Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-07-25
Romantic Marriage Of q
Chronic Widow at
Council Bluffs.
[From the Omaha Bee.J

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Many of our citizens will recol-
lect Mr.. NJ. L. Stanton, the young
man who acted as the private Sec
retary to DR.. Payne For the
last two weeks he has been at
Council Bluffs with the Doctor.
Last Wednesday he was married
at the Pacific House In that city,
and as there is a little romance
connected with the affair, we pro-
pose to enter somewhat into de-
tail with regard to it.
/ There arrived at Council Bluffs,
ten days ago. a lady from Califor-
MIA named Mrs. Fitch. She was
on her way from San Francisco to
London, but as she became sick
while travelling on the railroad,
she concluded to stop at Council
Bluffs and put herself under the
care Of physician until her re-
covery. She accordingly en-
ployed the medical services Of
DR., Payne. 1t was while she was
the Doctors patient that Mr..
Stanton became acquainted with
her. The acquaintance ripeped
into love, and Mrs. Fitch. it is
strange to relate, recovered from
her illness in a remarkably short
time. which was probably owing
more to the potent power of love
than to any medical potations ad-
ministered by the Doctor.
To 90 back a little in the histo-
ry of Mrs. Fitch, we will state
that she is a daughter of the
Lord Bishop of England.
She is very handsome lady,
thirty years of age, and was a
widow of the third degree, having
had three husbands up to the time
of her meeting Mr.. Stanton. In
addition to. these facts, it may be
stated that she is possessed of
considerable wealth. Mrs. Fitch
is a powerful spiritualistic medi.
um, and while travelling eastward
she had presentiment that she.
was to meet countryman of hers
to whom she would be united in
the holy bonds of matrimony.-
No sooner had she set her eyes on
Mr.. Stanton than she concluded
that be was the very man. We
have stated above how their ac-
quaintance terminated In love-
Mrs. Fitch, after a very brief
courtship, took advantage of the
fact that this is leap year, and
changing the course generally pur-
sued in affairs Of the heart, she
made proposal of marriage to
her beloved. .. ....
Mr.. Stanton, acting under the
circumstances as would a lady,
took time to consider the PROPOSE
ton. He saw on a little reflection
that there was a splendid opportu-
nifty for bettering his position in
the world. Mrs. Fitch was OF
good family, young, handsome, ed
ucated, and above all things,
and he finally conclu-.
ied, as any sensible young man
would have done under the cir
cumStances, to become the fourth
husband Of her who had asked
his hand and heart in marriage.
An affirmative answer was accord
ing given, and the ceremony took
place in the Pacific House, in
Council Bluffs, last Wednesday af-
-ernoon, after the very brief court.
ship of one week !; but the hrevi-
-y of the courtship was only ex-
,elled by the ardor of the lovers.
The wedding was pronounced by
Ill who knew any thing about it
o have been a very recherche af-
air, and was the general gossip
among the higher circles Of the
illage across the Big Muddy.
The happy couple have gone
on a wedding trip to New York,
where they will probably remain.
Nr. Staunton proposes at once to
inter upon the study of a profess
ion--either that of medicine or
aw. ... --I
a COlODol Rica who hoe, -,