The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-07-23
ROMANTIC.
HeE Q Washington Clerk ti0t Married and
How the Loving Pair were Separated.

The following decidedly spicy account
OF the marriage of a clerk in one of the
/ departments, growing out of an ac-
quaintance formed through an anony-
nous correspondence, was printed in a
recent Issue of the WdreFty Magazine,
and is altogether such an odd and COM
zeal story that we transfer it to our col
umnS entire:
| In the month of February last, a
young man who was a clerk in one of
the departments at Washington, insert
/ ed a call for lady correspondents in our
!! columns; and shortly afterward, among
| the answers he received, was one, from
New York city. that specially attracted
his attention. 1t was written in deli
cate female hand, evidently from a
Young miss of education and refinement.
In the course of events photographs
were exchanged, to the mutual satisfac-
ton of the parties interested, and close
upon this a declaration of love aud pro-
posal, which was also accepted, neither
Of the parties having as yet seen the
other. Indeed, so far was the affair car
ried, that day was appointed for the
wedding: and few days before the APP
pointed 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 proceeded
directly to the proper authorities, by
which they were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony. He now for the
first time, learned that his new made wife
was the daughter of wealthy parents,
who were in blissful ignorance of their
daughters conduct, and were laboring
under the happy impression that she
was at that time visiting friends in
another part of the city. After a brief
honeymoon of three days at u hotel on
Canal street, the happy bridegroom
found it necessary, by expiration of his
leave of absence. TO return to Washing
ton, and, as q matter of course, had no
thought of leaving his young wife be-
hind him. After a short consultation,
the happy couple determined to wait
upon the lady's parents, and inform
them what had taken place, procure
their forgiveness and blessing, and de-
part i'm peace. Never was doves young
dream" more rudeiy broken. The
young brides mother went into hyster-
les; the father ragged and stormed; the
sisters out-Niobed the famed daughter
of Tantalus, and the brothers, of whom
there are three, proceeded to reek sum-
mary vengeance upon the intruder, max
ing an attack in force upon him then and
there. But the newly-made husband
was fortunately for himself, of n good
physique, besides being a scientific box
er, and soon placed the two eldest hOrs
ti,t 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
III this condition, the husband returned
to his hotel, leaving his wife with her
family. After several Intellectual at
tempts ut a reconciliation with the head
of the family, he obtained an interview
with the mother, who utterly 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
Oh four dollars a day, the amount OF his
salary. The young man being firm i'll
his determination to have his wife, her
father finally gave her the choice of GO
ing with her husband, and being disin-
herited and cut off from the family. She
chose to remain but in q short time
began q clandeSt1ne correspondence with
her husband. But this was soon dis
covered and stopped by the prying
mother; and a short time since, he was
notified of steps being taken for di-
vorce, and a lawyer waited OH him to
offer negotiations to that effect. Upon
this, the young man, becoming disgust
ed with the affair, made package of
her letters, pictures, marriage certifi-
cate, &c, aud expressed them, valued at
zone cent" to his wife. He was agree
ably surprised, few days afterward,
to receive a check from his father-in- |
law of 81, Zoo, and promise to increase |
the amuont to 5000 il he would leave |
this part of the country. He has already |
resigned his clerkship, and sails for |
California about the first of June, well |
pleased with this speculation, as he
terms it.