The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1870-03-18

'' tul4s W. IOI-
merly resilient Of T'ss1 1ssses. gives,
US the hist ~ Of theitasmily, which
is quise rom mana sq.ep9ngh for a frst-
class novel. The 7@GSEE-Lana briefly
thus -
Twenty years ago the tgw6 Of
Blank in Middle Tennessee was one
of the fastest and most fss1fonable
places of its size in the South. o.
course the name Of the town was not
Blank. which is merely borrowed for
the occasion. Every other name
which appears in this, except hat Of
Louisville, win be borrowed for the
same purpose. But one real name
wills be given. One of the finest
/ plantations in the neighborhood ot
Blank as that of Mr.. Brown. His
residence was one Of the most elegant
and costly in the county. But Mr.,
Brown took less pride in his splendid
farm and beautiful home than ia his
beautiful daughter, at that time a
young girl o not more than sixteen,
and the reigning belle Of - VII
neighborbood. He lavished upon
her all that wealth could buy. In
the Grecian beauty of her face. in the
exquisite grace of her slender form,
in the richness of her toilettes, ia the
elegance Of her equipage, and in all
else that goes to constituts queen
oSsociety, she was without a rival.
Lovers and admirers fJcked to heF
shrine from every quarter. Some o.
these were rich, and few or uoueA
were poor. But tkeir pooing was in
vain. They came, and wooed, ard
went, leaving hel still il maiden med
itation fancy free. This, however.
could not last always. Ia about the
fourth or fifth year Of her reign as aD
unmarried belle. she met gay and
handsome young lawyer OF Louis
vile, named Smith. They first met,
it is believed, at a watering place ii
the interior OF Kentucky. In a short
time they were engaged to be mar
lied, and the day was appointed for
the event to take place But it woald +
seem that the appointment was mad
withou: The consent of Mr.. Brown.
for, when young Smith reached Blank
for the purpose of fulfilling his 90 I
gagement, lie found the OLD ges)e- |
nan had placed his daughter in a
carriage and quietly carried her BE- |
yond lie limits OF the S ate. Y,un. !
Smith returned to Kentucky, and
nothing more was heard Of lin in
Blank for six or eight years.
Not great while after the above
incident, the heart and hand of Miss
Brown we're sought by a wealthy and !
most worthy young gentleman. named |
jones. who lived in distant part Of
the State. His suit net The hearty
approval Of all h r friends, for he was
rloh' h3adSome' and a Ihorongb grn-
tlem&a d IN short time they "er.
married But the marriage was an
unhaP& F. Mr.. Jones had large
PlsntatioF one of the cotton States,
and his bdPaess interests required
that he should spend much OF his
l'me there' and mis- ne Is sara 10 nave
d'ne' leaving his vile at her iather g.
Wh' re sic preferred 70 say IN the
enjoyment OF that society and those
comforts which were not to be Iound
among the cotton plantations OF the
Outh. Thus matters went on Tor
several years. when there came a dl-
vorce SUIT, at The instance OF the-sSass- Lts-s,SI.as-
y , 'Houg!h~uPo1 wha1hgr0pndsFou
informant never knew Inc divorce
was s4s-.gsl.Ls- g Granted and Mrs' Jones resumed
her maiden name IL was believed
that neither husband now wife were
much ia blame In the matter-that
they were more si7ned against than
A year or two passed by and young
smith, who had never forgotten his
ove for the beautiful Tennesseean,