The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-27

Rev. Horace Cook-Westward Ho =
Marriage OF the EIcpfng Young
LaGy-A Lover whose Faith Could
Not be shaken.
Since the final scene ut the New York
East Conference, and the vote was cast
which declared him criminally unfit for the
Methodist ministry, the Rev. Horace Cook,
according to report, has been engaged IN
packing up his effects preparatory to start
ing to the West. His destination will pro-
badly be Minnesota. For several weeks the
disgrace he had brought upon himself
weighed heavily, and he might have sunk
under the burden Of 1t only for the devotion
Of his good wife, who stuck to him like
port, and succeeded in endearing herself to
him more than ever before.
Among the number Of his fast friends are
several ladies who were converted through
his efforts at the seyenth-Street Methodist
church.
MISS HATTIE JOHNSON,
the young girl who was the companion of
Cooks flight to Philadelphia, since her re-
turn has not been followed up closely by
the newspapers, and short sketch of her
life from that time will be particularly in
teresting. While yet quite young, and be.
lore leaving school, she became an object of
admiration to young business man In the
city: He loved her, but her father was I'M
willing that she should be married at such
tender age, and postponed the matter in
definitely. An engagement really existed
between the young people when Hattie
began to receive attention from Cook. AS
matter OF course the young man never
suspected that there could be anything
wrong, and continued his visits to her house
up to the day of the elopement, when the
news of the affair reached him. He felt the
disgrace very keenly, but cherished no un-
kind thoughts towards Hattie.
When she was restored to her family,
with the word of Cook that she was still as
pure as "the beautiful snow" the young
preached the poor girl as affectionately as
ever. He freely forgave her indiscretion,
and declared that the love he bore her was
still warm and true, and proposed to marry
her with all due dispatch. Mr.. johnson
questioned him very closely upon this state
of his feelings, and was somewhat surprised
to find him so ready to forgive. For few
weeks he continued to call every day at the
house and pay court to the young girl until
her heart was sincerely touched by his un-
selfish devotion, and she consented to be
his wife on condition that In after life he
should never allude to her girlish folly. 1t
Short probationary season, during which
time he was to search his heart thoroughly,
and she was to have her dresses made.
When she eloped but few articles of cloth
ing were taken, as Cook intended to pur-
chase splendid outfit for her in Philadel-
phia.
THE MARRIAGE.
In accordance with the arran cement the
young couple were joined In wedlOck, and
after the usual festivities left the city on q
wedding tour. The marriage was published
in one Of the papers, but attracted no no.
tice, owing to the name of johnson being
now almost as familiar as Smith. The bride
and bridegroom returned to the home of
the brides father in the ordinary course OF
little home for themselves, and are, at this
writing, livingas happily together as if there
had never been such a man in the world as
Horace Cook.-Neso York Sunday NeUs.