Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-01-03

stances of its gratifying conclusion.
Several years ago, in one of the
midland counties of England, tie son of q
poor clergyman became enaInored of q
young lady named Moss, who lived In Lon
don, but was at that time passing the sum-
mer with her aunt, one Of the minister's
parishioners. Miss Moss was most grac-
iously disposed toward her rural
adorer, and as he was a gentleman
by birth and a welcome guest in the
most respectable country houses the
| society of the village recognized, there was
| no incompatibility in the affair. Upon
| her return to London, however, the young
lady whose father was wealthy merchant
| received so little sympathy from her family
In the affair of the heart which she had to
disclose to them that she felt impelled to
write rather diseonsolately to her lover on
the subject; and when he, upon fastening
to the metropolis to present himself, was
received with repellant coldness by the par
ents, the prospect for the lovers seemed un-
promising enough. Not to be thus dismiss
ed, though, che clergyman's son obtained
private interview with the reluctant mer-
chact, and stoutly asked why he
Was not eligible for the
alliance he desired. The blum t
answer was that his worldly circumstances
were not suitable. He was poor and likely
to remain so, and should seek wife adapt
ed to his means. Deeming the concluding
piece Of advice gratuitous, the lover took
leave of the father With no great cordially;
but upon bidding adieu to his lady love,
asked her very earnestly if she would prom
ise to wait for him until he should have
gained for himself the means and position
necessary to change the parental decision.
The answer was as affirmative as earnest,
and, without further explanation, the re-
jected suitor said hurried good-by.
Miss Moss heard nothing of him until
nearly three months thereafter, when let !
ter bearing an American postmark amazed |
her with the information that he had !
crossed the Atlantic to seek the appointed |
fortune, and had high hopes of soliciting |
the fulfllment of her promise in |
about two years. a half brother OF |
his father was q merchant in LeaVen-
worth, Kansas, and had given him
eountenarce and general assistance,
by which he was saDguine that he could
not fail TO speculate successfully in city
property. Only let her remain faithful to
him, and in two years her father should see
him in London again with plenty Of money
in his pockets. She answered appropri-
aLely, With faith in the future as unworld-
ly as his own, and from thencefoTth their
letters passed each other on the ocean by
every steamer. The story Of American
fortune making by immigrants has not
much variety. Occasionally the dream
is at last partly realized, but as a
general thing deferred hope is the burden
of the song. The young Englishman in
Kansas was always just about to do better,
but theitime of actual golden consummation
never chanced to come. Two years and
three years and four rolled on, and still he
remained on this side of the sea and wrote
hopeful letters. During this time his father,
.he clergyman, died, leaving an estate so
neagre to the widow and daughter that the
exile could not think of going back to bis
Did home as poor as when he left 1t.
But the father of Miss Moss departed this
lie also, and about three months ago the
heireSs wrote to her finally de-
spending lover that, as he could not go TO
ler, she had decided to come to him. Ac-
,ordingly the spirited young lady, disre-
garding the still urgent objections Of her
kindred, and leaving a London home of
luxury and refinement, crossed the Allan
.ic alone, and on Sunday last, arrived
1t hotel in this city, where
ler yet impecunious lover was to,
md of course did, meet her. They were
married on the same day, and it may be
added that their journey will be back to the
I'D country. A serious temporary sacrifice
vas involved, of course, In the fair Yoy-
gers bold trip to this country on such an
,rrand; but, as already noticed, she is now
IN heiress; her array of travelling trunks is
pOken Of as something wonderful, and the
eunited lovers viii return to their native
and, as husba d and wife, in the glow of a
Omance, TO which riches will give all neces
ary gentility.