Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-01-07
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The above burst of furious passion and
outraged love that we find accredited to the
melancholy Prince of Denmark, but feebly
expresses the feelings and sentiments of a
worthy citizen of our adjoining county.
The story of his misfortunes runs thus: ,
Some time since-how long Is not ma
terial to the interest of our story-a gen.
tleman, name mentionlees, wooed,
wooed successfully and won the hand,
(heart not mentioned, ofa maiden fair and
bore her, (metaphorically speaking,) in his
loving confidence to the altar. Time roll
ed on. The household gods that he had
reared, and which had begun their reign so
auspiciously, began to languish. Unlike
the immortals of NEUROLOGICAL rcnown.
something of n material nature was neces-
sary to their integrity and peace of mind,
and 70 furnish these requisites, and to "bet-
ter his fortunes, rs other folks do,n he re-
solved to cast his lot, temporarily, with an
other people. This resolution he carried
into effect, and the next we hear of him he
Is taking an active interest in the great
cause Of internal improvement and SPEND
ing his energies in shoveling dirt on rail-
road in Alabama.
Whether the means of communication
between Alabama and his late home was
entirely cut of, or whether he was so ab-
sorbed in the work of building up the
natural interest of this great republic, does
not appear, butt does appear that for long
time no tidings of the absent one came.
For such n length of time did this state of
things exist that death or Intentional de-
sertion, on the part of the wandering phi
lanthropist was the only rational solution
of the problem. The effect of either horn
of this dilemma was TO gore the heart, and
tear into minute fragments the tenderest
feelings of the afflicted family.
But there is no wound for which there is
not q balm; there is no grief so deep that
it can not be assuaged. This universal
law of nature met with no exception in
this instance. And here the hero of our
story steps upon the stage, in the char
acter of a man past the meridian of life,
and a widower of some eight or ten
months. He was acquainted with all
the circumstances of this melancholy his
tory, and in his soul he pitied the lonely
and deserted woman thus left to battle
alone with this hard-hearted and unfeel-
ing world. His compassion took a
practical form, in the shape of a
proposal to obtain a legal separation
ted to become her legal protector and de-
fender. These proposals were acceded to,
and Just so soon as Il could be accomplished
the deed was done. A few happy weeks
glided swiftly past. The bride had been
arrayed in new attire at the expense of No.
=, who, also, assumed all pecunlary respon-
sibility, in obtaining the divorce and all
went "merry as a marriage bell" A small
sum was yet due, however, on account of
the divorce, which, on an evil day, the
bridegroom went into the neighboring
town to pay. He was detained during
the night and did not reach home until the
next day. We leave to the imagination of
our readers the revulsion and convulsion
of feelings that must have tumultuously
agitated the heart of that man when on en-
tering the nest he had been at such ex-
pense to prepare, he found that the bird
had flown. 1t beggars description and we
shall not attempt it. AS soon as he was in
state of mind to comprehend anything,
he learned that during his absence No. l
had returned with his pocket full of green
backs, and persuaded the inconstant wo-
man to return to her first love; which she
did and they left Immediately to begin life
over again in parts unknown, leaving No.
to console himself as best he may for the
loss of his bride. the bridal outfit and
money spent in obtaining the divorce.