Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-07-06
A STARTLING STORY



How a Painless and Ungrateful scoun'
drol took Advantage Of IA Trusting
mWife.. ~
The Washington Capital Of Sunday
vouchcs for the truth Of the foilowlng'
Some six years since young law student
of thif city fell In lovt with and courted a
lovely girl, wIlu coon returned his love,
and the two hcCalnc 6Dsaigedto be married
TIN Young gentleman WAS poor, however,
and not vet admitted 10 his profession,
so that marrying for the time seemed out
Of the question. 49,.
He was nadly in love, however and fear
mg that before he could secure a sufficient
competence tolnstify marrying he might
loose tic object tff his affections he plead
With Mar tdhaFe secret marriage, and
promised that Immediately after the Ger
emony she should return TO her home, and
he would as, usual, 60 to his bachelor
quarters. After much persuasion she
consented and the two were united In we'd
lock ut the church Of st. Johns In
Georgetown, by the Rev. Mr. Tillinghast
upon the June 1855.
Tie young man, for awhile, was true TO
hlsproihtsc, but lle soon became as I'M
Fortunate for the possession Of her person
as be had hceh for the secret marriage, or
coiIrse she yielded, but they. both kept
their secret, aud as progress IN. the law
was very sld# she, at his suggestion,
brought an influence to bear upon the
Administration that resulted In an ap-
pointment to Western territory. Her
soclll position and connections were suf-
dcient to control the appointment, and she
had money enough TO provide him with an
odtht.
The young man departed and made
quite a successful career for himself In his
new field Of operations, and writing regu-
larly and returning at intervals, he assured
her of his HEARTFELT affection and earnest
endeavors to procure q home suited TO her.
This sort of thing contlnuedfor four years,
when she was tclegraphed to meet him at
Cincinnati. She fastened to obey, and
arriving at the last named place found her
husband in o state Of great excitement.
lie told her that be had got involved IN
some moncycd transactions, and the choice
was presented to him Of either marrying
very rich woman, who loved him TO dis
traction, or being sentenced TO the penl-
tertiary, and that lie had married and was
now in her power. She could punish him
for his dastatdly conduct and II she dld
that he could not complain he added,
however, that he had parted from the
woman NJ the door of the church, that he
lid Dot love her, aud could not love any
une but lis lawful wife. y. -.
Appealed to in this manner she could
nnlv ask him what could be done, that she
W.lsrcady aud willing TO Shield him to the
last. lie then suggested a divorce, and
said that he could 20 TO New York and
pructirG ono without any difficulty. To
this she consented, and the two wendell
Lheir WAY TO the great commercial ccntre,
where he found divorce lawyer, and in
three days IL divorce was procured upon
testimony manufactured between the hus-
band and the shystcr, Of the most extra
ordinary character
one man, for example, by tho name OF
-, sworc that he had known the plain
iii and her husband for years in Down
ngsvilc, Pa. IA place the poor woman had
never seen. Another witness calling him
self, swurc that the parties were bona
adu residents OF New York, and that he
had frequently accompanied the defend
,nt in nightly visits to houses of i'll fame.
t'tnn this showing the divorce was grant
Cd.
The poor wifi returned 70 her home feel.
Ing that ,hr had done Il heroic act In
/ slieldn. the man She loved, and sustain
| ng hrr.clf with this thought time rolled
on, uuil one morning she awakened to
l the startling fact that she had been cruel
| is sarriiccd. She learned that the man tC
l ShUm shr had chung was about TO marry
| 4 fashionable lady Of the first connection
| IN HE land.
she made inquiry, aud found, TO hei
| 5ickming disgust, that the day was ac
| tua,ly sct upon which this infamous out
| rage wac to he pcrpctratcd' She haslcnct
| TO New York and procured a certified copy
| If tile decree, intending To appear al tn'
/ church ou the day Of the mock marriage
| md forbid the bands by presenting cop
Of the legal document that showed that
| although separated from her, he was no
l tuihOrzcd to marry another.
Unfortunately, through circumstance
over which ohc had no control, she arrived
too late. The cruel act had been accom-
plished. 4 grand wedding, graccd by TIN
mc4rncc OF members of the Cabinet an'
our most arist0cratic people, had occurred
aud the papers were full Of glowing ac
counts of the magnificent ceremony. Gu
readers will rccnllcct the event, and the.
will have occasion To- recur to 1t again, a
eral atcps arc hciug taken by the hctlayei
| Nif0s friends to have this wrong doe
brought to punishment. The wife is nov
satisfied that the whole story OF the sCcOn'
l marriage was fabricated to dee GIVE he
and she is, Of course, very Indignant