeks. She did not
| tind her husband quite az congenial az she
had thought she would. Her hurband,
| Welding to her wishes, travelled with her,
and they went from place to place, to Mo-
bile, Savannah, and New Orleans. All this
time Er. Mayne followed her with letters
and followed her in person. She tried TO
be faithful to her husband, and she wanted
! to have Mr.. Maync as a friend. Between
/ the two she suffered greatly. She tried to
avoid him. and told him not to persecute
her. Tie persisted, however, and finally,
unable to endure this any longer, she left
| her husband and returned TO her relatives
in the North.
! On arriving here she had but little mo-
ncy, and went TO work as Il servant III a
family at Lake View. While there she
wrote to Mr.. Mayne stating her peculiar
position, and he replied, expressing his re-
gret that he could send her no money, for
| though he received $4,000 year. he was
exceedingly hampered with wife and four
children. The lady, aware of the exist
encc of these membranes, had not been
induced to stop her intercourse with Mayne.
Soon after this her brother sent her some
money and she left her place and began
fitting herself to teach in the public schools.
! Young and attractive widow, she was
courted by many: but never deviated from
the ways of propriety. During all this
time Mr. Maync wrote to her and told her
of his love and devotion, OF his trust that
they would meet in the world to come, If
not in this world, and was profuse in the
most pious wishes for her happiness.
Day before yesterday he came to this city.
The lady had told friend of hers who had
known her when she was child, that she
had no particular affection for Mayne, and
did not intend TO have anything to do with
| him except in the oll-fashioned, Platonic
way. She certainly did not propose to
abandon her way of living in order to 60
with him. But woman is weak and mGH is
strong. The two we're out taking walk.
and on their return they found the pious
young man awaiting her. Whatever he
may have said, his eloquence was so con-
vincing that on Thursday afternoon she
took IL train for New York with him, and is
probably staying there, while tho legitimate
wife is living in New Jersey.
One can entertain some sympathy for the
woman who has thus gone astray, bus no.
BODY can entertain any Tor Mr.. Slayne, and
il is to be hoped that his lawful wife, hi1
EMPLOYERS, the members of his church, and
the officers of the law, will unite in an at
tempt to make him repent Of his vicious