Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-11
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a Washington Clerk MARBLES . New
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Hems-afarifal Affection VS.. Green.
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+ The following decidedly spicy &C
count of the marriage of a clerk il
one of the departments in Washing
ton, growing Out, of an acquaint
lance formed through an anonymouI
correspondence, was printed il
a recent issue of the Waverley Ma
gazine, and is altogether such an
odd and comical story that We
transfer it to our columns entire q 3
| In the month of February last, q
young man who was a clerk in one
of the departments at Washington,
inserted call for lady correspond
ents In our columns, and shortly
afterward, among the answers he
received, was one from New York
city, that specially attracted his at
tention. It was written in delicate
female hand, evidently from a young
miss of education and refinement.
In the course of events photo
graphs were exchanged, to the mu-
tual satisfaction of the parties inter
ested, and close upon this declara-
ton of love and proposal, which
was also accepted, neither Of the
parties having as yet seen the other.
Indeed, so far was the affair carried,
that day was appointed for the
wedding; and, a few days before
the appointed time, the lover start
ed for New York, to meet his ex.
pected 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 bands
of matrimony. He now, for the
first time, learned that his new-made
wife was the daughter of wealthy
parents, who were in blissful ignor.
anee of their daughters conduct,
and were laboring under the happy
impressions that she was at
that time visiting friends in another
part of the city. After
brief honeymoon of three days at a |
hotel on Canal street, the happy |
bridegroom found it necessary, by |
of his leave of absence, |
to return to Washington, and, as a
matter of course, had no thought of |
leaving his young wife behind him.
After a short consultation, the
happy couple determined to wait |
upon the lady's parents, and inform
them of what had taken place, pro-
cure their forgiveness and blessing,
and depart in peace. Never was
'love's young dream more rudely
broken. The young brides mother
vent into Mysteries; the father
aged and stormed the sisters out
Niobed the famed daughter of Tan
,alus; and the brothers, of whom
here are three, proceeded to wreak
vengeance upon the in
ruder, making an attack in force
lpOn him then and there. But the
lewly-made husband was, fortu-
lately for himself of a good
physique, besides being a scientific
'oxer, and soon placed the two eld-
st hors du combat, while the young
'st made his exit through the back
,arlor window, taking with him the
,oker with which he had armed
himself. Matters being in this con-
lition, the husband returned to his
lotel, leaving his wife with her
amily. After several Intellectual
attempts at reconciliation with the
lead of the family, he obtained an
interview with the mother, who
Utterly refused to allow him to see
lis wife, as she did not think her
laughter could be kept in style to
which she had been accustomed on
our dollars day, the amount of
lis salary. The young man
being firm in his determine
ion to have his wife, her father
inally gave her the choice of
going with her husband, and being
iisinherited and cut off from her
amily. She chose to remain; but
n short time began clandestine
correspondence with her husband.
But this was soon discovered and
stopped by the prying mother; and,
, short time since, he was notified
If steps being taken for a divorce,
and a lawyer waited on him to offer
negotiations to that effect. Upon
his, the young man, becoming dis
yusted with the affair, made a pack
age other letters, pictures, the mar
rage certificate, etc, and expressed
hem, valued at zone cent" to his
wife. He was agreeably surprised,
d few days afterward, to receive
check from his father-in-law of
$4,000, and a promise to increase
the amount to $4,000 if he would
leave this part of the country. He
has already resigned his clerkship, |
and sailed for California about the
LIST of June, well pleased with this
speculation, as he terms it. |