The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-08-07
A Mercenary Bridegroom.

The New York Herald of July 9th
says One day last week an elderly digni-
fled gentleman, with his wife and daugh-
ter, arrived in Scw York and put up at
the Fifth-avenue Hotel. The gentleman.
whose name, for sufficient cause. il is need
less 10 mention, Is highly respected and
wealthy Boston merchant, and was visit
ing New York on the eve of sailing with
his family 10 Europe for brief season.
The daughter, an only child, Is beautiful
and highly accomplished belle OF little
more than seventeen summers. and al
though, in the estimation Of her loving
mamma, WAS thought 10 be as yet too
young To have beauX, had for more than
year past her share OF admirers. The IA
yorcd one was resident of West Sixteenth
street. in this city, and her regard for him
did not lessen when she found out that his
whole fortune consisted in his good looks,
agreeable manner. and the store clothes he
wore. Less than year ago she had form
ed his acquaintance, and since that time a
clandestine correspondence had been kept
up between the parties. During the mon
etary panic last fall her lover was thrown
odt of employment in this city, and sought
Boston i'm the hope of obtaining a situa-
ton, where he could at the same time
have an occasional interview with the OBJ
ject of his hears alteration The visit 10
Boston demonstrated to him the unpleas-
ant fact that situations We're about as scarce
In that city as In this. and, TO make mat
tiers worse, the father OF the young mans
inaDorota, last February, perceiving what
was in the wind, and not relishing poor,
impecunious do-nothing for a son-in-law,
unceremoniously forbid him the house,
and requested that all further communica-
-. lot. "a, n
Cease IL did for a time. until few days
ago, when the Boston party arrived in the
city. But our hero--if hero he can be
called-who had previously returned TO
New York, was duly informed of the in
tended visit, and with a beating heart
awaited her coming. The afternoon after
the guests arrived at the Fifth-avenue
a meeting was planned between tine
couple OF lovers. and i'm less time than
il takes TO reflect upon the consequences
of such an action an elopement
was agreed upon. And elope the couple
did. and, through the intervention of a
Presbyterian divine. who sermOniZcs up
town 10 small audiences these slIltry Sun
days. Miss c. changed her name 10
Mrs. B., and placed her fate. ii not her
fortune, in the Keeping of another. The
marriage over the couple returned to the
fth-ayenue-unknown to the parents of
the bride OF course-and agreed to meet
the following day to discuss what course
10 pursue for the rest of their lives. The
bridegroom's reflections were not the hap
piest in the world (; for though the hus-
band OF rich wife, pauper himself, he
could hardly hope for mercy mt the hands
of an indignant father. His chums. how
ever. to whom he confdcd the secret of
Ia fsat nd I'd IN. hr..tr .
out, and to ask the old mans forgiveness.
which the next morning he quickly re-
solved To do. Calling at the hotel he met
his stern tather-n law. and in few words
made known the object of his visit. The
old gentleman did not rave. nor swear.
nor blow the fellows brains out with
pocket blunderbuss. as one might sup
pose but listened 10 him In a business
like way and requested the pleasure of his
visitors company for a walk. The latter
complied. and in short time they were
engaged in a most confidential and spirited
conversation in the parlor Of another
OF our uptown hotels. Only few words
were necessary TO decide the question of
forgiveness. After sundry expostulations
on the part OF the party of the first part
the party of the second part was induced
TO repair with the forbearing father-n-law
to the Office of a neighboring justice of
the peace, and there, in consideration of "A
few thousand dollars, free pass to Eu-
rope, and receipt for outstanding board
and tailors' bills incurred since the panic.
was induced to sign paper to absent
himself from the country for an indefinite
period, and never again To seek an inter-
view with his newly-made bride. This
business being settled. the bridegroom
sailed for Europe on the next steamer. and
the father, wife and daughter returned to
Boston. the pretty bride TO repent her
folly and. after due time, to get divorced.
The affair has occasioned much gossip in
was well known in New York; but 1t is
hardly prob lble that the Boston people
will ever be any the wiser as far as the
parties are concerned, unless it is brought