Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1869-07-22
Mlisfellameuns Artitles.
A SENSATION ROMANCE.

ments at Washington, inserted a call for
lady correspondents in our columns, and
shortly afterward among the answers he re-
ceived was one from New York city that
specially attracted his attention. 1t was
written in delicate female hand, evidently
from young miss of education and refine
ment. In the course of events, photographs
were exchanged, to the mutual satisfaction
of the parties interested; and close upon
this declaration of love and proposal,
which was also accepted, neither of the part
les having as yet seen the other. Indeed,
so far was the affair carried that day was
appointed for the wedding, and 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 proceeded d.
rectly to the proper authorities, by which
they were united in the holy bands of mat
rimony. He now, for the first time, learn
ed 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 brief honeymoon of three days
at hotel on Canal street, the happy BRIDE
groom found it necessary, by expiration of
his leave of absence, to return to Washing
ton, and, as a matter of course, had no
thought of leaving his young wife behind
him. After short consultation, the hap
py couple determined to wait upon the lady 8
parents and inform them of what had taken
place, procure their forgiveness and bless
ing, and depart in peace. Never was ''love's
young dream" more rudely broken. The
young brides mother went into Mysteries !;
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 summary vengeance upon
the intruder, making an attack in force up
on him then and there. But the newly
made husband was, fortunately for himself,
of good physique, besides being scientific
boxer, and soon placed the two eldest hors
du combat, while the youngest made his
exit through the back parlor window, ta-
king with him the poker with which he had
armed himself.
Matters being in this condition, the hus-
band 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 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 style to
which she had been accustomed on four dol
lars 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 disinherited and cut off from her
family. She chose to remain but in a
short time began clandestine correspon.
dence with her husband. But this was soon
discovered and stopped by the prying moth
err; and short time since he was notified
of steps being taken for divorce, and a
lawyer waited on him to offer negotiations
to that effect.
Upon this, the young man, becoming dis
gusted with the affair, made package of
her letters, pictures, the marriage certi6-
cate, &c., and expressed them, valued at
Zone cent" to his wife. He was agreeably
surprised, few days afterward, to receive
check from his father-in-law of $4,000,
and promise to increase the amount to
$4,000 if he would leave this part of the
country He has already resigned his
clerkship, and sails for California about the
1st of August, we'll pleased with this specu-
lation, as he terms it, Waverley Magazine.
DocToRs AND MINISTERS IN SWEDEN
In Sweden physician makes no charge
whatever for medical attendance, and, what
is more remarkable still, very many of the
people who can afford to pay for the SER
vices of doctor are willing to avail them
selves of such aid without paying anything
for it. One physician told me that of nine
ty-six cases that he had treated, within
certain time, only six paid him at all !! It
is customary for those who do pay to pay
by the year, and fifty-six dollars, or twelve
American dollars, would be large sum for
persons in good circumstances to give for
the benefit of a physicians counsel for a
whole year. There is, therefore, no great
inducement, in the way of profit, to 60 into
the medical profession. Nor is it an intro
duction to society, the physician not being
in this respect materially above the apothe-
cary in social standing.
The clergy, as profession, are not ma
terially better off than the physicians. Their
pay comes from the state, but their salaries
are very small, and, with only here and
there an exception, they have very little
influence, social or political. They are not
men of learning, and perhaps they are as
influential as they could be expected to be.
The established religion is Lutheran. with
one archbishopric, with $500 clergymen.
They are said to be "highly educated" but
I was assured that there is great lack of
education among the clergy, and the very
small salaries which even the dignitaries re-
ceive would confirm the statement that the
church does not retain the aid of learned
and able men.
p1@ A lady living near Lancaster, Wis
consin, has ordered her tombstone of a
Galena manufacturer. A blank space was
left in which the date of her death is to be
inserted at some future time The reason
the old lady gives for this strange freak of
hers is, that she has proAigate son who is
squandering her money at such rate that
she is afraid there will not be enough left