Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-12
AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY.

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Love, secret Marriage, Betrayal, De-
sereiOzi. Divorce and Reveage--A
BOarbslielI for washington Society.
ilG From the Washington Capital. BE- 80
Some six qears since young student of
this city fell in love with and couTted a
beautiful GID who returned his passion and
the two became engaged to be married. The
young gentleman was poor, however, and
not yet adfEitted TO his profession, so that
marrying for tie time seemed TO be out OF
the question. He vas Inadly In ote, how
ever; and fearing that before be ectfd seeuTe
sufficient competence TO justify marriage
be might lose the object Of his affections, he
pleaded with her to have secret marriage;
and promised that Immediately after the
ceremony she could return to her home, and
he would as usual go to his bachelor quar-
ters. AfeF much persuasion she consented,
aud the two were united In wedl0ek at the |
Church Of st. John, in Georgetown, by the
Rev. Mr. THlinghast upon the = Of June,
The young man for a while was true to
his promise, but he soon became as i'm
Fortunate for the possession OF her perSon
as be had been for The secret marriages. OF
course she yielded, bur they both kept their,
secret, and as progress ip. the law was very
slow, she, at hi5 Suggestion, brought an in
f1uenee to bear upon the administration
that resulted in "a appointment to q West
ern terri orr. Her social position and con-
nections were sufficient to control the ap-
pointment, and she had money enough to
provide him with an outfit,
The young man departed and made
quite 4 successful career for himself in his
new field of operations and writing regular
ly and returning at intervals he assured
her of his hearts affection and earnest en-
deayOr to procure home suited to her.
This sort of thing continued for four years,
when sbe was telegraphed to meet him at
Cincinnati. She hxstsned 10 obey, and, ar
irving at the last named place, found her |
husband in a state of great excitement. |
He told her that he had got involved in /
some moneyed transactions, and the choice |
was presented 10 him of either marrying |
very rich woman, who loved him to dis |
traction, or being sentenced 10 the peniten- |
tiary, and that he had married and was |
row in her power. She could punish him i
for his dastardly conduct, and if she did
that he could not complain; be added, how
ever, that he had parted from the woman
at the door of the church, that he did not
owe her, ana could not love any one but
his lawful wife. h-4g - - -
Appealed to in this manner stc could
1nly ask him what could be done, saying
hat she was ready and willing to shield
IiIa to the last. He then suggested d.
7orce, and said that he could go to New
ork and procure one without any difficult |
y. To this she consented, and the two
Yended their way to ths great commercial |
centre, where he found a divorce lawyer,
md in three days divorce was procured
lpon testimony manufactured between the
husband and the shyster. Upon this show
ng, the divorce was granted, and the decree
ginds up as follows: 4 g-4
The marriage between the said plain
il, -, and the said defendant, -, be
issolved, and their said marriage is hereby |
issoIved accordingly. And the sa d pa.ties
re-, and each of them is free from the obi
atoms thereof. And further, It shall be
awful for the said plaintiff to marry again
D the same manner as though the said de-
sndant were actually dead But it shall
OF be lawful for the said defendant to
larry again until the said plaintiff be actu- !
lly dead. ~
Enter. .. JONES, JuqSes I
The poor wife returned TO her home feel
10 that she had done a heroic act in
1ielding the man she loved and sustain
lg herself with this thought time rolled on
It'll enc morning she awakened to the G
artling fact that she had been cruelty sac '
feed. She learned that the man to whom a
Re had chung was about to marry lash
nab'e lady Of The first connection in the I
nd. She made inquiry and found to her
ckeaing disgust, that the day was actually t.
t upon which this infamous outrage was 81
be 0erpetrate.s. She fastened to New
ork, AID procured certified copy Of the
cree, intending tossppear at the church !.
! the day o. the mock marriage, and for 4
d th. banns by presenting copy Of the :,
gal document that showed that, although -
parated from her, he was not authorized
marry another. afSfa igiD utoa
Unfortunately, through circumstances :,
er which she had no control, she arrived :.
D late. The cruel act had been accom- q
shed, A grand wedding, graced by the :,
ssence of members of the Cabinet and -
T most aristocratic people, bad occurred, =
d the papers were full Of glowing accounts
the magnificent ceremony. Our readers ~
Il recolleet the event, and they viii have We We
,asion to reeuF TO ii again, as legal steps
, being taken BY, the betrayer's wife's q
ends to bring this wrong deer to punish ~,
mt. The wife Is now satisfied that the
ole story Of the second marriage was
ricated to deceive her, and she is, of -
irSe, very indignant. . sli sEl9 o.
N addition to all this we learn that this % %
I Lothario paid his court last winter to =
} Of our most beautiful and accomplish =
bellies, whose appearance in society al Ca
Us created flutter among the gentle IN IN
n who focked to her side to bask In the I,e
shine Of her smiles and to enjoy the 10
liancyt Of her conversation. II was sup NE NE
ed tnat the gentleman, as he then ap- 1a
red to be, and this fascinating lady, | -
osg family is one Of the Oldest and most q
iusive in the country, were engaged; but =
Gems that while she enjoyed bis coBver- {
gnal powers, she discouraged any tender =
Dtions, and thus saved herself from oc- "a
wing the unpleasant position which the Da
mentioned bride now holds. 1asno5 Les
q q few days the fashionable circle of L9'
shington and certain lady of the cabl- NJ,
will all be at sea in high state of as
shment AID excitement, and certain tioI
itorial official, now candidate for Gov den
Dr., viii be brought up with round .
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