Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-05
COOKE AND HIS VICTIM.
Marriage of the El0ping Young
Lady-A Lover whose Faith Could
Not be Shaken. s'HdTEsH iHnal

From the New York Sunday News.l
Since the final scene at the New York
East Conference, and the vote was cast
which declared him criminally unfit for
the Methodist ministry, Rev. Horace
Cooke, according to report, has been en-
gagged in packing up his effects prepara-
tory to startirg to the West. His desti-
nation will probably be Minnesota For
several weeks the disgrace he had brought
upon himself weighed heavily, and he
might have sunk under the burden of it
only for the devotion of his good wife,
who stuck to him like true Christian
through good and evil report, and sue
ceeded in endearing herself to him more
than ever before. it Fait,tH 1900
Among the number of his fast friends
are several ladies who were converted
through his efforts at the Seventh street
Methodist church
Miss Hattie johnson, the young girl
who was the companion of Cooke fight
to Philadelphia, Since her return has not
been followed up SO closely by the news
papers, and short sketch of her life
from that time will be particularly inter-
esting While yet quite young, and be-
fore leaving school, she became an OBJ
ject of admiration to young business
man in the city. He loved her, but her
father was unwilling that she should be
married at such tender age, and post
poned the matter indefinitely. An en-
gagement really existed between the
young people when Hattie began to re-
A
ter of course the young man never sus-
pected 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 unkind thoughts toward
Hattie. IIE HH hElia
When she was restored to her family,
with the word of Cooke that she was
still as pure as the beautiful snow, the
young lover returned to his allegiance,
and approached the poor girl as affec-
tionately 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 dis
patch. Mr.. johnson questioned him
very closely upon this state of his feel
ngs, and was somewhat surprised to find
lim so ready to forgive. For few
weeks he continued to call every day at
he house, and pay court to the young
girl, until her heart was sincerely touched
ly his unselfsh devotion, and she con-
iented to be his wife, on condition that
n after-life he should never allude to her
,irlish folly. 1t was then arranged that
here should be short probationary
eason, during which time he was to
earch his heart thoroughly, and she was
o have her dresses made When she
Hoped but few articles of clothing were
AIKEN, as Cooke intended to purchase
plendid outfit for her in Philadelphia
In accordance with the arrangement
be young couple were Joined in wedlock, J
nd, after the usual festivities, left the /.
ity on a wedding tour. The marriage
'as published in one Of the papers, but =
ttracted no notice, owing to the name
{ johnson being now almost as familiar
$ Smith. The bride and bridegroom re-
armed to the home Of the brides father :
/ the ordinary course Of events, but
ley eventually procured a snug little :.
ONE for themselves, and are, at this
riting, living as happily together as if
lere had never been such man in the
ord as Horace Cooke. G